AVIA 289 - ATC Tower Operator 3

Credits: 3
Covers FAA ATC academy procedures and curriculum in terminal ATC environments for controllers. Emphasizes runway incursions, fatigue and countermeasures, human factors in air traffic control, loss of communications, tower training, on the job expectations. Covers ATC operational rules and regulations for controllers and correct application of FAR, AIM, 7110.65 and 7112.10.

Enrollment Requirement: AVIA 111 and 286 with grades of 2.5 or higher and concurrent enrollment in AVIA 288, or Instructor’s permission.

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of 7110.65, 7112.10 and the FAR/AIM.
Create ATC clearances.
Demonstrate the correct use of radar and non-radar procedures to control air traffic effectively and efficiently in a tower environment.
Demonstrate awareness of and understanding of the fundamental problems involved with coordinating ATC operations in complex and sometimes hazardous operating environments that include nearby mountainous terrain and marginal weather situations that coastal and mountain areas can produce.
Demonstrate a skill in the techniques and procedures for using radar to expedite the movement of VFR/IFR aircraft.
Demonstrate a skill and knowledge of visual approaches, contact approaches, and straight-in vectored approaches.
Demonstrate a skill in the techniques and procedures for the continued separation of VFR/IFR aircraft without radar.
Demonstrate skills in handling air traffic in control tower operations.
Demonstrate proper separation between small and large aircraft.
Demonstrate understanding about the loss of communications.

Program Outcomes

Prepare for an entry-level position as an Air Traffic Controller in the National Airspace System.
Employ understanding of the integral parts of the global aviation industry through practical application of comprehensive aeronautical principles.
Demonstrate an ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary and diverse team of aviation professionals through proficiency in the skills and technology used in the aviation industry.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.