Air Traffic Management (AT)

AT 199  Special Topics in Air Traffic Control  1-6 Credit

Individual independent or directed studies of selected topics.

AT 200  Air Traffic Basics I  3 Credits (3,0)

******OFFERED ON PRESCOTT CAMPUS ONLY******AT 200 is the entry-level course in the Air Traffic Management (ATM) degree sequence. It is also the first of the courses required in the FAA's Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) program the FAA is using to meet ATC staffing requirements. This course provides students with a fundamental knowledge of the U.S. air traffic control system and develops content knowledge in the following areas: the Federal Aviation Administration, its mission, organization, and operation; the air traffic control career; navigational aids, current and future; airspace; communications; federal aviation regulations; ATC procedures; control tower operations; nonradar operations; radar operations; pilots' environment; and future air traffic control systems. The course also provides essential information that is useful for pilots and other aviation professionals.

AT 202  Introduction to Air Traffic Management  3 Credits (3,0)

The mission, organization, and operation of the FAA; FAA publications to include manuals, maps, charts, and regulations; control tower operations; future air traffic control systems; principles of flight; VFR/IFR charts and standard instrument departures, standard arrival routes (STARS), instrument approach procedures; pilot's environment; aircraft/ground emergencies; search and rescue; PIREPS; airman's meteorological information (AIRMET); significant meteorological information )(SIGMET); convective SIGMETs; center weather advisory (CWA); METAR; SPECI; basic ATC communications; strip marking; ATC clearances/approaches; and aircraft characteristics/recognition.

AT 299  Special Topics in Air Traffic Control  1-6 Credit

Individual independent or directed studies of selected topics.

AT 305  Introduction to Terminal Radar Operations  3 Credits (3,0)

Basic air traffic control (ATC) procedures for instrument flight rules (IFR) in terminal radar facilities; duties and responsibilities of the TRACON air traffic controller; practical laboratory problems using high-fidelity simulation for terminal radar operations.
Prerequisites: AT 202

AT 306  Safety in Air Traffic Management  3 Credits (3,0)

FAA safety policies, International ATM safety policies and procedures, ATM safety associated with weather, ATM safety as it relates to modernization such as NexGen and SESAR, and impacts of cyber security in ATM. ALL ERAU ATM students will have the option of completing this course on main campus in a face-to-face setting or by completing the course in the ATM Study Abroad.
Prerequisites: AT 202 and SF 210

AT 307  Global Harmonization in Air Traffic Management  3 Credits (3,0)

Air traffic controller and staff positions within the FAA and international ATM (Air Traffic Management) organizations; learning experience of international ATM harmonization and integration; familiarity with global Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), FAA, Euro Control, DFS, DSNA, and more; modernization programs such as SESAR, NextGen, and more; organizations such as (EASA, NTSB, NATCA, IFATCA, CANSO, ATCA, IATA, GAMA, and others).
Prerequisites: AT 305 and AT 401

AT 310  Air Traffic Control Tower for Non ATC  3 Credits (3,0)

VFR Tower, non-ATC: fundamental knowledge of VFR; control tower equipment and operating positions; airport traffic area; controller/pilot phraseology; aircraft taxi instructions; federal aviation regulations; notification and handling of emergency aircraft; strip marking; wake turbulence and its effects on arriving/departing aircraft; IFR procedures; runway incursions; and criteria for runway selection.

AT 315  Introduction to Air Traffic Control Tower  3 Credits (3,0)

Control tower equipment and operating positions; airport traffic area; navigation aids; airspace; VFR traffic patterns; controller/pilot phraseology; aircraft taxi instructions; control of vehicles; interagency and intra-facility coordination; federal aviation regulations; handling of emergency aircraft; strip marking; aircraft recognition and characteristics; limited weather observations; lighting systems; wake turbulence procedures; VFR and IFR ATC procedures; runway incursions; ATIS; reporting RVR/RCR; determining prevailing visibility using visual reference; NOTAMs; and criteria for runway selection.
Prerequisites: AT 202 and this course is only open to students in the BSATM majors and ATC minor

AT 399  Special Topics in Air Traffic Control  1-6 Credit

Individual independent or directed studies of selected topics.

AT 401  Advanced Terminal Radar Operations  3 Credits (3,0)

Issue control instructions to aircraft; make hand-offs; coordinate with adjacent controllers; solve aircraft conflict problems; make real-time decisions; determine strategies for controlling aircraft; work dynamic scenarios; group/team coordination.
Prerequisites: AT 305

AT 405  En route Radar Operations  3 Credits (3,0)

Procedures and minima prescribed in FAAH 7110.65; vertical, lateral, and longitudinal separation of aircraft in all phases of flight; phraseology; strip marking; instrument and visual approaches; coordination; and keyboard commands in an en route radar and non-radar environment.
Prerequisites: AT 401

AT 406  En route Non-Radar Operations  3 Credits (3,0)

Vertical, lateral, and longitudinal separation of aircraft in all phases of flight; phraseology; strip marking; instrument/visual approaches; coordination procedures in an en route non-radar environment; decision-making skills; and scenarios for entry-level qualification as an air traffic control specialist.
Prerequisites: AT 405

AT 415  Advanced Air Traffic Control Tower  3 Credits (3,0)

Knowledge of moderate to busy tower operations including: control tower equipment; Flight Data procedures; airspace rules and procedures; VFR traffic pattern, including sequencing multiple IFR and VFR inbound aircraft; parallel runway procedures and intersecting runway operations; Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO); handling of emergency aircraft, notification and procedures for Airport Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF); System Information Areas (SIAs); inter and intra facility coordination; same runway separation; wake turbulence separation; and SOP for the transfer of position responsibility.
Prerequisites: AT 315

AT 425  Collaborative Air Traffic Management  3 Credits (3,0)

Traffic flow management definitions; concepts and technologies for NextGen; applications required to perform system analysis of airspace constraints; and the impact on efficiency of traffic flows within the National Airspace System (NAS).
Prerequisites: AT 405

AT 499  Special Topics in Air Traffic Control  1-6 Credit

Individual independent or directed studies of selected topics.