APPENDIX 4 OF ANNEX I

AERODROME CONTROL INSTRUMENT RATING FOR TOWER ADI (TWR) TRAINING

Subjects, topics and subtopics from Appendix 4 to Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/340 are available in AMC1 ATCO.D.010(a)(2)(ii) ‘Composition of initial training - AERODROME CONTROL INSTRUMENT RATING FOR TOWER ADI (TWR) TRAINING’ together with the respective subject objectives and training objectives, for the convenience of the reader.

[applicable until 3 August 2024 - Regulation (EU) 2015/340]

APPENDIX 3 TO ANNEX I

AERODROME CONTROL RATING (ADC)

(Reference: Annex I (PART ATCO), Subpart D, Section 2, point ATCO.D.010(a)(2)(i))

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUBJECT 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

SUBJECT 2: AVIATION LAW

SUBJECT 3: AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

SUBJECT 4: METEOROLOGY

SUBJECT 5: NAVIGATION

SUBJECT 6: AIRCRAFT

SUBJECT 7: HUMAN FACTORS

SUBJECT 8: EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS

SUBJECT 9: PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT

SUBJECT 10: ABNORMAL AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

SUBJECT 11: AERODROMES

SUBJECT 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

TOPIC INTR 1 -                      COURSE MANAGEMENT

Subtopic INTR 1.1 -            Course introduction

Subtopic INTR 1.2 -            Course administration

Subtopic INTR 1.3 -            Study material and training documentation

TOPIC INTR 2 -                      INTRODUCTION TO THE ATC TRAINING COURSE

Subtopic INTR 2.1 -            Course content and organisation

Subtopic INTR 2.2 -            Training ethos

Subtopic INTR 2.3 -            Assessment process

SUBJECT 2: AVIATION LAW

TOPIC LAW 1 -                      ATCO LICENSING/CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE

Subtopic LAW 1.1 -             Privileges and conditions

TOPIC LAW 2 -                      RULES AND REGULATIONS

Subtopic LAW 2.1 -             Reports

Subtopic LAW 2.2 -             Airspace

TOPIC LAW 3 -                      ATS SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Subtopic LAW 3.1 -             Feedback process

Subtopic LAW 3.2 -             Safety investigation

SUBJECT 3: AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

TOPIC ATM 1 -                      PROVISION OF SERVICES

Subtopic ATM 1.1 -            Aerodrome control service

Subtopic ATM 1.2 -            Flight information service (FIS)

Subtopic ATM 1.3 -                        Alerting service (ALRS)

Subtopic ATM 1.4 -            ATS system capacity and air traffic flow management

TOPIC ATM 2 -                      COMMUNICATION

Subtopic ATM 2.1 -            Effective communication

TOPIC ATM 3 -                     ATC CLEARANCES AND ATC INSTRUCTIONS

Subtopic ATM 3.1 -            ATC clearances

Subtopic ATM 3.2 -            ATC instructions

TOPIC ATM 4 -                      COORDINATION

Subtopic ATM 4.1 -            Necessity for coordination

Subtopic ATM 4.2 -            Tools and methods for coordination

Subtopic ATM 4.3 -            Coordination procedures

TOPIC ATM 5 -                      ALTIMETRY AND LEVEL ALLOCATION

Subtopic ATM 5.1 -            Altimetry

Subtopic ATM 5.2 -            Terrain clearance

TOPIC ATM 6 -                      SEPARATIONS

Subtopic ATM 6.1 -            Separation between departing aircraft

Subtopic ATM 6.2 -            Separation of departing aircraft from arriving aircraft

Subtopic ATM 6.3 -            Separation of landing aircraft and preceding landing or departing aircraft

Subtopic ATM 6.4 -            Time-based wake turbulence longitudinal separation

Subtopic ATM 6.5 -            Reduced separation minima

TOPIC ATM 7 -                      AIRBORNE AND GROUND-BASED SAFETY NETS

Subtopic ATM 7.1 -            Airborne safety nets

Subtopic ATM 7.2 -            Ground-based safety nets

TOPIC ATM 8 -                      DATA DISPLAY

Subtopic ATM 8.1 -            Data management

TOPIC ATM 9 -                      OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT (SIMULATED)

Subtopic ATM 9.1 -                        Integrity of the operational environment

Subtopic ATM 9.2 -            Verification of the currency of operational procedures

Subtopic ATM 9.3 -            Handover-takeover

TOPIC ATM 10 -                   PROVISION OF AN AERODROME CONTROL SERVICE

Subtopic ATM 10.1 -          Responsibility for the provision

Subtopic ATM 10.2 -          Traffic management process

Subtopic ATM 10.3 -          Aeronautical ground lights

Subtopic ATM 10.4 -          Information to aircraft by the aerodrome control tower

Subtopic ATM 10.5 -          Control of aerodrome traffic

Subtopic ATM 10.6 -          Control of airborne traffic

Subtopic ATM 10.7 -          Runway in use

Subtopic ATM 10.8 -          Departing traffic

Subtopic ATM 10.9 -          Arriving traffic

Subtopic ATM 10.10 -       Special VFR operations

Subtopic ATM 10.11 -       Low-visibility operations

Subtopic ATM 10.12 -       Aerodrome control service with advanced system support

SUBJECT 4: METEOROLOGY

TOPIC MET 1 -                      METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA

Subtopic MET 1.1 -             Meteorological phenomena

TOPIC MET 2 -                      SOURCES OF METEOROLOGICAL DATA

Subtopic MET 2.1 -             Meteorological instruments

Subtopic MET 2.2 -             Other sources of meteorological data

SUBJECT 5: NAVIGATION

TOPIC NAV 1 -                      MAPS AND AERONAUTICAL CHARTS

Subtopic NAV 1.1 -             Maps and charts

TOPIC NAV 2 -                      INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION

Subtopic NAV 2.1 -             Navigational systems

Subtopic NAV 2.2 -             Stabilised approach

Subtopic NAV 2.3 -             Instrument departures and arrivals

Subtopic NAV 2.4 -             Satellite-based systems

Subtopic NAV 2.5 -             PBN applications

SUBJECT 6: AIRCRAFT

TOPIC ACFT 1 -                     AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS

Subtopic ACFT 1.1 -            Aircraft instruments

TOPIC ACFT 2 -                     AIRCRAFT CATEGORIES

Subtopic ACFT 2.1 -            Wake turbulence

Subtopic ACFT 2.2 -            Application of ICAO approach categories

TOPIC ACFT 3 -                     FACTORS AFFECTING AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE

Subtopic ACFT 3.1 -            Take-off factors

Subtopic ACFT 3.2 -            Climb factors

Subtopic ACFT 3.3 -            Final approach and landing factors

Subtopic ACFT 3.4 -            Economic factors

Subtopic ACFT 3.5 -            Environmental factors

TOPIC ACFT 4 -                     AIRCRAFT DATA

Subtopic ACFT 4.1 -            Recognition of aircraft types

Subtopic ACFT 4.2 -            Performance data

SUBJECT 7: HUMAN FACTORS

TOPIC HUM 1 –                    INFORMATION PROCESSING

Subtopic HUM 1.1 –          Cognition and factors influencing it

Subtopic HUM 1.2 –          Situational awareness

Subtopic HUM 1.3 –          Decision-making

TOPIC HUM 2 -                     FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Subtopic HUM 2.1 -           Fatigue

Subtopic HUM 2.2 –          Stress

TOPIC HUM 3 –                    THREAT AND ERROR MANAGEMENT

Subtopic HUM 3.1 –          Threat and error management framework

Subtopic HUM 3.2 –          Applied threat and error management

TOPIC HUM 4 –                    TEAMWORK

Subtopic HUM 4.1 –          Benefits of teamwork

Subtopic HUM 4.2 –          Conflict management

TOPIC HUM 5 –                    SYSTEM

Subtopic HUM 5.1 –          Concept of systems in ATM/ANS

TOPIC HUM 6 –                    COMMUNICATION

Subtopic HUM 6.1 –          Effective communication

Subtopic HUM 6.2 –          Effective feedback

SUBJECT 8: EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS

TOPIC EQPS 1 -                    VOICE COMMUNICATIONS

Subtopic EQPS 1.1 -           Radio communications

Subtopic EQPS 1.2 -           Other voice communications

TOPIC EQPS 2 -                    AUTOMATION IN ATS

Subtopic EQPS 2.1 -           Aeronautical fixed telecommunication network (AFTN)

Subtopic EQPS 2.2 -           Automatic data interchange

TOPIC EQPS 3 -                    CONTROLLER WORKING POSITION

Subtopic EQPS 3.1 -           Operation and monitoring of equipment

Subtopic EQPS 3.2 -           Situation displays and information systems

Subtopic EQPS 3.3 -           Flight data systems

TOPIC EQPS 4 -                    FUTURE EQUIPMENT

Subtopic EQPS 4.1 -           New developments

TOPIC EQPS 5 -                    EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS’ LIMITATIONS AND DEGRADATION

Subtopic EQPS 5.1 -           Reaction to limitations

Subtopic EQPS 5.2 -           Communication equipment degradation

Subtopic EQPS 5.3 -           Navigational equipment degradation

SUBJECT 9: PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT

TOPIC PEN 1 -                       FAMILIARISATION

Subtopic PEN 1.1 -              Study visit to an aerodrome

TOPIC PEN 2 -                       AIRSPACE USERS

Subtopic PEN 2.1 -              Contributors to civil ATS operations

Subtopic PEN 2.2 -              Contributors to military ATS operations

TOPIC PEN 3 -                       CUSTOMER RELATIONS

Subtopic PEN 3.1 -              Provision of services and user requirements

TOPIC PEN 4 -                       ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Subtopic PEN 4.1 -              Environmental protection

SUBJECT 10: ABNORMAL AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

TOPIC ABES 1 -                     ABNORMAL AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS (ABES)

Subtopic ABES 1.1 -            Overview of ABES

TOPIC ABES 2 -                     SKILLS IMPROVEMENT

Subtopic ABES 2.1 -            Communication effectiveness

Subtopic ABES 2.2 -            Avoidance of mental overload

Subtopic ABES 2.3 -            Air-ground cooperation

TOPIC ABES 3 -                     PROCEDURES FOR ABNORMAL AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

Subtopic ABES 3.1 -            Application of procedures for ABES

Subtopic ABES 3.2 -            Radio failure

Subtopic ABES 3.3 -            Unlawful interference and aircraft bomb threat

Subtopic ABES 3.4 -            Strayed or unidentified aircraft

Subtopic ABES 3.5 -            Runway incursion

Subtopic ABES 3.6 -            Interception of civil aircraft

SUBJECT 11: AERODROMES

TOPIC AGA 1 -                      AERODROME DATA, LAYOUT AND COORDINATION

Subtopic AGA 1.1 -             Definitions

Subtopic AGA 1.2 -             Coordination

TOPIC AGA 2 -                      MOVEMENT AREA

Subtopic AGA 2.1 -             Movement area

Subtopic AGA 2.2 -             Manoeuvring area

Subtopic AGA 2.3 -             Runways

TOPIC AGA 3 -                      OBSTACLES

Subtopic AGA 3.1 -             Obstacle-free airspace around aerodromes

TOPIC AGA 4 -                      MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT

Subtopic AGA 4.1 –            Location

[applicable from 4 August 2024 - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/893]