Final Practicum Report on Civil

Aviation Authority of the

Philippines

By

Rigel Kent L. Zabate

A Practicum Report Submitted to the School of Electrical Engineering,

Electronics Engineering, and Computer Engineering in Partial
Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree

Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering

Mapúa University
December 2017
 Approval Sheet

Mapúa University
School of EECE

As members of the Oral Examination Committee, we certify that we have

examined this practicum report, presented before the committee on December
6, 2017, and hereby recommended that it be accepted as fulfilment of the
practicum requirement for the degree in Bachelor of Science in Electronics
and Communications Engineering.

______________________ ______________________
Dr. Arnold Paglinawan Engr. Charmaine Paglinawan
Panel Member Panel Member

______________________
Engr. Mary Ann E. Latina
Chairman

This practicum report is hereby approved and accepted by the School of

Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, and Computer Engineering as
fulfilment of the practicum requirement for the degree in Bachelor of Science
in Electronics and Communications Engineering.

______________________
Engr. Marloun P. Sejera
ECE Subject Chair

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 Table of Contents

The Preparatory Parts

Title Page
Approval Sheet...............................................................................................2
Table of Contents...........................................................................................3

Corporate Learning
Introduction
Company Profile...................................................................................5
Company’s and Department’s Critical Success Factors goals for year……...9
Organizational Structure......................................................................10
Job Responsibilities of the trainee .......................................................14

Discussion of Assigned Work

OJT Description............................................................................................15
Tabulated Daily Activities..............................................................................16
Technical Skills and Knowledge Acquired........................................................41
Recommendations........................................................................................42
Definition of Terms.......................................................................................43
Accomplished Company Appraisal form.........................................................32

Appendices

Certified true copy of daily time record...........................................................34

List of Tables
Table 1: Tabulated Daily Activities.................................................................16
Table 2: Definition of terms...........................................................................43

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 CORPORATE LEARNING

Introduction

Company Profile

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines

Main Address: Old MIA Road 1300 Pasay City, Philippines

Mission: To ensure a safe, secure and green Philippine Sky

Vision: To be a pre-eminent Civil Aviation Authority in the world and a global

brand of excellence in civil aviation.

Core Values: Fairness, Integrity, Accountability and Transparency

Principles:

"Sovereignty indivisible with National Security."

"Reciprocity indivisible with Parity"

Dream: The Future is in the Skies

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 Mandates and Functions

Republic Act No. 9497

• Establish and prescribe rules and regulations for the inspection and registration

of all aircraft owned and operated in the Philippines and all air facilities;

• Establish and prescribe the corresponding rules and regulations for the

enforcement of laws governing air transportation;

• Determine, fix and/or prescribe charges and/or rates pertinent to the operation

of public air utility facilities and services;

• Administer and operate the Civil Aviation Training Center (CATC);

• Operate and maintain national airports, air navigation and other similar

facilities in compliance to ICAO;

• Perform such other powers and functions as may be prescribed by law.

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Department Assigned: Air Navigation Service (ANS)

Facility Assigned: Manila Radar Approach Control

Address: Brgy. 183, Radar Street, Merville Access Road, Pasay City

Mission

The Air Navigation Service (ANS) is envisioned to provide:

• Effective plans, programs and design of air navigation system and facilities

nationwide.

• Complete engineering services for the establishment and improvement of air

navigation facilities.

• Functional operation, maintenance and efficient management of air navigation

systems equipment including airfield lighting systems, power plant and future

technologies in conformance with ICAO Standards and Recommended

Practices(SARPs).

Vision

To be a leading provider of high quality air navigation systems and services that

offers strategic value to aviation stakeholders.

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 Mandate

The Air Navigation Service (ANS) is mandated to establish, operate,

maintain and flight check air navigation system and equipment nationwide to

provide safe, reliable, expeditious, and efficient service in conformance with

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended

Practices (SARPs).

Functions/Services

• Administration and implementation of operational plans, programs in

conformance with ICAO Annexes and SARPs.

• Formulation of the safety management systems, policies and procedures in

conformance with ICAO Annexes and SARPs.

• Technical competency development of ANSS/APT personnel.

• Establishment of air navigation facilities.

• Determine operational requirement of air navigational facilities for inclusion in

the ANF Maintenance and/ or Infrastructure Program of the CAAP.

• Engineering data gathering and site survey for the improvement and

establishment of air navigation facilities.

• Develops and implements a system of projects, post evaluation and

prioritization for the assessment of ANF plans and investment programs.

• Operation and maintenance of air navigation facilities.

• Provision of technical and material requirements of air navigation facilities.

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• Implementation of ANS regulations, policies, standard operational procedures

for ANS.

• Inspection and evaluation of air navigation facilities.

• Flight inspection and evaluation of air navigation facilities in compliance with

the ICAO regulations and requirements.

Department’s Critical Success Factors

Air Navigation Service

Department’s critical success factors are; providing effective plans,

programs and design of air navigation system and facilities nationwide. Complete

engineering services for the establishment and improvement of air navigation

facilities. Maintain the efficient management of air navigation systems equipment

in conformance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.

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Company Organizational Structure

Figure 1. Company Organizational Structure

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Facility Organizational Structure

Figure 2. Manila Radar Approach Control Facility Organizational Structure

 Department Functions and Interactions

Air Navigation Service - It administrates and implements the operational

plans, programs in conformance with ICAO Annexes and SARPs. It formulates

the safety management systems, policies and procedures in conformance with

ICAO Annexes and SARPs. It determines the operational requirement of air

navigational facilities for inclusion in the ANF Maintenance and/ or Infrastructure

Program of the CAAP. They are in charge also of engineering data gathering and

site survey for the improvement and establishment of air navigation facilities.

Develops and implements a system of projects, post evaluation and prioritization

for the assessment of ANF plans and investment programs. They provide

technical and material requirements of air navigation facilities and

implementation of ANS regulations, policies, standard operational procedures for

ANS. Inspection and evaluation of air navigation facilities. Also in charge of flight

inspection and evaluation of air navigation facilities in compliance with the ICAO

regulations and requirements.

Air Traffic Service - This department supervises and manages Air Traffic

Control Services provided within the Philippine airspace and all controlled airports

to ensure safe, orderly and expeditious conduct of air traffic. It conducts

investigations of aircraft accidents/incidents and performs safety monitoring of

the operations of ATC facilities. It implements and updates air traffic control

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plans and programs. Maintain liaison with other aviation sectors and related

agencies. Plan and organize the most effective use of the Philippine airspace and

air traffic flow within the area of responsibility. It also represents the country in

international talks on matters of airspace utilization. Ensure that the total traffic

at any given point in any given area is compatible with the capacity of the air

traffic control system.

Airfield Lighting and Power Technician - tasked to operate and maintain the

airfield lighting and power systems used in different airports nationwide.

Aerodrome Development and Management Service - This department is

the one that compiles and analyses statistics of cargo, passenger and aircraft

movements at national airports. It also evaluates, monitor and process the

contracts for concessions in all national airports. It is in charge also of

supervising the improvement, repair and maintenance of airport facilities. It

conducts inspection and monitoring of on-going and completed infrastructure

projects and airport facilities in all national airports. They Provides technical

assistance in the detailed engineering and implementation of the foreign assisted

projects.

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 Job Responsibilities of Trainee

As a trainee designated in CAAP Air Navigation Service Department -

Manila Radar Approach Control Facility, it is his/her duty to extend service to the

shifting Communication/Navigation Surveillance System Officer (CNSSO). In all

commands ordered, the trainee should satisfy the task given in terms of initiative

or through instructions at all times. The trainee mainly possesses the

authorization to manage the technical performance daily checklist at the

beginning and taking over of the shift. One should familiarize every equipment

inside the facility for they are important as it is considered as the bloodline in

terms of civil aviation safety. The access towards different rooms enables the

trainee to inspect and monitor the condition of equipment involved in the

operation. As problems occur within the equipment, it is his/her duty to report

immediately to the CNSSOs. Depending on the given instruction of the officer if

the trainee could terminate the alarms of the equipment without any assistance.

The responsibilities of the trainee encompass unpredicted events such as

urgent troubleshooting of equipment maintenance for the ATC (Air Traffic

Control) convenience. Frequent status monitoring of each equipment is a must

due to the 24/7 operation load of the whole facility. Lectures are given to the

trainee to understand how the whole process works in airway communications

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and surveillance which is a very critical fundamental of Radio Detection and

Ranging Systems.

DISCUSSION OF ASSIGNED WORK

OJT Description (Nature of Work)

The nature of work during On-the-Job training includes the following:

Technical Assistance

• Primary work is to perform daily checklist of equipment from start and end

of shift

• Render assistance to CNSSO in the operation and troubleshooting of

electronic, mechanical and electrical equipment within the facility

• Monitoring of the equipment status from time to time and immediate

reporting if problem occurs

• Monthly and weekly maintenance of specific equipment, that includes the

replacement of silica gel for dehydrators

• Line checking of connectivity

• Reloading the thermal paper of Flight Data Display printer

Documentation Assistance

• Encoding of various equipment detailed status

• Updating shift maintenance activity log

• Updating inventory of spare equipment

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 Tabulated Daily Activities

Supervisor’s Signature: __________

No. of
Work Assigned and
Week/Date Hours
Work Accomplished
Spent

This is the start of my on-the-job training

program in Civil Aviation Authority of the

Philippines – Air Navigation Service (CAAP-ANS)

department. I was assigned in the Manila Radar

Approach Control Facility. Upon going inside the

facility, we are sent to the Air Navigation Service

(ANS) Workshop Office where ECE OJT students

Week 1 are designated. We met Mr. Joy Hermosilla, the

5 hours
10/9/17 officer in charge/immediate supervisor together

with Mr. Emman Amoy and Mr. Roy Omaña, the

Assistant Communication/Navigation Surveillance

System Officers (CCNSO) who were assigned to

facilitate OJT students. We were directed in the

ANS Maintenance Room where their OJT

students originally stay. The two CCNSO

assistants oriented the historical background and

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 purpose of the whole facility. In the afternoon,

we did the so-called “rounds”, that means to go

around the facility, the CCNSO assistants

identified all the equipment in every room in a

way that we are bound to familiarize them. They

also discussed the basic functions of the rooms

and equipment. We are appointed to be the one

who will be responsible to monitor and fill-up

different checklists every 0000 UTC (8AM) and

0800 UTC (4PM) shifts as the daily part of our

training.

For the second day of the training, Mr. Emman

have guided us to proceed to do our daily

checklist of equipment. The reason of this

routine is to keep updated about status changes,

operations and alarms for every hardware or

Week 1
simply for the Technical Performance Record. 8 hours
10/10/17
The daily maintenance checklist folders given is

for the Voice Communication Control System

(VCCS) and Communications, Terminal Radar

Data Processing System (TRDPS), and Airport

Surveillance Radar (ASR) and Secondary

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Surveillance Radar (SSR) rooms. Our facilitators

taught us how to perform everything in the daily

checklists thoroughly for every morning shift. In

an indefinite time, we were called to assist for

the reloading of flight strips/thermal paper used

for the printers inside the IFR (Instrument Flight

Rule) room. In this room, air traffic controllers

are designated, and they are responsible for the

directions and safety of the pilot’s pathway. Mr.

Roy instructed us how to reload to be able for us

to do it independently in times of need. Around

4:00pm, we did the evening turn over checklist

for the Ricochet Recorder inside the VCCS room

and checked if there are voice records in

different frequencies for ground to ground and

air to ground communications. The last checklist

in the form of a single sheet is the summary for

all the room equipment. Before the day ends we

are invited to attend the in-house training for the

discussion of problems occurred in the VCCS

room for the CATCH software and Ricochet

Recorder conducted by CNSSO I, Ms. Liezel. We

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 have met the other shift CNSSOs in the ANS

Workshop Office.

In this day, our routine for the daily maintenance

checklist continues. Mr. Emman gathered us to

proceed to the Communications Room where the

transmitters, receivers and microwave link

equipment are located. He discussed that

different frequencies in the Tx and Rx are used

for different purpose in airport navigation. After

lunch time, he presented a lecture in the ANS

Week 1 Maintenance Room for VHF Radio

8 hours
10/11/17 Communications which is very interesting since

the application of Communication Systems

courses in the university came into reality within

the area where I am training. He announced that

we will have an exam soon for us to understand

more about the Manila Radar Facility. The

summarized form and Ricochet Recording

checklists for evening take over are performed

finally.

Week 1 In this day, Mr. Emman and Mr. Roy are in a day
8 hours
10/12/17 off. The daily maintenance checklist at the start

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 of the day is executed. Inside the ANS

Maintenance Room, we met Ms. Miraflor when

she was about to go inside the TRDPS room

nearby. She discussed the background of the

Manila Radar and talked about the employees.

We also met Ms. Lorena and realized that the

day’s shift is female dominant. In a random time,

we assisted Ms. Miraflor, Ms. Cherry and Ms.

Lorena in the IFR room since trouble happened

that time and we removed the back cover of the

FDD3, checked the wirings if it was the source of

the constraints. We assisted them to change the

light bulb for the air traffic controllers, measured

voltages near the air traffic controller display.

Afterwards, we had the opportunity to stay inside

the ANS workshop office since Ms. Lorena asked

assistance for the incoming calls from the ATS

department maintenance issues. The

summarized form and Ricochet Recording

checklists for evening take over are performed

finally.

Week 1 The daily maintenance checklist is executed and 8 hours

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10/13/17 suddenly in the VCCS room, we have

encountered a shutdown of the TMCS computer

hardware which is included in our every morning

checklist. Therefore, we reported it to the shift

officers to confirm what to write in the checklist.

They checked to the equipment and announced

that it has already given up due to antiquity and

we manage to cross out the specific item in the

list. Approximately 12:30pm, a trouble in the IFR

needs to be fixed that we are asked by Ms. Lilet

to find the cable for the TRDPS equipment inside

the ANS Maintenance room where spare parts

cabinets are also located. The team needs to do

a calibration of DEDS/FDD1 display used by the

air traffic controllers because they have reported

that it was down. After finding the cable, we

assisted the supervisor together with the shift

CNSSOs to replace the monitor display inside the

IFR room with a spare one. We carried out the

needed paraphernalia for them to be able to

resolve the technical difficulty immediately.

Another display is replaced with a spare gathered

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 in the ANS workshop office. But because of its

obsolescence it has a blurry visual output that it

must be calibrated to set it to normal. Final

checklists in the afternoon are executed.

This is the start of our second week in the Manila

Radar Facility. The daily maintenance checklist is

performed at the start of the shift. At 0125 UTC,

we have reloaded a roll of flight strip in FDD2.

Afterwards, Mr. Emman requested us to collect

the empty flight strip cores for packing it in

boxes. It is intended to be returned to the

supplier for refilling. We have discovered that the

Week 2 price range of a single roll of the flight strip is

8 hours
10/16/17 around 3,000php. At 1pm, we can stay inside the

ANS Workshop Office care of Mr. Roy. He told us

that we will also have an exam soon about ASR

equipment. By that time, we are encouraged to

have the access to read every facility equipment

manual inside their book shelves available.

Before the day ends, while executing the final

checklists we encountered an alarm signal inside

the Communications Room for the PAE T6T

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 transmitter (main) equipment. We reported

immediately to the shift CNSSO in the ANS office

named Mr. Harry Cruz, an alumnus of Mapua. He

checked the equipment and thanked us for

reporting it immediately to the office as their

primary precaution for OJT students.

The morning checklist is performed without

issues. At 0353 UTC, we reloaded a roll of flight

strip in FDD3. After some time, Mr. Roy

discussed the Chapter 4 of the ASR equipment

training manual. He also discussed the truth

Week 2 behind the wonder of airways communications,

8 hours
10/17/17 the old equipment that are used for how many

years since from the start of the Manila Radar

Facility that the Japanese donated it to the

Philippines and other information from the past.

The last two checklists are executed with no

problems encountered.

The morning shift daily maintenance checklist is

Week 2 performed without issues. At 10:00am, Mr. Roy

8 hours
10/18/17 and Mr. Emman guided us in the IFR room

because this day needs the weekly checklist of

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 TRDPS and DEDS. We checked the operational

activity of the equipment required for this date

inside the IFR room. In the afternoon, Mr.

Emman gathered us to proceed to the

Communications Room. We did the monthly

Built-In Test (BIT) for the PAE T6T transmitters.

Both the Main and Standby transmitter for every

frequency are intended to check tediously. We

assisted Mr. Emman to perform the manual test

using an analog wattmeter. We connected a

dummy load of 5W for reverse and 250W

forward in the PWM apparatus at the back of

each transmitter equipment. We encountered a

problem in a specific frequency transmitter

where there is no voltage reading triggering in

the measuring device. Mr. Emman said that the

apparatus might be faulty at that time as we

tried for several times. We recorded every

voltage reading for the BIT record accuracy. The

final checklists are executed properly without

problems encountered.

Week 2 The daily maintenance checklist is performed 8 hours

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10/19/17 without issues. Ms. Lorena sent us in the ANS

office to tally the records for flight strip log book

based on their listed reports in their personal

computer. The log book includes the date, time

in UTC, FDD number and shift CNSSO conducted

the reloading. We did not include other flight

strip records other than the term reload as Ms.

Lorena stated. The final checklists are conducted

properly without problems encountered.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

Week 2
equipment. Read manuals for the incoming 8 hours
10/20/17
exams. The final checklists in the afternoon are

executed properly with no problems occurred.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

equipment. Mr. Emman sent us to the Radar

Week 3 Equipment Room where the dehydrator for the

8 hours
10/23/17 ASR is located. We opened the dehydrator box

removed the cannister and replace the silica

crystals inside with some bluish crystals. The

pinkish color of silica crystals represents that it

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cannot absorb moisture anymore. After replacing

it with stock dried silica crystals from the spare

parts cabinet beside the radar room, Mr. Emman

instructed us to pre-heat the pink crystals in a

pan using an electric stove and wait until it turns

to color blue again. Exposing the heated silica

crystals to air results to diminishing color, so in

that case we consider storing it in a container as

soon as possible to prevent from consuming

more time. Mr. Roy, Mr. Emman and Mr. Kent let

us join the activity of doing a tone test of MDF.

The purpose of doing it is to check the correct

frequency that the Manila Radar Facility receiver

is accumulating from the Airways Facility

Complex (AFC) located in the head office of

CAAP. The process is done by connecting or

tapping the lines just like the Main Distribution

Frame seen in subdivisions that telephone

companies do and listen to a headset for the

incoming tone. Before the day ends, Mr. Kent

had a lecture about ASR and SSR completely

from the start coming from the facility, the scope

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 and delimitations of the radar capabilities are

discussed very well too. We also experience

seeing the flight profile plot of an airplane inside

the TRDPS room shown in the CDRS equipment.

The final checklists are executed properly

without problems.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

equipment. Mr. Roy asked us to do the spare

parts inventory inside the ANS Maintenance

Room. We updated the old list posted in the

cabinets by listing all the paraphernalia count

Week 3
and arranging them into order. Most of the 8 hours
10/24/17
equipment are very old and some are still usable.

We also learned that the facilities around the

Philippines are just sending their spare parts in

the Manila Radar Facility and does a rotation of

spare to other facilities. The final checklists are

executed properly without problems.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

Week 3
performed well without issues in all the 8 hours
10/25/17
equipment. Reloading of a roll of flight strip for

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 FDD3 is executed. Mr. Emman appointed us to

do the monthly checking for the Communications

Room PAE T6R receiver equipment. Just like the

transmitter, BIT for the main and standby

receivers for each frequency are checked. A list

of several parameters given to us needs to be

filled up through getting the values or

measurements by clicking and twisting the front

panel switch/volume knob. Not in order, we

gathered the data within the options and settings

selected seen in the front panel in BIT VIEW

mode as Mr. Emman instructed. The final

checklists are executed properly without

problems.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

Week 3 equipment. This day is for the continuation of

8 hours
10/26/17 spare parts inventory inside the ANS

Maintenance Room. The final checklists are

executed properly without problems.

Week 3 The morning daily maintenance checklist was 5 hours and

10/27/17 performed well without issues in all the 50 minutes

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 equipment. We were not able to conduct the

final checklists due to the mid-training report

requirements need to be passed the next week.

Asked permission to immediate supervisor that

we will leave early to go to the main office for

signing of waiver from the administrative chief of

ANS department.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

Week 4 equipment. This day is for the continuation of 7 hours and

10/30/17 spare parts inventory for the next cabinets inside 41 minutes

the ANS Maintenance Room. The final checklists

are executed properly without problems.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

equipment. Mr. Emman requested us to change

the shift schedule in the ANS Workshop Office

Week 4 7 hours and
blackboard for the month of November. A one-
10/31/17 34 minutes
hour examination for the VHF Radio

Communications is conducted by Mr. Emman.

The final checklists are executed properly

without problems.

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 The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

equipment. Mr. Harry taught us about the TRDPS

room, the block diagram, SSM, CDS, CDRS,

switching hub links of 10/100, went to the

Communications Room to show the same black

box and converters that we can see in the CDRS,

explained that TRDD is a display that is not seen

in the TRDPS and IFR room, DEDS4 uses a

tracking ball that is like a classic mouse.

Week 4 Afterwards, he toured us near the radome of the 7 hours and

11/1/17 Manila Radar Facility. We went to the top portion 30 minutes

of the building where we can see the old

communications tower, old Toshiba radome, new

radome that looks like a soccer ball, lightning

arrester, microwave antennas and several

antennas that the communications tower also

have a gold antenna positioned in the old

communications tower in the Manila Radar

Facility and at a distant place, the new radar is

seen. We got into the lower interior portion of

the mechanical part of the radome equipment

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 inside are needed to be greased for at least

every 3 months. The final checklists are executed

properly without problems.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

equipment. Mr. Roy requested us to conduct the

line testing in the VCCS room. An electronic

device called TIP is connected to a socket and to

the phone to make a call to the AFC. The TIP is

also connected to a jack that can be plugged in

two different slots. Mr. Roy has 2 TIPs that he

lets us check if everything is working. One works

Week 4 7 hours and
well and can hear answers from the AFC. When
11/2/17 15 minutes
calling, we will just respond the phrase “line test”

and the receiver of the message will reply a

rating (1-5) that stands for the efficiency of their

line connection. The other TIP is faulty that he

requested if we can check the connectivity using

their analog multimeter. We did not find any

shorted connections and tested every node and

conclude that it is fine. Together with Mr. Roy,

we have tested the faulty TIP again and it

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 worked but he said that the phone cable might

be the problem. Ms. Lorena suddenly requested

us to reload the flight strip roll for FDD2 and

accomplished at 0600 UTC. The final checklists

are executed properly without problems.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

equipment. The continuation of inventory listing

Week 4
is executed. We consider dismissing at 12pm as 3 hours
11/3/17
allowed by the supervisor to go to the university

for submission of the mid-training report

requirements by our course instructor.

On this day, the daily maintenance checklist is

performed encountering an alarm inside the

communications room for the transmitter radio

with the frequency of 127.7Mhz (PAET6T) and

Week 5 the SSR equipment. The event was reported 7 hours and

11/6/17 immediately to Mr. Emman who is currently the 50 minutes

CNSSO day shift. After reporting, he told us to

check the dehydrator for ASR. The final

checklists are executed properly without

problems.

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 The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

equipment. We have changed the cannister of

Week 5
dehydrator of the ASR equipment since 8 hours
11/7/17
yesterday, silica gels turned to pink. The final

checklists are executed properly without

problems.

A new day to start as we have met our four, all-

girl new OJT mates from TUP-Manila. We have

taught them the shift routine of doing the daily

maintenance checklists as our supervisor have

approved that we guide them. We discussed to

them the protocols and everything we knew

Week 5 about the facility. In the afternoon, we assisted

8 hours
11/8/17 Ms. Lorena for the flight profile extraction and

printed them in the CDRS located in the TRDPS

room as the ATC personnel requested. Ms.

Lorena also introduced herself to the new

trainees arrived. The final checklists are

executed properly without problems collaborated

with the ladies and guided them accordingly.

Week 5 The morning daily maintenance checklist was 7 hours and

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11/9/17 performed well without issues in all the 45 minutes

equipment together with our new OJT mates. Mr.

Roy instructed as to do the ASR monthly

inspection checklist. In this activity, we used

measuring equipment like oscilloscope, meters

and testers available inside the Radar room. We

are measuring the peak voltages and other

categories specified in the list for every part of

the circuit boards inside the whole ASR

equipment. The final checklists are executed

properly without problems collaborated with the

ladies and guided them accordingly.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

equipment together with our new OJT mates. A

reloading of thermal paper in FDD2 at 6:54 UTC

Week 5 is achieved inside the IFR room. After some time,

8 hours
11/10/17 Mr. Mark instructed us to write a draft in the

VCCS room for the Voice Communication System

equipment to which the status of RAIF/PHIF

interfaces are recorded. In the afternoon, Ms.

Lilet conducted a lecture for the VCCS together

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 with Mr. Roy. She discussed everything about the

communications part of the Manila Radar. After

the lecture, a surprise oral exam was scheduled

for us individually in a separate room. The final

checklists are executed properly without

problems collaborated with the ladies and guided

them accordingly.

On this day, the daily maintenance checklist is

performed encountering a warning inside the

communications room for the transmitter radio

and an alarm for the ASR equipment. We

reported it to Mr. Emman and he assisted us

inside the Radar room and Communications

room to toggle switches that would normalize the

Week 6
warnings and alarms for this equipment. In the 8 hours
11/13/17
afternoon, Mr. Emman let us handle the

lecture/discussion about VHF Radio

Communications for the new trainees that he

discussed to us from the past weeks we stayed

in the facility. We also did the preheating of silica

gels for stock supply. The final checklists are

executed properly without problems collaborated

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 with the ladies and guided them accordingly.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

equipment. In the afternoon, we were instructed

Week 6 by Mr. Emman to do the preventive maintenance

8 hours
11/14/17 inspection (PMI) in the TRDPS and VCCS room.

The final checklists are executed properly

without problems collaborated with the ladies

and guided them accordingly.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

Week 6
equipment. The final checklists are executed 8 hours
11/15/17
properly without problems collaborated with the

ladies and guided them accordingly.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

Week 6 equipment. ASR checklist is continued in the

8 hours
11/16/17 afternoon. The final checklists are executed

properly without problems collaborated with the

ladies and guided them accordingly.

Week 6 The morning daily maintenance checklist was 6 hours and

11/17/17 performed well without issues in all the 4 minutes

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 equipment. We encoded the updated inventory

inside the ANS Workshop Office in their PC

terminal. An ATC personnel needs a request of

data recording playback access which Mr. Roy

needs assistance that we printed the CDRS flight

data extraction/flight profile. FDD3 flight strip

reload is also conducted. The final checklists are

executed properly without problems collaborated

with the ladies and guided them accordingly.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

equipment. Silica gels were changed in the SSR

room and preheated the used ones. Mr. Harry

needed our assistance to do the HDD capacity

clearance in the TRDPS room for CDRS B. He

Week 7
gave us a flash drive wherein we copy the voice 8 hours
11/20/17
record files and then delete it inside that PC. All

January to May 2017 files are still preserved

since they have a threshold of 6 months for

validity of voice recordings. We transferred the

files on the standby CDRS A. Log maintenance in

the SSM PC is also instructed by Mr. Harry that

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 we should encode it in the ANS Workshop Office

PC. The final checklists are executed properly

without problems.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

equipment. In the afternoon, Mr. Joy needed our

assistance to do the testing of working JODU

because in the SSM some of it is marked as red

color which means it is not functional. We

gathered the old stocks of JODUs inside the

Week 7 maintenance room and tried to disassemble and

8 hours
11/21/17 clean their optical lenses. Fan connections are

also disconnected, and parts are interchanged.

After cleansing and fixing, a power supply is used

as a dummy load to try if the optical disk units

are working by evaluating it when it reads

continuously, or it will turn off its rotation at a

point of time. The final checklists are executed

properly without problems.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

Week 7 6 hours and
performed well without issues in all the
11/22/17 41 minutes
equipment. The continuation of JODU testing

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 begins and more disassembling happened. There

are 5 JODUs that are accepted from the tests

done, some are still faulty that we are cleaning it

up very well, so it would be usable over time.

The final checklists are executed properly

without problems.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

equipment. This day, we did the UPS room

inventory where more items and apparatus are

Week 7 not yet seen in the past inventory inside the

8 hours
11/23/17 maintenance room. We collaborated with the

ladies as we work on the listing of equipment

name, part number, manufacturer, quantity and

remarks of every item. The final checklists are

executed properly without problems.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

performed well without issues in all the

Week 7 equipment. Another day for the continuation of

8 hours
11/24/17 JODU tests but we already separated the

defective and working units. We re-assemble

everything that were left disassembled then

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 marked it with the date and its status. The final

checklists are executed properly without

problems.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

Week 8 performed well without issues in all the

8 hours
11/28/17 equipment. The final checklists are executed

properly without problems.

The morning daily maintenance checklist was

Week 8 performed well without issues in all the

8 hours
11/29/17 equipment. The final checklists are executed

properly without problems.

280 hours

TOTAL and

10 minutes

Supervisor’s Signature: __________

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 Technical Skills and Knowledge Acquired

• Understand Radio Detection and Ranging technology thoroughly.

• Knew about the company/facility’s absolute role and function towards

airways operation as a government affiliation.

• Application of Electronic Systems and Technologies in real-time.

• Enhanced and refreshed knowledge about advanced communication

systems, functions and its complexity.

• Better understanding of “air band” in VHF radio spectrum.

• Familiarity of the standard radio equipment used universally guided by

ICAO standards.

• Benefit the exposure to unexplored apparatus and equipment only found

in technical structured organizations.

• Effective appreciation of wear and tear principle in outdated/obsolete

equipment.

• Proper inspection and troubleshooting of a specific equipment.

• Discover new ideas and facts from the experiences of the facilitators.

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 Recommendations

In my experience as a trainee in the Manila Radar Approach Control

Facility, I recommend, if only possible, that it is better if the facility would have

strictly implement the replacement of new equipment every 5-10 years. An

updated system really helps to motivate workers and future trainees to be

globally competitive towards nation preferment. Due to budget constraints and

corruption in the government, it hinders excellent quality service for our

countrymen to experience fast, reliant and security among the airway

transportation sector. It is also a significant impact for future trainees to be

knowledgeable to the most up-to-date techniques and ideas provided by

supplying the needs of government affiliated branches.

I would also recommend that the course should able to allow students to

start their training as early as the students can since time may be a problem

sooner or later. Another conflict that should be changed are those form

submissions to the CCS and instructor that demands a trainee to leave a day of

work which wastes time going back and forth to the campus. Practicum defences

is not as practical to have unlike other colleges/universities that only require daily

reports and signatures coming from the supervisors for the course. Lastly, the

university should be more active and supportive towards the students’ needs in

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this program to promise a hassle-free referral to large-scale companies and

corporation.

Definition of Terms

Terms Definition

-are identical to general navigation,

which includes the process of planning,

Air Navigation recording, and controlling the

movement of aircraft from one place to

another.

Air Traffic Controller - personnel

responsible for the safe, orderly, and

expeditious flow of air traffic in the

ATC global air traffic control system. Usually

stationed in air traffic control centers

and control towers on the ground, they

monitor the position, speed, and

altitude of aircraft in their

assigned airspace visually and by radar

International Civil Aviation Organization

(ICAO) - works with the Convention’s

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ICAO 192 Member States and industry

groups to reach consensus on

international civil aviation Standards

and Recommended Practices (SARPs)

and policies in support of a safe,

efficient, secure, economically

sustainable and environmentally

responsible civil aviation sector.

Instrument Flight Rule - depends upon

flying by reference to instruments in

the flight deck, and navigation is

IFR accomplished by reference to electronic

signals. It is also a term used by pilots

and controllers to indicate the type of

flight plan an aircraft is flying, such as

an IFR or VFR flight plan.

-used if weather is bad

Visual Flight Rule – are a set of

regulations under which a pilot

VFR operates an aircraft in weather

conditions generally clear enough to

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is going.

Airport Surveillance Radar- is

ASR a radar system used at airports to

detect and display the presence and

position of aircraft in the terminal area,

the airspace around airports or

approach control.

Secondary Surveillance Radar- is

a radar system used in air traffic

control (ATC) that not only detects and

SSR measures the position of aircraft but

also requests additional information

from the aircraft itself such as its

identity and altitude.

Flight Data Display - device use by Air

Traffic Controller to display the

FDD necessary information of aircraft while

in air.

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 Flight Optical Disk Unit - device used in

FODU storing data that acquired in the

recording to DVD’s.

Journal Optical Disk Unit- device used

JODU in storing data.

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 APPENDICES

Certified photocopy of Attendance Sheet

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