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ATS 3.6 AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT – ADHERENCE

The process of Flow Management involves continual monitoring and regulation of the flow of air traffic. The timely implementation of flow management measures and the communication of restrictions to the appropriate controllers are of prime importance, as is the adherence … Continued

ATS 3.19 MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE WARNING SYSTEMS

There continues to be an unacceptable high level of Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) accidents. Although there are enhancements in the cockpit to prevent such incidents: Ground Proximity Warnings (GPWS), IFATCA believes that devices such as Minimum Safe Altitude Warning … Continued

ATS 3.35 TERRAIN AND OBSTACLE CHARTING

Work on SID and STAR phraseology changes and cancellation of level restrictions identified fundamental issues regarding ICAO procedures for terrain and obstacle clearance, primarily whether a restriction is ATC or terrain based. IFATCA Policy is: All published altitude restrictions should … Continued

Interoperability Between Different Flight Data Exchange Systems

58TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Conchal, Costa Rica, 20-24 May 2019 Agenda Item: B.5.7 – WP No. 91 Interoperability Between Different Flight Data Exchange Systems Presented by TOC Summary The implementation of Automated Flight Data Exchange has a high impact on minimizing … Continued

SID/STAR Phraseology

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 87 SID/STAR Phraseology Presented by TOC Summary New ICAO SID/STAR-Phraseology has been introduced in some countries with some problems arising. This working paper gives an overview of existing IFATCA policies … Continued

Conditional Clearances to Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 86 Conditional Clearances to Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles Presented by TOC Summary This paper examines the status of the conditional clearance and the question of whether extending their range to … Continued

Investigate Route Conformance Monitoring System

44TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Melbourne, Australia, 17-22 April 2005 WP No. 92 Investigate Route Conformance Monitoring System Presented by TOC Introduction 1.1. During the 2004 IFATCA conference, a definition was accepted for Controller Tools. This definition was written to provide guidance … Continued

Review Policy on Formation Flights within Controlled Airspace

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 96 Review Policy on Formation Flights within Controlled Airspace Presented by TOC Introduction 1.1. This paper is prepared as part of the regular review of IFATCA policy. The current policy … Continued

Produce Definitions on Spacing, Separation and Segregation

47TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Arusha, Tanzania, 10-14 March 2008 WP No. 96 Produce Definitions on Spacing, Separation and Segregation Presented by TOC Summary The IFATCA Technical and Operations Committee (TOC) has been tasked to investigate the terms separation, spacing and segregation. … Continued

UAS – Study ‘Sense and Avoid’ as a Replacement of ‘See and Avoid’

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 91 UAS – Study ‘Sense and Avoid’ as a Replacement of ‘See and Avoid’ Presented by TOC Summary Before unmanned aircraft can be integrated into non-segregated airspace, they need to … Continued