a. Basic radar services for VFR aircraft shall include:
1. Safety alerts.
2. Traffic advisories.
3. Limited radar vectoring when requested by the pilot.
4. Sequencing at locations where procedures have been established
for this purpose and/or when covered by a LOA.
b. Apply the procedures contained in paragraph 7-1-3, Approach
Control Service for VFR Arriving Aircraft, when arriving
VFR aircraft are handled by approach control and provide vectoring service in accordance with Chapter 5. Radar, Section 7. Speed Adjustment, in addition to the radar services prescribed in paragraph 5-6-1, Application, and paragraph 5-6-2, Methods.
{New-98-3 Revised February 26, 1998}
REFERENCE -
FAAO 7110.65, Surface Areas, paragraph 2-1-16.
FAAO 7110.65, Application, paragraph 7-6-1.
FAAO 7210.3, Chapter 11, Section 1, Terminal VFR Radar Services.
AIM, Terminal Radar Services for VFR Aircraft, paragraph 4-1-17.
a. Inform aircraft on initial contact whenever this service cannot be provided because of radar outage and apply paragraph
7-1-3, Approach Control Service for VFR Arriving Aircraft.
b. Provide the service, to the extent possible using an available
frequency, if an aircraft desires the service but cannot communicate on
the appropriate frequencies. Aircraft which do not desire radar service
may be fitted into the landing sequence by the tower. Coordination of these
aircraft shall be accomplished with the approach control unless a facility
directive/LOA prescribes otherwise. Nonparticipating aircraft shall, to
the extent possible, be given the same landing sequence they would have
received had they been sequenced by radar vectors.
c. Radar sequencing to the primary airport, when local procedures
have been developed, shall be provided unless the pilot states that the
service is not requested. Arriving aircraft are assumed to want radar service
unless the pilot states "Negative radar service," or makes a similar comment.
An aircraft sighted by the local controller at the time of first radio contact may be positioned in the landing sequence after coordination with approach control.
Identify the aircraft before taking action to position it in the approach sequence.
Hold VFR aircraft over the initial reporting fix or a fix near the airport when holding is required to establish an approach sequence.
REFERENCE -
FAAO 7110.65, Visual holding of VFR aircraft, paragraph 7-1-4.
Do not assign landing sequence numbers, when establishing aircraft in the approach sequence, unless this responsibility has been delegated in a LOA or facility directive.
NOTE -
The landing sequence is ordinarily established by the tower.
a. Establish radar contact before instructing a VFR aircraft to enter the traffic pattern at a specified point or vectoring the aircraft to a position in the approach sequence. Inform the pilot of the aircraft to follow when the integrity of the approach sequence is dependent on following a preceding aircraft. Ensure visual contact is established with the aircraft to follow and provide instruction to follow that aircraft.
PHRASEOLOGY -
FOLLOW (description) (position, if necessary).
b. Direct a VFR aircraft to a point near the airport to hold
when a position is not available in the approach sequence for the runway
in use. The aircraft may be vectored to another runway after coordination
with the tower.
{New-98-3 Revised February 26, 1998}
c. Apply the provisions of paragraph 5-5-3, Minima, when radar sequencing behind a heavy jet/B757.
a. Inform the tower of the aircraft's position and then instruct
the pilot to contact the tower.
b. The aircraft may be instructed to contact the tower prior
to the tower being advised of the aircraft's position provided:
1. The tower advises the aircraft is in sight and,
2. Space is available in the landing sequence.
c. Instruct the pilot to contact the tower at the appropriate
point when the approach control ARTS track data is being displayed on the
tower's BRITE/DBRITE display, the aircraft is tagged by ARTS, and
a facility directive specifies change of communications and control jurisdiction
points.
NOTE -
The point at which an aircraft is instructed to contact the tower is
determined by prior coordination between the tower and approach control
and will vary, depending on the runway in use, weather, etc. The transfer
of communications ordinarily occurs at least 5 miles from the runway. The
point for the transfer of communications should be a sufficient distance
from the airport to permit the tower to properly sequence the aircraft,
but not at a distance that could derogate the provision of radar traffic
information service.
Instruct the aircraft to change to approach control for sequencing when an aircraft, under tower control, abandons the approach and coordination with approach control reveals no immediate space in the approach sequence.
7-6-10 VFR Departure Information
Inform departing VFR aircraft who request radar traffic advisories when to contact departure control and the frequency to use.
Provide traffic advisories in accordance with paragraph 2-1-21, Traffic Advisories, after the departure is radar identified.
NOTE -
Departing aircraft desiring traffic information are expected to request
the service and to state their proposed direction of flight upon initial
contact with ground control.
Basic radar services should be provided to the extent possible, workload permitting, until 20 miles from the radar site or the airspace boundary, whichever is less. Terminate radar service to aircraft landing at airports other than those where sequencing service is provided at a sufficient distance from the airport to permit the pilot to change to the appropriate frequency for traffic and airport information.
PHRASEOLOGY -
RADAR SERVICE TERMINATED, SQUAWK ONE TWO ZERO ZERO,
or
SQUAWK VFR,
then
CHANGE TO ADVISORY FREQUENCY APPROVED,
or
CONTACT (frequency identification)
or
FREQUENCY CHANGE APPROVED
7-6-12 Service Provided When Tower is Inoperative
a. Provide the following services during hours when the tower
is not in operation:
1. Wind direction and velocity.
NOTE -
Issue information provided from the FSS or WSO. Otherwise, inform the
pilot that wind information is not available.
2. Traffic information.
3. Inform aircraft when radar service is terminated.
REFERENCE -
FAAO 7110.65, Radar Service Termination, paragraph 5-1-13.
b. Do not assign landing sequence.