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WC 10.3.1 DUTY ROSTERS

IFATCA Policy is: The duty roster should be based on at least 2 consecutive days off in every 7 days. Duty rosters should be agreed with the air traffic controllers involved. SPO shall be avoided. An optimal roster should … Continued

WC 10.2.11 ATM SAFETY MONITORING TOOL

IFATCA considers ASMT to denote a generic ATM Safety Monitoring Tool that extracts ATM system data to detect infringements to parameters predefined within the system itself. The evolution of ASMT and the legal requirement to implement it in an increasing … Continued

WC 10.2.10 SHORT TERM CONFLICT ALERT (STCA): HUMAN FACTORS / LEGAL ASPECTS

IFATCA Policy is: The Short Term Conflict Alert (STCA) system should only alert the controllers at the specific radar sector concerned, and not at positions where controllers are not involved in the alert. The methods and procedures for the … Continued

WC 10.2.9 CO-OPERATIVE SEPARATION

IFATCA Policy is: From a human factor aspect IFATCA has strong concerns over the transfer of control responsibility to the cockpit for the following reasons: If separation functions are transferred to the cockpit the situation awareness and skills base … Continued

WC 10.2.8 REGULATORY APPROVAL OF ATM SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT

IFATCA Policy is: MAs should encourage their State’s Regulatory Authority to play a role in the development and certification / commissioning and oversight during the life cycle of air traffic control equipment. Any information displayed at a controller working … Continued

WC 10.2.7 WORKING WITH UNSERVICEABLE OR INADEQUATE EQUIPMENT

IFATCA Policy is: ATC equipment provided should include back-up secondary equipment on hot standby for use if the primary equipment becomes degraded. Controllers should be given initial and recurrent training in the degraded mode operations of their equipment. ATS … Continued

WC 10.2.6 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

IFATCA Policy is: IFATCA recognises that Public Relations play an important role in the promotion of ATC services. However, unsupervised public access to actual radar and radiotelephony data can lead to misuse and misinterpretation. Therefore, use of live radar … Continued

WC 10.2.5 AUTOMATION / HUMAN FACTORS

IFATCA Policy is: Automation shall improve and enhance the data exchange for controllers. Automated systems shall be fail-safe and provide accurate and incorruptible data. These systems shall be built with an integrity factor to review and crosscheck the information … Continued

WC 10.2.4 ATC SYSTEMS

IFATCA Policy is: Research should be carried out in each country to determine the capacity of the ATC system and the workload to be carried by each air traffic controller. Air traffic controllers should be provided with ATC equipment … Continued

WC 10.2.3 WORKING ENVIRONMENTS

IFATCA Policy is: When modifying airport infrastructure affecting ATM, local ATCOs shall be involved throughout its design, development and implementation. Existing knowledge of human factors should be incorporated in design for new operational rooms and new ATC working positions … Continued