JO 7110.65 — Air Traffic Control

JO 7110.65 3-1-2

PREVENTIVE CONTROL

This reproduces published FAA reference text for study. It does not replace the current official FAA publication or regulation.

Provide preventive control service only to aircraft operating in accordance with a letter of agreement. When providing this service, issue advice or instructions only if a situation develops which requires corrective action.

NOTE-

Preventive control differs from other airport traffic control in that repetitious, routine approval of pilot action is eliminated. Controllers intervene only when they observe a traffic conflict developing.

Airfield Operating instructions, Memorandums of Understanding, or other specific directives used exclusively by the Department of Defense (DoD) satisfies the criteria in paragraph 3-1-2 above.

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