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Legal Aspects in Air Traffic Control

7TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Munich, Germany, 22-26 April 1968 WP No. 19 Legal Aspects in Air Traffic Control Legal Liabilities of ATC Personnel The determination of the responsibility and limitations of liability on the individual ATC employee appears to be … Continued

Guidelines on Minimum ATC Service During Industrial Disputes

30TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, 22-26 April 1991 WP No. 73 Guidelines on Minimum ATC Service During Industrial Disputes Introduction The IFATCA policy regarding national disputes states: “ The Federation recognises the unfortunate economic circumstances affecting … 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

Roles and Responsibilities of the Controller-In-Charge (CIC) in Regard to Liability and Operational Responsibility

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 306 Roles and Responsibilities of the Controller-In-Charge (CIC) in Regard to Liability and Operational Responsibility Presented by PLC Summary This paper deals with the position of the controller-in-charge (CIC), … Continued

Review of Existing IFATCA Policies (Legal)

37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toulouse, France, 30 March – 3 April 1998 WP No. 155-2 Review of Existing Policies (Legal) Editor’s Note: As this particular WP reviewed several areas of IFATCA Legal Policy, only that part which refers to the … Continued

Availability of Databank

39TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Marrakech, Morocco, 6-10 March 2000 WP No. 151 Availability of Databank Introduction The databank of incidents involving ATC where a controller was named as a defendant before a court of law has been available now for several … Continued

Operating in Unsafe Airspace

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 164 Operating in Unsafe Airspace Presented by PLC Introduction 1.1 There are situations, in regard to “unsafe airspace”, that are causing great concern among air traffic controllers around the world. … Continued

Responsibility For Terrain And Obstacle Clearance During Weather Avoidance

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 92 Responsibility For Terrain And Obstacle Clearance During Weather Avoidance Presented by TOC Summary There is ambiguity over where the responsibility lies for provision of separation with terrain and obstacles. … 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 10.1.6 SINGLE / LONE PERSON OPERATIONS (SPO)

ANSPs have considered implementing SPO and removing 4EP. Factors inducing SPO: staff shortages, night shifts, introducing automation and technical tools to better predict conflicting traffic, etc. When SPO is applied, there is no “Human Safety Net” and when working alone, it does … Continued