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Responsibility and Liability of Operating in Delegated Airspace

35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Tunis, Tunisia, 15-19 April 1996 WP No. 139 Responsibility and Liability of Operating in Delegated Airspace Introduction During the past few years the number of Letters of Agreement between ACC’s or national administrations, both bilateral and multilateral … Continued

Performance Indicators in Context

38TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Santiago, Chile, 15-19 March 1999 WP No. 171 Performance Indicators in Context Introduction It was decided at Toulouse that Performance Indicators should continue as an agenda item for SC4. The Irish association (IATCA) were tasked with developing … Continued

Monitoring Institutional Framework in ATM

42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17-21 March 2003 WP No. 168 Monitoring Institutional Framework in ATM Introduction Marc Baumgartner, IFATCA President and CEO, former EVP Europe proposed the subject matter during Cancun 2002 Conference. It addresses the concerns related … Continued

Quality Management Systems in ANSPs and the Relation with the SMS

52ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bali, Indonesia, 24-28 April 2013 WP No. 156 Quality Management Systems in ANSPs and the Relation with the SMS Presented by PLC Summary The Intention of this paper is to show how QMS principles are transferred from … Continued

The 2004 Cagliari Accident and the European Court of Human Rights Decision

59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 30 March – 3 April 2020 WP No. 169 The 2004 Cagliari Accident and the European Court of Human Rights Decision Presented by ANACNA IMPORTANT NOTE: The IFATCA Annual Conference 2020 in Singapore was cancelled. … Continued

ATS 3.47 VFR AND SVFR FLIGHTS

IFATCA Policy is: Information regarding VFR flights should be published on VFR charts. ANSPs should consider the impact of VFR/SVFR flights on the workload of Air Traffic Controllers, and mitigations should be put in place if required. If VFR/SVFR … Continued

LM 7.2.7 USE OF ATS SURVEILLANCE DATA IN THE PROVISION OF NON-SURVEILLANCE SERVICES

ICAO has defined air traffic controller ratings that identify what service(s) the holder is authorised to perform. ICAO also defines some additional training required for surveillance ratings. ICAO also provides guidance as to the role of surveillance data in relation … Continued

ATS 3.32 RECATEGORIZATION OF AIRCRAFT FOR WAKE TURBULENCE

In recent years, there have been a number of initiatives to review and update the wake turbulence categories defined by ICAO and the corresponding state variations. IFATCA Policy is: Any aircraft wake turbulence recategorisation shall: Conduct appropriate safety assessments, including … Continued

LM 7.2.3 RIGHT OF REPRESENTATION

IFATCA Policy is: Controllers shall have the right to be accompanied by a representative of their choice at any hearing, inquiry or investigation into any Air Traffic Control incident or accident. Controllers should make no written statements without the … Continued

Study on the Correlation Between Compensation for Loss of Licence, Early Retirement Programme, Medical Checks, Proficiency Checks and Conditions of Employment

24TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Athens, Greece, 18-22 March 1985 WP No. 8 Study on the Correlation Between Compensation for Loss of Licence, Early Retirement Programme, Medical Checks, Proficiency Checks and Conditions of Employment Introduction A paper on this subject was presented … Continued