ch5 Chapter 5. RADAR
Section 1. GENERAL
5-1-1. PRESENTATION AND EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE 5-1-1
5-1-2. ALIGNMENT CHECK 5-1-1
5-1-3. RADAR USE 5-1-1
5-1-4. BEACON RANGE ACCURACY 5-1-2
5-1-5. ECM / ECCM ACTIVITY 5-1-2
5-1-6. SERVICE LIMITATIONS 5-1-3
5-1-7. ELECTRONIC CURSOR 5-1-3
5-1-8. MERGING TARGET PROCEDURES 5-1-3
5-1-9. HOLDING PATTERN SURVEILLANCE 5-1-3
5-1-10. DEVIATION ADVISORIES 5-1-3
5-1-11. RADAR FIX POSTING 5-1-3
5-1-12. POSITION REPORTING 5-1-4
5-1-13. RADAR SERVICE TERMINATION 5-1-4

Section 2. BEACON SYSTEMS
5-2-1. ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA 5-2-1
5-2-2. DISCRETE ENVIRONMENT 5-2-1
5-2-3. NONDISCRETE ENVIRONMENT 5-2-1
5-2-4. MIXED ENVIRONMENT 5-2-1
5-2-5. RADAR BEACON CODE CHANGES 5-2-2
5-2-6. FUNCTION CODE ASSIGNMENTS 5-2-2
5-2-7. REVERTING TO BROADBAND 5-2-3
5-2-8. EMERGENCY CODE ASSIGNMENT 5-2-3
5-2-9. RADIO FAILURE 5-2-3
5-2-10. VFR CODE ASSIGNMENTS 5-2-3
5-2-11. BEACON CODE FOR PRESSURE SUIT FLIGHTS AND FLIGHTS ABOVE FL 600 5-2-4
5-2-12. AIR DEFENSE EXERCISE BEACON CODE ASSIGNMENT 5-2-4
5-2-13. STANDBY OR LOW SENSITIVITY OPERATION 5-2-5
5-2-14. CODE MONITOR 5-2-5
5-2-15. FAILURE TO DISPLAY ASSIGNED BEACON CODE OR INOPERATIVE / MALFUNCTIONING TRANSPONDER
5-2-16. INOPERATIVE OR MALFUNCTIONING INTERROGATOR 5-2-6
5-2-17. FAILED TRANSPONDER IN CLASS A AIRSPACE 5-2-6
5-2-18. VALIDATION OF MODE C READOUT 5-2-6
5-2-19. ALTITUDE CONFIRMATION - MODE C 5-2-7
5-2-20. ALTITUDE CONFIRMATION - NONMODE C 5-2-7
5-2-21. AUTOMATIC ALTITUDE REPORTING 5-2-7
5-2-22. IN-FLIGHT DEVIATIONS FROM TRANSPONDER / MODE C REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN 10,000 FEET AND 18,000 FEET 5-2-7
5-2-23. BEACON TERMINATION 5-2-8
5-2-24. ALTITUDE FILTERS 5-2-8

Section 3. RADAR IDENTIFICATION
5-3-1. APPLICATION 5-3-1
5-3-2. PRIMARY RADAR IDENTIFICATION METHODS 5-3-1
5-3-3. BEACON IDENTIFICATION METHODS 5-3-1
5-3-4. ARTS / PIDP IDENTIFICATION METHODS 5-3-2
5-3-5. QUESTIONABLE IDENTIFICATION 5-3-2
5-3-6. POSITION INFORMATION 5-3-2
5-3-7. IDENTIFICATION STATUS 5-3-2
5-3-8. TARGET MARKERS 5-3-3

Section 4. TRANSFER OF RADAR IDENTIFICATION
5-4-1. APPLICATION 5-4-1
5-4-2. TERMS 5-4-1
5-4-3. METHODS 5-4-1
5-4-4. TRAFFIC 5-4-2
5-4-5. TRANSFERRING CONTROLLER HANDOFF 5-4-2
5-4-6. RECEIVING CONTROLLER HANDOFF 5-4-3
5-4-7. POINTOUT 5-4-4
5-4-8. AUTOMATED INFORMATION TRANSFER (AIT) 5-4-5
5-4-9. INTERFACILITY AUTOMATED INFORMATION TRANSFER 5-4-5

Section 5. RADAR SEPARATION
5-5-1. APPLICATION 5-5-1
5-5-2. TARGET SEPARATION 5-5-1
5-5-3. MINIMA 5-5-1
5-5-4. VERTICAL APPLICATION 5-5-3
5-5-5. EXCEPTIONS 5-5-3
5-5-6. PASSING OR DIVERGING 5-5-4
5-5-7. ADDITIONAL SEPARATION FOR FORMATION FLIGHTS 5-5-4
5-5-8. SEPARATION FROM OBSTRUCTIONS 5-5-4
5-5-9. ADJACENT AIRSPACE 5-5-4
5-5-10. EDGE OF SCOPE 5-5-5
5-5-11. BEACON TARGET DISPLACEMENT 5-5-5
5-5-12. GPA 102/103 CORRECTION FACTOR 5-5-5

Section 6. VECTORING
5-6-1. APPLICATION 5-6-1
5-6-2. METHODS 5-6-1
5-6-3. VECTORS BELOW MINIMUM ALTITUDE 5-6-2

Section 7. SPEED ADJUSTMENT
5-7-1. APPLICATION 5-7-1
5-7-2. METHODS 5-7-1
5-7-3. MINIMA 5-7-3
5-7-4. TERMINATION 5-7-3

Section 8. RADAR DEPARTURES
5-8-1. PROCEDURES 5-8-1
5-8-2. INITIAL HEADING 5-8-1
5-8-3. SUCCESSIVE OR SIMULTANEOUS DEPARTURES 5-8-1
5-8-4. DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL 5-8-3
5-8-5. DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS ON PARALLEL OR NONINTERSECTING DIVERGING RUNWAYS 5-8-3

Section 9. RADAR ARRIVALS
5-9-1. VECTORS TO FINAL APPROACH COURSE 5-9-1
5-9-2. FINAL APPROACH COURSE INTERCEPTION 5-9-1
5-9-3. VECTORS ACROSS FINAL APPROACH COURSE 5-9-2
5-9-4. ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS 5-9-2
5-9-5. APPROACH SEPARATION RESPONSIBILITY 5-9-4
5-9-6. PARALLEL DEPENDENT ILS / MLS APPROACHES 5-9-6
5-9-7. SIMULTANEOUS INDEPENDENT ILS / MLS APPROACHES - DUAL & TRIPLE 5-9-7
5-9-8. SIMULTANEOUS INDEPENDENT DUAL ILS / MLS APPROACHES HIGH UPDATE RADAR 5-9-8

Section 10. RADAR APPROACHES - TERMINAL
5-10-1. APPLICATION 5-10-1
5-10-2. APPROACH INFORMATION 5-10-1
5-10-3. NO-GYRO APPROACH 5-10-2
5-10-4. LOST COMMUNICATIONS 5-10-2
5-10-5. RADAR CONTACT LOST 5-10-3
5-10-6. LANDING CHECK 5-10-3
5-10-7. POSITION INFORMATION 5-10-3
5-10-8. FINAL CONTROLLER CHANGEOVER 5-10-3
5-10-9. COMMUNICATIONS CHECK 5-10-3
5-10-10. TRANSMISSION ACKNOWLEDGMENT 5-10-4
5-10-11. MISSED APPROACH 5-10-4
5-10-12. LOW APPROACH AND TOUCH-AND-GO 5-10-4
5-10-13. TOWER CLEARANCE 5-10-4
5-10-14. FINAL APPROACH ABNORMALITIES 5-10-4
5-10-15. MILITARY SINGLE FREQUENCY APPROACHES 5-10-5

Section 11. SURVEILLANCE APPROACHES - TERMINAL
5-11-1. ALTITUDE INFORMATION 5-11-1
5-11-2. VISUAL REFERENCE REPORT 5-11-1
5-11-3. DESCENT NOTIFICATION 5-11-1
5-11-4. DESCENT INSTRUCTIONS 5-11-1
5-11-5. FINAL APPROACH GUIDANCE 5-11-1
5-11-6. APPROACH GUIDANCE TERMINATION 5-11-2

Section 12. PAR APPROACHES - TERMINAL
5-12-1. GLIDEPATH NOTIFICATION 5-12-1
5-12-2. DECISION HEIGHT (DH) NOTIFICATION 5-12-1
5-12-3. DESCENT INSTRUCTION 5-12-1
5-12-4. GLIDEPATH AND COURSE INFORMATION 5-12-1
5-12-5. DISTANCE FROM TOUCHDOWN 5-12-1
5-12-6. DECISION HEIGHT 5-12-1
5-12-7. POSITION ADVISORIES 5-12-1
5-12-8. COMMUNICATION TRANSFER 5-12-1
5-12-9. ELEVATION FAILURE 5-12-2
5-12-10. SURVEILLANCE UNUSABLE 5-12-2

Section 13. USE OF PAR FOR APPROACH MONITORING - TERMINAL
5-13-1. MONITOR ON PAR EQUIPMENT 5-13-1
5-13-2. MONITOR AVAILABILITY 5-13-1
5-13-3. MONITOR INFORMATION 5-13-1

Section 14. AUTOMATION - EN ROUTE
5-14-1. CONFLICT ALERT AND MODE C INTRUDER ALERT 5-14-1
5-14-2. EN ROUTE MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE WARNING (E-MSAW) 5-14-1
5-14-3. COMPUTER ENTRY OF ASSIGNED ALTITUDE 5-14-1
5-14-4. ENTRY OF REPORTED ALTITUDE 5-14-2
5-14-5. SELECTED ALTITUDE LIMITS 5-14-2
5-14-6. SECTOR ELIGIBILITY 5-14-2
5-14-7. COAST TRACKS 5-14-2
5-14-8. CONTROLLER INITIATED COAST TRACKS 5-14-2

Section 15.  AUTOMATED RADAR TERMINAL SYSTEMS (ARTS) - TERMINAL
5-15-1. APPLICATION 5-15-1
5-15-2. RESPONSIBILITY 5-15-1
5-15-3. FUNCTIONAL USE 5-15-1
5-15-4. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 5-15-1
5-15-5. INFORMATION DISPLAYED 5-15-1
5-15-6. CA/MCI 5-15-1
5-15-7. INHIBITING MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE WARNING (MSAW) 5-15-2
5-15-8. TRACK SUSPEND FUNCTION 5-15-2

Section 16. TPX-42- TERMINAL
5-16-1. APPLICATION 5-16-1
5-16-2. RESPONSIBILITY 5-16-1
5-16-3. FUNCTIONAL USE 5-16-1
5-16-4. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 5-16-1
5-16-5. INFORMATION DISPLAYED 5-16-1
5-16-6. INHIBITING LOW ALTITUDE ALERT SYSTEM (LAAS) 5-16-1