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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

WC 10.2.1 METHODS OF DETERMINING CONDITIONS OF OPERATION AND SERVICE

IFATCA Policy is: Member Associations should urge their national authorities to implement regulations and/or legislation to provide: a) a specifically defined personnel statute for air traffic controllers, taking into account the outstanding responsibilities, physio-/psychological demands and strains involved to … Continued

WC 10.4.2 REMUNERATION PRINCIPLE

IFATCA Policy is: Remuneration for air traffic controllers should recognize the uniqueness of the Air Traffic Control profession and the associated responsibilities. Remuneration of air traffic controllers should reflect their “employment status” in accordance with ILO Publication ISCO-08, in … Continued

MED 8.2.6 SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

IFATCA Policy is: IFATCA views substance abuse with concern and cautions MAs against it. A programme of education of substance abuse should be made available to air traffic controllers by their employer in consultation with the MA. All appropriate … Continued

TRNG 9.2.03 LINK BETWEEN ATO AND OPERATIONAL UNITS

IFATCA Policy is: There should be close cooperation between Approved Training Organisations (ATOs) and ATC units for which training is performed. Current validated OJTIs should assist at an ATO whenever possible during simulation and theoretical training. Instructors working at … Continued

TRNG 9.5.4 FLIGHT EXPERIENCE FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS

IFATCA Policy is: It is recommended that ANSPs: 1. Provide the opportunity for familiarisation flights in the cockpit of aircraft; 2. Provide the possibility to visit adjacent and distant air traffic control units; 3. Provide the possibility to use flight simulators for … Continued

ATS 3.43 HELICOPTERS: DISCRETE IDENTIFICATION IN FLIGHT PLANS

There is no provision on the present flight plan form to differentiate a helicopter from a fixed wing aircraft, unless the type designator gives the information in order to prevent uncertainty. IFATCA Policy is: Procedures should be developed for Flight … Continued

ADME 2.1 CONVERGING RUNWAY OPERATIONS (CROPS)

There are various types of simultaneous operations on converging/intersection runways in operation at airports all over the world. All are related to achieving maximum use of runways. It is expected that, as pressure on airport capacity grows, more and more … Continued

AAS 1.10 OPERATIONAL USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT (UA)

ATC should not have to apply different rules or work with different criteria in order to handle UA. From the air traffic controller’s perspective, the provision of ATS to an UA shall be transparent. This includes all stages of the … 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