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Review policy on RTF Frequency Usage

44TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Melbourne, Australia, 17-22 April 2005 WP No. 88 Review policy on RTF Frequency Usage Presented by TOC Introduction 1.1. As part of the 2004/5 work programme, TOC undertook to review existing policy on RTF Frequency Usage. 1.2. … Continued

Study the Concept of Block Upgrades

51ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kathmandu, Nepal, 12-16 March 2012 WP No. 89 Study the Concept of Block Upgrades Presented by TOC Summary This paper provides an insight to the ICAO Global Harmonisation project that is called Global Aviation System Block Upgrades. … Continued

COM 4.11 RADIO MANDATORY ZONES / TRANSPONDER MANDATORY ZONES

Traffic density is constantly increasing and due to specific airspace classification, controlled IFR traffic can be mixed up with uncontrolled VFR traffic. With the intention to improve safety, additional SSR transponder and radio equipment carriage requirements have been implemented. This … Continued

COM 4.3 COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE

Some radios have a sleep mode that causes communication failures without being noticed. This results in serious security and cost issues for the military. Radio communication failure is a rare occurrence, but it can result in undesirable situations. Present ICAO … Continued

ATC Aspects of Interception of Civil Aircraft

26TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Nairobi, Kenya, 27-30 April 1987 WP No. 60 ATC Aspects of Interception of Civil Aircraft The subject of ATC aspects of interception of civil aircraft was placed on the SC 1 work programme by the 1986 … Continued

The Use of Voice Communications in ADS Operations

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 101 The Use of Voice Communications in ADS Operations An ADS service will not use voice communications for routine message transmission of reports between the controller and the flight … Continued

Use of LACKs (Logical Acknowledgements) in CPDLC

40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Geneva, Switzerland, 19-23 March 2001 WP No. 87 Use of LACKs (Logical Acknowledgements) in CPDLC Introduction LACKs are a capability of CPDLC (Controller Pilot Data Link Communications) as implemented via the ATN (Aeronautical Telecommunication Network). The purpose … Continued

Investigate Potential Applications of ADS-B

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 86 Investigate Potential Applications of ADS-B Presented by TOC Introduction 1.1. With the global evolution of Automatic Dependant Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) statements such as: “air traffic controllers this week began separating … Continued

Study Communication Failure

52ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bali, Indonesia, 24-28 April 2013 WP No. 87 Study Communication Failure Presented by TOC Summary In regard to current work on ICAO Radio Communication Failure (RCF) procedures by the ICAO Communication Failure Coordinating Group (CFCG), TOC was … Continued

COM 4.12 AUTOLAND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PILOTS AND CONTROLLERS

Autoland is a procedure performed by pilots all over the world and its use is expected to become more common in the future. There are no international standards that require pilots to notify controllers when they are performing an Autoland. … Continued