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 and
Change 2 effective March 12, 2009

Part 1.  BASIC

Chapter 3.  Facility Equipment

Section 1.  General
3-1-1. Basic Equipment 3-1-4. Traffic Lights, Gates, and Signals
3-1-2. Periodic Maintenance 3-1-5. Cleaning Instrument Covers
3-1-3. National Airspace System (NAS) Changes 3-1-6. Engine Generator Transfer Procedures for Anticipated Power Failure


Section 2.  Use of Communications
3-2-1. Responsibility 3-2-4. FBI Use of FAA Frequencies
3-2-2. Authorized Messages Not Directly Associated with AT Services 3-2-5. Aeronautical Advisory Stations (UNICOM/MULTICOM)
3-2-3. Use of Other Than FAA Communications Circuits


Section 3.  Communications Procedures
3-3-1. Service "F" Communications 3-3-6. Facility Status Report
3-3-2. Telephone Communications 3-3-7. Testing Emergency Locator Transmitters
3-3-3. Monitoring Frequencies 3-3-8. VSCS Frequency Backup
3-3-4. Emergency Frequencies 121.5 and 243.0 MHz 3-3-9. VSCS Reconfigurations
3-3-5. Battery-Powered Transceivers 3-3-10. VTABS (VSCS Training and Backup System


Section 4.  Recorders
3-4-1. Use of Recorders 3-4-4. Handling Recorder Tapes or DATs
3-4-2. Assignment of Recorder Channels 3-4-5. VSCS Data Retention
3-4-3. Checking and Changing Recorder Tapes


Section 5.  Navigational Aids
3-5-1. NAVAID Monitoring 3-5-3. Processing GPS Anomaly Reports
3-5-2. System Component Malfunctions 3-5-4. Originating NOTAMs Concerning NAVAIDs


Section 6.  Direction Finders
3-6-1. DF Antenna Site 3-6-6. Operating Procedures
3-6-2. Strobe Line Indication 3-6-7. ASR-Associated DF
3-6-3. Equipment Limitations 3-6-8. Assigning Heading Using DF/ASR
3-6-4. Inaccurate Bearing Indication 3-6-9. Canceling DF Approach Procedures
3-6-5. Commissioning DF Equipment


Section 7.  Radar Use
3-7-1. Commissioning Radar Facilities 3-7-5. Radar Target Sizing
3-7-2. Radar Use 3-7-6. Terminal Digital Radar System and Display Settings
3-7-3. ATC Radar Beacon System Decoder Control Box Checks 3-7-7. Prearranged Coordination
3-7-4. Monitoring of Mode 3/A Radar Beacon Codes    


Section 8.  Video Maps
3-8-1. Tolerance for Radar Fix Accuracy 3-8-4. Intensity
3-8-2. Radar Mapping Standards 3-8-5. Common Reference Points
3-8-3. Display Map Data


Section 9.  Other Displays
3-9-1. Minimum Vectoring Altitude Charts (MVAC) for Facilities Providing Terminal Approach Control Services 3-9-4. Emergency Obstruction Video Map (EOVM)
3-9-2. Minimum Vectoring Altitude Charts (MVAC) Preparation (Terminal/MEARTS) 3-9-5. Establishing Diverse Vector Area/s (DVA)
3-9-3. Altitude Assignments to S/VFR and VFR Aircraft

 
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