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Position Classification Standard for
Air Traffic Series ATC-2152
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July 10, 1998 |
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| STATEMENT OF
COVERAGE
...................................................................................................................... EXCLUSIONS .............................................................................................................................................. OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CONTROL ...................................................................................................... INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) CONTROL .............................................................................................. NON-RADAR CONTROL ............................................................................................................................... RADAR CONTROL ....................................................................................................................................... FUNCTION OF CONTROLLERS .................................................................................................................... SUPERVISION OF CONTROLLERS ............................................................................................................... CHANGES IN THE OCCUPATION ................................................................................................................. DEVELOPMENTAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ......................................................................................... FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EVALUATION CRITERIA
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1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 |
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| PART I - Terminal Positions
............................................................................................................ AUTHORIZED TITLE: ..................................................................................................................... |
7 7 |
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| TERMINAL CONTROL FUNCTIONS ............................................................................................................... | 7 |
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CATEGORIES OF .AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TERMINALS ............................................................................... |
8 |
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| TOWER WITHOUT RADAR
............................................................................................................ COMBINATION NON-RADAR APPROACH CONTROL AND TOWER WITHOUT RADAR ......................................................................................................................... TOWER WITH RADAR ................................................................................................................... COMBINATION RADAR APPROACH CONTROL _AND TOWER WITH RADAR .................................. TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH CONTROL (TRACON) .................................................................... COMBINED TRACON FACILITY ...................................................................................................... |
8 8 8 8 8 9 |
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| CLASSIFICATION
FACTORS
......................................................................................................................... KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED ..................................................................................... THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL COMPLEXITY FACTORS ................................... THE INFLUENCE OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON COMPLEXITY . ................................................................... CLASSIFICATION FORMULA ........................................................................................................................ APPLICATION OF THE CLASSIFICATION FORMULA ...................................................................................... SUSTAINED TRAFFIC INDEX ........................................................................................................................ FLIGHT OPERATIONS COUNTED ................................................................................................................. |
9 9 11 12 12 12 13 14 |
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| WEIGHTING AND MODIFYING THE
TRAFFIC COUNT TO REFLECT COMPLEXITY TOWER WITHOUT RADAR ......................................................................................................................... COMBINATION NON RADAR APPROACH CONTROL TERMINAL AND TOWER WITHOUT RADAR..... TOWER WITHOUT RADAR ............................................................................................................ NON RADAR APPROACH CONTROL ............................................................................................. |
14 18 18 18 |
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COMBINED COUNT ....................................................................................................................... TOWER WITH RADAR ................................................................................................................... COMBINATION RADAR APPROACH CONTROL TERMINAL AND TOWER WITH RADAR ................... TOWER WITH RADAR ................................................................................................................... TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH CONTROL (TRACON) .................................................................... COMBINED COUNT ....................................................................................................................... TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH CONTROL (TRACON) .................................................................... COMBINED TRACON FACILITY ...................................................................................................... PROGRESSION FROM DEVELOPMENTAL TO CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL LEVEL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST (TERMINAL) ................................................................................ ............. CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL LEVEL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST (TERM) ......................................................................................................................................... |
22 22 26 26 26 30 30 30 34 34 34 |
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| TOWER WITHOUT RADAR
............................................................................................................................ COMBINATION NON RADAR APPROACH CONTROL TERMINAL AND TOWER WITHOUT RADAR .................... TOWER WITH RADAR .................................................................................................................................. COMBINATION RADAR APPROACH CONTROL AND TOWER WITH RADAR .................................................... TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH CONTROL (TRACON) .................................................................................... COMBINED TRACON FACILITY . ................................................................................................................... PART II - CENTER POSITIONS ...................................................................................................................... |
35 35 35 35 36 36 36 |
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| AUTHORIZED TITLE........................................................................................................................ | 36 | |
| CENTER CONTROL FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................... |
36 |
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CLASSIFICATION FACTORS ......................................................................................................................... KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED ...................................................................................... INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL COMPLEXITY FACTORS .......................................... THE INFLUENCE OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON COMPLEXITY ..................................................................... CLASSIFICATION FORMULA ......................................................................................................................... APPLICATION OF CLASSIFICATION FORMULA ............................................................................................. SUSTAINED TRAFFIC INDEX ........................................................................................................................ FLIGHT OPERATIONS COUNTED .................................................................................................................. WEIGHTING AND MODIFYING TRAFFIC COUNT TO REFLECT COMPLEXITY .................................................. PROGRESSION FROM DEVELOPMENTAL TO CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL CONTROLLER LEVEL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST (CENTER) ................................................................................................... CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL LEVEL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST, CENTER ...................................... |
36 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41 44 |
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| PART III - Combined Control Facility Positions ................................................................................................. | 45 | |
| AUTHORIZED TITLE: ...................................................................................................................... | 45 |
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| COMBINED CONTROL
FACILITY FUNCTIONS
................................................................................................ CLASSIFICATION FACTORS ......................................................................................................................... KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED ...................................................................................... |
45 46 46 |
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INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL COMPLEXITY FACTORS ........................................... THE INFLUENCE OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON COMPLEXITY ..................................................................... CLASSIFICATION FORMULA ......................................................................................................................... APPLICATION OF CLASSIFICATION FORMULA ............................................................................................. SUSTAINED TRAFFIC INDEX ......................................................................................................................... FLIGHT OPERATIONS COUNTED .................................................................................................................. WEIGHTING AND MODIFYING TRAFFIC COUNT TO REFLECT COMPLEXITY .................................................. |
47 48 48 48 49 49 49 |
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| TOWER OPERATIONS
................................................................................................................... NON RADAR APPROACH CONTROL OPERATIONS ........................................................................ TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH CONTROL OPERATIONS ............................................................... CENTER OPERATIONS .................................................................................................................. COMBINING OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................ |
49 49 50 50 53 |
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| ADMINISTRATION OF
THE STANDARD
.......................................................................................................... MINIMIZING UNWARRANTED GRADE LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS ....................................................................... RAISING FACILITY ATC LEVELS ................................................................................................................... LOWERING FACILITY ATC LEVELS ............................................................................................................... APPEAL PROCESS ...................................................................................................................................... GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................................................. Appendix A - CLASSIFICATION BREAKPOINTS (to be written) ......................................................................... |
53 53 54 54 55 57 61 |
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