Note: The ground logic only applies to surrounding aircraft that operate in Mode
C. Mode S aircraft transmit an explicit indication when airborne or on ground.
3.1.8. TCAS CONTROLS
The flight crew selects the TCAS operating modes via two different switches as follows:
- STBY: TCAS inhibits aural and visual indications. The EWD displays the green TCAS STBY memo.
- TA: TCAS converts all RAs in TAs (aural and visual alerts). The ND displays the white TA ONLY message.
- TA/RA: TCAS operates normally.
- THRT: TCAS displays OTHER or PROXIMATE aircraft on ND only if the TCAS already displays a TA or RA aircraft.
- ALL: TCAS displays surrounding aircraft in the surveillance envelope between –2 700 ft and +2 700 ft (refer to Figure 3-5).
- ABV: TCAS displays surrounding aircraft in the surveillance envelope between –2 700 ft and +9 900 ft (refer to Figure 3-5).
- BLW:. TCAS displays surrounding aircraft in the surveillance envelope between –9 900 ft and +2 700 ft (refer to Figure 3-5).
Figure 2-2 gives an example of ATC/TCAS panel.
For more details, please refer to your FCOM.
3.2. OPERATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TCAS
The Eurocontrol ACAS II bulletins analyze in-service incidents/accidents and provide recommendations that prevent the occurrences of such incidents/accidents. Some of the following recommendations are extracted from the Eurocontrol ACAS II bulletins, available at the time of writing the brochure.
3.2.1. FOR THE AIRLINE
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Recurrently train your flight crews to use TCAS and to respond to RA safely and efficiently (especially responses to RA “ADJUST VERTICAL SPEED, ADJUST”).
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Refer to ICAO Doc 9863 – Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) Manual and Part III, Section 3, Attachment of Chapter 3 of Aircraft Operations – Flight Procedures, Doc 8168-OPS/611, Volume I for pilot training guidelines (see References).
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