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TRNG 9.4.2 USE OF UNQUALIFIED PERSONNEL

IFATCA Policy is: To guarantee safety, controllers shall not be replaced by personnel who do not hold ATC licences in accordance with ICAO Annex 1, with the ratings, recency and competency appropriate to the duties that they are expected … Continued

Examination and Validation Procedures

18TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Brussels, Belgium, 23-27 April 1979 WP No. 22 Examination and Validation Procedures Introduction SC5 distributed a questionnaire to MAs to determine if current examination and validation procedures were satisfactory and if necessary to propose any changes. Only … Continued

Review of ILO Conclusions

32ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Christchurch, NZ, 19-23 April 1993 WP No. 117 Review of ILO Conclusions Introduction At the Bournemouth Conference in 1992 it was decided that SC4 and SC7 should review the conclusions reached by the International Labour Organisation … Continued

Use of Unqualified Personnel – Legal Aspects

36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Taipei, Taiwan, 17-21 March 1997 WP No. 156 Use of Unqualified Personnel – Legal Aspects Introduction The Jerusalem IFATCA Conference (1995) revealed the need to deal with the legal aspects implied by the use of unqualified personnel … Continued

English Language Proficiency Requirements

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 167 English Language Proficiency Requirements Presented by the Executive Board Introduction 1.1 At Conference 2004, Committee C tasked the IFTACA’s Professional Legal Committee (PLC) with expanding existing IFATCA policy respecting … Continued

Review of WC (Working Conditions) – Professional Policy of the TPM

59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 30 March – 3 April 2020 WP No. 163 Review of WC (Working Conditions) – Professional Policy of the TPM Presented by PLC IMPORTANT NOTE: The IFATCA Annual Conference 2020 in Singapore was cancelled. The … Continued

WC 10.6.1 LOSS OF LICENCE

Throughout their careers, air traffic controllers are exposed to the constant risk of losing their licence and/or qualifications on grounds of medical or technical incapacity. To avoid the risk of loss of licence and/or qualifications, air traffic controllers should be … Continued

TRNG 9.4.3 AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT (ATFM)

IFATCA Policy is: ATFM staff not performing clerical or administrative functions, so called ATFM controllers, shall be qualified controllers with recent experience in control duties on entry to ATFM services. The responsibility for aircraft in flight remains solely with … Continued

Study of Automation – Controller Training

18TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Brussels, Belgium, 23-27 April 1979 WP No. 23 Study of Automation – Controller Training Introduction At Copenhagen in 1978 the UK Guild of Air Traffic Controllers presented a paper on this subject (W.P.78.B.58). Their paper was accepted … Continued

Maintenance of Recency and Competency

33RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Ottawa, Canada, 18-22 April 1994 WP No. 148 Maintenance of Recency and Competency Introduction At the previous Annual Conference (Christchurch ’93) SC4 indicated that there is no IFATCA Policy on minimum working hours to maintain recency and … Continued