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Relief from Operational Position after an Occurrence

61ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 23-27 May 2022 WP No. 84 Relief from Operational Position after an Occurrence Presented by PLC Summary Common practice is that ATCOs are relieved from position immediately after involvement in an occurrence. This can be for … Continued

WC 10.1.5 MINIMUM SERVICE

IFATCA Policy is: Minimum service is defined as actions confined to operations that are strictly necessary to avoid endangering the life, personal safety or health of the whole or part of the population. Member Associations should establish a policy … Continued

WC 10.3.5 EXTRA DUTY

IFATCA Policy is: Extra duty should be voluntary and used only in exceptional situations. In the interest of aviation safety and the well being of the controller population, extra duty control should be considered as an undesirable method of … Continued

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