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WC 10.2.10 SHORT TERM CONFLICT ALERT (STCA): HUMAN FACTORS / LEGAL ASPECTS

IFATCA Policy is: The Short Term Conflict Alert (STCA) system should only alert the controllers at the specific radar sector concerned, and not at positions where controllers are not involved in the alert. The methods and procedures for the … Continued

Stress in Air Traffic Control

31ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bournemouth, UK, 23-27 March 1992 WP No. 93 Stress in Air Traffic Control Introduction The Port of Spain Conference required SC4 to continue the examination of stress in ATC and to produce a working paper on … Continued

Dynamic and Flexible ATS Route Systems

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 161 Dynamic and Flexible ATS Route Systems Presented by TOC Summary Dynamic and flexible ATS Route Systems provide financial benefits for airliners and contribute to a carbon neutral growth … Continued

Single Person Operations in ATC

40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Geneva, Switzerland, 19-23 March 2001 WP No. 159 Single Person Operations in ATC Introduction Shrinking federal budgets and commercial pressures from privatisation are producing a global drive for increased efficiencies in the Air Navigation Systems of the … Continued

Study the Virtual Tower Concept

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 90 Study the Virtual Tower Concept Presented by TOC Introduction 1.1. This work study is related to the “Remote Aerodrome Control Concepts” paper presented in Melbourne last year. 1.2. This … Continued

Human Factors Integration in New ATM Systems

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 159 Human Factors Integration in New ATM Systems Presented by PLC Summary This paper analyses human factors (HF) relating to the implementation of new ATM systems. The aviation system is … 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

WC 10.7.6 COGNITIVE PROCESSES IN ATC

For more than 35 years, IFATCA has been drawing attention to the human in the ATM system. With the ATCO not being a line worker, but the highly skilled centre of the system, this apprehension is fully justified. It is … Continued

Review Policy on CCTV

50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Amman, Jordan, 11-15 April 2011 WP No. 97 Review Policy on CCTV Presented by the Netherlands Summary IFATCA has recently (2007) adopted Policy on visual observation and new aerodrome control service concepts. This Policy consists of a … Continued

Study Remote/Virtual TWR from the Professional, Procedural and HF View

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 313 Study Remote/Virtual TWR from the Professional, Procedural and HF View Presented by PLC Summary The recent step-change in technological capabilities coupled with an increasing need to improve the … Continued