Division ATCO.D.005 Types of air traffic controller training

Air traffic controller training shall consist of the following types:

1. (1)

   initial training, leading to the issue of a student air traffic controller licence or to the issue of an additional rating and, if applicable, rating endorsement, providing:

   (i) ‘basic training’

2. theoretical and practical training designed to impart fundamental knowledge and practical skills related to basic operational procedures;

(ii) ‘rating training’

3. theoretical and practical training designed to impart knowledge and practical skills related to a specific rating and, if applicable, to rating endorsement;

unit training, leading to the issue of an air traffic controller licence, the issue of a rating endorsement, the validation of rating(s) or rating endorsement(s) and/or the issue or renewal of a unit endorsement. It comprises the following phases:

1. (i)

   transitional training phase, designed primarily to impart knowledge and understanding of site-specific operational procedures and task-specific aspects; and

2. (ii)

   on-the-job training phase, which is the final phase of unit training during which previously acquired job-related routines and skills are integrated in practice under the supervision of a qualified on-the-job training instructor in a live traffic situation.

3. (iii)

   In addition to points (i) and (ii), for unit endorsement(s) that require the handling of complex and dense traffic situations, a pre-on-the-job training phase is required to enhance the previously acquired rating routines and skills and to prepare for live traffic situations which may be encountered in that unit;

continuation training, designed to maintain the validity of the endorsements of the licence, consisting of:

1. (i)

   refresher training;

2. (ii)

   conversion training, when relevant.