The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that the Civil
Aviation Safety Authority review the requirements for air traffic
controller recency and specify the number of hours required, the
shifts that do or do not qualify for such recency, and the
documentation for recording such recency.
Whilst this recommendation is not on Airservices, it could
directly affect our operations. As stated above the requirements
for recency are specified in CATSOAM, much of which are adopted in
the proposed CASRs. Prescribing "suitable shifts" is neither
practical nor realistic given the diversity of traffic patterns and
the variables in weather and other elements affecting
traffic.
Please contact me if you require any further information.
