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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

Relationship Between the ATC Trainee and the Instructor

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 155 Relationship Between the ATC Trainee and the Instructor Presented by PLC Summary The Learning/training process is a major and important phase in the professional career of every ATCO and … Continued

Cybersecurity

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 87 Cybersecurity Presented by TOC Summary The use of automation and networking means that cybersecurity needs to be considered. The implementation of cybersecurity has arrived late in aviation but the … Continued

Complexity of Multiple Delay Absorption Programmes

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 90 Complexity of Multiple Delay Absorption Programmes Presented by TOC Summary As air traffic counts around the world increase, the demand on airports is growing exponentially. In order to facilitate … Continued