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WC 10.3.4 RECENCY AND COMPETENCY

Controllers involved in other important tasks such as training (classroom and/or on-the-job), supervising, management and developing new systems need a minimum amount of working hours in the ops room to keep them current. IFATCA Policy is: Each Member Association should … Continued

Ocular Disease and Ocular Fatigue Due to the Working Environment in ATC

17TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Copenhagen, Denmark, 24-28 April 1978 WP No. 85 Ocular Disease and Ocular Fatigue Due to the Working Environment in ATC The problem of ocular diseases was included in the working programme of the Medical Sub- Committee … Continued

Automation and the ATCO – Human Factors Consideration

30TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, 22-26 April 1991 WP No. 74 Automation and the ATCO – Human Factors Consideration Introduction The Subject of Mode S Operation was put on the Work Programme of SC4 at the … Continued

Review of IFATCA Existing Policies – Familiarisation Flights for ATCOs

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 140 Review of IFATCA Existing Policies – Familiarisation Flights for ATCOs Introduction SC4 is annually requested to review existing IFATCA Professional Policies. Familiarisation flights in the cockpit of aircraft for … Continued

Legal Liability Aspects of Inadequate Staffing

40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Geneva, Switzerland, 19-23 March 2001 WP No. 169 Legal Liability Aspects of Inadequate Staffing Introduction Legal liability of the Controller can be found in the IFATCA Manual pages 4411 to 4414. At the 39th Annual Conference held … Continued

The Ageing Controller

49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 12-16 April 2010 WP No. 161 The Ageing Controller Presented by PLC Summary The WP looks into the influence of ageing on skills and performance of an ATCO. It contains an overview of … Continued

Report on the Information Hand Book (IHB) – 2019

58TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Conchal, Costa Rica, 20-24 May 2019 WP No. 154 Report on the Information Hand Book (IHB) – 2019 Presented by the Liaison Officer to the ICAO ANC Summary Article I, paragraph 3, Objects, of the IFATCA Constitution … Continued

INFO 6.1.3 CONTENTS AND DISTRIBUTION

IFATCA Policy is: The Information Handbook shall present the information by Member Association and contain at least the following elements: GENERAL INFORMATION: Information on the Association, Affiliation with Trade Unions, Information on the Employer WORKING CONDITIONS: Work and Rest, … Continued

WC 10.3.5 EXTRA DUTY

IFATCA Policy is: Extra duty should be voluntary and used only in exceptional situations. In the interest of aviation safety and the well being of the controller population, extra duty control should be considered as an undesirable method of … 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