# Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/340 of 20 February 2015 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures relating to air traffic controllers' licences and certificates pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 (Text with EEA relevance), Appendix 8 of Annex I Extent: E+W+S+N.I. AREA CONTROL SURVEILLANCE RATING (ACS) (Reference: Annex I — PART ATCO Subpart D, Section 2, ATCO.D.010(a)(2)(vi)) 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 — Longitudinal separation in a surveillance environment Subtopic ATM 6.3 — Wake turbulence distance-based separation Subtopic ATM 6.4 — Separation based on ATS surveillance systems TOPIC ATM 7 — AIRBORNE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS AND GROUND-BASED SAFETY NETS Subtopic ATM 7.1 — Airborne collision avoidance systems Subtopic ATM 7.2 — Ground-based safety nets 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 — ATS surveillance service Subtopic ATM 10.3 — Traffic management process Subtopic ATM 10.4 — Handling traffic Subtopic ATM 10.5 — Control service with advanced system support TOPIC ATM 11 — HOLDING Subtopic ATM 11.1 — General holding procedures Subtopic ATM 11.2 — Holding aircraft Subtopic ATM 11.3 — Holding in a surveillance environment TOPIC ATM 12 — IDENTIFICATION Subtopic ATM 12.1 — Establishment of identification Subtopic ATM 12.2 — Maintenance of identification Subtopic ATM 12.3 — Loss of identity Subtopic ATM 12.4 — Position Information Subtopic ATM 12.5 — Transfer of identity 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 Subtopic EQPS 3.4 — Use of ATS surveillance system Subtopic EQPS 3.5 — Advanced 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 Subtopic EQPS 5.4 — Surveillance equipment degradation Subtopic EQPS 5.5 — ATC processing system 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 Subtopic ABES 3.6 — Transponder failure --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/340/annex/I/appendix/8ofI (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-340/annex-I/appendix-8ofI Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.