S3 Training Outline

The purpose of the following set of lessons are to prepare you to pass the VATUSA S3 Written/Practical Examination. You can access the lessons by clicking the link items below or by the reference menu above. Please note that the material presented in the following guide is for reference, and you may find some procedures differ due to Local Standard Operating Procedures.

• Introduction To Radar
• Positions and Responsibilities
• Separation Requirements
• Merging Targets and Safety Alerts
• Radar Identification and Termination
• Reading Standard Instrument Departures and Standard Terminal Arrival Route Charts
• Reading Instrument Approach Plates
• Introduction To Vectoring
• Introduction to Instrument Approach Procedures
• Vectoring to the Initial Approach Fix
• Vectoring to the Final Approach Course
• Vectoring For Visual Approaches
• VFR Procedures
• Pointouts and Handoffs
• Issuing Holding Instructions
• Issuing Speed Instructions
• Uncontrolled Field Operations

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