Airservices Australia’s compromised separation recovery training for Sydney tower controllers did not include scenarios involving aircraft below the minimum vector altitude at night.
The safety actions implemented by Airservices should adequately address the safety issue.
In February 2020 Airservices advised that:
Specific compromised separation scenarios where an aircraft is operating below the MVA [minimum vector altitude] at night [were] to be included into the Sydney Tower Instructor Guide.
On 14 June 2023 Airservices advised that:
The missed approach with a preceding departure in IMC [instrument meteorological conditions] is [now] included in the Sydney Tower training program. Airservices is working to have the same scenario, night time operations, included in the compromised separation recovery simulator training for all Capital City towers.
