Subtopic PEN 1.1 — Study visit to an approach control unit

APS
PEN

1.1.1

Appreciate the functions and provision of operational approach control service.

3

Study visit to an approach control unit

APP APS

Subtopic PEN 2.1 — Contributors to civil ATS operations

APS
PEN

2.1.1

Characterise civil ATS activities in approach control unit.

2

Study visit to an approach control unit

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

APP APS

APS
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

APS
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

APS
PEN

2.1.1

Characterise civil ATS activities in an approach control unit.

2

Study visit to an approach control unit

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

APP APS

APS
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

APS
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

APS
PEN

3.1.1

Identify the role of ATC as a service provider.

3

ALL

APS
PEN

3.1.2

Appreciate ATS users’ requirements.

3

ALL

Subtopic PEN 3.1 — Provision of services and user requirements

APS
PEN

3.1.1

Appreciate the role of  an air navigation service provider.

3

Regulation (EU) 2018/1139^[109]

ALL

APS
PEN

3.1.2

Appreciate ATS users’ requirements.

3

ALL

Subtopic PEN 4.1 — Environmental protection

APS
PEN

4.1.1

Describe the environmental constraints on aerodrome operations.

2

Optional content: ICAO Circular 303 —Operational Opportunities to Minimize Fuel Use and Reduce Emissions

ADV ADI APP APS

APS
PEN

4.1.2

Explain the use of Collaborative Environmental Management (CEM) process at aerodromes.

2

ADV ADI APP APS

APS
PEN

4.1.3

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

3

Optional content: continuous descent operations (CDO), continuous climb operations (CCO), noise-abatement procedures, noise preferential routes, flight efficiency

APP APS

Subtopic PEN 4.1 — Environmental protection

APS
PEN

4.1.1

Describe the environmental constraints on aerodrome operations.

2

Optional content: ICAO Doc 10013 —Operational Opportunities to reduce fuel burn and emissions

ADC APP APS

APS
PEN

4.1.2

Explain the use of the Collaborative Environmental Management (CEM) process at aerodromes.

2

Optional content: European ATM Master Plan, EUROCONTROL CEM Specification

ADC APP APS

APS
PEN

4.1.3

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

3

Optional content: continuous descent operations (CDO), continuous climb operations (CCO), noise-abatement procedures, noise preferential routes, flight efficiency

APS