Title: Describe clearances, using Standard Instrument Departure (SID) procedures, Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STAR), and Preferential Departure Routes (PDR).
Course: Air Traffic Controller (20999) > Section: Interpreting Charts and Publications

Description of clearance should include

- defining SID, STAR, PDR, and explaining the importance of each
- describing climb via/descend via (i.e., ATC clearance that allow the pilot to fly a charted path without the pilot having further ATC instructions)
- providing additional instructions to the pilot, as needed.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How would an air traffic controller issue a SID, STAR, or PDR?