Competence Assessment

Competence Assessment

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 156 Competence Assessment Presented by PLC Summary The competence of ATCOs should be assessed regularly. Most ANSP’s have a process in place for competence assessment, being observed while working on … Continued
Provision of ATS over Foreign Territories

Provision of ATS over Foreign Territories

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 163 Provision of ATS over Foreign Territories Presented by PLC Summary For several reasons ATC is sometimes responsible for airspace of two or more countries. For ATCOs working this airspace, … Continued
Moving to a New Facility

Moving to a New Facility

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 85 Moving to a New Facility Presented by PLC and TOC Summary Moving to a new facility is a very demanding and lengthy process. It not only affects ATM as … Continued
Educational Issues on Distraction (Guidance Material)

Educational Issues on Distraction (Guidance Material)

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 304 Educational Issues on Distraction (Guidance Material) Presented by PLC Summary Air Traffic Control Officers (ATCOs) are exposed to different kinds of distractions in their daily operations. These distractions … Continued
Fusion of ADS and Radar Data

Fusion of ADS and Radar Data

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 106 Fusion of ADS and Radar Data   An application of ADS being actively pursued by ICAO’s CNS/ATM committee, and by industry, is to use ADS data to fill in … Continued
RNP for Approach and Landing

RNP for Approach and Landing

35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Tunis, Tunisia, 15-19 April 1996 WP No. 116 RNP for Approach and Landing   In 1994 the current policy on RNP for approach and landing was adopted. Since then, there have been considerable changes in the plans … Continued
Critical Incident Stress Management – Update of IFATCA Policy on Stress

Critical Incident Stress Management – Update of IFATCA Policy on Stress

36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Taipei, Taiwan, 17-21 March 1997 WP No. 160 Critical Incident Stress Management – Update of IFATCA Policy on Stress Introduction Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) was placed on the SC4 work programme following acceptance of a late … Continued
Nightshift Policy and Fatigue Management

Nightshift Policy and Fatigue Management

37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toulouse, France, 30 March – 3 April 1998 WP No. 148 Nightshift Policy and Fatigue Management Introduction At the Taipei Conference in 1997 SC4 presented a WP (159/97) on the Medical Effects of Night shift, which was … Continued
Safety Components in a Separation Minima

Safety Components in a Separation Minima

38TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Santiago, Chile, 15-19 March 1999 WP No. 83 Safety Components in a Separation Minima   Until the early days of CNS/ATM implementation, controllers accepted the separation standards as defined by ICAO and considered them not subject for … Continued
Data Bank of Jurisprudence Update and Figures

Data Bank of Jurisprudence Update and Figures

38TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Santiago, Chile, 15-19 March 1999 WP No. 136 Data Bank of Jurisprudence Update and Figures   During the last year, only 2 cases were added to the data bank: one case by Switzerland and one case by … Continued