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RNP for Approach and Landing

33RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Ottawa, Canada, 18-22 April 1994 WP No. 99 RNP for Approach and Landing The subject of Required Navigational Performance (RNP) in the approach environment was not placed on the SC 1 work programme by conference. It … Continued

Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) General Issues

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 87 Automatic Dependant Surveillance (ADS) General Issues ICAOs FANS committee addressed the problem of the shortage of capacity in the ATC system in a number of ways. One of … Continued

Position Paper on Remotely Operated Towers

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 97 Position Paper on Remotely Operated Towers Presented by Giusy Sciacca – ROT Group Coordinator Summary In the last years the operational concept or Remote Tower Operations (RTO) has been … 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

Space Weather

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 166 Space Weather Presented by TOC Summary This working paper describes the basics of space weather and the negative effect it can have on aviation. In particular, space weather … 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

Defining the Terms “Strategic” and “Tactical ” in the Air Traffic Control Context

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 86 Defining the Terms “Strategic” and “Tactical” in the Air Traffic Control Context The terms “strategic” and “tactical” are often used when describing various aviation doctrines, procedures and applications. … Continued

SC7 Central Data Bank of Jurisprudence – a Progress Report

35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Tunis, Tunisia, 15-19 April 1996 WP No. 136 SC7 Central Data Bank of Jurisprudence – a Progress Report Further to the resolution of the 1993 Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand, which established IFATCA’s position in regard … Continued

Legal Aspects of the Introduction of GNSS

36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Taipei, Taiwan, 17-21 March 1997 WP No. 157 Legal Aspects of the Introduction of GNSS Introduction IFATCA participants in the ICAO GNSS panel were confronted with a number of legal issues; since the items under discussion were … Continued

Rating for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Control

37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toulouse, France, 30 March – 3 April 1998 WP No. 150 Rating for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Control Introduction IFATCA ADS Provisional Policy Page 3213 para.1.2. states: “Where an ADS-ATC service is introduced ATC staff shall receive comprehensive … Continued