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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

WC 10.7.1 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IN ATM

IFATCA Policy is: Regulation of ATM shall remain the responsibility of the State or of those supranational public entities mandated by the member States. Regulatory / oversight functions shall always be separated from Air Navigation Service Providers. Regulatory / … Continued

Intimidation of the Controller

17TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Copenhagen, Denmark, 24-28 April 1978 WP No. 51 Intimidation of the Controller Introduction Two very classical examples of intimidation against the controller were witnessed since last year’s annual conference in Nicosia. In both cases, Israel and Greece, … Continued

Policy on the Use of Recorded Data

31ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bournemouth, UK, 23-27 March 1992 WP No. 100 Policy on the Use of Recorded Data Introduction Equipment at ATC facilities is becoming increasingly more sophisticated, including the ability to record different data used by controllers. Advancement … Continued

Legal Rights of Pregnant ATCOs

35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Tunis, Tunisia, 15-19 April 1996 WP No. 138 Legal Rights of Pregnant ATCOs Introduction The purpose of this working paper is to analyse the legal process that looks at the general characteristic of female ATCOs which prevented … Continued

A Review of the Policy on the ATM Safety Monitoring Tool

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 307 A Review of the Policy on the ATM Safety Monitoring Tool Presented by PLC Summary IFATCA has policy regarding what constitutes an ATM Safety Monitoring Tool and how … Continued

Review of Existing IFATCA Policies (Legal)

37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toulouse, France, 30 March – 3 April 1998 WP No. 155-1 Review of Existing IFATCA Policies (Legal) Editor’s Note: As this particular WP reviewed several areas of IFATCA Legal Policy, only that part which refers to … Continued