Rating oral prep
These are not book questions. These are watch-room questions.
Identification
- Explain approved methods of aircraft identification.
- What can cause misidentification?
- When can you transfer identification?
- What will you do if the data block appears doubtful?
Separation
- Which separation are you applying between these two aircraft?
- What is your plan if one aircraft stops climb/descent?
- How will you handle weather deviation affecting separation?
- When will you issue avoiding action?
Mumbai Operations
- Explain the flow from ACC/LAC to APP to Tower.
- What are the normal coordination points for your sector?
- How will you sequence five arrivals with different speeds?
- How will you protect departure against arrival stream?
Interfaces and Degraded Mode
- What will you check before taking over CCWS?
- What actions after STCA?
- What actions after MSAW?
- What if VHF/automation/radar source fails?
Emergencies
- Actions for 7700, 7600 and 7500.
- How will you handle minimum fuel?
- What if pilot requests immediate descent?
- How will you coordinate local standby/full emergency?