CAST - Consequences of Future Air Traffic Management Systems for Air Traffic Controller Selection and Training
Overview
Background & policy context:
The last 50 years in air traffic control have seen dramatic changes due to the growing technical and organisational complexity of the issue. The forecast growth in air traffic and the current congestion problems, triggering delays and associated costs, are the context for schemes that aim at establishing future capable, cost effective and properly standardised Air Traffic Management (ATM) concepts. A more harmonised approach to European-wide Air Traffic Control (ATC) and the need to address human resource and environmental aspects, are now basic elements of ATM strategies, such as the European Air Traffic Control Harmonisation and Integration Programme (EATCHIP) and the European Air Traffic Management System (EATMS).
Objectives:
CAST aimed to identify the consequences for future selection and training of air traffic controllers due to the new working environment, functions and system automation strategy. In particular the project sought to define:
- the changes in tasks, selection and training requirements;
- a framework and functional requirements for recommendations for future selection and training processes.
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