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Just Culture

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 315 Just Culture Presented by SESAR Coordinator Summary Just Culture has been at the forefront of IFATCA’s professional and legal debates for many years. This paper reviews the history … Continued

A Review of the Policy on the ATM Safety Monitoring Tool

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 307 A Review of the Policy on the ATM Safety Monitoring Tool Presented by PLC Summary IFATCA has policy regarding what constitutes an ATM Safety Monitoring Tool and how … Continued

From RNAV Visual Approaches to Visual Guided Approaches Supplemented by RNAV

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 164 From RNAV Visual Approaches to Visual Guided Approaches Supplemented by RNAV Presented by TOC Summary This working paper describes the introduction of Visual Guided Approaches supplemented by RNAV, … Continued

Mental Fitness

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 305 Mental Fitness Presented by PLC Summary Mental Health is being discussed in the aviation industry due to recent events. Yet the Mental Fitness of humans has been a … Continued

Commercial Space Operations

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 159 Commercial Space Operations Presented by TOC Summary The purpose of the paper is to study the commercial space industry and its impacts on air traffic control system. It … Continued

Pronunciation of Words And Five Letter Naming Codes

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 162 Pronunciation of Words and Five Letter Naming Codes Presented by TOC Summary Standardizing the pronunciation of alphabets, words and phrases has provided a simpler language set between ATC … Continued

Space Weather

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 166 Space Weather Presented by TOC Summary This working paper describes the basics of space weather and the negative effect it can have on aviation. In particular, space weather … Continued

Reducing “Initial Call” Frequency Congestion

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 165 Reducing “Initial Call” Frequency Congestion Presented by PLC and TOC Summary The paper investigates the possible reduction in frequency congestion using the introduction of alternative procedures for aircraft … Continued

Cognitive Processes in Air Traffic Control

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 303 Cognitive Processes in Air Traffic Control Presented by PLC Summary The air traffic controller profession has great demands on the cognitive functioning of the brain. What makes it … Continued

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