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Review of Human Factor Aspects of Social and Labour Aspects, Hours of Work and Retirement and Pension

38TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Santiago, Chile, 15-19 March 1999 WP No. 155 Review of Human Factor Aspects of Social and Labour Aspects, Hours of Work and Retirement and Pension Editor’s Note: WP155 is a complex paper that addresses a number … Continued

Performance Indicators

43RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Hong Kong, China (SAR), 22-26 March 2004 WP No. 165 Performance Indicators Introduction At the 42nd Annual Conference in Buenos Aires SC4 was tasked to re-visit the subject of Performance Indicators (PIs). There have been numerous previous … Continued

Distractions at Workplace

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 162 Distractions at Workplace Presented by PLC Summary Distractions of all types occur in everyday life, but when they take place in air traffic control environment, the results can be … Continued

Shortage of ATC Personnel

62ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 8-12 May 2023 WP No. L166 Shortage of ATC Personnel Presented by the Dominican Republic Introduction 1.1. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the aviation industry, particularly in the reopening … Continued

WC 10.2.1 METHODS OF DETERMINING CONDITIONS OF OPERATION AND SERVICE

IFATCA Policy is: Member Associations should urge their national authorities to implement regulations and/or legislation to provide: a) a specifically defined personnel statute for air traffic controllers, taking into account the outstanding responsibilities, physio-/psychological demands and strains involved to … Continued

MED 8.2.8 ATCOS WITH DISABILITIES

Every day people are exposed to certain dangers or can suffer from various diseases, which could cause a loss of licence either temporarily or permanently. There are some disabilities, which are compatible with ATC work. Unfortunately, others are not. IFATCA … Continued

Counselling as a Means of Reducing Stress Among Air Traffic Controllers

25TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, San José, Costa Rica, 21-25 April 1986 WP No. 24 Counselling as a Means of Reducing Stress Among Air Traffic Controllers Introduction During the 2nd Joint Asia/Pacific Regional Meeting held 18/19 October’85, the matter of “stress management” … 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

Monitoring Privatisation/commercialisation in ATC

39TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Marrakech, Morocco, 6-10 March 2000 WP No. 157 Monitoring Privatisation/commercialisation in ATC Introduction This subject continues to be part of SC4’s working programme. IFATCA policy on page 4124 of the IFATCA manual, paragraph 2.6.3 reads: “IFATCA should … Continued

Review of Policy: Single Person Operations in ATC (SPO)

43RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Hong Kong, China (SAR), 22-26 March 2004 WP No. 166 Review of Policy: Single Person Operations in ATC (SPO) Introduction Shrinking federal budgets and commercial pressures from privatisation are producing a global drive for increased efficiencies in … Continued