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WC 10.3.1 DUTY ROSTERS

IFATCA Policy is: The duty roster should be based on at least 2 consecutive days off in every 7 days. Duty rosters should be agreed with the air traffic controllers involved. SPO shall be avoided. An optimal roster should … Continued

Terms of Reference – SC4 Human and Environmental Factors in ATC

9TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Montréal, Canada, 11-14 May 1970 WP No. 11 Terms of Reference – SC4 Human and Environmental Factors in ATC SC4 is charged with the investigation of human environmental factors of the air traffic controller’s profession. SC4 … Continued

Loss of Licence

28TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 8-11 May 1989 WP No. 37 Loss of Licence Introduction The aim of “Loss of Licence” policy is to lessen the financial impact to an ATCO who has lost his or her licence and may … Continued

Virtual Centres – Review ATS 3.15 Functional Blocks of Airspace

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 84 Virtual Centres – Review ATS 3.15 Functional Blocks of Airspace Presented by PLC and TOC Summary The worldwide patchwork of FIRs and associated ANSPs is a cause of operational … Continued

Air Traffic Control Officer Job Description

40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Geneva, Switzerland, 19-23 March 2001 WP No. 177 Air Traffic Control Officer Job Description Introduction This Working Paper is a result of a request from EVPAFM for IFATCA to provide guidance in the development of model job … Continued

Review Policy on Hours of Work

46TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-20 April 2007 WP No. 165 Review Policy on Hours of Work Presented by PLC Introduction 1.1 The purpose of this working paper is to review the IFATCA policy on working hours with respect to … Continued

Rescinding Resolution C14 from Costa Rica Conference

59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 30 March – 3 April 2020 WP No. 170 Rescinding Resolution C14 from Costa Rica Conference Presented by the Executive Board IMPORTANT NOTE: The IFATCA Annual Conference 2020 in Singapore was cancelled. The present working … Continued

MED 8.1.1 GENERAL

IFATCA Policy is: Local medical centres should be established for the examination of the ATC personnel. A National Medical Body should be established as the General Authority for determining questions of fitness of controllers whose fitness is questioned by … Continued

WC 10.3.2 WORK AND REST SCHEME

IFATCA Policy is: Rosters should be constructed following a simple pattern, with shifts of the same or very similar lengths and adequate breaks between shifts and shift cycles. The average time of operational duty and breaks should not exceed … Continued

Report on Committee C

11TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dublin, Ireland, 24-27 April 1972 WP No. 11 Report on Committee C Summary The plenary elected J.D. Thomas (Rhodesia) as chairman, E. Just (Germany) as vice-chairman and F. Mente (Netherlands) as secretary of Committee C. This Committee was … Continued