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Chapter 5

Radar

JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

This chapter's phraseology, all in one place

Section 1. General

  1. 5-1-1Presentation and Equipment Performance
  2. 5-1-2ATC Surveillance Source Use
  3. 5-1-3Electronic Attack (EA) Activity
  4. 5-1-4Merging Target Procedures
  5. 5-1-5Holding Pattern Surveillance
  6. 5-1-6Deviation Advisories
  7. 5-1-7Manual Fix Posting
  8. 5-1-8Position Reporting
  9. 5-1-9Radar Service Termination

Section 2. Beacon/ADS-B Systems

  1. 5-2-1Assignment Criteria
  2. 5-2-2Radar Beacon Code Changes
  3. 5-2-3Emergency Code Assignment
  4. 5-2-4Radio Failure
  5. 5-2-5Hijack/Unlawful Interference
  6. 5-2-6Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Lost Link
  7. 5-2-7VFR Code Assignments
  8. 5-2-8Beacon Codes for Pressure Suit Flights and Flights Above Fl 600
  9. 5-2-9Air Defense Exercise Beacon Code Assignment
  10. 5-2-10Standby Operation
  11. 5-2-11Code Monitor
  12. 5-2-12Failure to Display Assigned Beacon Code or Inoperative/Malfunctioning Transponder
  13. 5-2-13Inoperative or Malfunctioning Interrogator
  14. 5-2-14Failed Transponder or Ads-B Out Transmitter
  15. 5-2-15Validation of Mode C Altitude Readout
  16. 5-2-16Altitude Confirmation- Mode C
  17. 5-2-17Altitude Confirmation- Non-Mode C
  18. 5-2-18Automatic Altitude Reporting
  19. 5-2-19Inflight Deviations From Transponder/Mode C Requirements Between 10,000 Feet and 18,000 Feet
  20. 5-2-20Beacon Termination
  21. 5-2-21Altitude Filters
  22. 5-2-22Inoperative or Malfunctioning Ads-B Transmitter
  23. 5-2-23Ads-B Alerts
  24. 5-2-24Ads-B Out Off Operations

Section 3. Radar Identification

  1. 5-3-1Application
  2. 5-3-2Primary Radar Identification Methods
  3. 5-3-3Beacon/Ads-B Identification Methods
  4. 5-3-4Terminal Automation Systems Identification Methods
  5. 5-3-5Questionable Identification
  6. 5-3-6Position Information
  7. 5-3-7Identification Status
  8. 5-3-8Data Blocks
  9. 5-3-9Data Blocks

Section 4. Transfer of Radar Identification

  1. 5-4-1Application
  2. 5-4-2Terms
  3. 5-4-3Methods
  4. 5-4-4Traffic
  5. 5-4-5Transferring Controller Handoff
  6. 5-4-6Receiving Controller Handoff
  7. 5-4-7Point Out
  8. 5-4-8Automated Information Transfer (AIT)
  9. 5-4-9Prearranged Coordination
  10. 5-4-10En Route Fourth Line Data Block Usage

Section 5. Radar Separation

  1. 5-5-1Application
  2. 5-5-2Target Separation
  3. 5-5-3Target Resolution
  4. 5-5-4Minima
  5. 5-5-5Vertical Application
  6. 5-5-6Exceptions
  7. 5-5-7Passing or Diverging
  8. 5-5-8Additional Separation for Formation Flights
  9. 5-5-9Separation From Obstructions
  10. 5-5-10Adjacent Airspace
  11. 5-5-11Edge of Scope
  12. 5-5-12Beacon Target Displacement

Section 6. Vectoring

  1. 5-6-1Application
  2. 5-6-2Methods
  3. 5-6-3Vectors Below Minimum Altitude

Section 7. Speed Adjustment

  1. 5-7-1Application
  2. 5-7-2Methods
  3. 5-7-3Speed Assignments
  4. 5-7-4Termination

Section 8. Radar Departures

  1. 5-8-1Procedures
  2. 5-8-2Initial Heading
  3. 5-8-3Successive or Simultaneous Departures
  4. 5-8-4Departure and Arrival
  5. 5-8-5Departures and Arrivals on Parallel or Nonintersecting Diverging Runways

Section 9. Radar Arrivals

  1. 5-9-1Vectors to Final Approach Course
  2. 5-9-2Final Approach Course Interception
  3. 5-9-3Vectors Across Final Approach Course
  4. 5-9-4Arrival Instructions
  5. 5-9-5Approach Separation Responsibility
  6. 5-9-6Simultaneous Dependent Approaches
  7. 5-9-7Simultaneous Independent Approaches- Dual & Triple
  8. 5-9-8Simultaneous Independent Close Parallel Approaches –precision Runway Monitor (PRM) Approaches
  9. 5-9-9Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approaches (SOIA)
  10. 5-9-10Simultaneous Independent Approaches to Widely-Spaced Parallel Runways Without Final Monitors
  11. 5-9-11Transitional Procedure

Section 10. Radar Approaches- Terminal

  1. 5-10-1Application
  2. 5-10-2Approach Information
  3. 5-10-3No‐Gyro Approach
  4. 5-10-4Lost Communications
  5. 5-10-5Radar Contact Lost
  6. 5-10-6Landing Check
  7. 5-10-7Position Information
  8. 5-10-8Final Controller Changeover
  9. 5-10-9Communications Check
  10. 5-10-10Transmission Acknowledgment
  11. 5-10-11Missed Approach
  12. 5-10-12Low Approach and Touch‐and‐Go
  13. 5-10-13Tower Clearance
  14. 5-10-14Final Approach Abnormalities
  15. 5-10-15Military Single Frequency Approaches

Section 11. Surveillance Approaches- Terminal

  1. 5-11-1Altitude Information
  2. 5-11-2Visual Reference Report
  3. 5-11-3Descent Notification
  4. 5-11-4Descent Instructions
  5. 5-11-5Final Approach Guidance
  6. 5-11-6Approach Guidance Termination

Section 12. PAR Approaches- Terminal

  1. 5-12-1Glidepath Notification
  2. 5-12-2Decision Altitude (DA) Notification
  3. 5-12-3Descent Instruction
  4. 5-12-4Glidepath and Course Information
  5. 5-12-5Distance From Touchdown
  6. 5-12-6Decision Altitude
  7. 5-12-7Position Advisories
  8. 5-12-8Approach Guidance Termination
  9. 5-12-9Communication Transfer
  10. 5-12-10Elevation Failure
  11. 5-12-11Surveillance Unusable

Section 13. Automation- En Route

  1. 5-13-1Conflict Alert (CA) and Mode C Intruder (MCI) Alert
  2. 5-13-2En Route Minimum Safe Altitude Warning (e‐Msaw)
  3. 5-13-3Computer Entry of Flight Plan Information
  4. 5-13-4Entry of Reported Altitude
  5. 5-13-5Selected Altitude Limits
  6. 5-13-6Sector Eligibility
  7. 5-13-7Coast Tracks
  8. 5-13-8Controller Initiated Coast Tracks
  9. 5-13-9ERAM Computer Entry of Hold Information
  10. 5-13-10ERAM Visual Indicator of Special Activity Airspace (SAA) Status

Section 14. Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS)-Terminal

  1. 5-14-1Application
  2. 5-14-2Responsibility
  3. 5-14-3Functional Use
  4. 5-14-4System Requirements
  5. 5-14-5Information Displayed
  6. 5-14-6CA/Mci
  7. 5-14-7Inhibiting Minimum Safe Altitude Warning (MSAW)
  8. 5-14-8Track Suspend Function
  9. 5-14-9Approach Runway Verification (ARV)