Factual Information 2015:1.18 Additional Information/1.18.1

This page contains an extract from the Factual Information released on 8 March 2015

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SECTION 1.18 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1.18.1 Provision of Air Traffic Services (ATS) and Areas of Responsibilities (AOR)

For the provision of Air Traffic Services, the Kuala Lumpur FIR is divided into seven Sectors, namely Sector 1, Sector 2, Sector 3, Sector 4 Sector 5, Sector 6 and Sector 7.

Each sector has a specified area of responsibility. Sectors 1 to 5 are manned by a Sector Planning and Radar controllers jointly responsible for the safe, efficient and orderly provision of air traffic control service, flight information service and alerting service in their sectors.

Each sector has an Assistant Flight Data (AFD) controller.

Sector 6 is manned by a Radar controller and supported by Sector 1 Planning controller and Sector 1 AFD controller. Sector 7 is manned by a Radar controller and supported by Sector 2 Planning controller and Sector 2 AFD controller

a) Responsibilities of Sector Radar Controller:

1. Handle all radiotelephony functions;
2. When necessary, coordinate to effect transfer of radar identity and control;
3. Monitor the Sector Inbound List (SIL) to ensure appropriate action for orderly acceptance, control and transfer of aircraft; and
4. Comply with instructions issued by FLOW control.

b) Responsibilities of Sector Planning Controller:

1. Plan and coordinate as necessary for the management of all flights that will operate in their sectors; and;
2. Ensure that the information on the electronic flight strips (EFS) are updated Radar and Planning controllers will make available to each other information that is essential to enable them to carry out their responsibilities, e.g. change in cruising level/altitude or revision to transfer of control point estimates.

c) Responsibilities of Controllers at AFD Position:

1. Assist the Planning Controller by ensuring that information displayed on the EFS is kept updated in a timely manner;
2. Ensure that essential information found on the EFS are also available on the paper strips;
3. Display the paper strips on the display board in the correct manner;
4. Make paper strips available to the EXE controller if requested;
5. Wrap up all used strips, and place them at a common place for collection:
6. Clear wrong ADP Message Queues as follows:
   
   • AFD Sector 2 - wrong AFTN Message Queue
   • AFD Sector 5 - wrong METEO and AIS Message Queue
   • AFD Sectors 1 and 4 - wrong FDP Message Queue

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Air Traffic Services

Flight Information Region

Assistant Flight Data

Air Driven Pump (ADP)

Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network

Aeronautical Information Service