IFR LAW - Terrain Clearance

MSA provides a pilot with:

• Terrain clearance only

• Terrain Clearance and reliable reception on a conventional navigation route

• Terrain clearance accounted for cruising levels

A Minimum Safe Altitude will ensure ______ ft of terrain clearance over a designated NON-mountainous area

A Minimum Safe Altitude will ensure ______ ft of terrain clearance over a designated mountainous area

When approaching the Swampy VOR on an inbound course of 210 at 45NM, the MSA using the VORSEC chart is

• 4000ft

• 6000ft

• 8000ft

• 2000ft

When approaching the Gisborne VOR on the 360 radial at 20NM the MSA using the MSA25NM is:

• 350ft

• 3500ft

• 6200ft

• 620ft

The MSA on the 180 radial of this aerodrome is:

• 14400

• 12500

• 10800

• 10400

What is the MSA at the red arrow on the chart shown?

• 10100

• 9100

• Unable to determine on this chart

• 6300

• 8400

Who is responsible for an aircraft's terrain clearance while under radar vectoring?

• Pilot in Command

• Radar Controller

When radar vectoring an aircraft, a radar controller can provide terrain clearance using: (select all that apply)

• Radar contour levels

• Route MSA

• Area MSA

• 25NM MSA and TAA

Using the map, the MSA on Q309, 8 NM from Hokitika is ______ ft