Personnel and Facilities
172.49 Staffing and qualifications
(a)
Each applicant for the grant of an air traffic
service certificate shall engage, employ, or contract:
(1) A senior person identified as the air traffic
manager who has the authority within the applicant’s organization to ensure
that each air traffic service listed in its
exposition:
(i)
Can
be financed; and
(ii)
Is
provided in accordance with the requirements prescribed by this Part.
(2) A senior person or persons who are responsible for
ensuring that the applicant’s organization complies with the requirements of
this part and that such nominated person or persons shall be ultimately
responsible to the air traffic manager; and
(3) Sufficient personnel to manage, support, and
provide the air traffic services and any associated training or assessment
listed in the applicant’s exposition.
(b)
The applicant shall establish procedures to:
(1) Ensure the competence of those personnel who are
authorized by the applicant to provide the air traffic services, training and assessment
for those services, listed in the applicant’s exposition;
(2) Provide those authorized personnel with written
evidence of the scope of their authorization;
(3) Ensure that those authorized personnel hold
appropriate current licenses and ratings issued by ECAA;
(4) Ensure, where practicable, that authorized
personnel only exercise the privileges of their rating or ratings if they are
familiar with all relevant and current information;
(5) Ensure that holders of air traffic control ratings maintain currency by
exercising the privileges of that rating within 6 months at the facility or at
the operating position to which the rating applies; and
(6) Ensure, where practicable, that an air traffic
controller does not exercise the privileges of their rating or ratings:
(i)
Unless
they comply with any endorsements on their medical certificate; and
(ii)
When
any decrease in their medical fitness might render them unable to safely
exercise these privileges.
172.51 Training
(a) Each applicant for the grant of an air
traffic service certificate shall establish procedures acceptable to the ECAA
and follow the approved training programs for air traffic controllers’ as
follows:
(1) Qualification
training: Each ATCS shall complete the
qualification training and be certified to perform associated operational
duties within the hours outlined in the facility-training directive.
(2) Proficiency training: Proficiency training is required for operational
personnel to maintain and upgrade the knowledge and skills necessary to apply
air traffic procedure in a safe, orderly, and expeditions manner.
(3) It is emphasized that proficiency training
needs will differ from facility to facility and, therefore, should be tailored
to meet identified requirements.
(4) It is divided into three phases
(i)
Refresher training: Each facility
shall establish in writing an annual approved refresher-training program for
all operational personnel. Supervisors shall stress that the training described
is for proficiency improvement, not performance evaluation.
(ii)
Supplemental training: Supplemental approved training is conducted when
changes occur pertaining to new / revised procedures, regulations, or
equipment, operational personnel shall complete training prior to the
utilization of such changes.
(iii)
Remedial training: Remedial training is conducted to correct specific
operational deficiencies emphasis shall be on the positive aspects of the
training.
(b) An ATS training provided must have, and put into effect a training
plan for the training relating to air traffic control.
(c) Personnel giving instructions in an operational working position
shall hold appropriate current instructor authorization by the ECAA.
Note: This authorization will be endorsed for
personnel who are qualified and have received an instructional technique course
and are selected for a specified appointment in connection with training by the
applicant.
(d) The applicant shall nominate the qualified
personnel carrying out assessment, examiners
and trainers to be authorized by the ECAA.
(e) Each of training types mentioned in (a) shall fulfill the training
standards requirements listed in Egyptian Civil Aviation Training Standards
Handbook (ECATSH).
Note:
Human factor training must be taken in consideration in the above mentioned
training in accordance with the human factors training standards included in
the ECATSH.
(f) Trainers shall take the appropriate measures to ensure
that student air traffic controllers do not constitute a hazard to air
navigation.
(g) A
student air traffic controller shall not be permitted to receive instruction in
an operational environment unless that student air traffic controller holds a
current Class 3 Medical Assessment.
172.53 Re-qualification requirements
Air traffic controller who
has unsuccessfully failed to complete recurrent training competency or
familiarization within the appropriate eligibility period or to re-establish an
invalid rating shall comply with the following table:
Re-qualification
requirements table
|
Position
|
From 3- 6 months
|
From 6-12 months
|
From12-24 months
|
More than24 months
|
|
Non Radar
|
20 hours OJT
|
S
|
O
|
C
|
S
|
O
|
C
|
S
|
O
|
C
|
|
10
|
20
|
10
|
10
|
25
|
10
|
30
|
50
|
10
|
|
Radar
|
20 hours OJT
|
S
|
O
|
C
|
S
|
O
|
C
|
S
|
O
|
C
|
|
20
|
35
|
15
|
25
|
40
|
15
|
60
|
100
|
20
|
S
… Simulator O … On Job Training C …
Class
172.55 Facilities and equipment
Each applicant for the grant of an ATS certificate
shall establish the following approved facilities that are appropriate to the
ATS listed in the applicant’s exposition:
(a)
The ATC service: To accomplish objectives (1), (2)
and (3) of 172.59(c), this service being divided in three parts as follow:
(1)
Area control service (radar or non-radar): The
provision of ATC service for controlled flights, in order to accomplish
objectives (1) and (3) of 172.59(c);
(2)
Approach control service (radar or non-radar): The
provision of ATC service for those parts of controlled flights associated with
arrival or departure, in order to accomplish objectives (1) and (3) of
172.59(c);
(3)
Aerodrome control service: The provision of ATC
service for aerodrome traffic, in order
to accomplish objectives (1), (2) and (3) of 172.59(c).
(b) In addition to the main facilities mentioned in
(a) dedicated training and assessment facilities shall de provided.
(c)
The flight information service, to accomplish
objective (4) of 172.59(c);
(d)
The alerting service, to accomplish objective (5) of
172.59(c);
(e) Provision of ATC service: shall be provided by the
various units as follow:
(1)
Area control service:
(i)
By an area control center; or
(ii)
By the unit providing approach control service in a
control zone or in a control area of limited extent which is designated
primarily for the provision of approach control service and where no area
control center is established.
(2)
Approach control service:
(i)
By an aerodrome control tower or area control center
when it is necessary or desirable to combine under the responsibility of one
unit the functions of the approach control service with those of the aerodrome
control service or the area control service; or
(ii)
By an approach control unit when it is necessary or
desirable to establish a separate unit.
(3)
Aerodrome control service:
(i)
By an aerodrome control tower; or
(ii)
Any mobile tower.
(f) Any aerodrome control tower, including any mobile
tower, listed in the applicant’s exposition, should fulfill the following
specifications:
(1)
Constructed and situated to provide:
(i)
The maximum practicable visibility of aerodrome
traffic; and
(ii)
Protection from glare, reflection and noise.
(2)
Safeguarded from any development that would affect
the requirements of paragraph (f)(1);
(3)
At solo watch locations, provided with:
(i)
Toilet facilities that ensure the minimum possible
interruption to, or degradation of, air traffic services; and
(ii)
Storage and preparation facilities for food and
drink in the visual control room.
(4)
Provided with equipment for two-way voice
communication with:
(i)
Aircraft, in or adjacent to airspace for which the
applicant has responsibility;
(ii)
The ACC serving the adjacent area for which the
aircraft shall be cleared into; and
(iii)
Aircraft, vehicles, and persons, on, or adjacent to,
the maneuvering area.
(5)
Provided with the following minimum equipment:
(i)
A display system or systems designed to show the
disposition of current and pending aerodrome traffic together with ancillary
information for individual aircraft;
(ii)
A power supply;
(iii)
Appropriate and current maps and charts;
(iv)
Binoculars;
(v)
Clocks;
(vi)
Logbook;
(vii)
Outside temperature indicator;
(viii)
QNH display;
(ix)
Signal lamp with green, red, and white functions;
(x)
Telephone communications;
(xi)
Status monitors for approach and landing aids and
any road or rail signaling equipment
affecting the use of a runway;
(xii)
Visibility and cloud height checkpoints;
(xiii)
Voice and, where applicable, data recording
equipment;
(xiv)
Wind direction and speed display;
(xv)
An audible alerting alarm;
(xvi)
An AFTN terminal or, where provided for in an ATS
letter of agreement, an alternative means of reception and transmission of
information normally conveyed by AFTN;
(xvii)
If applicable, airfield lighting controls panel; and
(xviii)
Data-link and voice information system (DAVIS).
6)
Provided with two independent sources of the current
altimeter setting, at least one of which shall be an aneroid barometer or
barometric altimeter situated in the visual control room.
(g) The area control center, and approach control
offices should be provided with:
(1)
Equipment enabling:
(i)
To the fullest extent practical, two-way voice
communication; and
(ii)
Where applicable, data communication with aircraft
in, or adjacent to, airspace for which the applicant has responsibility; and
(2)
The following minimum equipment:
(i)
A display system or systems designed to show the
disposition of current and pending flights together with ancillary information
for individual aircraft;
(ii)
A power supply;
(iii)
Appropriate and current maps and charts;
(iv)
Clocks;
(v)
Logbook;
(vi)
Status monitors as appropriate for navigation,
approach, and landing aids;
(vii)
Telephone communications;
(viii)
Voice recording equipment and, where applicable,
data recording equipment;
(ix)
An AFTN terminal;
(x)
For approach control operating positions, an ILS
status monitor at the approach
control or approach control radar operating position for the aerodrome
concerned;
(xi)
For approach control operating positions responsible
for aircraft on final approach, or aircraft landing or taking-off, a wind
direction and speed display and two independent sources of the current
altimeter setting fed from the same source as the corresponding equipment in
the aerodrome control tower; and
(xii)
Data-link And Voice Information System (DAVIS)
(h)
The aeronautical telecommunications equipment
required by paragraphs (f) and (g) should be installed and maintained in
accordance with the requirements of part 171;
(i)
The visual display units used by air traffic
services shall be positioned with due regard to the relative importance of the
information displayed and ease of use by the staff concerned;
(j) The equipment required by paragraphs (f)(4) and
(5), and (g)(1) and (2), shall have a level of reliability, availability, and
redundancy that minimizes the possibility of failure, non-availability, or
significant degradation of performance;
(k) The status monitors required by paragraph
(f)(5)(xi) and paragraphs (g)(2)(vi) and (x) should be fitted with:
(1)
An aural signal to indicate a change of status; and
(2)
A visual indication of the current status.