Subtopic PEN 1.1 — Study visit to an area control centre

ACP
PEN

1.1.1

Appreciate the functions and provision of operational area control service.

3

Study visit to an area control centre

ACP ACS

Subtopic PEN 2.1 — Contributors to civil ATS operations

ACP
PEN

2.1.1

Characterise civil ATS activities in area control centre.

2

Study visit to an area control centre

Optional content: familiarisation visits to TWR, APP, AIS, RCC

ACP ACS

ACP
PEN

2.1.2

Characterise other parties interfacing with ATS operations.

2

Optional content: familiarisation visits to engineering services, firefighting and emergency services, airline operations offices

ALL

Subtopic PEN 2.2 — Contributors to military ATS operations

ACP
PEN

2.2.1

Characterise military ATS activities.

2

Optional content: familiarisation visits to TWR, APP, ACC, AIS, RCC, Air Defence Units

ALL

Subtopic PEN 2.1 — Contributors to civil ATS operations

ACP
PEN

2.1.1

Characterise civil ATS activities in an area control centre.

2

Study visit to an area control centre

Optional content: familiarisation visits to TWR, APP, AIS, RCC

ACP ACS

ACP
PEN

2.1.2

Characterise other parties interfacing with ATS operations.

2

Optional content: familiarisation visits to engineering services, firefighting and emergency services, airline operations offices

ALL

Subtopic PEN 2.2 — Contributors to military ATS operations

ACP
PEN

2.2.1

Characterise military ATS activities.

2

Optional content: familiarisation visits to TWR, APP, ACC, AIS, RCC, air defence units

ALL

Subtopic PEN 3.1 — Provision of services and user requirements

ACP
PEN

3.1.1

Identify the role of ATC as a service provider.

3

ALL

ACP
PEN

3.1.2

Appreciate ATS users’ requirements.

3

ALL

Subtopic PEN 3.1 — Provision of services and user requirements

ACP
PEN

3.1.1

Appreciate the role of an air navigation service provider.

3

Regulation (EU) 2018/1139

ALL

ACP
PEN

3.1.2

Appreciate ATS users’ requirements.

3

ALL

Subtopic PEN 4.1 — Environmental protection

ACP
PEN

4.1.1

Appreciate the mitigation techniques used en-route to minimise the aviation’s impact on the environment.

3

Optional content: free route airspace (FRA), night/weekend routes, ICAO Circular 303 — Operational Opportunities to Minimize Fuel Use and Reduce Emissions

ACP ACS

Subtopic PEN 4.1 — Environmental protection

ACP
PEN

4.1.1

Appreciate the mitigation techniques used en-route to minimise the aviation’s impact on the environment.

3

Optional content: free route airspace (FRA), night/weekend routes, ICAO Doc 10013 — Operational Opportunities to reduce fuel burn and emissions

ACP