NAV Brasil ATCO (PTNA) case studies
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The PTNA is the licensing examination through which a candidate in Brazil demonstrates the theoretical and practical competence required to hold an air traffic controller licence. It is aimed at candidates who have completed the recognised ATCO training pathway and are seeking to act as an air traffic controller in Brazilian airspace, whether in tower, approach or area control positions. The NAV Brasil ATCO (PTNA) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,827 words.
1TCU Veto on a Converging Departure
At 14:20 UTC, SBXX Tower is running a single runway with a long departure queue. A B738 (MTOW 79 t, wake category M) is lined up and cleared for take-off on runway 09 with an initial climb to 5000 ft, heading 090.
662 words, about 3 min2Longitudinal Separation After a Level Change
You are the area controller at a procedural (non-radar) sector. Aircraft A, a B763 (wake category H) at FL350, reports over waypoint ALFA at 10:00, estimating BRAVO at 10:24, and next reporting point CHARLIE.
548 words, about 3 min3Wake Turbulence on a Parallel Runway Departure
An aerodrome operates two parallel runways, 09L and 09R, separated by 760 m. A B77W (wake category H, MTOW 351 t) departs 09L.
568 words, about 3 min4Radio Failure in a Procedural Approach Sector
An IFR flight, a B738, is inbound to SBYY on the ILS runway 27. The aircraft is at 7000 ft, 25 NM from the threshold, in a procedural approach sector with no radar.
547 words, about 3 min5Interception of an Unknown Aircraft Near a TMA
A military air defence controller advises the TMA controller that an unidentified aircraft has entered the TMA boundary at FL280, squawking 7600, not on any flight plan, and not responding to calls on 121.5. The aircraft is tracking toward the extended centreline of the main runway at SBZZ, a busy international aerodrome.
502 words, about 3 min