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Distractions at Workplace

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 162 Distractions at Workplace Presented by PLC Summary Distractions of all types occur in everyday life, but when they take place in air traffic control environment, the results can be … Continued

ADME 2.16 USE OF AERODROME CONTROL FREQUENCY FOR COMMUNICATIONS OF VEHICLE DRIVERS

A runway incident involving a vehicle operating on the runway highlighted a safety concern that vehicle drivers remain on ground control frequency instead of the aerodrome control frequency. Some studies were made, and this policy highlights the importance of the … Continued

WC 10.2.5 AUTOMATION / HUMAN FACTORS

IFATCA Policy is: Automation shall improve and enhance the data exchange for controllers. Automated systems shall be fail-safe and provide accurate and incorruptible data. These systems shall be built with an integrity factor to review and crosscheck the information … Continued

Future ATM Systems of the Next Century

35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Tunis, Tunisia, 15-19 April 1996 WP No. 94A Future ATM Systems of the Next Century Future ATM Systems of the next century will be characterised by increased complexity with extensive use of highly automated sub-systems. Controllers … Continued

Extra Duty

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 127 Extra Duty Introduction During the 32nd Annual Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand, it was identified, as a result of the review of International Labour Organisation (ILO) recommendations, that the … Continued

Determining And Result Of Inadequate Staffing

41TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Cancun, Mexico, 15-19 April 2002 WP No. 167 Determining And Result Of Inadequate Staffing Introduction At the 40th Annual Conference held in Geneva Switzerland, SC4 was tasked to prepare a working paper for Determining and Result of … Continued

Fatigue Management in Air Traffic Control

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 162 Fatigue Management in Air Traffic Control Presented by PLC Summary This paper is an in-depth look at fatigue starting at IFATCA policy, the definitions, the types and the symptoms … Continued

Human Factors and Technicalities in a Multi-Sector Planner Environment

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 154 Human Factors and Technicalities in a Multi-Sector Planner Environment Presented by PLC Summary This paper aims to present the factors which need to be taken into account when introducing … 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

WC 10.3.5 EXTRA DUTY

IFATCA Policy is: Extra duty should be voluntary and used only in exceptional situations. In the interest of aviation safety and the well being of the controller population, extra duty control should be considered as an undesirable method of … Continued