Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00050:body:0:p55
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00050
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 185566–189343

Unit description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate an aircraft in controlled airspace.

 1.                     Elements and performance criteria
     1.               CTA.1 – Operate aircraft in controlled airspace
         1.         The person must be able to demonstrate her or his ability to do the following:
                1.        comply with airways clearance requirements for operating in all classes of airspace, including lead time required for flight plan submission, contents, 'clearance void time', and 'readback' requirement;
                2.        apply airways clearance requirements for entering, operating in and departing from CTA and CTR, including details that need to be provided to ATC, and what details to expect from ATC;
                3.         maintain control area protection tolerances;
                4.        maintain tracking and altitude tolerances when operating on an airways clearance;
                5.        reconfirm any clearance items when doubt exists;
                6.          advise ATC as soon as possible if unable to maintain clearance due to adverse weather conditions;
                7.        follow ATC requirements for a change of level in CTA, including in an emergency situation;
                8.        comply with departure, climb, transition to cruise (levelling out), cruise, change of levels, descent and visual approach procedures in CTA and CTR instructions;
                9.          apply separation standards between IFR flights, and IFR and VFR flights in the various classes of CTA;
               10.          perform appropriate actions in the event of the loss of radio communication in CTA and CTR;
               11.         perform appropriate actions in the event of abnormal operations and emergency procedures in CTA and CTR;
               12.          operate under radar vectoring procedures, including radio procedures and phraseologies;
               13.      maximum permissible time interval between ATC transmissions during radar vectoring are not exceeded;
               14.        perform appropriate actions in the event of abnormal operations and emergencies;
               15.        recall transponder emergency code and communication failure code.

 2.                     Range of variables
        1.        activities are performed in accordance with published procedures;
        2.        day VFR conditions;
        3.         any category of aircraft;
        4.        Class C, D, or G airspace.

 3.                     Underpinning knowledge of the following:
        1.        decode NOTAMS;
        2.        aerodrome ground markings and lighting;
        3.         standard RT phraseology for operations at controlled aerodromes;
        4.        radio failure procedures that are published in the ERSA;
        5.        transponder codes.

OGA Operate in Class G airspace

 1.                     Unit description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate an aircraft in Class G (uncontrolled) airspace.

 1.                     Elements and performance criteria
     1.               OGA – Operate aircraft in Class G airspace
            1.        maintain tracking and altitude tolerances to remain outside controlled airspace;
            2.        apply separation tolerances between IFR flights, and IFR and VFR flights;
            3.         when using an aircraft radio:
                   1.          monitor appropriate radio frequency;
                   2.         make appropriate radio calls;
                   3.       obtain operational information from air services provider and other aircraft;
                   4.       use information to ensure aircraft separation is