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Relief from Operational Position after an Occurrence

61ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 23-27 May 2022 WP No. 84 Relief from Operational Position after an Occurrence Presented by PLC Summary Common practice is that ATCOs are relieved from position immediately after involvement in an occurrence. This can be for … Continued

Review of WC 10.2.11 – The Free Flight Concept

62ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 8-12 May 2023 WP No. 162 Review of WC 10.2.11 – The Free Flight Concept Presented by PLC Summary In 1999 a free flight concept policy was introduced at the International Federation of … Continued

VFR Traffic Workload and capacity Study

63RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 15-19 April 2024 WP No. 160 VFR Traffic Workload and Capacity Study Presented by PLC Summary Air traffic, both IFR and VFR, is continuously increasing all over the world and at the same time, target … Continued

Operational use of DAPs (Down-link Aircraft Parameters)

58TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Conchal, Costa Rica, 20-24 May 2019 Agenda Item: B.5.8 – WP No. 92 Operational use of DAPs (Down-link Aircraft Parameters) Presented by TOC Summary Many parameters are available from Mode S, ADS-B UAT (Universal Access Transceiver) and … Continued

Medication and Air Traffic Control

15TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Lyon, France, 26-30 April 1976 WP No. 58 Medication and Air Traffic Control Introduction The layman who spends a few hours in a control-room has quickly understood that the controller’s work involves tension and demands rapid reflexes, … Continued

Intimidation of the Controller

19TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 05-09 May 1980 WP No. 59 Intimidation of the Controller Introduction SC7 has during the past year followed instances of coercion upon the Controller that amounted to intimidation. These instances varied from court action on … Continued

Study on the Correlation Between Compensation for Loss of Licence, Early Retirement Programme, Medical Checks, Proficiency Checks and Conditions of Employment

24TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Athens, Greece, 18-22 March 1985 WP No. 8 Study on the Correlation Between Compensation for Loss of Licence, Early Retirement Programme, Medical Checks, Proficiency Checks and Conditions of Employment Introduction A paper on this subject was presented … Continued

ATC Aspects of Interception of Civil Aircraft

26TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Nairobi, Kenya, 27-30 April 1987 WP No. 60 ATC Aspects of Interception of Civil Aircraft The subject of ATC aspects of interception of civil aircraft was placed on the SC 1 work programme by the 1986 … Continued

Substance Abuse in ATC

30TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, 22-26 April 1991 WP No. 70 Substance Abuse in ATC Introduction Committee C at the 29th conference charged SC4 with the task of producing a Working Paper on “Mandatory Drug Testing” … Continued

RNAV – Monitoring its Implementation

32ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Christchurch, NZ, 19-23 April 1993 WP No. 88 RNAV – Monitoring its Implementation At the 31st. IFATCA Conference in Bournemouth SC 1 was given the task of continuing to monitor the application of RNAV and, additionally, … Continued