ESCAT stands for which phrase?

• A. Emergency Civil Air Security
• B. Emergency Security Coordination of Air Traffic
• C. Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic
• D. Emergency Air Traffic Security Control

Answer: (C)

The concept being tested is what the acronym ESCAT stands for and why that wording is used. ESCAT is the phrase that describes taking control of airspace during a crisis to ensure security. The standard wording is Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic because it clearly conveys that, in an emergency, security considerations take precedence and air traffic is brought under centralized control. The other options don’t match the established term: they either use a different verb (Coordination instead of Control) or add/shift words (Civil, or different order) that don’t align with the recognized designation.