The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that
Airservices Australia review the documentation in relation to air
traffic controller recency requirements, in particular, the
methodology of how individuals can meet the requirements.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that
Airservices Australia review the documentation in relation to air
traffic controller recency requirements, in particular, the
methodology of how individuals can meet the requirements.
The requirements for recency emanate from Civil Aviation Order
50.1. These requirements were reviewed during the development of
the proposed Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs) and
translated into the proposed Regulations. Airservices details the
working arrangements associated with these requirements in the
Civil ATS Operations Administration Manual (CATSOAM) Section
7-2.
Having already undertaken a review of CAO 50.1, I see no reason to
undertake another one. Airservices therefore rejects
R20000301.
Conformance with recency requirements is a controller
responsibility. There are clear guidelines published to assist
controllers in this responsibility.