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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

WC 10.7.9 HIGH RELIABILITY ORGANISATION PRINCIPLES

IFATCA Policy is: ANSPs can be defined as a High Reliability Organisation (HRO). To achieve the highest level of reliability and resilience, ANSPs should have a mature positive safety culture and a successful safety management system. To be aligned … 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

AAS 1.23 SYSTEM-BASED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL LICENCE CONCEPT

IFATCA Provisional Policy is: IFATCA does not support ATC licensing concepts under which ATCOs are authorised to provide an ATC service based solely on the automation, equipment and/or systems utilised, because the contribution of ATCO skills and knowledge to the … Continued

TRNG 9.2.10 RPAS TRAINING

IFATCA Policy is: Prior to the integration of RPAS, comprehensive Detect and Avoid (DAA) training shall be provided to ATCOs, which shall include: Definition of DAA; Collision avoidance function; Phraseology; and Pilot and controller actions and responsibilities. Prior to … Continued

SEP 5.5 DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION OF U-SPACE AIRSPACE

IFATCA Policy is: The dynamic reconfiguration of U-space airspace (DAR) is not configured as an Air Traffic Control Service task. The dynamic reconfiguration of U-space airspace (DAR) should be considered as a tactical airspace management procedure similar to FUA … Continued

AAS 1.22 RPAS ASSUMPTIONS

IFATCA Policy is: The RPAS Operator or the Remote Pilot shall notify ATS only that the RPAS has entered the Lost C2 Link state or that the nominal state has been re-established after a C2 Link Lost. ATCOs shall … Continued

WC 10.7.8 USE OF MULTIPLE ATCO RATINGS

IFATCA Policy is: ATCOs shall not provide both surveillance approach service and aerodrome control service simultaneously. ATCOs required to provide a surveillance approach service and a surveillance area service simultaneously should be strongly discouraged by MAs. When ATCOs are … Continued