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Low Capacity and Other Restricted Endorsement Concepts

64TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Abu Dhabi, 28 April – 2 May 2025 WP No. 103 Low Capacity and Other Restricted Endorsement Concepts Presented by PLC and TOC Summary Today, efficiency and effective resource management are crucial in nearly all human … Continued

AAS 1.03 MODE S DEVELOPMENT

Mode S has been established by ICAO as the standard for SSR surveillance due to those performance and functional limitations of the present system which are becoming increasingly significant. Whilst the initial implementation emphasis is on surveillance, Mode S also … Continued

AAS 1.16 FUTURE WEATHER DISTRIBUTION

Aviation Weather Information is and has been critical for the advances in flight safety. However, there is room for improvement, not the least due to technological advances. IFATCA Policy is: IFATCA encourages the development and use of aircraft-derived meteorological data … Continued

ATS 3.3 HARMONISATION OF THE AIRSPACE CLASSIFICATION

Pilots experience difficulties to be constantly aware of the type of airspaces crossed while preparing for an approach and looking outside in compliance with the “see and avoid” rule. One of the critical safety issues regarding class E airspace is … Continued

ATS 3.13 VIRTUAL CENTERS AND FUNCTIONAL AIRSPACE BLOCKS

The worldwide patchwork of FIRs and associated ANSPs is a cause of operational and organisational inefficiencies. In Europe, where the problem is most pronounced due to the large number of states and flights, functional airspace blocks (FABs) were envisaged as … Continued

ATS 3.29 MERGING AND SEQUENCING CONCEPTS

Due to environmental, economical and operational reasons the need for more accurate merging and sequencing tools has arisen. IFATCA Policy is: IFATCA encourages the development of sequencing and merging tools provided that: They provide controllers with reliable and effective information. … Continued

COM 4.5 FREQUENCY BLOCKING

The blocking of frequencies by inadvertent transmissions is a very real operational problem. A flight deck based technical solution has now been developed but implementation is very limited. IFATCA Policy is: Any device designed to prevent inadvertent transmissions from blocking … Continued

Review Policy on Visual Observation, Aerodrome Control Service Concepts and CCTV

51ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kathmandu, Nepal, 12-16 March 2012 WP No. 86 Review Policy on Visual Observation, Aerodrome Control Service Concepts and CCTV Presented by TOC Summary At the 50th IFATCA Conference in Amman, The Netherlands MA presented a working paper … Continued

Guidelines on Mental Fitness

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 160 Guidelines on Mental Fitness Presented by PLC Summary Mental health problems can affect the way one think, feel and behave and in a safety critical profession the reaction to, … Continued

Pronunciation of Words And Five Letter Naming Codes

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 162 Pronunciation of Words and Five Letter Naming Codes Presented by TOC Summary Standardizing the pronunciation of alphabets, words and phrases has provided a simpler language set between ATC … Continued