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ATS 3.32 RECATEGORIZATION OF AIRCRAFT FOR WAKE TURBULENCE

In recent years, there have been a number of initiatives to review and update the wake turbulence categories defined by ICAO and the corresponding state variations. IFATCA Policy is: Any aircraft wake turbulence recategorisation shall: Conduct appropriate safety assessments, including … Continued

Sectorless ATM

61ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 23-27 May 2022 WP No. 69 Sectorless ATM Presented by TOC Summary As the industry is pushing to implement flight-centric-ATM systems IFATCA has to evaluate the benefits and challenges approaching with these kinds of systems. This … Continued

ATS 3.1 REPLACEMENT FLIGHT PLANS

Where owing to ATFM restrictions upon the initial flight plan route, the initial plan is cancelled and a new plan filed there is a need to ensure that the replacement flight plan can be identified as such. Procedures to achieve … Continued

ATS 3.17 CONFLICT DETECTION TOOLS

Conflict Detection Tools (CDTs) are computer based Controller Tools that identify conflicts and then provide system generated conflict advice to controllers. CDTs can either provide conflict detection continually or provide one-off probes (modelling to assess the potential conflicts on an … Continued

ATS 3.33 RELAY OF FLIGHT INFORMATION FROM AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE TO AIRCRAFT

ICAO SARPS state that Air Traffic Services are required to provide flight information. Despite it not being the most accurate and efficient method, it is often the Air Traffic Controller that assumes responsibility for broadcasting this information. Although several new … Continued

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

ATS 3.2 CLEARANCES

One of the fundamental operational principles that have been incorporated in the draft ICAO Manual of ATS Data Link Applications, 1st Ed. (1999), 3.36 from the beginning is that any ATS data link system shall only allow one ATSU (ATS … Continued

ATS 3.18 SHORT TERM CONFLICT ALERT

STCA is a ground based system that relies on surveillance data processing to predict proximity between two or more targets. The program utilises radar information on both the vertical and horizontal planes and predicts the future position of those targets, … Continued

ATS 3.34 TERRAIN AND OBSTACLE CLEARANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

During the work on SID and STAR phraseology changes and cancellation of level restrictions, fundamental issues arose regarding ICAO standards and procedures for terrain and obstacle clearance. ICAO provisions presently have problems: Currently most responsibility lies with pilots. Implied responsibility. … Continued

ATS 3.47 VFR AND SVFR FLIGHTS

IFATCA Policy is: Information regarding VFR flights should be published on VFR charts. ANSPs should consider the impact of VFR/SVFR flights on the workload of Air Traffic Controllers, and mitigations should be put in place if required. If VFR/SVFR … Continued