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Policy Review: Terrain and Obstacle Clearance

63RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 15-19 April 2024 WP No. 100 POLICY REVIEW: TERRAIN AND OBSTACLE CLEARANCE Presented by TOC Summary This working paper analyses the current IFATCA policy regarding terrain and obstacle clearance in the context of work underway … Continued

ATM Systems Interoperability

65TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Abu Dhabi, 28 April – 2 May 2025 WP No. 102 ATM Systems Interoperability Presented by PLC & TOC SUMMARYTOC and PLC were tasked to study the issues of interoperability between ATM systems, especially how they … Continued

AAS 1.01 AIRBORNE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS (ACAS)

IFATCA Policy is: IFATCA fully supports and encourages the development and operation of airborne anti- collision systems. The primary means of collision avoidance for flights for which a separation service is set-up shall be the air traffic control system. This … Continued

AAS 1.11 “FLY-BY” AND “FLY-OVER” WAYPOINTS

The concept of “fly-by” and “flyover” waypoints is integral to RNAV and as such has been in existence for quite some time. As Performance Based Navigation is being increasingly used to reduce the distances between routes to a minimum, air … Continued

ADME 2.6 RESPONSIBILITY AND FUNCTIONS OF AERODROME CONTROLLERS WITH REGARD TO SURFACE MOVEMENT

The task of apron control is not solely the responsibility of ATC; therefore, all staff involved in the provision of this service should be trained to the appropriate standard. It is important that the siting of control towers, the markings … Continued

ATS 3.8 RADAR MONITORING

Radar monitoring is one of the functions in the provision of an air traffic control service. For the purposes of this policy, it has been considered in two areas, namely: arrival / departure phase and the en-route phase. The need … Continued

ATS 3.21 SURVEILLANCE: IN-TRAIL PROCEDURES ITP

IFATCA Provisional Policy is: When using ADS-B ITP, proper mitigation shall be in place to account for misidentification by the pilot due to incorrect input of FlightID. See: WP 85 – Dubrovnik 2009

ATS 3.37 SERVICE PRIORITY

Future demand of increasing capacity will need the introduction of new prioritisation aspects. An example of Service Priority is the “Best-equipped, Best-Served” concept which is emerging as a new tool for the benefits of airspace users. IFATCA Policy is: Service … Continued

Policy Review: Strategic Lateral Offset Procedures (SLOP)

58TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Conchal, Costa Rica, 20-24 May 2019 Agenda Item: B.5.9 – WP No. 93 Policy Review: Strategic Lateral Offset Procedures (SLOP) Presented by TOC Summary Global navigation satellite systems and advanced flight management systems have improved the accuracy … Continued

Air Traffic Management for Tiltrotors

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 98 Air Traffic Management for Tiltrotors Presented by ANACNA Summary The first commercial use of tiltrotors is starting in 2018. As the performances and typical behaviour of such machines can … Continued