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ATS 3.51 GLOBAL HARMONISATION IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN ATM STAKEHOLDERS IN A TBO MIXED-MODE OPERATIONS

IFATCA Policy is: Before implementing TBO, there shall be a clear delineation of roles and responsibilities with regard to processing and interacting with the different flight plan formats, including during mixed mode operations. Examples include the following: Updating revised trajectories … Continued

AAS 1.25 GNSS RFI

IFATCA Provisional Policy is: Globally harmonised phraseology shall be developed to report both GNSS RFI and false EGPWS alerts. See: WP 98 – Abu Dhabi 2025

AAS 1.24 ATM SYSTEMS INTEROPERABILITY

IFATCA Policy is: Updates, upgrades, design and development of an ATM system shall: endeavour to increase, or at a minimum maintain, interoperability between neighbouring and global ATM systems to support seamless cross-border operations; endeavour to reduce, or at a minimum … Continued

WC 10.2.10 HUMAN FACTORS/SAFETY NET ALERTS

IFATCA Policy is: Safety nets shall only alert the controllers at the specific working positions concerned, and not at working positions where controllers are not concerned in the alert. Safety Net Alert Suppression shall be restricted to the audible … Continued

ATS 3.49 AREA PROXIMITY WARNING (APW)

IFATCA Policy is: APW, as a safety net, shall be provided to each ATM system with ATS Surveillance and shall be fully implemented with appropriate operational requirements, procedures, and training in order to significantly reduce incursion of a flight … Continued

ATS 3.50 APPROACH PATH MONITOR (APM)

IFATCA Policy is: APM, as a safety net, shall be provided to each ATM system with ATS Surveillance and shall be fully implemented with appropriate operational requirements, procedures, and training in order to significantly reduce the number of CFIT … Continued

ATS 3.48 CONTRAIL AVOIDANCE STRATEGIES

IFATCA Policy is: Implementing trial contrail avoidance strategies shall: Not be discouraged outright, in the interest of gathering relevant data Report data in a transparent manner Consider potential ATCO workload, and where necessary ATCO workload shall be managed to … Continued

WC 10.7.9 HIGH RELIABILITY ORGANISATION PRINCIPLES

IFATCA Policy is: ANSPs can be defined as a High Reliability Organisation (HRO). To achieve the highest level of reliability and resilience, ANSPs should have a mature positive safety culture and a successful safety management system. To be aligned … Continued

ATS 3.47 VFR AND SVFR FLIGHTS

IFATCA Policy is: Information regarding VFR flights should be published on VFR charts. ANSPs should consider the impact of VFR/SVFR flights on the workload of Air Traffic Controllers, and mitigations should be put in place if required. If VFR/SVFR … Continued

AAS 1.23 SYSTEM-BASED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL LICENCE CONCEPT

IFATCA Policy is: IFATCA does not support ATC licensing concepts under which ATCOs are authorised to provide an ATC service based solely on the automation, equipment and/or systems utilised, because the contribution of ATCO skills and knowledge to the safe … Continued