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Revision of Technical and Professional Manual

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 167 Revision of Technical and Professional Manual Presented by TOC Summary After the past 2015 Conference held in Sofia the TOC initiated a full revision of the TPM. Not … Continued

Ageing Air Traffic Controllers: Consequences on Job Performance

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 302 Ageing Air Traffic Controllers: Consequences on Job Performance Presented by PLC Summary The aim of this paper is to summarise the potential effects of ageing on air traffic … Continued

Separation in Class E Airspace

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 310 Separation in Class E Airspace Presented by PLC Summary Class E Airspace is the lowest class of controlled airspace. Controlled doesn’t mean visual flight rules (VFR) traffic has … Continued

Digitising Flight Progress Strip Displays

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 160 Digitising Flight Process Strip Displays Presented by TOC Summary The paper-based Flight Progress Strip is an old and venerable tool of our trade, but it is getting to … Continued

Dynamic and Flexible ATS Route Systems

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 161 Dynamic and Flexible ATS Route Systems Presented by TOC Summary Dynamic and flexible ATS Route Systems provide financial benefits for airliners and contribute to a carbon neutral growth … Continued

Training for On-the-Job-Training-Instructors (OJTI)

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 311 Training for On-the-Job-Training-Instructors (OJTI) Presented by PLC Summary This paper presents a proposal to introduce a suite of competency-based training criteria as guidance material to the IFATCA Technical … Continued

Educational Issues on Distraction (Guidance Material)

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 304 Educational Issues on Distraction (Guidance Material) Presented by PLC Summary Air Traffic Control Officers (ATCOs) are exposed to different kinds of distractions in their daily operations. These distractions … Continued

Study Remote/Virtual TWR from the Professional, Procedural and HF View

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 313 Study Remote/Virtual TWR from the Professional, Procedural and HF View Presented by PLC Summary The recent step-change in technological capabilities coupled with an increasing need to improve the … Continued

Separation Between Units Without Procedural Agreement

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 309 Separation Between Units Without Procedural Agreement Presented by PLC Summary In some areas separation between aircraft seems to be achieved merely by those aircraft being under the control … Continued

The Use of ATS Surveillance Data in the Provision of Non-Surveillance Services

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 312 The Use of ATS Surveillance Data in the Provision of Non-Surveillance Services Presented by PLC Summary This working paper studies the situation where a controller is provided with … Continued