When manual handoffs are required, who is responsible for initiating or receiving them?

• A. The supervisor
• B. The student
• C. The controller
• D. The pilot

Answer: (B)

Handoff procedures require clear initiation and acknowledgment to transfer responsibility for an aircraft from one controller position to another. In this training context, the person responsible for starting or accepting that transfer is the student, who must actively initiate the handoff and confirm that the receiving controller has the necessary aircraft information and is ready to take over. The supervisor oversees the process but does not perform the handoff as the primary action. In real operations, the controller would typically execute the handoff, coordinating with the receiving controller and informing the pilot as needed. Pilots don’t initiate or manage controller handoffs; they follow ATC instructions.