SID/STAR Phraseology

SID/STAR Phraseology

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 87 SID/STAR Phraseology Presented by TOC Summary New ICAO SID/STAR-Phraseology has been introduced in some countries with some problems arising. This working paper gives an overview of existing IFATCA policies … Continued
State Aircraft and ‘Due Regard’ Operations

State Aircraft and ‘Due Regard’ Operations

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 92 State Aircraft and ‘Due Regard’ Operations Presented by PLC/TOC Summary ICAO rules are applicable only for civil aircraft. State aircraft – identified by ICAO as military, customs and police … Continued
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
ATCOs and Colour Vision

ATCOs and Colour Vision

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 161 ATCOs and Colour Vision Presented by PLC Summary The issues surrounding colour vision deficiency testing were examined in WP165L at the Toronto conference 2017. This follow up paper looks … Continued
ARIWS – Autonomous Runway Incursion Warning Systems

ARIWS – Autonomous Runway Incursion Warning Systems

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 88 ARIWS – Autonomous Runway Incursion Warning Systems Presented by TOC Summary This paper highlights the implementation of autonomous runway incursion warning systems developed to improve runway safety. A comparison … Continued
Legal Rights of Pregnant ATCOs

Legal Rights of Pregnant ATCOs

35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Tunis, Tunisia, 15-19 April 1996 WP No. 138 Legal Rights of Pregnant ATCOs Introduction The purpose of this working paper is to analyse the legal process that looks at the general characteristic of female ATCOs which prevented … Continued
Recent Developments in Mode S

Recent Developments in Mode S

35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Tunis, Tunisia, 15-19 April 1996 WP No. 93 Recent Developments in Mode S   This paper brings conference up to date with the recent developments in Mode S, with particular emphasis to the core area of Europe. … Continued
Future ATM Systems of the Next Century

Future ATM Systems of the Next Century

35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Tunis, Tunisia, 15-19 April 1996 WP No. 94A Future ATM Systems of the Next Century   Future ATM Systems of the next century will be characterised by increased complexity with extensive use of highly automated sub-systems. Controllers … Continued
Use of the Phrase “Autonomous Airborne Devices”

Use of the Phrase “Autonomous Airborne Devices”

35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Tunis, Tunisia, 15-19 April 1996 WP No. 114 Use of the Phrase “Autonomous Airborne Devices” Introduction The current IFATCA policy regarding ACAS has been developed from 1973 , through the development of Beacon Collision Avoidance System (BCAS) … Continued