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ATS 3.44 HELICOPTER RTF PHRASEOLOGY

It is often normal practice on airfields for helicopters to take off and land from parts of the apron area. However, these areas, not being part of the manoeuvring area, are not under the control of ATC and there may … Continued

ADME 2.13 AUTONOMOUS RUNWAY INCURSION WARNING SYSTEM (ARIWS)

Autonomous runway incursion warning system (ARIWS) is a system which provides autonomous detection of a potential incursion or of the occupancy of an active runway and a direct warning to a flight crew or a vehicle operator. ARIWS uses available … Continued

R/T Failure Procedures and Blocking of Frequencies

19TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 05-09 May 1980 WP No. 23 R/T Failure Procedures and Blocking of Frequencies As good R/T communications are essential for the satisfactory provision of effective ATC service, SC 1 has been studying R/T Failure … Continued

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

Interference with Air Traffic Control Radiotelephony (RT)

37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toulouse, France, 30 March – 3 April 1998 WP No. 159 Interference with Air Traffic Control Radiotelephony (RT) Introduction Following the 36th Annual Conference in Taipei, the problem of interference with ATC RT was raised by an … Continued

8.33 kHz Horizontal Expansion

42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17-21 March 2003 WP No. 104 8.33 kHz Horizontal Expansion Presented by Akos van der Plaat Introduction 1.1 In addition to the 7 Initial States, 22 States have removed exemptions related to 8.33 kHz channel-spacing … Continued

Review IFATCA Technical and Professional Manual on Technical Policy Statements related to Mixed Mode Operations

49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 12-16 April 2010 WP No. 89 Review IFATCA Technical and Professional Manual on Technical Policy Statements related to Mixed Mode Operations Presented by the Netherlands Summary IFATCA Policy on Mixed Mode Operations (MMO) … Continued

ATS 3.45 ADS-B: SINGLE EMERGENCY CODE MANAGEMENT

IFATCA considers the issue of single emergency code management with ADS-B to be of concern particularly if introduced to replace radar as a sole means of surveillance in high density airspace. IFATCA Policy is: If ADS-B is to replace radar … Continued

ATS 3.9 GLOBAL COMPATIBLE FLIGHT LEVEL SYSTEMS

There currently exist three systems for flight level determination which are not compatible with one another. In the interface areas safety is compromised. IFATCA Policy is: A global solution shall be developed using one system of flight level determination. The … Continued

Helicopter Operations (ATC Aspects)

20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Cairo, Egypt, 02-06 May 1981 WP No. 29 Helicopter Operations (ATC Aspects) At the 19th Annual Conference, the title subject was placed on the 1980/81 work programme of SC 1, with a view to the early … Continued