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Vigilance During OPS Shift

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 160 Vigilance During OPS Shift Presented by PLC Summary Monotony, vigilance and complacency are sometimes underestimated hazards in the ATC environment. This paper will highlight these hazards and the risks … Continued

Display of GNSS Status to ATC

35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Tunis, Tunisia, 15-19 April 1996 WP No. 86 Display of GNSS Status to ATC During the Committee B deliberations at the Jerusalem conference, there was considerable discussion on the requirement for the monitoring of GNSS by … Continued

The Use of Safety Nets in ATM

41TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Cancun, Mexico, 15-19 April 2002 WP No. 88 The Use of Safety Nets in ATM Presented by SC1 Introduction 1.1 The concept of safety nets in ATM has become widely recognised and established as a major safety … Continued

Review Policy on Mixed Mode Operations

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 93 Review Policy on Mixed Mode Operations Presented by TOC Summary Mixed mode operations play an important role in current day ATM. However, a common understanding seems to be missing. … Continued

Crisis Management

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 93 Crisis Management Presented by PLC and TOC Summary Crisis management is an important present-day issue, with many global and regional initiatives to help the aviation industry cope with major … Continued

AAS 1.20 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING IN ATC

Demand will exceed capacity in more parts of the global ATM system in the near future. To relieve congestion and improve efficiency, modernisation will be needed, and AI and ML could provide solutions to the current challenges. There are many … Continued

MED 8.2.4 FATIGUE IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

IFATCA Policy is: MAs should draw the attention of their members to the causes of Fatigue in ATC so that they can identify those to which they are most exposed. MAs should advise their members to seek professional psychological … Continued

Position Paper on Remotely Operated Towers

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 97 Position Paper on Remotely Operated Towers Presented by Giusy Sciacca – ROT Group Coordinator Summary In the last years the operational concept or Remote Tower Operations (RTO) has been … Continued

Free Flight

36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Taipei, Taiwan, 17-21 March 1997 WP No. 93 Free Flight The 35th conference charged SC1 with the responsibility of monitoring developments of the rapidly evolving concept of “Free Flight”. Concept Three basic philosophies are being developed … Continued

Management of Mixed Mode Operations

42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17-21 March 2003 WP No. 96 Management of Mixed Mode Operations Presented by SC1 Introduction 1.1 The ATM system has been enhanced in recent years to resolve capacity and delay problems and to provide … Continued