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ATCO Duty of Care

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 156 ATCO Duty of Care Presented by PLC Summary The paper proposes a number of broad principles air traffic control officers can apply that may be useful to ensure the … Continued

Rating for ROT

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 158 Rating for ROT Presented by PLC Summary Remotely Operated Towers (ROT) have been operational for a couple of months and presently there are no regulations available as to how … Continued

Low Level RPAS

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 88 Low Level RPAS Presented by TOC Summary This paper studies low level remotely-piloted aircraft systems (LL-RPAS) to examine recent activities, regulations and interactions with ATM. It also makes recommendations … Continued

Incident Reporting Responsibilities throughout the Whole ATM Domain

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 157 Incident Reporting Responsibilities throughout the Whole ATM Domain Presented by PLC Summary This paper recognises that accidents/incidents don’t just happen because a few individuals didn’t pay attention but rather … Continued

Review ATS 3.36 – Recategorization of Aircraft for Wake Turbulence

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 92 Review ATS 3.36 – Recategorization of Aircraft for Wake Turbulence Presented by TOC Summary This working paper reviews the current provisional policy on Recategorization of Aircraft for Wake Turbulence … Continued

Global Harmonisation of Air Traffic Control Training

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 161 Global Harmonisation of Air Traffic Control Training Presented by PLC Summary The need for global harmonisation of Air Traffic Control training seems obvious. Raising the standard of training and … Continued

Conditional Clearances to Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 86 Conditional Clearances to Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles Presented by TOC Summary This paper examines the status of the conditional clearance and the question of whether extending their range to … Continued

Policy Review AAS 1.8 – 4D Trajectory Concepts / Management

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 91 Policy Review AAS 1.8 – 4D Trajectory Concepts / Management Presented by TOC Summary This paper reviews the status and validity of two provisional IFATCA policy statements on 4D … Continued

Moving to a New Facility

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 85 Moving to a New Facility Presented by PLC and TOC Summary Moving to a new facility is a very demanding and lengthy process. It not only affects ATM as … Continued

Airframe Based Weather Reporting Systems

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 89 Airframe Based Weather Reporting Systems Presented by TOC Summary As aviation weather technology gets more advanced, with products such as Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMDAR), there is an … Continued