Air Traffic Control detailed syllabus for Aeronautical Engineering (Aero) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Aero students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Aeronautical Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Aero 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-V scheme and its subjects refer to Aero Professional Elective-V syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of air traffic control is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
BASIC CONCEPTS
Objectives of air traffic control systems – Parts of ATC services – Scope and Provision of ATCs -VFR & IFR operations – Classification of ATS air spaces – Various kinds of separation – Altimeter setting procedures – Establishment, designation and identification of units providing ATS – Division of responsibility of control.
Unit II
AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEMS
Area control service, assignment of cruising levels – minimum flight altitude – ATS routes and significant points – RNAV and RNP – Vertical, lateral and longitudinal separations based on time / distance -ATC clearances – Flight plans – position report
Unit III
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Unit IV
AERODROME DATA
Aerodrome data – Basic terminology – Aerodrome reference code – Aerodrome reference point -Aerodrome elevation – Aerodrome reference temperature – Instrument runway, physical Characteristics; length of primary / secondary runway – Width of runways – Minimum distance between parallel runways etc. – obstacles restriction.
Unit V
NAVIGATION AND OTHER SERVICES
Visual aids for navigation Wind direction indicator – Landing direction indicator – Location and characteristics of signal area – Markings, general requirements – Various markings – Lights, general requirements – Aerodrome beacon, identification beacon – Simple approach lighting system and various lighting systems – VASI & PAPI – Visual aids for denoting obstacles; object to be marked and lighter – Emergency and other services.
Course Outcomes:
Students able to
- Classify the requirement of air traffic control systems and types of air traffic control system.
- Explain in flight information systems and rules of air traffic systems.
- Explore the emergency procedure and air rules followed by air traffic control systems.
- Describe the aerodrome data.
- Gain the information of navigation and emergency procedures in the air traffic control systems.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- “PANS – RAC – ICAO DOC 4444”, Latest Edition, The English Book Store, 17-1, Connaught Place, New Delhi.
- Michael S. Nolan., “Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control”, Cengage Learning.
- Wells .A-Airport Planning and Management, 4th Edition- McGraw-Hill, London-2000.
- P S Senguttuvaan., “Fundamentals of Air Transport Management”, McGraw-Hill, 2003.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Aeronautical Engineering 6th Sem, visit Aero 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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