ATS 3.14 SYSTEM DEFENCES DURING PLANNED SYSTEM DEGRADATION

ATS 3.14 SYSTEM DEFENCES DURING PLANNED SYSTEM DEGRADATION

Planned System Degradation could be any potential reduction in the availability, reliability or integrity of any part of the ATM system, known in advance to the user of the system. IFATCA Policy is: Risk assessment and appropriate mitigation should be … Continued
Air Traffic Control Separation Monitoring Tool (ASMT)

Air Traffic Control Separation Monitoring Tool (ASMT)

41TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Cancun, Mexico, 15-19 April 2002 WP No. 158 Air Traffic Control Separation Monitoring Tool (ASMT) Introduction At the IFATCA 1999 Conference at Santiago in Chile, EGATS tasked Committee C (and therefore SC4) with looking at possible policy … Continued
Safety Auditing of Air Traffic Services

Safety Auditing of Air Traffic Services

39TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Marrakech, Morocco, 6-10 March 2000 WP No. 165 Safety Auditing of Air Traffic Services Introduction At the 38th Conference in Santiago, Member Association Ghana requested SC4 to research this subject and develop policy. Discussion Auditing is commonly … Continued
Study Land and Hold Short Operations

Study Land and Hold Short Operations

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 88 Study Land and Hold Short Operations Presented by EVP Technical Introduction 1.1.  Two related topics are Simultaneous Intersecting Runway Operations (SIRO) and Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO). Other … Continued
ATS 3.32 RECATEGORIZATION OF AIRCRAFT FOR WAKE TURBULENCE

ATS 3.32 RECATEGORIZATION OF AIRCRAFT FOR WAKE TURBULENCE

In recent years, there have been a number of initiatives to review and update the wake turbulence categories defined by ICAO and the corresponding state variations. IFATCA Policy is: Any aircraft wake turbulence recategorisation shall: Conduct appropriate safety assessments, including … Continued
Normal Operations Safety Survey – NOSS

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
Air Safety Reporting Systems

Air Safety Reporting Systems

40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Geneva, Switzerland, 19-23 March 2001 WP No. 167 Air Safety Reporting Systems Introduction Air Safety Reporting Systems can be found in the IFATCA Manual on page 4423. At the 39th Annual Conference held in Marrakech Morocco, SC7 … Continued
Investigate Runway Incursions

Investigate Runway Incursions

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 87 Investigate Runway Incursions Presented by PLC and TOC Introduction 1.1 The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) defines a Runway Incursion as: “Any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the incorrect … Continued