JOURNÉE NATIONALE

DE L’ÉLECTRONICIEN DE LA SÉCURITE AÉRIENNE

Casablanca 24/06/2008
License ATSEP – CNS/ATM Certification
 Conseil Exécutif IFATSEA

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 Présentation

• Brève description de l’IFATSEA

• Définition de l’ATSEP
• Formation
• Compétence
• Licence
• Certification
• Conclusion

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 Description de l’IFATSEA

• Founded 1972
• 20,000 ATSEPs (Air Traffic Safety Electronic
Personnel)
• 60 Countries
• Non political & Non industrial & Democratic
• Promote Safety & Efficiency in Aviation
• Development of high standards technology
• Skill, Knowledge & Professionalism
• Cooperate closely with international Aviation bodies

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 Description de l’IFATSEA

• ICAO
• ILO
• ITF/ETF
• IFATCA / IFALPA/ IATA / IAOPA
• European Commission
• EUROCONTROL
• CANSO
• EUROCAE/RTCA
• SESAR/NextGen
• EASA

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 Définition de l’ATSEP

ATSEP Standard, Definition et Functions

ICAO : ATSEP (DOC 7192 - Training Manual)

approved in October 2004

ILO : ISCO 08 Standard – revised in 2008 with

added duties

Category 3145
Air Traffic Safety Electronic Technicians
include Engineers

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 Fonctions de l’ATSEP
ICAO
• Performing Maintenance on CNS/ATM systems/equipment
• Calibrating, flight and ground, radio navigation aids
• Certification of CNS/ATM system/equipment
• Modification of operational CNS/ATM equipment
• Corrective Maintenance
• Preventive Maintenance
• Perform installation of CNS/ATM system/equipment
• Management, monitoring and control of operational
CNS/ATM system/equipment (SMC)
• Developing, reviewing and modifying CNS/ATM system/
equipment and/or maintenance procedures and standards
• Airports Information and security systems

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 Définition de l’ATSEP

ILO

3145 Air Traffic Safety Electronic Technicians

Lead Statement

Air traffic safety electronics technicians perform technical

tasks concerning the design, installation, management,
operation, maintenance and repair of air traffic control and air
navigation systems.

Tasks (14) listed at:

www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/docs/d315.pdf
Examples: Technicians, Engineers Air Traffic Safety

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 Formation
ICAO ATSEP Training Manual : DOC 7192

Progression of ATSEP Training

DEVELOPMENTAL
CONTINUATION TRAINING
TRAINING

SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT
RATING TRAINING
Commu- Data
NAVAIDS Surveillance
nications Processing

QUALIFICATION TRAINING

BASIC TRAINING

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 Formation

EUROCONTROL
Training guidelines being revised for convertion into
specifications
• Basic Training
• Qualification Training
• System/Equipment Rating Training
• SMC Training

www.eurocontrol.int/humanfactors/public/standard_
page/ATSEP_Training_Spec.html

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 Compétence

ICAO requirements
Annex 1
SMS
English Language for ATCO – ATSEP to follow?
European Commisson
EC REGULATION (EC) No 2096/2005
www.eurocontrol.int/humanfactors/gallery/content/p
ublic/docs/EU%20Regulation%20on%20Common%2
0Requirements.pdf

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 Compétence

EUROCONTROL

EUROCONTROL SAFETY REGULATORY

REQUIREMENT
(ESARR) ESARR-5
http://www.eurocontrol.int/humanfactors/gallery/co
ntent/public/docs/DELIVERABLES/esarr5ed20ri.pdf

Guidelines for the Competence Assessment of Air

Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel
www.eurocontrol.int/humanfactors/gallery/content/p
ublic/docs/DELIVERABLES/L7%20Released%20Issue
%20with%20signature.pdf

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 Compétence

EASA
OPINION NO 1/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN AVIATION
SAFETY AGENCY (15 April 2008 ) on the“Extension
of the EASA system to the regulation of Air Traffic
Management and Air Navigation Services
(ATM/ANS)”

para. 40: …the Agency has certainly identified the

need for other categories of personnel to comply
with appropriate training and competence
requirements… …ATS engineering personnel, must
be subject to common safety requirements and
therefore be referred to in the extended Basic
Regulation…

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 Licence
Why ATSEP License
• ATSEP increased role and responsibilities
• Transfer from ATCO to ATSEP (D-ATIS)
• More automation toward ATSEP (AWOS)
• Software and data Validation/Certification
• Integrated CNS/ATM systems via LAN/WAN (SWIM & AIM)
• ATC electronic tools
• Integrated, Harmonized, Global, Interoperable Systems
• SMC “Global awareness”
• Complex CNS/ATM systems
• Monitoring of redundancy systems
• Mandatory SMS
• CNS/ATM systems beyond geographical boundaries
• Workforce mobility
• Insure safety and economical performance

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 Licence

ICAO
At its 36th session (September 2007), the Assembly endorsed
“the concept of establishing licensing requirements for ATSEP”
EASA
OPINION NO 1/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY (15
April 2008) on the“Extension of the EASA system to the regulation of Air
Traffic Management and Air Navigation Services (ATM/ANS)”

para. 61: …The related requirements shall therefore be enshrined

in the rules to be adopted for the implementation of the extended
Basic Regulation… …This can also be done through dedicated
rules if it were envisaged to establish specific certification
schemes for some of these personnel…

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 Certification

Types of Certification

Wikipedia
• Certification refers to the confirmation of certain
characteristics of an object, person, or organization
• Certification does not refer to the state of legally
being able to practice or work in a profession. That is
licensure. Usually, licensure is administered by a
governmental entity for public protection purposes.
• The other most common type of certification in
modern society is product certification

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 Certification

Types of Certification

ICAO
• Personnel Licensing: Annex 1 refers License or
certificate of competency to personnel.
• Airports Certification
• Airlines Certification
IFATSEA
Certification is the action by a competent ATSEP
(holder of an ATSEP license with related type rating
endorsement) of verifying/validating that a particular
ANS System/Equipment meets the minimum
standards and delivers the expected output

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 Licence/Certification

License/Certification in Europe

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 Licence/Certification

Examples

Licensing Program Certification Program

Germany Australia
Greece Canada
Japan Croatia
Nigeria Switzerland
FYROM USA
Turkey Denmark
India
Ghana

Upcoming States adopting ATSEP License

Maroc, France, Switzerland, USA, 32 EU States?

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 Conclusion
ATSEP have a major impact on Safety

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 Conclusion

ATSEP are an important link of the Safety Chain

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 Conclusion

On Global level our ATSEPs need

• A Common Core Content of training (Formation)

• Regulation for personnel competency (Compétence)
- Strong and exhaustive regulation for personnel licensing (License).
- Regulated certification of Systems/equipment (Certification)
- Common International Standards and Procedures (ICAO SARPs)
- Compatible Air Navigation Systems (Interopérabilité)

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 Conclusion

IFATSEA encourage strongly

Affiliates and States to implement
ATSEP Licence

A well trained license ATSEP

for certifying CNS/ATM
systems and equipment.

Questions ou commentaires, écrivez-nous

president@ifatsea.org or eegwu@yahoo.com

Invitation pour l’AG d’Ostende, Belgique

Du 6 au 10 octobre 2008: www.atsep.eu

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