For active traffic, what is the required bay operation?

• A. For active traffic, the student must use a single-bay operation.
• B. Active traffic requires multiple bays.
• C. The number of bays is irrelevant for active traffic.
• D. Active traffic requires no bay management in ERAM.

Answer: (A)

Active traffic needs a focused, continuous handling approach in one workspace. Using a single bay concentrates all monitoring, data entry, and sequencing into one place, which keeps situational awareness tight and reduces the chance of timing errors or conflicting actions that can occur if attention is split across multiple bays. The SOP for active traffic emphasizes maintaining control and traceable, orderly operations, and that requires keeping the workflow contained in one bay.

Using multiple bays would divide attention, increase complexity, and create opportunities for out-of-sync actions or missed steps. Saying the number of bays is irrelevant contradicts the need for coordinated, singular control during active traffic, and having no bay management would remove essential safeguards during a high-workload situation. So, the only approach that reliably supports accurate, timely handling of active traffic is single-bay operation.