Radar monitoring is one of the functions in the provision of an air traffic control service. For the purposes of this policy, it has been considered in two areas, namely: arrival / departure phase and the en-route phase. The need to establish parameters for radar monitoring has arisen from the increasing use of self navigation.
IFATCA Policy is:Route spacing standards should not be reduced below those that would otherwise be required purely because of the use of flight path monitoring. ATCOs must be a key stakeholder and participate in any safety analysis relating to any introduction of Performance Based Navigation (PBN) routes. Any controller tools identified as hazard mitigation in the safety analysis must be in place prior to the implementation of the PBN route for which the analysis was conducted. Any availability of closely spaced routes and routes in relative proximity to Special Use Airspaces (SUA) requiring ATS surveillance separation, should ensure that controllers can, upon identification or notification of a deviation, carry out the necessary action so that the required separation minimum is not likely to be infringed. |
| See: WP 92 – Istanbul 2007, WP 91 – Arusha 2008, Resolution B20 – WP 60 – Virtual 2022, Resolution B5 – WP 97 – Bucharest 2026
See also: WP 101 – Ottawa 1994 and WP 102 – Ottawa 1994, |
