Section
2. Organizational Responsibilities
17-2-1. AIR
TRAFFIC TACTICAL OPERATIONS PROGRAM
System Operations
must:
a. Develop
national TM programs.
b. Staff/manage
the ATCSCC.
c. Provide
guidance and direction to the TM
system concerning national TM programs
and policies.
d. Coordinate
Service Area office requests for
special procedures with appropriate
headquarters divisions/services.
e. Coordinate
directly with designated Service Area
office/facility TM representatives on
plans, procedures, and operations that
affect interfacility traffic flows.
f. Ensure
that all appropriate coordination has
been accomplished prior to
implementation of any new national TM
program.
g. Provide
briefings to appropriate levels within
the FAA and industry on current system
status, present/future TM programs,
etc.
h. Maintain
a close liaison with appropriate
Service Area office and other FAA
service offices on all TM programs.
17-2-2. SERVICE
CENTER OPERATIONS SUPPORT GROUP
The Operations
Support Group (OSG) must:
a. Designate
a support group TM representative(s)
who must act as the focal point for
other FAA offices and users on matters
that pertain to TM.
b. Provide
guidance and direction to field
facilities in the development and
implementation of support group office
TM programs.
c. Periodically
review and evaluate TM programs to
assess their effectiveness and to
ensure their compliance with support
group office/national directives.
d. Mediate
support group office interfacility TM
conflicts.
e. Determine
which terminal facilities should be
considered for establishing TMUs and
forward the justification and the
staffing requirements to Director,
System Operations for final
determination.
17-2-3. ATCSCC
The ATCSCC has been
delegated the authority to direct the
operation of the TM system. All TMUs
must assist the ATCSCC, as directed,
to ensure system efficiency and
effectiveness without compromising
safety. The ATCSCC must, in
conjunction with local TMUs, users,
weather information providers, and
airway facilities, as appropriate:
a. Implement
national TM programs (i.e., NRP, MAR,
etc.).
b. Monitor
and analyze system components and
weather patterns for potential system
impact.
c. Be the
focal point for regulating the daily
TM functions.
d. Determine
when NAS capacity is or will likely be
reduced to the extent that the
implementation of a TM initiative is
required.
e. Implement
national TM initiatives, when
necessary, to ensure the orderly flow
of traffic throughout the NAS.
f. Recommend
and approve TM alternatives when
national initiatives are not
appropriate.
g. Monitor
TM initiatives issued throughout the
system for effectiveness; take action
to cancel or modify where appropriate.
h. Be the
final approving authority regarding
all interfacility TM initiatives.
NOTE-
Traffic Management Units continue to
retain the latitude to tactically
adjust the flow of traffic within
their own facilities. These local
actions include sector to sector
mile-in-trail restrictions, local
airport fix balancing, and other such
adjustments required to balance flows
within their area of responsibility.
i. Evaluate
proposed TM initiatives to ensure
appropriateness.
17-2-4. FIELD
FACILITIES
All actions
initiated by the TMU must be in
accordance with standard operating
procedures, applicable directives, and
approved TM position descriptions. The
TMU is delegated the authority to
direct traffic flows and implement
approved TM initiatives in conjunction
with, or as directed by the ATCSCC.
a. Air
traffic facilities must ensure that:
1. A TMU is
established at ARTCCs and designated
terminal facilities.
2. Delays
are reported as specified in FAAO
JO 7210.55, Operational Data Reporting
Requirements.
3. The
ATCSCC is provided with all formal
agreements and directives that relate
to interfacility TM programs,
initiatives, and procedures.
4. National
and local TM programs are maintained
within the guidelines set forth by
this order.
5. Requests
for special procedures are coordinated
with Service Area offices, assuring 90
days of lead time for evaluation and
processing.
6. The
ATCSCC is advised by telephone or
hotline coordination of all known
component changes that could have a
significant system impact (for
example, route/airway closures,
NAVAID/radar shutdowns, runway
closures, TELCO outages, computer
malfunctions or outages, and
procedural changes affecting key
terminals and/or centers.)
NOTE-
This information must be provided to
the ATCSCC as soon as the facility
becomes aware of any event that may
have a possible impact on NAS
capacity. Example: LRR outage, runway
closure, ILS outage, etc.
7. Actively
coordinate and communicate traffic
management actions with adjacent TMUs
through the ATCSCC to optimize traffic
flows throughout the NAS.
8. In
conjunction with ATCSs, OSs, weather
service providers, and the ATCSCC,
develop, implement, monitor, and
analyze TM programs, procedures, and
initiatives that are specific to the
facility's area of responsibility.
9. A full
description of all TM
actions/initiatives (e.g., ground
delay programs, miles-in-trail (MIT))
is entered in the TMU log, including,
but not limited to, start and stop
times, facilities/operations affected,
and justification.
10. As a
minimum, the unit is operated during
the hours necessary to encompass peak
traffic periods and the associated
time to complete the logging and the
reporting requirements.
b. In ARTCC
facilities TMUs must:
1. In
conjunction with terminal TMUs,
develop arrival strategies and deliver
arrival aircraft to achieve the
Airport Arrival Rate (AAR).
2. Actively
utilize the Traffic Situation Display
(TSD) and the monitor and alert
function of the TFMS to adjust traffic
flows on a proactive basis.
3. Periodically
analyze and review procedures to
ensure effectiveness and adherence to
programs/initiatives, and, when
necessary, make adjustments. Cancel TM
initiatives promptly when no longer
needed.
4. The
facility manager must make
provisions to ensure a Weather
Coordinator (WC) is assigned on each
shift by designating a TM
representative to serve as the WC.
During midnight operations or when
no TM personnel are available, the
WC position may be combined at the
OMIC position. The manager must
additionally ensure that personnel
assigned WC duties receive prior
training in the associated duties
and responsibilities of the position
and establish procedures.
REFERENCE-
FAAO JO 7210.3, Section 25. Weather
Management.
5. Establish
an analysis function referred to in
Chapter 17, Section 4, as amended.
6. Address
approved local TM messages on TFMS to:
(a) The
ATCSCC and the adjacent facilities
concerned.
(b) Other
ARTCCs whose terminals are expected to
generate a significant amount of
traffic for the affected area during
the effective time of the message.
(c) Appropriate
flight service stations/international
flight service stations/(FSS)/(IFSS).
c. In
terminal facilities, TMUs must:
1. Balance
the arrival flow and the tower en
route flow by coordinating with the
appropriate ARTCC TMUs and/or
adjoining terminal facility(s) to
ensure that demand does not exceed
current capabilities.
2. Through
coordination with the tower and TRACON,
establish AAR and assist the ARTCC and
adjacent terminal facility(s) in the
development of strategies to achieve
the AAR.
3. Oversee
departure fix balancing to ensure
sector efficiency into the next
facility's airspace.
4. Implement
gate hold procedures as required to
reduce airport surface congestion.
5. Coordinate
with airport officials to ensure
closures of runways, taxiways, and
other airport facilities minimize
operational impact.
6. Ensure
optimum airspace/runway configurtions.
7. Periodically
analyze and review TM procedures to
ensure effectiveness and adherence to
programs/initiatives and, when
necessary, make adjustments. Cancel TM
initiatives promptly when no longer
needed.
8. Notify
the appropriate facilities concerning
local TM initiatives.
NOTE-
The appropriate ARTCC TMU must be the
focal point for any interface
concerning TM related issues, as well
as the mediator between terminal
facilities. The ARTCC TMU will then
coordinate with the ATCSCC on behalf
of the TRACON or the tower. Because of
the unique situation of the New York
TRACON having three centers, the New
York TRACON must coordinate directly
with the ATCSCC and have the ATCSCC
conference the appropriate ARTCCs. In
those instances where the ARTCC TMU is
unable to resolve disputes between
multiple terminal facilities, the
ATCSCC must have the final decision
making authority.
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