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SID/STAR Phraseology

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 87 SID/STAR Phraseology Presented by TOC Summary New ICAO SID/STAR-Phraseology has been introduced in some countries with some problems arising. This working paper gives an overview of existing IFATCA policies … 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

Three Main Systems of Flight Level (FL) Determination

35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Tunis, Tunisia, 15-19 April 1996 WP No. 96 Three Main Systems of Flight Level (FL) Determination There exists at present three main systems of flight level (FL) determination. The FL expressed in feet , mainly used … Continued

Study Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) to Update IFATCA Provisional Policy

38TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Santiago, Chile, 15-19 March 1999 WP No. 94 Study Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) to Update IFATCA Provisional Policy Introduction The IFATCA Technical Manual contains reference to extensive provisional policy on the technical aspects of Automatic Dependent Surveillance … Continued

Review Policy on Mode S – Operational Requirements

41TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Cancun, Mexico, 15-19 April 2002 WP No. 85 Review Policy on Mode S – Operational Requirements Presented by SC1 Introduction 1.1 The present IFATCA Policy on Mode S was developed mainly when ICAO started to discuss amending … Continued

Co-operative Separation

43RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Hong Kong, China (SAR), 22-26 March 2004 WP No. 158 Co-operative Separation Introduction This topic has been known in the past as Transfer of Control Functions to Pilots, and has been on SC4’s working programme since the … Continued

Operating in Unsafe Airspace

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 164 Operating in Unsafe Airspace Presented by PLC Introduction 1.1 There are situations, in regard to “unsafe airspace”, that are causing great concern among air traffic controllers around the world. … Continued

Surveillance – Provide an update on ITP

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 85 Surveillance – Provide an update on ITP Presented by TOC Summary At the 2008 Conference in Arusha Tanzania, the Technical and Operations Committee (TOC) presented a working paper on … Continued

Study Merging and Sequencing Concepts

51ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kathmandu, Nepal, 12-16 March 2012 WP No. 88 Study Merging and Sequencing Concepts Presented by TOC Summary Due to environmental, economical and operational reasons the need for more accurate merging and sequencing tools has arisen. This working paper … Continued

Emergency Descent Procedures

53RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Gran Canaria, Spain, 5-9 May 2014 WP No. 88 Emergency Descent Procedures Presented by TOC Summary Existing ICAO recommended practices concerning emergency descent procedures provide guidance to pilots and ATS units in the event of an emergency … Continued