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ATS 3.49 – AREA PROXIMITY WARNING

IFATCA Policy is: APW, as a safety net, shall be provided to each ATM system with ATS Surveillance and shall be fully implemented with appropriate operational requirements, procedures, and training in order to significantly reduce incursion of a flight … Continued

ATS 3.50 APPROACH PATH MONITOR

IFATCA Policy is: APM, as a safety net, shall be provided to each ATM system with ATS Surveillance and shall be fully implemented with appropriate operational requirements, procedures, and training in order to significantly reduce the number of CFIT … Continued

ATS 3.48 CONTRAIL AVOIDANCE STRATEGIES

IFATCA Policy is: Implementing trial contrail avoidance strategies shall: Not be discouraged outright, in the interest of gathering relevant data Report data in a transparent manner Consider potential ATCO workload, and where necessary ATCO workload shall be managed to … Continued

ATS 3.47 VFR AND SVFR FLIGHTS

IFATCA Policy is: Information regarding VFR flights should be published on VFR charts. ANSPs should consider the impact of VFR/SVFR flights on the workload of Air Traffic Controllers, and mitigations should be put in place if required. If VFR/SVFR … Continued

ATS 3.46 SECTORLESS ATM

As the industry is pushing to implement flight-centric ATM, there is a need to evaluate the benefits and potential concerns related to these systems. New challenges related to their implementation will require the adoption of a set of guidelines to … Continued

ATS 3.45 ADS-B: SINGLE EMERGENCY CODE MANAGEMENT

IFATCA considers the issue of single emergency code management with ADS-B to be of concern particularly if introduced to replace radar as a sole means of surveillance in high density airspace. IFATCA Policy is: If ADS-B is to replace radar … Continued

ATS 3.44 HELICOPTER RTF PHRASEOLOGY

It is often normal practice on airfields for helicopters to take off and land from parts of the apron area. However, these areas, not being part of the manoeuvring area, are not under the control of ATC and there may … Continued

ATS 3.43 HELICOPTERS: DISCRETE IDENTIFICATION IN FLIGHT PLANS

There is no provision on the present flight plan form to differentiate a helicopter from a fixed wing aircraft, unless the type designator gives the information in order to prevent uncertainty. IFATCA Policy is: Procedures should be developed for Flight … Continued

ATS 3.42 HELICOPTER OPERATIONS

The integration of fixed wing aircraft and helicopters on an airfield can present considerable difficulties to airfield ATC. IFATCA Policy is: Procedures should be developed in order to integrate fixed and rotary-winged operations at airfields. In developing these procedures cognisance … Continued

ATS 3.41 STATE AIRCRAFT AND DUE REGARD OPERATIONS

ICAO rules are applicable only for civil aircraft. State aircraft – identified by ICAO as military, customs and police services – are not required to comply with these rules but States shall, when issuing rules for their State aircraft, have … Continued