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Appendix 6 of Annex I

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AREA CONTROL PROCEDURAL RATING (ACP)

(Reference: Annex I — PART ATCO Subpart D, Section 2, ATCO.D.010(a)(2)(iv))

SUBJECT 1:

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

TOPIC INTR 1 —

COURSE MANAGEMENT

Subtopic INTR 1.1 —

Course introduction

Subtopic INTR 1.2 —

Course administration

Subtopic INTR 1.3 —

Study material and training documentation

TOPIC INTR 2 —

INTRODUCTION TO THE ATC TRAINING COURSE

Subtopic INTR 2.1 —

Course content and organisation

Subtopic INTR 2.2 —

Training ethos

Subtopic INTR 2.3 —

Assessment process

SUBJECT 2:

AVIATION LAW

TOPIC LAW 1 —

ATCO LICENSING/CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE

Subtopic LAW 1.1 —

Privileges and conditions

TOPIC LAW 2 —

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Subtopic LAW 2.1 —

Reports

Subtopic LAW 2.2 —

Airspace

TOPIC LAW 3 —

ATC SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Subtopic LAW 3.1 —

Feedback process

Subtopic LAW 3.2 —

Safety Investigation

SUBJECT 3:

AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

TOPIC ATM 1 —

PROVISION OF SERVICES

Subtopic ATM 1.1 —

Air traffic control (ATC) service

Subtopic ATM 1.2 —

Flight information service (FIS)

Subtopic ATM 1.3 —

Alerting service (ALRS)

Subtopic ATM 1.4 —

ATS system capacity and air traffic flow management

Subtopic ATM 1.5 —

Airspace management (ASM)

TOPIC ATM 2 —

COMMUNICATION

Subtopic ATM 2.1 —

Effective communication

TOPIC ATM 3 —

ATC CLEARANCES AND ATC INSTRUCTIONS

Subtopic ATM 3.1 —

ATC clearances

Subtopic ATM 3.2 —

ATC instructions

TOPIC ATM 4 —

COORDINATION

Subtopic ATM 4.1 —

Necessity for coordination

Subtopic ATM 4.2 —

Tools and methods for coordination

Subtopic ATM 4.3 —

Coordination procedures

TOPIC ATM 5 —

ALTIMETRY AND LEVEL ALLOCATION

Subtopic ATM 5.1 —

Altimetry

Subtopic ATM 5.2 —

Terrain clearance

TOPIC ATM 6 —

SEPARATIONS

Subtopic ATM 6.1 —

Vertical separation

Subtopic ATM 6.2 —

Horizontal separation

TOPIC ATM 7 —

AIRBORNE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS AND GROUND-BASED SAFETY NETS

Subtopic ATM 7.1 —

Airborne collision avoidance systems

TOPIC ATM 8 —

DATA DISPLAY

Subtopic ATM 8.1 —

Data management

TOPIC ATM 9 —

OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT (SIMULATED)

Subtopic ATM 9.1 —

Integrity of the operational environment

Subtopic ATM 9.2 —

Verification of the currency of operational procedures

Subtopic ATM 9.3 —

Handover-takeover

TOPIC ATM 10 —

PROVISION OF CONTROL SERVICE

Subtopic ATM 10.1 —

Responsibility and processing of information

Subtopic ATM 10.2 —

Area control

Subtopic ATM 10.3 —

Traffic management process

Subtopic ATM 10.4 —

Handling traffic

TOPIC ATM 11 —

HOLDING

Subtopic ATM 11.1 —

General holding procedures

Subtopic ATM 11.2 —

Holding aircraft

SUBJECT 4:

METEOROLOGY

TOPIC MET 1 —

METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA

Subtopic MET 1.1 —

Meteorological phenomena

TOPIC MET 2 —

SOURCES OF METEOROLOGICAL DATA

Subtopic MET 2.1 —

Sources of meteorological information

SUBJECT 5:

NAVIGATION

TOPIC NAV 1 —

MAPS AND AERONAUTICAL CHARTS

Subtopic NAV 1.1 —

Maps and charts

TOPIC NAV 2 —

INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION

Subtopic NAV 2.1 —

Navigational systems

Subtopic NAV 2.2 —

Navigational assistance

Subtopic NAV 2.3 —

PBN applications

SUBJECT 6:

AIRCRAFT

TOPIC ACFT 1 —

AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS

Subtopic ACFT 1.1 —

Aircraft instruments

TOPIC ACFT 2 —

AIRCRAFT CATEGORIES

Subtopic ACFT 2.1 —

Wake turbulence

TOPIC ACFT 3 —

FACTORS AFFECTING AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE

Subtopic ACFT 3.1 —

Climb factors

Subtopic ACFT 3.2 —

Cruise factors

Subtopic ACFT 3.3 —

Descent factors

Subtopic ACFT 3.4 —

Economic factors

Subtopic ACFT 3.5 —

Environmental factors

TOPIC ACFT 4 —

AIRCRAFT DATA

Subtopic ACFT 4.1 —

Performance data

SUBJECT 7:

HUMAN FACTORS

TOPIC HUM 1 —

PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS

Subtopic HUM 1.1 —

Cognitive

TOPIC HUM 2 —

MEDICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS

Subtopic HUM 2.1 —

Fatigue

Subtopic HUM 2.2 —

Fitness

TOPIC HUM 3 —

SOCIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL FACTORS

Subtopic HUM 3.1 —

Team resource management (TRM)

Subtopic HUM 3.2 —

Teamwork and team roles

Subtopic HUM 3.3 —

Responsible behaviour

TOPIC HUM 4 —

STRESS

Subtopic HUM 4.1 —

Stress

Subtopic HUM 4.2 —

Stress management

TOPIC HUM 5 —

HUMAN ERROR

Subtopic HUM 5.1 —

Human error

Subtopic HUM 5.2 —

Violation of rules

TOPIC HUM 6 —

COLLABORATIVE WORK

Subtopic HUM 6.1 —

Communication

Subtopic HUM 6.2 —

Collaborative work within the same area of responsibility

Subtopic HUM 6.3 —

Collaborative work between different areas of responsibility

Subtopic HUM 6.4 —

Controller/pilot cooperation

SUBJECT 8:

EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS

TOPIC EQPS 1 —

VOICE COMMUNICATIONS

Subtopic EQPS 1.1 —

Radio communications

Subtopic EQPS 1.2 —

Other voice communications

TOPIC EQPS 2 —

AUTOMATION IN ATS

Subtopic EQPS 2.1 —

Aeronautical fixed telecommunication network (AFTN)

Subtopic EQPS 2.2 —

Automatic data interchange

TOPIC EQPS 3 —

CONTROLLER WORKING POSITION

Subtopic EQPS 3.1 —

Operation and monitoring of equipment

Subtopic EQPS 3.2 —

Situation displays and information systems

Subtopic EQPS 3.3 —

Flight data systems

TOPIC EQPS 4 —

FUTURE EQUIPMENT

Subtopic EQPS 4.1 —

New developments

TOPIC EQPS 5 —

EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS LIMITATIONS AND DEGRADATION

Subtopic EQPS 5.1 —

Reaction to limitations

Subtopic EQPS 5.2 —

Communication equipment degradation

Subtopic EQPS 5.3 —

Navigational equipment degradation

SUBJECT 9:

PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT

TOPIC PEN 1 —

FAMILIARISATION

Subtopic PEN 1.1 —

Study visit to area control centre

TOPIC PEN 2 —

AIRSPACE USERS

Subtopic PEN 2.1 —

Contributors to civil ATS operations

Subtopic PEN 2.2 —

Contributors to military ATS operations

TOPIC PEN 3 —

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

Subtopic PEN 3.1 —

Provision of services and user requirements

TOPIC PEN 4 —

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Subtopic PEN 4.1 —

Environmental protection

SUBJECT 10:

ABNORMAL AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

TOPIC ABES 1 —

ABNORMAL AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS (ABES)

Subtopic ABES 1.1 —

Overview of ABES

TOPIC ABES 2 —

SKILLS IMPROVEMENT

Subtopic ABES 2.1 —

Communication effectiveness

Subtopic ABES 2.2 —

Avoidance of mental overload

Subtopic ABES 2.3 —

Air/ground cooperation

TOPIC ABES 3 —

PROCEDURES FOR ABNORMAL AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

Subtopic ABES 3.1 —

Application of procedures for ABES

Subtopic ABES 3.2 —

Radio failure

Subtopic ABES 3.3 —

Unlawful interference and aircraft bomb threat

Subtopic ABES 3.4 —

Strayed or unidentified aircraft

Subtopic ABES 3.5 —

Diversions