All coordination methods follow some common principles, which are listed in the Coordination - general principles article.
A controller acting an area control position is responsible of the en-route traffic and VFR transit traffic and he shall ensure adequate separation with other traffic in accordance with the local regulations in the en-route zone.
- Negotiate departure route and climbing clearance for traffic to ensure enough separation between en-route and departure traffic
- Negotiate the handoff point
- Negotiate arrival route, descending flight level and clearance for traffic to ensure enough separation between transit and arrival aircraft
- Negotiate traffic flow and arrival regulation
- Negotiate the handoff point
- Notify emergency events in progress that have impact on area control
- Negotiate route, hand-off points, flight level and clearance for traffic to ensure enough separation between all transit, climbing and descending aircraft in all sectors.
We can have some specific coordination procedures in some large airports with multiple runways:
- Several ground controllers (each takes one sector of ground)
- Several tower controllers handling their own runway(s) (more than one controller to control a runway is forbidden)
- Several arrival controllers (division based on geographic zone in function of runway, or initial, intermediate or final approach controller, or combination of the different solutions!)
- Several en-route controllers (division based on geographic zone or altitude layers)
This document will not present the coordination point for these configurations due to the complexity and the procedure must be adapted to the airfield specific situation. Contact your ATC coordinator of your division or HQ to have tips to handle such situations.
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