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Vigilance During OPS Shift

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 160 Vigilance During OPS Shift Presented by PLC Summary Monotony, vigilance and complacency are sometimes underestimated hazards in the ATC environment. This paper will highlight these hazards and the risks … Continued

CISM Programmes Throughout IFATCA Member Associations

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 154 CISM Programmes Throughout IFATCA Member Associations Presented by PLC Summary Critical Incident Stress Management is a comprehensive, integrated, systematic and multicomponent crisis intervention programme developed to help managing traumatic … Continued

Commercial Space Operations

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 159 Commercial Space Operations Presented by TOC Summary The purpose of the paper is to study the commercial space industry and its impacts on air traffic control system. It … Continued

Mental Fitness

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 305 Mental Fitness Presented by PLC Summary Mental Health is being discussed in the aviation industry due to recent events. Yet the Mental Fitness of humans has been a … Continued

Aerodrome Radar Control Rating

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 133 Aerodrome Radar Control Rating Introduction Many states undergoing radar modernisation programs which includes the installation of radar displays in many aerodrome control towers. The purpose of these installations is … Continued

WAAS

35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Tunis, Tunisia, 15-19 April 1996 WP No. 87 WAAS There have been a number of proposed systems that could be used to improve the accuracy and integrity of the Global Positioning System (GPS) to enable it … Continued

ACAS (TCAS Training for ATCOs)

36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Taipei, Taiwan, 17-21 March 1997 WP No. 150 ACAS (TCAS Training for ATCOs) Introduction TCAS training was included in the work programme of SC4 at the 1996 Tunis Conference. IFATCA Technical Policy page 3212 “urges national administrations … Continued

South Pacific of FANS-1/A Datalink Communications

37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toulouse, France, 30 March – 3 April 1998 WP No. 82 South Pacific of FANS-1/A Datalink Communications Since the implementation in the South Pacific of FANS-1/A datalink communications (i.e., CPDLC – Controller Pilot Data Link Communications), … Continued

The Definition of “Direct” in Direct Controller Pilot Communication (DCPC)

38TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Santiago, Chile, 15-19 March 1999 WP No. 102 The Definition of “Direct” in Direct Controller Pilot Communication (DCPC) IFATCA has policy on the use of datalink communications, and includes the following reference to “Direct”: “In any … Continued

Specific Medical Matters

39TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Marrakech, Morocco, 6-10 March 2000 WP No. 163 Specific Medical Matters Introduction This subject became part of SC4’s working programme at the Santiago de Chile Conference 1999. Information regarding controllers having their licence withdrawn for medical reasons … Continued