Air Traffic Control
Explanation of Changes - Basic  

Direct questions through appropriate facility/service center office staff
to the Office of Primary Interest (OPI)

a. 3-3-5. BRAKING ACTION ADVISORIES

This change triggers "BRAKING ACTION ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT" on the ATIS when a braking action report of "fair," "poor," or "nil" has been received. This change cancels and incorporates N JO 7110.471, Braking Action Advisories, effective June 24, 2007.

b. 3-6-2. IDENTIFICATION

Provides guidance to air traffic personnel on the use of the ASDE Temporary Track Drop feature. This change cancels and incorporates N JO 7110.467, Safety Logic Systems Identification Procedures, effective June 1, 2007.

c. 3-9-9. TAKEOFF CLEARANCE

This change amends the required phraseology for issuing aircraft departure instructions. This change cancels and incorporates N JO 7110.473, Takeoff Clearance, effective July 22, 2007.

d. 5-1-3. RADAR USE

This change makes editorial corrections to subparagraphs 5-1-3a2(b) and (c), and clarifies that the requirement in subparagraph (c), to advise pilots when secondary radar is the only source of radar data, applies to terminal facilities only. This change cancels and incorporates N JO 7110.476, Radar Use, effective July 26, 2007.

e. 8-9-3. LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION

This amendment clarifies the longitudinal separation requirement based on time to 10 minutes between turbojet aircraft on the same course and 15 minutes for all other aircraft (non-turbojet or aircraft that are not on the same course or not continuously diverging) in accordance with Chapter 8, Offshore/Oceanic Procedures, Section 3, Longitudinal Separation. This change cancels and incorporates N JO 7110.472, Longitudinal Separation, effective June 28, 2007.