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Operational Environment

Air traffic controllers are generally considered one of the working groups having to deal with a highly demanding job. In fact, air traffic control entails a complex set of tasks requiring very high levels of knowledge and expertise, as well … Continued

MED 8.1.1 GENERAL

IFATCA Policy is: Local medical centres should be established for the examination of the ATC personnel. A National Medical Body should be established as the General Authority for determining questions of fitness of controllers whose fitness is questioned by … Continued

ATS 3.28 CONTROLLED TIME OF ARRIVAL CONCEPT

The RTA function enables an aircraft to pass a waypoint at a predefined time. The CTA concept uses this capability in sequencing arriving traffic to the Terminal Area (TMA) by assigning such fix times to aircraft. CTA and RTA are … Continued

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

Surveillance – Study Issues Associated with Incorrect Flight Identification

49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 12-16 April 2010 WP No. 83 Surveillance – Study Issues Associated with Incorrect Flight Identification Presented by TOC Summary Mode S transponders broadcast the aircraft’s Flight ID. There are important issues with this … Continued

Study Developments Associated with Environmental Issues in ATC

47TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Arusha, Tanzania, 10-14 March 2008 WP No. 94 Study Developments Associated with Environmental Issues in ATC Presented by TOC Summary The IFATCA Technical and Operations Committee (TOC) was tasked to review IFATCA Policy on environmental issues in … Continued

TPM Review – ATS (Major Edit)

59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 30 March – 3 April 2020 WP No. 84 TPM Review – ATS (Major Edit) Presented by TOC IMPORTANT NOTE: The IFATCA Annual Conference 2020 in Singapore was cancelled. The present working paper was never … Continued

Central European Air Traffic Services (CEATS) and the use of Functional Blocks of Airspace (FBA)

42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17-21 March 2003 WP No. 105 Central European Air Traffic Services (CEATS) and the use of Functional Blocks of Airspace (FBA) Presented by Italy Introduction During the European Regional Meeting the meeting endorsed provisional … Continued

WIKIFATCA

An Encyclopedia for Air Traffic Controllers – by IFATCA IFATCA, the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations, is an international collective of air traffic controller associations. It was established in 1961 and is the largest and most comprehensive representative … Continued

ATS 3.29 MERGING AND SEQUENCING CONCEPTS

Due to environmental, economical and operational reasons the need for more accurate merging and sequencing tools has arisen. IFATCA Policy is: IFATCA encourages the development of sequencing and merging tools provided that: They provide controllers with reliable and effective information. … Continued

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