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ADME 2.6 RESPONSIBILITY AND FUNCTIONS OF AERODROME CONTROLLERS WITH REGARD TO SURFACE MOVEMENT

The task of apron control is not solely the responsibility of ATC; therefore, all staff involved in the provision of this service should be trained to the appropriate standard. It is important that the siting of control towers, the markings … Continued

ATS 3.34 TERRAIN AND OBSTACLE CLEARANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

During the work on SID and STAR phraseology changes and cancellation of level restrictions, fundamental issues arose regarding ICAO standards and procedures for terrain and obstacle clearance. ICAO provisions presently have problems: Currently most responsibility lies with pilots. Implied responsibility. … Continued

LM 7.2.4 PROTECTION OF IDENTITY

IFATCA Policy is: Protection of the identity(ies) of ATM staff involved in incidents or accidents shall be guaranteed. See: WP 159 – Istanbul 2007, WP 165 – Melbourne 2005

Intimidation of the Air Traffic Controller

24TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Athens, Greece, 18-22 March 1985 WP No. 62 Intimidation of the Air Traffic Controller Introduction Questionnaires on the subject have been sent to all MA’s. 20 replies have been returned. The replying countries are: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, … Continued

Separation Between Units Without Procedural Agreement

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 309 Separation Between Units Without Procedural Agreement Presented by PLC Summary In some areas separation between aircraft seems to be achieved merely by those aircraft being under the control … Continued

Provision of ATS over Foreign Territories

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 163 Provision of ATS over Foreign Territories Presented by PLC Summary For several reasons ATC is sometimes responsible for airspace of two or more countries. For ATCOs working this airspace, … Continued

Examine the Interface Between AFIS and ATC

36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Taipei, Taiwan, 17-21 March 1997 WP No. 84 Examine the Interface Between AFIS and ATC The implementation of Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS) units has globally experienced recently a sudden growth. The main cause being the … Continued

Transfer of Control Functions to Pilots (Legal Aspects)

38TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Santiago, Chile, 15-19 March 1999 WP No. 166 Transfer of Control Functions to Pilots (Legal Aspects) Introduction The Toulouse IFATCA (98) Conference revealed the need to deal with the legal aspects of the transfer of control functions … Continued

Co-operative Separation

43RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Hong Kong, China (SAR), 22-26 March 2004 WP No. 158 Co-operative Separation Introduction This topic has been known in the past as Transfer of Control Functions to Pilots, and has been on SC4’s working programme since the … Continued

Review of Single Person Operations Policy and Four Eyes Principle

52ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bali, Indonesia, 24-28 April 2013 WP No. 158 Review of Single Person Operations Policy and Four Eyes Principle Presented by PLC Summary This paper will review the existing Single Person Operations policy and the Four Eyes Principle. … Continued