This course 5-day course will ensure that all controllers have full and current knowledge of essential topics in relation to daily operations and improve the air traffic services provision.

It is designed around a variety of relevant topics such as radar and non-radar procedures, ICAO reference documents, met info interpretation, human factors, ATC incident investigation and associated issues, amongst others.

• Ensure a uniform and updated knowledge base among ATC staff
• Meet requirements of ICAO Annex 1: Personnel
• Improve the air traffic services provision
  Improve operational safety
• Resolve discrepancies uncovered by ICAO safety oversight programme
• Allow controllers to grasp important CNS/ATM concepts
• Allow controllers to make better use of available technology
• Provide a forum to receive controller feed-back on operational practices

• Operational Air Traffic Controllers
• ATC instructors & examiners
• ATC Supervisors
• ATC related technical staff

• General Air Traffic Services (ICAO Annexes/Docs, National AIP,…)
• Rules of the Air
• Standard operating procedures (Radar services and/or Procedural)
• En Route and Approach control services
• Overview of Aeronautical Information Services
• Vectoring techniques/sequencing
• Aircraft performance
• Handling of unusual/emergency situations
• Human factors in ATC
• Several case studies
• Meteorological phenomena