1 / 18

ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs

ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs. ICAO – EUROCONTROL EUROPEAN SEMINAR ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS EUROCONTROL, BRUSSELS 27 – 28 October 2005 Bogdan Braguta Safety Regulation Unit EUROCONTROL. European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation.

bailey
Download Presentation

ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs ICAO – EUROCONTROL EUROPEAN SEMINAR ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS EUROCONTROL, BRUSSELS 27 – 28 October 2005 Bogdan Braguta Safety Regulation Unit EUROCONTROL European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

  2. ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs Content: Why ESARR 5 ? ESARR 5 – ATM Services Personnel - link with language proficiency for ATCOs Conclusions European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

  3. ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs Why ESARR 5 ? European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

  4. EUROCONTROL 1997 7.0 million flights LINK 2000 2020 16.0 million flights RVSM 8,33 GNSS RNAV PRNAV ADS Traffic doubles over 20 years Why ESARR 5? - Maintaining and improving safety "Numbers of ATM-related accidents and serious incidents shall not increase, and where possible decrease" - (MATSE 6, Jan 2000) - Increases in traffic levels - Evolving technology, - Increase in automation, - Development of new skills, knowledge

  5. The Role of ESARRs/ ESARR 5 • Harmonised Framework for ECAC • Uniform Minimum / Option to Excel • Addressing All Relevant Issues • Complement ICAO SARPs

  6. ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs ESARR 5 – ATM Services’ Personnel European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

  7. ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel Sets harmonised safety regulatory requirements for ATM Personnel, specifically for • Air Traffic Controllers • Engineering and technical personnel and • General requirements for ATM personnel having safety related tasks

  8. ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel THE OBJECTIVES The safety objectives pursued are: • to ensure the competence and • where applicable the satisfaction of medical reqs. of ATM services’ personnel responsible for safety related tasks within the provisions of ATM services

  9. ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel COMPETENCE meaning / definition What is COMPETENCE ? Possession of required level of • knowledge • skills • experience and • proficiency in English (where required) to permit the safe and efficient provision of ATM services

  10. ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel ATM personnel having safety related tasks Air Traffic Controllers Engineers and Technical personnel ESARR 5 ADDRESSES

  11. ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel (ATCOs) Requirements for Designated Authority Requirements for Air Traffic Service Provider Requirements for Individual Personnel Accountabilities for ATCOs

  12. ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel (ATCOs) Requirements for licensed/certificated ATCO … b)… is competent to provide ATC services Requirements for a student ATCO …. b)… is competent to undertake the OJT Requirements for Individual Personnel Requirements An ATCO … is competent to provide ATC services (5.2.2.1) An OJT instructor … is competent to provide ATC services (5.2.2.5) etc. Requirements for Air Traffic Service Provider

  13. ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel (ATCOs) Requirements Before granting an ATC licence …. the applicant has been assessed as competent (5.1.2.6) Before granting a Student ATC licence… has undertaken the appropriate initial training and passed any associated examinations or assessments… to undergo OJT … (5.2.1.7) Implement procedures or require units to have procedures for ongoing competence … to maintain competence (5.2.1.11) Procedures are subject to audit (5.2.1.12) Requirements for Designated Authority or NSA in the SES

  14. ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel (ATCOs) Requirements for Designated Authority or NSA in the SES General Requirements Ensure by appropriate regulation that ATM Personnel is competent (5.1.1) Requirements for Air Traffic Service Provider General requirements Ensure at ATS Units that ATM personnel is competent (5.1.2)

  15. Documentation availablefor ATCOs: • EAM 5 GUI 1 – Explanatory material for ATCOs • EAM 5 GUI 2 – Safety oversight issues for ATCOs • EAM 5 ICAO – ESARR 5 vs. ICAO Annex 1 (new version) www. eurocontrol.int/src

  16. CONCLUSIONS • ESARR 5 is related to English language proficiency through notion of competence • ESARR 5 is a high level regulatory requirements document, so it does not contain the means to achieve English language proficiency • ESARR 5 complement ICAO Annex 1 provisions and as such there is no need to establish new criteria/requirements for language proficiency • No means of compliance have yet been determined (related to ESARR 5) • Designated Authorities/NSA have their role to play within the implementation of ESARR 5 requirements (rulemaking and oversight functions)

  17. CONCLUSIONS • Tools to be developed • Ways to apply language proficiency requirements (guidance material) • Assessment of means to comply • Co-ordination with other bodies to ensure consistency and avoid duplication (EC, JAA/EASA, ICAO)

  18. ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs ICAO – EUROCONTROL EUROPEAN SEMINAR ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS EUROCONTROL, BRUSSELS 27 – 28 October 2005 Bogdan Braguta Safety Regulation Unit EUROCONTROL European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

More Related