Edition 1.0 Edition date: 27/08/2009 Reference nr: EUROCONTROL-SPEC-132 ISBN: 978-2-87497-041-2 EUROCONTROL Specifications EUROCONTROL Specification for Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel Common Core Content Initial Training EUROCONTROL EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR THE SAFETY OF AIR NAVIGATION EUROCONTROL EUROCONTROL Specification for Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel Common Core Content Initial Training Edition Number : 1.0 Edition Date : 27/08/2009 Status : Released Issue Intended for : CND Stakeholders EUROCONTROL Specification for Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel Common Core Content Initial Training _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ DOCUMENT CHARACTERISTICS TITLE EUROCONTROL Specification for Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel Common Core Content Initial Training Document Identifier Edition Number: 1.0 Edition Date: 27/08/2009 Abstract This document contains the Specification for ATSEP Common Core Content Initial Training. It includes a main body of text, explaining the background, context, applicability and principles applied to implementation of the Specification, and seven annexes which detail the training objectives for the various Basic and Qualification syllabi. Keywords Specification Basic Communication Navigation Surveillance Data Processing SMC Safety Contact Persons Tel Unit Ashley LAURYSSEN +352-43.60.61.942 Training Development and Harmonisation (TDH) Unit STATUS, AUDIENCE AND ACCESSIBILITY Status Intended for Accessible via Working Draft General Public 3 Intranet Draft CND Stakeholders Extranet Proposed Issue Restricted Audience Internet (www.eurocontrol.int) 3 Released Issue 3 Page ii Released Issue Edition 1.0 EUROCONTROL Specification for Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel Common Core Content Initial Training _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ DOCUMENT APPROVAL The following table identifies all management authorities who have successively approved the present issue of this document. Edition 1.0 Released Issue Page iii EUROCONTROL Specification for Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel Common Core Content Initial Training _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ DOCUMENT CHANGE RECORD The following table records the complete history of the successive editions of the present document. EDITION EDITION INFOCENTRE PAGES REASON FOR CHANGE NUMBER DATE REFERENCE AFFECTED 1.0 27/08/09 Released Issue All Page iv Released Issue Edition 1.0 EUROCONTROL Specification for Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel Common Core Content Initial Training _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS DOCUMENT CHARACTERISTICS.............................................................................ii DOCUMENT APPROVAL..........................................................................................iii DOCUMENT CHANGE RECORD..............................................................................iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................7 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................9 2. Drafting Conventions........................................................................................9 3. Background .......................................................................................................9 4. Status and Relationship with other documents ...........................................10 4.1 Status as a EUROCONTROL Specification............................................................................11 4.2 Future Relationship with Commission Regulations ................................................................12 4.3 Relationship with other EUROCONTROL ATSEP documents...............................................12 5. Training Context..............................................................................................12 5.1 Initial Training..........................................................................................................................13 5.2 System/Equipment Rating Training ........................................................................................14 5.3 Continuation Training..............................................................................................................14 5.4 Development Training.............................................................................................................15 6. Applicability of the Minimum Training Requirement ...................................15 6.1 Applicability of SMC Training ..................................................................................................17 7. Minimum Training Requirement ....................................................................18 7.1 Basic Training .........................................................................................................................19 7.2 Qualification Training ..............................................................................................................19 8. How to use this document..............................................................................22 8.1 Training Provision ...................................................................................................................22 8.2 Regulators...............................................................................................................................22 8.3 Specification Structure ............................................................................................................22 8.4 Syllabi Structure ......................................................................................................................23 8.5 Objectives – Terminology and Use .........................................................................................24 9. Additional Note in Content.............................................................................26 10. References to other documents ....................................................................27 Edition 1.0 Released Issue Page v EUROCONTROL Specification for Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel Common Core Content Initial Training _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10.1 Document versions .................................................................................................................27 10.2 Document references..............................................................................................................27 10.3 ICAO versus National differences...........................................................................................27 11. Entry Level.......................................................................................................28 12. Assessment.....................................................................................................28 13. Document Update Procedures.......................................................................28 REFERENCES ..........................................................................................................29 CONTRIBUTORS......................................................................................................31 APPENDIX 1 – ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .............................................32 APPENDIX 2 – DEFINITIONS...................................................................................42 APPENDIX 3 – ACTION VERBS ..............................................................................43 Definition of verbs – Level 1..............................................................................................................43 Definition of verbs – Level 2..............................................................................................................43 Definition of verbs – Level 3..............................................................................................................44 Definition of verbs – Level 4..............................................................................................................45 Definition of verbs – Level 5..............................................................................................................45 FIGURE LOCATION Figure 1: Progression of ATSEP Training 13 Figure 2: SMC Development and Direct Routes 18 Figure 3: Granulation Table 20/21 Figure 4: CCC Syllabus lay-out 23 Figure 5: A CCC objective consists of a corpus, taxonomy level and content 24 Figure 6: A CCC objective with generic equipment 25 Figure 7: Example with optional content (e.g.) 26 Figure 8: Example of mandatory and optional content 26 Figure 9: Example of an objective with “Appreciate + additional note” 26 Page vi Released Issue Edition 1.0 EUROCONTROL Specification for Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel Common Core Content Initial Training _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The EUROCONTROL Specification for Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel Common Core Content Initial Training contains the minimum training requirement for Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel (ATSEP) Basic and Qualification Training. Initial