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To meet the demand for more facilities capable of operating under CAT III weather, Type II equipment is being upgraded to Integrity Level 3. This integrity level will support operations which place a high degree of reliance on ILS guidance for positioning through touchdown.

Installation of the FFM remote status indicating units is necessary to attain the integrity necessary to meet internationally agreed upon reliability values in support of CAT III operations on Type II ILS equipment. The remote status indicating unit used in conjunction with Type II equipment adds a third integrity test; thereby, producing an approach aid which has integrity capable of providing Level 3 service.

The remote status sensing unit, when installed in the tower cab, will give immediate indications of localizer out‐of‐tolerance conditions. The alarm in the FFM remote status sensing unit indicates an inoperative or an out‐of‐tolerance localizer signal; e.g., the course may have shifted due to equipment malfunction or vehicle/aircraft encroachment into the critical area.

Operation of the FFM remote sensing unit will be based on the prevailing weather. The FFM remote sensing unit must be operational when the weather is below CAT II ILS minimums. REFERENCE-

FAA Order 6750.24, Appendix A, Abnormal Checklist

When the remote status unit indicates that the localizer FFM is in alarm (aural warning following the preset delay) and: The aircraft is outside the middle marker (MM) or in the absence of a MM, ½ mile final, check for encroachment of those portions of the critical area that can be seen from the tower. It is understood that the entire critical area may not be visible due to low ceilings and poor visibility. The check is strictly to determine possible causal factors for the out-of-tolerance situation. If the alarm has not cleared prior to the aircraft's arriving at the MM or in the absence of a MM, ½ mile final, immediately issue an advisory that the FFM remote status sensing unit indicates the localizer is unreliable.

The aircraft is between the MM or ½ mile final and the inner marker (IM), or if the IM is not installed, the CAT II Missed Approach Point (MAP), immediately issue an advisory that the FFM remote status sensing unit indicates the localizer is unreliable. PHRASEOLOGY-

CAUTION, MONITOR INDICATES RUNWAY (number) LOCALIZER UNRELIABLE.

The aircraft has passed the IM or the CAT II MAP (if the IM is not installed) there is no action requirement. Although the FFM has been modified with filters which dampen the effect of false alarms, you may expect alarms when aircraft are located between the FFM and the localizer antenna either on landing or on takeoff. REFERENCE-

FAA Order JO 7110.65, Para 4-7-12 , Airport Conditions.

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Chapter 3. Airport Traffic Control - Terminal 7110.65BB

7110.65 by Chapter Number Chapter 0. General Information Chapter 1. General Chapter 2. General Control Chapter 3. Airport Traffic Control - Terminal Chapter 4. IFR Chapter 5. Radar Chapter 6. Nonradar Chapter 7. Visual Chapter 8. Offshore/Oceanic Procedures Chapter 9. Special Flights Chapter 10. Emergencies Chapter 11. Traffic Management Procedures Chapter 12. Canadian Airspace Procedures Chapter 13. Decision Support Tools Chapter 14. Data Link Communications Appendix A Appendix B

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JO 7110.65BB by Topic

General Information Explanation of Changes

General Introduction

Terms of Reference

General Control General

Flight Plans and Control Information

Flight Progress Strips

Radio and Interphone Communications

Route and NAVAID Description

Weather Information

Altimeter Settings

Runway Visibility Reporting- Terminal

Automatic Terminal Information Service Procedures

Team Position Responsibilities

Airport Traffic Control - Terminal General

Visual Signals

Airport Conditions

Airport Lighting

Runway Selection

Airport Surface Detection Procedures

Taxi and Ground Movement Procedures

Spacing and Sequencing

Departure Procedures and Separation

Arrival Procedures and Separation

Helicopter Operations

Sea Lane Operations

IFR NAVAID Use Limitations

Clearances

Departure Procedures

Route Assignment

Altitude Assignment and Verification

Holding Aircraft

Arrival Procedures

Approach Clearance Procedures

Radar General

Beacon/ADS-B Systems

Radar Identification

Transfer of Radar Identification

Radar Separation

Vectoring

Speed Adjustment

Radar Departures

Radar Arrivals

Radar Approaches- Terminal

Surveillance Approaches- Terminal

PAR Approaches- Terminal

Automation- En Route

Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS)-Terminal

Nonradar General

Initial Separation of Successive Departing Aircraft

Initial Separation of Departing and Arriving Aircraft

Longitudinal Separation

Lateral Separation

Vertical Separation

Timed Approaches

Visual General

Visual Separation

VFR‐On‐Top

Approaches

Special VFR (SVFR)

Basic Radar Service to VFR Aircraft- Terminal

Terminal Radar Service Area (TRSA)-Terminal

Class C Service- Terminal

Class B Service Area- Terminal

Offshore/Oceanic Procedures General

Coordination

Longitudinal Separation

Lateral Separation

Offshore/Oceanic Transition Procedures

Separation from Airspace Reservations

North Atlantic ICAO Region

Caribbean ICAO Region

Pacific ICAO Region

North American ICAO Region

Special Flights General

Special Operations

Special Use, ATC-Assigned Airspace, and Stationary ALTRVs

Fuel Dumping

Jettisoning of External Stores

Unmanned Free Balloons

Parachute Operations

Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Reports

Emergencies General

Emergency Assistance

Overdue Aircraft

Control Actions

Miscellaneous Operations

Oceanic Emergency Procedures

Ground Missile Emergencies

Traffic Management Procedures General

Canadian Airspace Procedures General Control

Decision Support Tools ERAM - En Route

ATOP - Oceanic

Data Link Communications Terminal Procedures for Issuing Automated Clearances

En Route Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) - Domestic

Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures (ATOP) - Oceanic Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC)

Appendix A

Appendix B

Airport Traffic Control - Terminal

Airport Lighting

Chapter 3. Airport Traffic Control - Terminal

Section 4. Airport Lighting