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Nightshift Policy and Fatigue Management

37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toulouse, France, 30 March – 3 April 1998 WP No. 148 Nightshift Policy and Fatigue Management Introduction At the Taipei Conference in 1997 SC4 presented a WP (159/97) on the Medical Effects of Night shift, which was … Continued

Determining And Result Of Inadequate Staffing

41TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Cancun, Mexico, 15-19 April 2002 WP No. 167 Determining And Result Of Inadequate Staffing Introduction At the 40th Annual Conference held in Geneva Switzerland, SC4 was tasked to prepare a working paper for Determining and Result of … Continued

Industrial Relations under ILO Conventions

53RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Gran Canaria, Spain, 5-9 May 2014 WP No. 159 Industrial Relations under ILO Conventions Presented by PLC Summary This paper gives an overview of the International Labour Organization (ILO) protection of the right to collective action as … Continued

AAS 1.20 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING IN ATC

Demand will exceed capacity in more parts of the global ATM system in the near future. To relieve congestion and improve efficiency, modernisation will be needed, and AI and ML could provide solutions to the current challenges. There are many … 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 10.5.1 RETIREMENT

IFATCA Policy is: IFATCA recommends that for active air traffic controllers the age of retirement should be closer to 50 than 55. In view of the peculiarity and uniqueness of the profession of Air Traffic Control, and in the … Continued

Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the ILO

22ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Split, Yugoslavia, 21-25 March 1983 WP No. 55 Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the ILO Introduction The Committee Chairman’s report to IFATCA ’82 was referred to Committee C, where numerous major changes and amendments were … 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

Information Handbook

37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toulouse, France, 30 March – 3 April 1998 WP No. 166 Information Handbook Introduction In 1973, the Belgian Guild, as part of SC4, undertook the compilation of the Information Handbook. A first edition was accepted by the … Continued

The Use of Safety Nets in ATM

41TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Cancun, Mexico, 15-19 April 2002 WP No. 88 The Use of Safety Nets in ATM Presented by SC1 Introduction 1.1 The concept of safety nets in ATM has become widely recognised and established as a major safety … Continued