20810387 - Air traffic management

The students will be provided with knowledge concerning: (i) principles of Air Traffic Control (from the concept of separation to clearance); (ii) flight instrument procedures (departure, cruise, any waiting and arrival); (iii) from control to traffic management (from tactical to flow control with RADAR and ADS-based automated systems); (iv) trajectory optimization techniques in congested areas (from those defined by classic radio aids to RNAV and RNP routes); (v) examples of control and airspace evolution (free routes, use of TCAS and ADS).
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Programme

Aeronautical Altitudes definitions of the different ways of reporting the altitude in the different phases of the flight.
Airspace organization, definitions, shape, graphic symbols used to represent them on aeronautical charts and their classification.
Air Traffic Services and competent authorities, objectives.
Rules of the Air, General Rules, Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).
Principles of air traffic control from the concept of separation to that of authorization clearance
Instrumental flight procedures (departure, cruise, any holdings and arrival)
From control to traffic management (from tactical to flow control with automatic systems based on RADAR and ADS)
Trajectory optimization techniques in congested areas (from those defined by classic radio aids to RNAV routes and RNPs)
Examples of evolution of control and airspace (free routes, use of TCAS and ADS)

Core Documentation

Annexes to the Chicago Convention
Main ICAO documents
Notes



Reference Bibliography

Annexes to the Chicago Convention Main ICAO documents Notes

Type of delivery of the course

Frontal lesson Presentations Consultation of materials on the internet

Attendance

Attending classes is not mandatory but is strongly recommended

Type of evaluation

Eligibility is obtained by correctly answering at least 50% of the questions proposed.