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Normal Operations Safety Survey – NOSS

44TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Melbourne, Australia, 17-22 April 2005 WP No. 161 Normal Operations Safety Survey – NOSS Presented by PLC Introduction 1.1. This subject was added to the PLC agenda for the year 2004-2005 by Committee C, after a very … Continued

Provision of ATS over Foreign Territories

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 163 Provision of ATS over Foreign Territories Presented by PLC Summary For several reasons ATC is sometimes responsible for airspace of two or more countries. For ATCOs working this airspace, … Continued

Educational Issues on Distraction (Guidance Material)

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 304 Educational Issues on Distraction (Guidance Material) Presented by PLC Summary Air Traffic Control Officers (ATCOs) are exposed to different kinds of distractions in their daily operations. These distractions … Continued

Review Policy on Training

46TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-20 April 2007 WP No. 164 Review Policy on Training Presented by PLC Introduction 1.1 At the 45th Annual IFATCA Conference in Kaohsiung, the item of “Review Policy on Training” was placed on the PLC … Continued

Evaluating Team Resource Management Implementation within ATC and to Define the Practice for IFATCA

50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Amman, Jordan, 11-15 April 2011 WP No. 156 Evaluating Team Resource Management Implementation within ATC and to Define the Practice for IFATCA Presented by PLC Summary The task of the paper was threefold. The primary intent was … Continued

Sleep Apnea and Obesity

53RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Gran Canaria, Spain, 5-9 May 2014 WP No. 161 Sleep Apnea and Obesity Presented by PLC Summary This paper considers the relationship between Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Obesity, regarding FAA’s intentions for new policy checking overweight … Continued

Crisis Management

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 93 Crisis Management Presented by PLC and TOC Summary Crisis management is an important present-day issue, with many global and regional initiatives to help the aviation industry cope with major … Continued

Review of MED (Medical Matters) – Professional Policy of the TPM

59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 30 March – 3 April 2020 WP No. 164 Review of MED (Medical Matters) – Professional Policy of the TPM Presented by PLC IMPORTANT NOTE: The IFATCA Annual Conference 2020 in Singapore was cancelled. The … Continued

ATC Staffing Shortages

62ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 8-12 May 2023 WP No. 160 ATC Staffing Shortages Presented by PLC Summary Many factors have caused ATC staffing to be on a decline for a long time. The reasons for this are … Continued

Review of the IFATCA Training (TRNG) Policy

63RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 15-19 April 2024 WP No. 154 Review of the IFATCA Training (TRNG) Policy Presented by PLC Summary The IFATCA section on training (TRNG) in the TPM was last updated in 2007, and has had various … Continued