Surveillance Applications Policy – Review Policy on Radar Monitoring

Surveillance Applications Policy – Review Policy on Radar Monitoring

46TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-20 April 2007 WP No. 92 Surveillance Applications Policy – Review Policy on Radar Monitoring Presented by TOC Summary Radar monitoring is a controller skill based around the most common form of electronic surveillance in … Continued
ATS – Study Restrictions in the Enroute Environment

ATS – Study Restrictions in the Enroute Environment

50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Amman, Jordan, 11-15 April 2011 WP No. 91 ATS – Study Restrictions in the Enroute Environment Presented by TOC Summary In November 2007 ICAO introduced Amendment 5 to Doc 4444, which contained new procedures and phraseologies for … Continued
Harmonised Transition Altitude

Harmonised Transition Altitude

53RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Gran Canaria, Spain, 5-9 May 2014 WP No. 93 Harmonised Transition Altitude Presented by TOC Summary The harmonisation of transition altitude is a subject, which has already been discussed for a long time. More and more stakeholders … Continued
Radio Mandatory Zones / Transponder Mandatory Zones

Radio Mandatory Zones / Transponder Mandatory Zones

59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 30 March – 3 April 2020 WP No. 88 Radio Mandatory Zones / Transponder Mandatory Zones Presented by TOC   IMPORTANT NOTE: The IFATCA Annual Conference 2020 in Singapore was cancelled. The present working paper was … Continued
ATS 3.46 SECTORLESS ATM

ATS 3.46 SECTORLESS ATM

As the industry is pushing to implement flight-centric ATM, there is a need to evaluate the benefits and potential concerns related to these systems. New challenges related to their implementation will require the adoption of a set of guidelines to … Continued
ADME 2.8 ADVANCED APPROACH PROCEDURES

ADME 2.8 ADVANCED APPROACH PROCEDURES

  IFATCA Policy is: Controller tools should be provided for integrating traffic on different approaches to the same or dependent runways. See: WP 85 – Geneva 2001, Resolution B7, B8, B9, B10, B11, B12, B13, B14, B15, B16, B17, B22 … Continued
ATS 3.19 MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE WARNING SYSTEMS

ATS 3.19 MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE WARNING SYSTEMS

There continues to be an unacceptable high level of Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) accidents. Although there are enhancements in the cockpit to prevent such incidents: Ground Proximity Warnings (GPWS), IFATCA believes that devices such as Minimum Safe Altitude Warning … Continued
WC 10.7.7 SEPARATION BETWEEN UNITS WITHOUT PROCEDURAL AGREEMENT

WC 10.7.7 SEPARATION BETWEEN UNITS WITHOUT PROCEDURAL AGREEMENT

In some areas separation between aircraft seems to be achieved merely by those aircraft being under the control of different authorities, with no agreed procedure between the authorities as to who is providing the separation and how. Having a situation … Continued