U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

 ORDER
JO 7210.3V
Effective Date:
February 14, 2008
 
     
Subject:  Facility Operation and Administration

Includes Change 1 Effective July 31, 2008

Part 3.  TERMINAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITIES

Chapter 10.  Terminal Operations, Services, and Equipment

Section 1.  General
10-1-1. Operating Position Designators 10-1-7. Use of Active Runways
10-1-2. Tower/Radar Team Concepts 10-1-8. Flight Progress Strip Usage
10-1-3. Military ATC Boards 10-1-9. Low Visibility Operations
10-1-4. Sectional Aeronautical and Terminal Area Charts 10-1-10. Mobile Control Towers
10-1-5. Areas of Nonvisibility 10-1-11. Participation in Local Airport Deicing Plan (LADP)
10-1-6. Selecting Active Runways 10-1-12. Precision Obstacle Free Zone (POFZ)


Section 2.  Position Binders
10-2-1. Position Duties and Responsibilities
10-2-2. Tower/Radar Team Position Binders


Section 3.  Operations
10-3-1. SIGMET and PIREP Handling 10-3-5. Advance Approach Information
10-3-2. Wind Instruments at Approach Control Facilities 10-3-6. ILS/MLS Height/Distance Limitations
10-3-3. Low Level Wind Shear/Micro- burst Detection Systems 10-3-7. Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)
10-3-4. Relay of RVV/RVR Values 10-3-8. Taxi Into Position and Hold (TIPH) Operations


Section 4.  Services
10-4-1. Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) 10-4-6. Simultaneous ILS/MLS Approaches
10-4-2. Pretaxi Clearance Procedures 10-4-7. Precision Runway Monitor-Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approaches
10-4-3. Gate Hold Procedures 10-4-8. Reduced Separation on Final
10-4-4. Advisory Service to Arriving VFR Flights 10-4-9. Minimum IFR Altitudes (MIA)
10-4-5. Practice Instrument Approaches    


Section 5.  Terminal Radar
10-5-1. Shutdown of PAR Antennas 10-5-5. Deficiencies in System
10-5-2. Radar Display Indicators 10-5-6. Radar Tolerances
10-5-3. Functional Use of Certified Tower Radar Displays 10-5-7. Recommended Altitudes for Surveillance Approaches
10-5-4. ASR Performance Checks 10-5-8. ASDE Performance Checks


Section 6.  Airport Lighting
10-6-1. General 10-6-6. Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) Systems
10-6-2. Operation of Lights when
Tower is Closed		 10-6-7. Runway and Taxiway Lights
10-6-3. Incompatible Light System Operation 10-6-8. Runway Floodlights
10-6-4. Approach Light Systems 10-6-9. Runway Edge Lights Associated with Medium Approach Light System/Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
10-6-5. Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) Systems    


Section 7.  Airport Arrival Rate (AAR)
10-7-1. Purpose 10-7-4. Responsibilities
10-7-2. Policy 10-7-5. Calculating AARs
10-7-3. Definitions 10-7-6. Operational AARs

 
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