Manual of Standards for Licensing/Rating of ATC Personnel

COORDINATION AIRSPACE KNOWLEDGE TRAFFIC HANDLING1.2.3.4.Frequent errors made, late ormissed coordination.Ambiguous coordination.Able to cope with only routineand standard coordination.Coordinated normal traffic withno or few errors.All coordination completedcorrectly but not always in mostefficient manner.1. Poor knowledge.2. Knowledge lacks detail.3. Basic knowledge but has to referto chart for detail.4. Above average knowledgeof airspace.5. Very good knowledge ofairspace.TRAFFIC PLANNING1. Poor planning. Unable to cope1. Slow to handle traffic ontime.2. Kept up with routine traffic butunable to copy with moderatetraffic causing delays.3. Able to cope with moderatetraffic without delay.4. Coped with workload capably.Adopted good techniques tohandle busy traffic.5. All coordination correct and in with simple traffic changes. 5. Able to handle busy traffic byexpeditious manner.2. Able to plan for routine traffic prioritising traffic and adoptingSAR & EMERGENCY pattern only . defensive techniques.1.2.3.Failed to respond to abnormalsituations.Aware of abnormal situationsbut unable to make correctresponse.Identified correct response,but slow to implement.3. Able to plan methodically butfailed to consider alternatives.4. Planned ahead and consideredalternatives.5. Able to cope with busy andchanging traffic pattern.CONFLICT RECOGNITION1. Failed to recognize conflictsFACILITY KNOWLEDGE.1. Poor understanding of facilitylocation, function and control.2. Has basic knowledge offacilities but lacks detail.3. Has understanding of mostsignificant facilities in routine4. Analyzed the situation well and leading to use.responded correctly. breakdown of separation. 4. Has an adequate knowledge of all6. Reacted quickly and 2. Recognised basic and regular operational facilities.correctly. conflicts but not unusual or 5. Has an above average andSTRIPWORK more complex conflicts. detailed knowledge of all1. Unable to maintain a functionaldisplay.2. Display included incorrectInformation.3. Display accurate and upto datawith minor errors.4. Display accurate and up to datebut with no errors but not totallyclear.5. Display accurate, clear and upto date.PHRASEOLOGY &COMMUNICATIONS3. Recognised most conflicts. Anymissed were due to high workload.4. Recognised all conflicts but wassometimes rushed.5. Recognised all conflicts withtime to effect resolution.CONFLICT RESOLUTION1. Rarely produced safe resolutionsleading to separationbreakdown.2. Resolution was limited tofamiliar and regularconflictions.operational facilities.TRAINING ABILITY1. Knowledge, enthusiasm andpersonality unsuited fortraining role.2. Experience too limited fortraining role.3. Suitable for training role withfurther Instruction andoperational exposure.4.Suitable for training role withonly minor reservations.5. A person well suited to the1. Bad phraseologies and 3.Produced safe resolutions to all training role in all respects,indistinct and hesitantrecognised conflicts but did notdelivery. always use most effective2. Used a mixture of method and was late to applystandard and nonstandard resolution techniquephrases. Sometimes difficult 4.Produced safe resolution to all forpilots to understand.conflicts in adequate time but3.4.5.Some minor errors andcommunication difficulties.Standard phrases used at alltimes.All communicationstandard, unambiguousand clear.did not always use bestmethods.5. Produced safe arid efficientresolution to all conflicts in adequatetime-.COMMENT BY DCATCO/ AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERDCATCOA.T.C.