TPM

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The Technical and Professional Manual (TPM) contains the permanent record of the Federation’s policies and activity, on both technical and professional levels. This online version of the TPM is meant to facilitate research and navigation through its content.​

  1. Abbreviations
  2. Considerations for the Global Deployment of FF-ICE
  3. Definitions

AAS 23

  1. AAS 1.1 AIRBORNE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS (ACAS)
  2. AAS 1.10 OPERATIONAL USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT (UA)
  3. AAS 1.11 “FLY-BY” AND “FLY-OVER” WAYPOINTS
  4. AAS 1.12 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
  5. AAS 1.13 DETERMINING OPERATIONS READINESS OF NEW ATM SYSTEMS
  6. AAS 1.14 SPACE-BASED AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE – BROADCAST
  7. AAS 1.15 CONCEPT OF GNSS-BASED ALTITUDE
  8. AAS 1.16 FUTURE WEATHER DISTRIBUTION
  9. AAS 1.17 SPACE WEATHER
  10. AAS 1.18 MULTIPLE DELAY ABSORPTION PROGRAMS
  11. AAS 1.19 OPERATIONAL USE OF DOWN-LINK AIRCRAFT PARAMETERS (DAPS)
  12. AAS 1.2 AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE (ADS)
  13. AAS 1.20 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING IN ATC
  14. AAS 1.21 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (UTM)
  15. AAS 1.22 RPAS ASSUMPTIONS
  16. AAS 1.23 SYSTEM-BASED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL LICENCE CONCEPT
  17. AAS 1.3 MODE S DEVELOPMENT
  18. AAS 1.4 REQUIRED NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE (RNP) and AREA NAVIGATION (RNAV)
  19. AAS 1.5 AIR-GROUND DATALINK
  20. AAS 1.6 DATALINK APPLICATIONS – THE USE OF LOGICAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (LACK)
  21. AAS 1.7 DISPLAY OF GNSS STATUS TO ATC
  22. AAS 1.8 4D TRAJECTORY CONCEPTS/MANAGEMENT
  23. AAS 1.9 REMOVAL OF GROUND BASED AIDS

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ADME 16

  1. ADME 2.1 CONVERGING RUNWAY OPERATIONS (CROPS)
  2. ADME 2.10 NEW TECHNOLOGY APPROACH & LANDING AIDS
  3. ADME 2.11 THE APPLICATION OF COCKPIT DISPLAY OF TRAFFIC INFORMATION (CDTI) IN ADVANCED SURFACE MOVEMENT GUIDANCE SYSTEM (A-SMGCS) OPERATIONS
  4. ADME 2.12 RED STOP BAR CROSSING PROCEDURES
  5. ADME 2.13 AUTONOMOUS RUNWAY INCURSION WARNING SYSTEM (ARIWS)
  6. ADME 2.14 REMOTE AND VIRTUAL TOWER
  7. ADME 2.15 CONDITIONAL CLEARANCES TO RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING VEHICLES
  8. ADME 2.16 USE OF AERODROME CONTROL FREQUENCY FOR COMMUNICATIONS OF VEHICLE DRIVERS
  9. ADME 2.2 LAND AND HOLD SHORT OPERATIONS (LAHSO)
  10. ADME 2.3 VISUAL OBSERVATION & NEW AERODROME CONTROL TOWER CONCEPTS
  11. ADME 2.4 SURFACE MOVEMENT GUIDANCE & CONTROL SYSTEMS
  12. ADME 2.5 PROVISION OF ATS AT AERODROMES
  13. ADME 2.6 RESPONSIBILITY AND FUNCTIONS OF AERODROME CONTROLLERS WITH REGARD TO SURFACE MOVEMENT
  14. ADME 2.7 THE INTERFACE BETWEEN ATC AND AFIS
  15. ADME 2.8 ADVANCED APPROACH PROCEDURES
  16. ADME 2.9 REQUIRED NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE (RNP) FOR APPROACH AND LANDING

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ATS 47

  1. ATS 3.1 REPLACEMENT FLIGHT PLANS
  2. ATS 3.10 UNITS OF MEASUREMENT IN CIVIL AVIATION
  3. ATS 3.11 AVIATION RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM PROTECTION
  4. ATS 3.12 MIXED MODE OPERATIONS
  5. ATS 3.13 VIRTUAL CENTERS AND FUNCTIONAL AIRSPACE BLOCKS
  6. ATS 3.14 SYSTEM DEFENCES DURING PLANNED SYSTEM DEGRADATION
  7. ATS 3.15 (ADVANCED) STRATEGIC LATERAL OFFSET PROCEDURES
  8. ATS 3.16 THE USE OF SAFETY NETS IN ATM
  9. ATS 3.17 CONFLICT DETECTION TOOLS
  10. ATS 3.18 SHORT TERM CONFLICT ALERT
  11. ATS 3.19 MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE WARNING SYSTEMS
  12. ATS 3.2 CLEARANCES
  13. ATS 3.20 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN ATM
  14. ATS 3.21 SURVEILLANCE: IN-TRAIL PROCEDURES ITP
  15. ATS 3.22 MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURES FOR VISUAL APPROACHES
  16. ATS 3.23 INSTRUMENT DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS
  17. ATS 3.24 EN-ROUTE RESTRICTIONS
  18. ATS 3.25 CONTINUOUS DESCENT OPERATIONS (CDO) AND CONTINOUS CLIMB OPERATIONS (CCO)
  19. ATS 3.26 AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT – IMPLEMENTATION
  20. ATS 3.27 SID AND STAR NAMING
  21. ATS 3.28 CONTROLLED TIME OF ARRIVAL CONCEPT
  22. ATS 3.29 MERGING AND SEQUENCING CONCEPTS
  23. ATS 3.3 HARMONISATION OF THE AIRSPACE CLASSIFICATION
  24. ATS 3.30 TRANSPONDER MANDATORY ZONES
  25. ATS 3.31 DYNAMIC SLOT TRADING PROCESS
  26. ATS 3.32 RECATEGORIZATION OF AIRCRAFT FOR WAKE TURBULENCE
  27. ATS 3.33 RELAY OF FLIGHT INFORMATION FROM AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE TO AIRCRAFT
  28. ATS 3.34 TERRAIN AND OBSTACLE CLEARANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
  29. ATS 3.35 TERRAIN AND OBSTACLE CHARTING
  30. ATS 3.36 EMERGENCY DESCENT PROCEDURES
  31. ATS 3.37 SERVICE PRIORITY
  32. ATS 3.38 FLIGHT PLANNING ACCURACY AND IMPACTS ON THE ATM SYSTEM
  33. ATS 3.39 CRISIS MANAGEMENT
  34. ATS 3.4 STANDARDISATION OF REGIONAL TRANSITION ALTITUDES
  35. ATS 3.40 MOVING TO A NEW FACILITY
  36. ATS 3.41 STATE AIRCRAFT AND DUE REGARD OPERATIONS
  37. ATS 3.42 HELICOPTER OPERATIONS
  38. ATS 3.43 HELICOPTERS: DISCRETE IDENTIFICATION IN FLIGHT PLANS
  39. ATS 3.44 HELICOPTER RTF PHRASEOLOGY
  40. ATS 3.45 ADS-B: SINGLE EMERGENCY CODE MANAGEMENT
  41. ATS 3.46 SECTORLESS ATM
  42. ATS 3.47 VFR AND SVFR FLIGHTS
  43. ATS 3.5 PROVISION OF OPERATIONAL AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION
  44. ATS 3.6 AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT – ADHERENCE
  45. ATS 3.7 ATC WITHIN ICAO ASSIGNED INTERNATIONAL AIRSPACE- THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY
  46. ATS 3.8 RADAR MONITORING
  47. ATS 3.9 GLOBAL COMPATIBLE FLIGHT LEVEL SYSTEMS

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COM 12

  1. COM 4.1 ALPHA – NUMERIC CALLSIGNS
  2. COM 4.10 PRONUNCIATION OF WORDS FIVE LETTER NAMING CODES (5LNC)
  3. COM 4.11 RADIO MANDATORY ZONES / TRANSPONDER MANDATORY ZONES
  4. COM 4.12 AUTOLAND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PILOTS AND CONTROLLERS
  5. COM 4.2 8.33 kHz SPACING
  6. COM 4.3 COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE
  7. COM 4.4 RTF FREQUENCY USAGE
  8. COM 4.5 FREQUENCY BLOCKING
  9. COM 4.6 DIRECT CONTROLLER – PILOT COMMUNICATIONS
  10. COM 4.7 CPDLC – DATALINK COMMUNICATIONS
  11. COM 4.8 RTF PHRASEOLOGY IN CIVIL/MILITARY INTEGRATION
  12. COM 4.9 COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ATS UNITS

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SEP 5

  1. SEP 5.1 USE OF 1000FT VERTICAL SEPARATION ABOVE FL290
  2. SEP 5.2 LATERAL AND LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION
  3. SEP 5.3 AIRBORNE SEPARATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS (ASAS) AND COCKPIT DISPLAY OF TRAFFIC INFORMATION (CDTI)
  4. SEP 5.4 CONTROLLER INTERVENTION BUFFER
  5. SEP 5.5 DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION OF U-SPACE AIRSPACE

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WC 41

  1. WC 10.1.1 IFATCA’s ROLE IN THE AREA OF PROFESSIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL ISSUES
  2. WC 10.1.2 ORGANISATIONS
  3. WC 10.1.3 DISPUTES
  4. WC 10.1.4 CIVIL MOBILISATION OR REQUISITION MEASURES
  5. WC 10.1.5 MINIMUM SERVICE
  6. WC 10.1.6 SINGLE / LONE PERSON OPERATIONS (SPO)
  7. WC 10.1.7 FOUR EYES PRINCIPLE (4EP)
  8. WC 10.1.8 PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
  9. WC 10.2.1 METHODS OF DETERMINING CONDITIONS OF OPERATION AND SERVICE
  10. WC 10.2.10 SHORT TERM CONFLICT ALERT (STCA): HUMAN FACTORS / LEGAL ASPECTS
  11. WC 10.2.11 ATM SAFETY MONITORING TOOL
  12. WC 10.2.2 MANAGEMENT OF ATS PROVIDERS
  13. WC 10.2.2.1 MONITORING PRIVATISATION / COMMERCIALISATION IN ATC
  14. WC 10.2.3 WORKING ENVIRONMENTS
  15. WC 10.2.4 ATC SYSTEMS
  16. WC 10.2.5 AUTOMATION / HUMAN FACTORS
  17. WC 10.2.6 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
  18. WC 10.2.7 WORKING WITH UNSERVICEABLE OR INADEQUATE EQUIPMENT
  19. WC 10.2.8 REGULATORY APPROVAL OF ATM SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT
  20. WC 10.2.9 CO-OPERATIVE SEPARATION
  21. WC 10.3.1 DUTY ROSTERS
  22. WC 10.3.2 WORK AND REST SCHEME
  23. WC 10.3.3 VACATION SCHEME
  24. WC 10.3.4 RECENCY AND COMPETENCY
  25. WC 10.3.5 EXTRA DUTY
  26. WC 10.3.6 STAFFING
  27. WC 10.3.7 AGEING ATCOS
  28. WC 10.4.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
  29. WC 10.4.2 REMUNERATION PRINCIPLE
  30. WC 10.5.1 RETIREMENT
  31. WC 10.5.2 EARLY RETIREMENT
  32. WC 10.5.3 EXTENDED DUTY
  33. WC 10.6.1 LOSS OF LICENCE
  34. WC 10.7.1 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IN ATM
  35. WC 10.7.2 NORMAL OPERATIONS SAFETY SURVEY
  36. WC 10.7.3 SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
  37. WC 10.7.4 INTRINSIC AND TACTICAL SAFETY
  38. WC 10.7.5 RESILIENCE AND LINEAR VS SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO SAFETY
  39. WC 10.7.6 COGNITIVE PROCESSES IN ATC
  40. WC 10.7.7 SEPARATION BETWEEN UNITS WITHOUT PROCEDURAL AGREEMENT
  41. WC 10.7.8 USE OF MULTIPLE ATCO RATINGS

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LM 15

  1. LM 7.1.1 FOUNDATIONAL AND GENERAL POLICY ON THE LEGAL LIABILITY OF THE CONTROLLER
  2. LM 7.1.2 THIRD PARTY RISK
  3. LM 7.1.3 TRANSFER OF CONTROL FUNCTIONS – LEGAL ASPECTS
  4. LM 7.1.4 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONTROLLER-IN-CHARGE (CIC) IN REGARD TO LIABILITY AND OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
  5. LM 7.1.5 PROVISION OF ATS OVER FOREIGN TERRITORY
  6. LM 7.2.1 JUST CULTURE, TRUST AND MUTUAL RESPECT
  7. LM 7.2.2 EXEMPTION FROM DUTY
  8. LM 7.2.3 RIGHT OF REPRESENTATION
  9. LM 7.2.4 PROTECTION OF IDENTITY
  10. LM 7.2.5 REFERENCE CARD
  11. LM 7.2.6 USE OF RECORDED DATA
  12. LM 7.2.7 USE OF ATS SURVEILLANCE DATA IN THE PROVISION OF NON-SURVEILLANCE SERVICES
  13. LM 7.3.1 LEGAL ASSISTANCE FROM IFATCA
  14. LM 7.3.2 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY LEGISLATION
  15. LM 7.4 UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE WITH INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION FACILITIES

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MED 10

  1. MED 8.1.1 GENERAL
  2. MED 8.2.1 EFFECTS OF MEDICINE, DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
  3. MED 8.2.2 OCULAR PROBLEMS
  4. MED 8.2.3 CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT
  5. MED 8.2.4 FATIGUE IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
  6. MED 8.2.5 WORK AS ATCO WHEN PREGNANT
  7. MED 8.2.6 SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
  8. MED 8.2.7 HIV AND AIDS IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
  9. MED 8.2.8 ATCOS WITH DISABILITIES
  10. MED 8.2.9 VIGILANCE DURING OPS SHIFTS

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TRNG 23

  1. TRNG 9.1.2 SELECTION
  2. TRNG 9.1.3 TEAM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
  3. TRNG 9.2.01 GENERAL CURRICULUM FOR ATC TRAINING
  4. TRNG 9.2.02 GRADUATION
  5. TRNG 9.2.03 LINK BETWEEN ATO AND OPERATIONAL UNITS
  6. TRNG 9.2.04 REASONS FOR FAILURE IN ATC TRAINING
  7. TRNG 9.2.05 AUTOMATION CONTROLLER TRAINING
  8. TRNG 9.2.06 AIRBORNE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (ACAS) TRAINING
  9. TRNG 9.2.07 BASIC DOCUMENTATION FOR USE BY TRAINING OFFICERS / INSTRUCTORS
  10. TRNG 9.2.08 EMERGENCY TRAINING
  11. TRNG 9.2.09 E-LEARNING
  12. TRNG 9.2.10 RPAS TRAINING
  13. TRNG 9.3.1 ON-THE-JOB-TRAINING (OJT)
  14. TRNG 9.4.1 A SYSTEM COMBINING ASSESSMENTS WITH EXAMINATIONS
  15. TRNG 9.4.2 USE OF UNQUALIFIED PERSONNEL
  16. TRNG 9.4.3 AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT (ATFM)
  17. TRNG 9.4.4 COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT
  18. TRNG 9.4.6 TRAINING AND LICENSING FOR DEDICATED FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE
  19. TRNG 9.5.1 REFRESHER COURSES
  20. TRNG 9.5.2 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING
  21. TRNG 9.5.3 SUPERVISORY AND MANAGEMENT COURSES
  22. TRNG 9.5.4 FLIGHT EXPERIENCE FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
  23. TRNG 9.6.1 RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING FOR MILITARY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS

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INFO 4

  1. INFO 6.1.1 INTRODUCTION
  2. INFO 6.1.2 PURPOSE OF THE IHB
  3. INFO 6.1.3 CONTENTS AND DISTRIBUTION
  4. INFO 6.1.4 METHOD OF UPDATING

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