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Flight Planning Impacts on the ATM System

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 83 Flight Planning Impacts on the ATM System Presented by TOC Summary Inaccuracies during initial flight planning or insufficient communication regarding changes to existing flight plans can lead to undesirable … Continued

Aerodrome – Describe the Operational Use of Stop Bars and Produce ICAO Amendment Proposal

49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 12-16 April 2010 WP No. 82 Aerodrome – Describe the Operational Use of Stop Bars and Produce ICAO Amendment Proposal Presented by TOC Summary ICAO prescribes the use of stop bars in low … Continued

Relief from Operational Position after an Occurrence

59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 30 March – 3 April 2020 WP No. 158 Relief from Operational Position after an Occurrence Presented by PLC IMPORTANT NOTE: The IFATCA Annual Conference 2020 in Singapore was cancelled. The present working paper was … Continued

Report on the Information Hand Book (IHB) – 2019

58TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Conchal, Costa Rica, 20-24 May 2019 WP No. 154 Report on the Information Hand Book (IHB) – 2019 Presented by the Liaison Officer to the ICAO ANC Summary Article I, paragraph 3, Objects, of the IFATCA Constitution … Continued

TPM Review – SUR

61ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 23-27 May 2022 WP No. 65 TPM Review – SUR Presented by TOC Summary Over the past few years, TOC came to the conclusion that the TPM was in need of a significant overhaul in order … Continued

Navigation – Magnetic vs True

62ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 8-12 May 2023 WP No. 95 Navigation – Magnetic vs True Presented by TOC Summary Since the early days of aviation aircraft have navigated using Magnetic North as reference. However, in the polar … Continued

VFR Flights and Airspace Capacity Model Analyses

63RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 15-19 April 2024 WP No. 99 VFR Flights and Airspace Capacity Model Analyses Presented by TOC & PLC Summary This working paper examines various methodologies to determine controller workload, aerodrome and airspace capacity and analyses … Continued

Attracting New Air Traffic Controllers

64TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Abu Dhabi, 28 April – 2 May 2025 WP No. 154 Attracting New Air Traffic Controllers Presented by PLC Summary Since many ANSPs are dealing with staffing shortages, it is important to create and have a … Continued

Licensing of ATCOs

58TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Conchal, Costa Rica, 20-24 May 2019 Agenda Item: C.6.8 – WP No. 159 Licensing of ATCOs Presented by PLC Summary Should it be mandatory for Air Traffic Control Officers (ATCOs) to be licensed or not? This paper … Continued

Examination and Validation Procedures

18TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Brussels, Belgium, 23-27 April 1979 WP No. 22 Examination and Validation Procedures Introduction SC5 distributed a questionnaire to MAs to determine if current examination and validation procedures were satisfactory and if necessary to propose any changes. Only … Continued