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ATS 3.16 THE USE OF SAFETY NETS IN ATM

The use of safety nets within the ATM system has been established for many years. The scope of safety nets has extended to be not only airborne based but ground based as well. There is a move to extend their … Continued

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

COM 4.8 RTF PHRASEOLOGY IN CIVIL/MILITARY INTEGRATION

In the interests of safety and knowledge that everyone can understand exactly what is being asked of them it is important for military aircrew and civil controllers to be sure of others’ intentions. This is particularly true when the military … Continued

Policy Review AAS 1.8 – 4D Trajectory Concepts / Management

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 91 Policy Review AAS 1.8 – 4D Trajectory Concepts / Management Presented by TOC Summary This paper reviews the status and validity of two provisional IFATCA policy statements on 4D … Continued

Virtual Centres – Review ATS 3.15 Functional Blocks of Airspace

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 84 Virtual Centres – Review ATS 3.15 Functional Blocks of Airspace Presented by PLC and TOC Summary The worldwide patchwork of FIRs and associated ANSPs is a cause of operational … Continued

Investigate interactions between Traffic Collision Avoidance System and Mode S

44TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Melbourne, Australia, 17-22 April 2005 WP No. 86 Investigate interactions between Traffic Collision Avoidance System and Mode S Presented by TOC Introduction 1.1 The carriage of a functioning Mode S transponder is a basic requirement for any … Continued

Study the Virtual Tower Concept

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 90 Study the Virtual Tower Concept Presented by TOC Introduction 1.1. This work study is related to the “Remote Aerodrome Control Concepts” paper presented in Melbourne last year. 1.2. This … Continued

Study Numbering of Aircraft in the Aerodrome Traffic Circuit

47TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Arusha, Tanzania, 10-14 March 2008 WP No. 85 Study Numbering of Aircraft in the Aerodrome Traffic Circuit Presented by TOC Summary The IFATCA Technical and Operations Committee (TOC) was asked to investigate numbering of aircraft in the … Continued

Surveillance – Provide an update on ITP

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 85 Surveillance – Provide an update on ITP Presented by TOC Summary At the 2008 Conference in Arusha Tanzania, the Technical and Operations Committee (TOC) presented a working paper on … Continued

Produce Definitions of “Fly-by” and “Fly-over”

50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Amman, Jordan, 11-15 April 2011 WP No. 92 Produce Definitions of “Fly-by” and “Fly-over” Presented by TOC Summary The concept of “fly-by” and “flyover” waypoints is integral to RNAV and as such has been in existence for … Continued