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Vigilance During OPS Shift

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 160 Vigilance During OPS Shift Presented by PLC Summary Monotony, vigilance and complacency are sometimes underestimated hazards in the ATC environment. This paper will highlight these hazards and the risks … Continued

Moving to a New Facility

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 85 Moving to a New Facility Presented by PLC and TOC Summary Moving to a new facility is a very demanding and lengthy process. It not only affects ATM as … Continued

Single Person Operations – Four Eyes Principle (4EP)

44TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Melbourne, Australia, 17-22 April 2005 WP No. 162 Single Person Operations – Four Eyes Principle (4EP) Presented by PLC Introduction 1.1. Discussions on Single Person Operations at the Hong Kong Conference 2004 brought up another aspect of … Continued

Review of ICAO’s Global Performance Manual

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 161 Review of ICAO’s Global Performance Manual Presented by PLC Summary The WP looks into part I of the “Manual on Global Performance of the Air Navigation System”, with a … Continued

Review of Single Person Operations Policy and Four Eyes Principle

52ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bali, Indonesia, 24-28 April 2013 WP No. 158 Review of Single Person Operations Policy and Four Eyes Principle Presented by PLC Summary This paper will review the existing Single Person Operations policy and the Four Eyes Principle. … Continued

Protection of Safety Information Sources

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 153 Protection of Safety Information Sources Presented by PLC Summary Aviation system safety relies on the constant flow of safety data provided on a voluntary or mandatory basis by front … Continued

ANSP Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 30 March – 3 April 2020 WP No. 167 ANSP Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Presented by PLC IMPORTANT NOTE: The IFATCA Annual Conference 2020 in Singapore was cancelled. The present working paper was never discussed … Continued

Interactions Between Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Air Traffic Control

62ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 8-12 May 2023 WP No. 94 Interactions Between Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Air Traffic Control Presented by PLC and TOC Summary As part of a larger effort to determine IFATCA’s position on UAS … Continued

AAS 1.22 RPAS ASSUMPTIONS

IFATCA Policy is: The RPAS Operator or the Remote Pilot shall notify ATS only that the RPAS has entered the Lost C2 Link state or that the nominal state has been re-established after a C2 Link Lost. ATCOs shall … Continued

Further Study – Deactivation of Safety Nets

64TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Abu Dhabi, 28 April – 2 May 2025 WP No. 104 Deactivation of Safety Nets Presented by PLC and TOC Summary This paper discusses the need for amendments to the IFATCA TPM policies related to safety … Continued