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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

Update of Policy on Legal Liability of the Controller

39TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Marrakech, Morocco, 6-10 March 2000 WP No. 155 Update of Policy on Legal Liability of the Controller Introduction With the development of new Air Traffic Control Systems and Technology it became necessary to review and enhance IFATCA’s … Continued

Review Policy on Use of Unqualified Personnel

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 163 Review Policy on Use of Unqualified Personnel Presented by PLC Introduction 1.1 At the 44th Annual IFATCA conference in Melbourne, the item of “Review Policy on Use of Unqualified … Continued

Review of Policy: Resumption of Separation Following a TCAS RA

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 88 Review of Policy: Resumption of Separation Following a TCAS RA Presented by TOC Summary This working paper is a review of a current provisional IFATCA policy with regards to … Continued

Artificial Intelligence Development in ATM and Legal Issues

62ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 8-12 May 2023 WP No. 92 Artificial Intelligence Development in ATM and Legal Issues Presented by PLC-TOC Summary The development of AI systems is continuous and fast, moving from human controlled systems to … 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 10.7.7 SEPARATION BETWEEN UNITS WITHOUT PROCEDURAL AGREEMENT

In some areas separation between aircraft seems to be achieved merely by those aircraft being under the control of different authorities, with no agreed procedure between the authorities as to who is providing the separation and how. Having a situation … Continued

Draft Convention for the Profession of Air Traffic Controllers

18TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Brussels, Belgium, 23-27 April 1979 WP No. 49 Draft Convention for the Profession of Air Traffic Controllers Introduction During the last 17th Annual Conference in Copenhagen the Directors resolved that in view of concerned preparations regarding the … Continued

Practical Legal Aid Programme

31ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bournemouth, UK, 23-27 March 1992 WP No. 102 Practical Legal Air Programme Introduction The aim of IFATCA is to promote air traffic control throughout the world. The objectives, functions and problems of this essential service can … Continued