ERAM Lab Procedures and SOP Practice Test

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• If a paired track exists and we have separation responsibility, what must be maintained?
• A student can get control of a 0M8 arrival as soon as there is a limited data block on the radar display.
• Weather reroutes and SSHO require attention to revised clearances and deviations. What must you monitor and enter?
• Which action must be taken for aircraft issued holding instructions regarding SPA?
• What condition must be met before APREQ for a block altitude with the next sector?
• When a red alert occurs, which tools must be used to investigate it?
• Which statement correctly communicates control for turns and descent with a block altitude?
• When releasing/clearing departures on routes under LOA provisions, what must students do?
• Which remarks must be put and require verbal coordination?
• During weather reroutes, what type of entries must be made?
• If an aircraft deviates away from MLU/JAN approach or ZHU/ZFW airspace, coordination with that facility is required or not?
• KGWO departures via SQS or direct to points south of V278 may be assigned a minimum altitude of how many feet?
• Which statement accurately describes the position relief briefing?
• What is required of students regarding monitoring frequencies when not performing other duties?
• What is the proper way to handle leaving a line for higher priority tasks?
• Which information must be acknowledged on the EDST?
• It is the responsibility of the student to perform all point outs to the correct sector using the correct format and phraseology. The Data block is to be 'sent' and then the sector is called. A point out is complete when the words 'point out approved' have been received.
• For weather-related holds at SQS, which hold is used?
• What error is committed if you add extra verbiage such as 'as filed' to a KGWO release?
• When issuing a departure clearance, if the requested altitude is not available, what must you include?
• Which statement best describes a complete point out at sector boundaries?
• Which statement best describes the primary goal of a student when managing traffic conflicts?
• For MLU holds, to which sectors must the student coordinate when the aircraft leaves holding?
• In EDST red alert handling, is it expected that Radar Controllers inform a student every time they stop an aircraft's climb or descent for conflicting traffic?
• A total altitude change of more than how many feet is considered an error requiring reroute or vector?
• Is trial planning to an Intersection/waypoint/DME fix considered an error if navigable?
• 0M8 inbounds should be cleared for approach. This will require getting control and blocking (and canceling) approach airspace with Sector 67. What action is required?
• During departure clearances, which statement best describes point-out prerequisites?
• Which statement describes a nonGNSS strategy for KGWO when outside routing limitations?
• When blocking airspace, what is the designation for the track you start in the shelf?
• Which statement describes how students should handle overtake situations that may affect separation?
• What term must Flight Service be referred to as when used by controllers, remotes, pilots and ghosts during nonradar and radar scenarios?
• APREQ is defined as...
• To demonstrate the consequences of a missed readback/hearback error, the aircraft must depart with which altitude clearance?
• Are students allowed to clear departures out of the Departure List? If not, what must be done before issuing clearance?
• For 0M8 and KVKS departures, changing to the next fix requires the use of which phraseology?
• If Sector 67 cannot approve the requested block for 0M8 MHZ SQS, which clearance may be used?
• When coordinating a departure clearance, what information is sufficient to communicate with the Radar Controller immediately after issuance?
• When the Radar Controller briefing begins, which views must be displayed by both R-Side and D-Side?
• A point out is a transfer of radar identification; therefore, point outs must be accomplished only on aircraft that have been radar identified. Also, only aircraft that have been told 'radar contact' can be considered radar identified. Which statement is true?
• For sector boundary point outs, which distance is reasonable as described?
• Is trial planning required for every clearance issued?
• The student should interrupt the briefing only to perform critical activities. Which option reflects this guideline?
• Which line is used to coordinate with interfacility sectors?
• What action must students take regarding aircraft proceeding through JAN approach that conflict with MEI 1 West MOA?
• When trial planning a reroute for separation, which approach is required?
• The LOA altitude overrides the IAFDOF.
• During the position relief process, which action should you perform to begin the briefing?
• What must the student do when receiving a manually passed flight plan?
• According to 7110.65, when automated coordination with a facility is not available, what must be used to record completed coordination?
• What happens if a student directs a descent from FL220 to FL200 without regard for traffic at FL210?
• A KVKS departure filed through JAN approach conflicts with MEI 1/2 West MOA; what must the student do?
• KGWO departures must be released to the destination with an assigned altitude. In what situation is a release sufficient without a full clearance?
• Who is responsible for separation when KVKS and 0M8 departures file over SQS while KGWO inbound on approach?
• What is expected regarding calls while coordinating?
• Highlighting must be used on the ACL or DL in which scenario?
• In the five-minute reroute sequence, which steps are required?
• If the student uses the KSD to extend vector lengths, what action must be taken afterward?
• If the data block indicates what the aircraft is doing, is verbal coordination required?
• When is a departure strip deadwood?
• For flights in hold, which type of annotations are used and when should they be deleted?
• Under LOAs, who is responsible to comply when an aircraft is above LOA altitude and will enter an ATA?
• It is appropriate to use the word 'released' twice when combining visual separation with a departure release. Which option best reflects this practice?
• When must a new strip be posted after a missed approach?
• When issuing climb/descend or turn/clear instructions, what must be advised to justify the action?
• If two departures originate from different secondary airports and have overlapping lateral airspace, what separation is required?
• When should a student cancel the use of coordinated airspace?
• Which statement best describes the purpose of the Coordination Indicator color coding?
• Under EDST rules, what is the maximum number of climbs/descents/reroutes on a single aircraft, excluding pilot requests?
• Which statement correctly describes the priority ordering near the boundary?
• Which airports are listed as requiring strips due to JAN Low approach control service?
• In the radar team scenario, if the student asks the R-side to repeat or confirm information three or more times, what does this indicate?
• In a 6-7-10 amendment, field 10 must begin with which element?
• What does the policy say about how climbs and descents through the sector are handled?
• In radar holding at SQS, the hold must be on which posts?
• Aircraft inbound to KSTF, KTUP, KGTR, KCBM, and KUBS that conflict with MEI 1 West MOA/ATCAA must be routed around which side of the restricted area?
• Which action is prohibited to achieve separation?
• When the HALO is left up and the student moves on to another task, what is the consequence?
• The EDST Drop Track Delete option must be selected for use during EDST operations.
• If the interface with another facility is down and a southbound KVKS departure is within 15 minutes flying time of the boundary, what is required?
• Which color coding is used on the Coordination Indicator that should be removed after actions are complete?
• Stripmarking must be in compliance with which guide?
• In a 6-7-10 amendment, field 10 must begin with which element?
• For intrafacility procedures at KJAN terminal departures requiring climb into a high altitude sector that will transition through an adjacent low altitude sector's airspace, you are not required to say 'climbing to high' in required point outs if FL230 is in the data block before the PVD is sent.
• If a departure from a secondary airport is issued a final altitude or routing different from what was requested, what must be done prior to track acquisition?
• Which is NOT a factor to consider when deciding whether to get control?
• In cases where KGWO departures involve routes outside NAVAID limitations for non-GNSS aircraft, which action is recommended?
• If an incorrect call sign is given, when does an error occur?
• If the EDST Coordination Menu is used and the flight plan is subsequently changed, what action must be taken regarding the Coordination Indicator?
• Holding for MLU arrivals must be at which position?
• In situations with a point out and traffic for the point out, when is it appropriate to turn the point out into a handoff and say "Aircraft ID, restrictions (if needed), radar contact"?
• How should strips be sequenced at the start of a scenario?
• Which phrasing would convey descent into Vicksburg is approved?
• Where may handwritten strips be written?
• If a KGWO departure cannot be immediately released, which time should be used?
• EFC times must be updated when?
• Which times must be updated before expiration?
• What is the recommended approach to using Letters of Agreement (LOAs) in flight planning?
• What must students do with landlines to avoid error?
• When the point out involves multiple aircraft or a complex traffic situation, what approach is often preferable?
• Prior to entering sector 66, what must you do if a formation flight will enter with separation needs exceeding 5 miles?
• Which statements about the Special Posting Area (SPA) are true?
• During emergencies, which duty has higher priority than strip marking?
• When may the fourth line data be used in flight data management?
• Which statement about IAFDOF entering sector 66 is true?
• Secondary airport departures: If the requested altitude cannot be issued to aircraft operating in sector 66 airspace, what must be done?
• Under JAN Low approach control operations, when must strips be used?
• Under a abbreviated VFR flight plan message (VP) for VFR flight following, handwritten strips:
• Which airports are included in the sector 66 arrivals mentioned (including the ones listed)?
• Which statement describes a possible cause of loss of separation as defined?
• In a reroute within five minutes of the next sector, what sequence of actions is required?
• In an emergency strip process, what action must occur after coordination and stripmarking?
• Which statement correctly describes required procedures?
• When a reroute causes an aircraft to proceed into another ZAE sector not previously on the route, coordination must be accomplished in a timely manner.
• For flights in hold, which template is used to record instructions and where are the holding instructions displayed?
• For targets in close proximity to the radar associate position, what method is allowed and sometimes preferred over describing location?
• Which action requires verbal coordination before action is taken?
• What does SPA stand for in this context?
• When ERAM is operational, flight progress strips must be posted for flights not contained in the ERAM system.
• When ERAM is operational, flight progress strips must be posted for which flights?
• When is an arrival strip (including emergencies) deadwood?
• What is the rule about block altitude in data management?
• If an emergency aircraft lands at KJAN or KMLU, what must you do with the flight progress strip?
• When must a Remove Strip (RS) message be entered for arrivals at KVKS, KGWO, and 0M8?
• A point out must include altitude information when the data block forced on the receiving controller's scope does not accurately reflect what the aircraft is doing.
• If a KGWO departure is expected to operate at an altitude different from the one requested due to the overflight, what should the student do?
• Under SSHO, which statements are true about verbal coordination during a deviation?
• To determine relevance of a yellow alert and alert the Radar Controller, what must be referenced?
• Which tools are the sector team's primary source of flight data?
• Which statement best describes the required communication to the R-side?
• KVKS arrivals must be 'cleared approach.' Weather permitting, emergency MEDEVAC aircraft, or other aircraft when requested by the pilot, may be cleared for a visual approach. KVKS arrivals must not be forwarded to ZAE FDU. Which statement is true?
• In the KGWO departure example, filed V11 HLI requesting 90 but stopped at 70 because the CBM MOA is active. What action must the controller take?
• After a missed approach, where should the Missed Approach be written?
• What is the purpose and rule for free text notes enclosed with asterisks?
• When a VFR aircraft calls and appears to request an IFR clearance, what action must the Radar Controller take?
• Which statement correctly describes a complete point out between ERAM facilities?
• What must a student do with red alerts and muted red alerts?
• What is the proper example of phraseology to request an aircraft at a different altitude, and the acceptable responses when acknowledged?
• Which of the following is exempt from the two-times climb/descend/reroute limit?
• After discussing possible actions following a conflict, what should occur?
• For a KGWO departure vs. an SQS overflight, the student must do which action?
• If a next controller’s request cannot be complied with, what is the appropriate action?
• KGWO arrivals must be vectored for ILS18 approaches. However, weather permitting, and when requested by the pilot, a visual approach may be cleared. All KGWO visual approaches require information to be forwarded to GWO tower. What information must be forwarded?
• How are multiple departures from the same airport separated?
• According to the priority of duties, what is the highest priority item?
• Blank strips may be used to record reroute or other pertinent information before it is updated in the EDST.
• Which scenario does not require a point out?
• Which characteristic must a student's plan of action have when communicating to the Radar Controller?
• APREQ is used to obtain authorization to enter or operate within a specific airspace and to coordinate an approach with a tower. Which choice best describes APREQ use?
• After a VFR flight plan is entered into the computer, what readout is sufficient?
• What must students inform the Radar Controller regarding aircraft that will not enter an ATA due to route or LOA altitude?
• If a flight data block (FDB) is not sent and the aircraft is climbing or descending, what must be included in the point out?
• When replying with 'traffic observed', you should include what information if the traffic call sign is known?
• Point outs concerning: 1) VFR requesting IFR, and 2) descending aircraft. Which statement is true?
• What must a student do with red alerts and muted red alerts?
• Regarding the trial plan function in an active conflict alert status, which statement is true?
• Which combination represents proper coordination actions?
• If an emergency aircraft lands at KGWO, what action is required with the strip when GWO tower provides a landing time?
• In the blocking example for a Byerley departure, what altitude block is requested?
• When can point out color coding on the ACL (e.g., P65) be deleted?
• After KVKS or 0M8 departures, when must the student issue the correct expected altitude?
• After coordinating altitude with multiple sectors, what is an appropriate statement to relay that you are the control for the descent to FL190?
• Who is responsible for changing and issuing the correct assigned altitude for KJAN and KMLU departures requesting FL180 when it is unusable?
• If automated coordination with a facility is not available, which tool should be used to annotate manual coordination?
• When approving an altitude change that allows an aircraft to climb or descend into the sector, what must you do with the data block?
• Between ERAM facilities, when issuing a point out, you must force the data block of the traffic to which display?
• Flights in hold must be placed in which area?
• If an enroute aircraft requests an altitude change that cannot be granted, what must the controller do?
• For departures filed from 0M8 to SQS, what is the first action required?
• Which key is used to record the position relief briefing?
• If the aircraft diverts, is there a requirement to post a new strip?
• In sector set-up procedures, when does the scenario start?
• What notation on the KVKS or 0M8 departure strip indicates FL180 is not available?
• After coordination completion, what must the student inform the Radar Controller?
• What is an example of a proper descent authorization phrasing?
• Which phraseology is required when a 0M8 or KVKS departure cannot block and the next fix must be changed?
• The rule about point outs to ZHU/ZFW that may be accomplished after a handoff is started or an aircraft has entered holding applies to which scenario?
• What must be done before entering Sector 66 if an ACL or DL entry has a Remarks indication?
• In circumstances where a high altitude controller requests a lower altitude for an aircraft that will enter Sector 66 but that is currently over an adjacent sector, coordination with the adjacent sector can be considered to have been accomplished by the high altitude controller who is requesting lower.
• 0M8 inbounds must not be forwarded to ZAE FDU. Which inbound must not be forwarded to ZAE FDU?
• Which statement correctly describes when interim altitudes must be entered in data blocks?
• When conveying messages to the R-side, next controller, or supervisor, what is essential?
• When a handoff is accepted, what should the student do immediately, especially for targets near the radar associate position?
• If pointing out an aircraft that is 'climbing to high' and the climb will be delayed, what must be included as pertinent information in the point out?
• Which statement describes control vs. point out?
• Under what circumstances may an abbreviated departure clearance be issued?
• The phrase soon after the aircraft enters the sector implies what about involving the previous sector?
• During EDST configuration, which Sector Boundaries should be selected by default?
• Routing issued to aircraft must be entered in the computer or verbally coordinated. Students are also responsible for advising the Radar Controller of routes or altitudes that must be issued to aircraft (including ERT).
• When can IAFDOF color coding be deleted?
• What must students do after a clearance is issued for KVKS and 0M8 departures?
• In arrivals procedures, who is responsible for investigating the status of an arrival when no arrival time is received?
• When a sector 66 arrival conflicts with an overflight and vertical separation is used, what must happen?
• When an aircraft will cross the boundary in a climb or descent to JAN/MLU APCHs, what must the student do after the handoff has been initiated?
• APREQs must be performed to which sector using which identifier?
• For rerouted aircraft, what must be provided on their route?
• When a handoff is observed with a mismatch (MISM), who must advise the student and who must be informed about each MISM?
• Which practice is inappropriate when there is ample time to resolve conflicts within sector 66?
• KVKS departures must be issued a complete clearance including what times?
• When will the position relief briefing be requested by instructors?
• When should grayed-out entries in the ACL be deleted?
• Which practice is discouraged to prevent excessive separation for no reason?
• Which element is required in the end-of-scenario briefing to the grading Instructor?
• In EDST configuration, what should be chosen for Special Activities Airspace?
• Under what condition must you negotiate altitude with the R-side before releasing a departure?
• Issuing direction of takeoff and turns is not required unless what?
• APREQ for KVKS departures inbound to KJAN/KMLU or overflying JAN/MLU APCH airspace prior to issuing a clearance is:
• Which statement is true about MISM (handoff mismatch) procedures?
• For position verifications, what is the only appropriate response, assuming the position is verified?
• Which of the following is a step in the EDST setup during sector procedures?
• Nonradar protected airspace for a departure is defined as which of the following?
• Which clearance is not permitted?
• What is the intended use of HALOs during scenarios?
• When a clearance is requested and not issued, the delay occurs due to which condition?
• When using "override and send" or "/OK," what must precede action?
• In point outs where there is no ability to send a data block, how must the action be indicated in the coordination menu?
• A departure clearance is effective upon termination of the call. Which event terminates the call?
• When must a handoff be initiated prior to any verbal coordination of aircraft, with exceptions for emergencies?
• When an aircraft requests an immediate departure, which action is required?
• Which phrase is used to indicate a position verification when verified by position data or an inoperative transponder?
• APREQ for a block altitude with the next sector can be issued only after what condition is met?
• Which routing must be issued?
• Which action is not appropriate to suppress an alert by involving another controller unnecessarily?
• A point-out can be made only after which condition is satisfied?
• For an orange alert, what is expected?
• In a handoff situation where a handoff and flight plan are given together and the position, implied current time, beacon code, and altitude were given during the handoff, is restating those items in the flight plan required?
• A yellow alert that is not relevant and must not be communicated to the Radar Controller is triggered by which scenario?
• When issuing traffic for a point out between ERAM facilities, to which display should you force the traffic data block?
• When manual handoffs are required, who is responsible for initiating or receiving them?
• When EDST is operational, a flight progress strip must be posted for which flights?
• Which airports require a Remove Strip message after arrival coordination?
• For point outs near approach control boundaries, what distance is considered reasonable?
• Which of the following is a factor to consider when deciding whether to get control on an aircraft?
• A VP message may be used to enter which type of flight plan?
• When are amendments to previously forwarded flight plans time-insensitive?
• Which indicator should be used to show an aircraft is on frequency?
• For aircraft at FL180 that is outside sector 66, what must the student do?
• In radar separation, when is the visual separation between an arrival and a departure considered a delay?
• When forwarding a flight plan verbally and there is no posted strip, what may be passed instead?
• 0M8 arrivals - the airspace blocked must be APREQ'D. Which statement is true?
• For GNSS-equipped aircraft, clearance off the airport via a point-to-point route is permissible if the points are published NAVAIDS, waypoints, fixes, or airports. Which option correctly states this rule?
• For emergency landings at KVKS or 0M8, what must you do regarding the landing time?
• Holding instructions are displayed to the sector team on which list?
• Missed approach aircraft at KGWO will hold where and must be given a point out to which sector?
• Which statement describes the policy for altitude assignments on departures?
• Which statement is true about lines during the briefing?
• Whose responsibility is it to perform all point outs to the correct sector using the correct format and phraseology?
• Note: After reporting coordination has been completed, what is the Radar Controller's assumption?
• According to the priority guidance, which statement is true?
• Where should the Voice Communication Indicator be placed in the bookkeeping?
• When is an emergency strip deadwood?
• Which remarks are considered pertinent to the control of the aircraft?
• For aircraft coming from sector 45 requesting FL180, what should the student do?
• What is the key consideration when investigating a red alert?
• Which time format should be used to relay time-related messages during a scenario?
• Which items require the correct type of coordination?
• When responding to a request from another controller, such as receiving an APREQ for a block altitude, what must the student repeat?
• Who is primarily responsible for marking the strips?
• If a student fails to answer landlines promptly, what is the consequence?
• In lieu of a lengthy request readback, what abbreviated form may be used?
• What routing must be included and how should STAR be referenced when issuing routing for departure aircraft?
• Which statement accurately reflects how messages should be relayed to avoid miscommunication?
• If a yellow alert is suppressed and later turns red, what must the student do?
• When providing control for a climb to a higher altitude, what is the correct phrasing?
• Under what condition may a student request a clearance that establishes separation from another aircraft or SUA?
• Aircraft with GNSS capability may be cleared off an airport via a point-to-point route provided the points are what?
• Which element is the first item in the standard departure clearance order?
• Written notes posted in the SIA must be organized, legible, complete, unambiguous, and suitable for preview by another controller.
• Stripmarking must be in accordance with FAA Orders and Academy lesson plans and which guide?
• The EDST Inappropriate Altitude for Direction of Flight (IAFDOF) feature must be used in which mode?
• Which statement best describes the role of the Coordination Menu when automated coordination is unavailable?
• Why is trial planning accuracy considered to degrade over time?
• When rerouted through the MLU Approach ATA, what must students do with flight plan data?
• Coordination of secondary airport departures may be accomplished by interphone communications or 4th line data entry. Which methods are appropriate?
• Before issuing clearance for a departure with the designation 0M8..SQS, with which sector should coordination occur?
• Which routes are not subject to the ZAE and ZHU LOA provisions?
• For active traffic, what is the required bay operation?
• How should altitude information in data blocks reflect the clearance issued, with respect to JAN/MLU interim altitudes?
• Which statement best reflects emergency coordination timing?
• 0M8 inbound coordination: Which statement is true?
• What does the phrase 'In suspense' imply in KGWO departures with nonstandard routing?
• Departures from KGWO Runway 18 that will not immediately turn to a northerly heading are not in conflict with which MOA?
• During EDST configuration, which Center Boundaries should be selected?
• After writing a strip, where should it be placed and kept up to date until EDST entry?