ř Training and career Military air traffic controlers Kpt.Ing.Daniel Michalíček

Basic requirements MATCo Basic requirements Military air traffic controller (MATCo): Age 21 y. old Medical certificate issued by ÚLZ Praha Exam from English minimum Bacelor´s degree ( different of ATCo, just leaving examination) – to get rank at military system. 1

FIRST STEP TO BE MATCo 2 If you are older than 21 years first time you need to be healthy. Where this informations you will find? Go to ÚLZ Prague – Medical authority for MATCo. Have you got certification? SUPER – we can continue…

SECOND STEP TO BE MATCo 3 DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?

MATCo ENGLISH 4 Your English should be over level 4 ICAO, obtain after supporting certificate language skills 2222 according with agreement North-Atlantic Organizationce STANAG Passed the exam. WELL DONE – WE CAN GO TO START WITH BASIC KNOWLADGES, NOW ….

Training MATCo 1)Basic training – BT Includes information about:1)Basic training – BT LAW(Aviation Law), ATM(Air Traffic Management), MET(Meteorology), NAV(Navigation), ACFT(Aircraft), HUM(Human Factors), EQPM(Equipment and Systems), PENV(Professional Environment), EMG(Unusual/Emergency Situations), DEG(Degraded Systems Capability, AGA(Aerodromes) IF you pass all exams you will continue with MATCSL to be MATCo. 5

Training MATCo 2)Pre-On job training – Pre-OJT 2)Pre-On job training – Pre-OJT training on simulator (CANI) 3)Transition training – TT3)Transition training – TT 4 weeks preparing MATCSL before OJT (MATCSL obtain skills and knowlidges of local specifications- reading,studying local regulations,excursion)with instructor. (TWR) 4) On job training – OJT4) On job training – OJT real controlling traffic by MATCSL under the instructor command. (TWR) IF you pass all exams you are MATCo NOW. 6

Next training MATCo 7 5) Refresh training Ref-T5) Refresh training Ref-T training for MATCo on simulator to maintain skills and knowlidges on TOP level (once a year) 6) Recovery training6) Recovery training If MATCo has long time pause(more than 6 month) – Authority gives timetable for re-recovery. 7) Perfecting training7) Perfecting training If any changes come into being (new procedures). 8) Conversion training8) Conversion training If MATCo change airfield.

Now we need qualificatins 8 Where you can operate with MATCo licency? TWR – ADI/TWR APP – APS/RAD/TCL PAR – APS/RAD/TCL/PAR

Qualifications MATCo ADV – aerodrome visual control - air traffic controlling without air navigation aid. ADI – qualification for airfield controlling with approch and departure procedures with navigation aid. Should be with together min.1 endorsement. APP – procedural approch- air traffic licency for controling approch without surveillance radar. APS – vectoring departure and arrive with surveillance radar. Should be with together min.1 endorsement. IC – combat controller – air traffic controller safeguarding defence state. Should be with together min.1 endorsement. 9

ENDORSEMENT with qualifications ADI AIR – controlling flight in the vicinity airport and on the RWY GMC – controlling movements on the ground TWR – air traffic control - including AIR and GMC GMS - controlling AIR and GMC with movement ground system RAD – controlling TWR with surveillance radar 10

Endorsement with qualification APS and IC PAR – competency to make precision approach radar on phase final approach SRA – competency to make non-precision approach with surveilence radar to aircraft on final approach TCL – competency provide air traffic controlling of any kind surveilance system to aircraft on final sector. BQ – basic qualified LCR – limited combat ready CR – combat ready  with flights related safeguardance the State and training exercises on behalf the Czech Army and NATO 11

MATCo career in the Czech Army 12 TWR controller APP controller PAR controller OJTI SUPERVISOR UTI EXAMINATOR

Abbreviations 13  ATCo – civil air traffic controller  CANI – Czech Air Navigation Institute  MATCo – military air traffic controller  MATCSL – military air traffic control student lycency  ÚLZ – The Institute of Aviation Medicine

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