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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Air Traffic Control

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Course Unit Code342-0370/04
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
HRA56Josef Hranický
STR06Ing. Rostislav Stryk
Summary
The student will acquire competencies in the field of methodology, legislation, technology and procedures in air traffic control.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim is to characterize the elementary components of the air traffic management system (air traffic services, air traffic flow management and airspace management) and to deal with the cooperation between them, the technologies and procedures used.

Course Contents
1. Air traffic control, relation to Ministry of transport, ÚCL. Distribution of air traffic services (ATC, AIM, ALRS)
2. ANS legislation, national and international regulations, organizations (ICAO, ECAC, EUROCONTROL, EASA)
3. Division of airspace and airports, airspace classes, TRA, TSA, CTA, routes vs. FRA (Free Route Airspace)
4. Aviation information service AIM, publications, cartography, reprographic and distribution departments, NOTAM, AUP, AISview
5. ATC - division of habitats (TWR, APP, ACC, TC, FIC, SAR, reporting offices), specifics of individual habitats, partial workplaces of individual services (TEC, TPC, GND, DEL, SC)
6. Communication and coordination process within ATC, verbal, non-verbal electronic (AFTN, SITA, OLDI messages)
7. Principles of air traffic control, spacing, division, examples
8. Instrument approach procedures from the ATC point of view, LVO from the ATC point of view
9. ATM planning procedures: ASM (airspace management), ATFCM (flow and capacity management), NMOC (CFMU), new SESAR procedures - user driven prioritization process, rolling airspace management
10. Radar systems - PSR, SSR, AMSGSC, MLAT, E2000 display system, ARTAS tracker, data conversion and distribution system (RMCDE)
11. Management information systems - ESUP flight plan processing systems, combined information system IDP, WALDO, radar by-pass, electronic strip system EFS, data communication systems with AGDL, ACARS, CPDLC aircraft
12. Integrated control systems - TopSky
13. FANS - future systems: ADS-B, ADS-C, Aireon space based ADS-B, SESAR, FRA, RCP240, RSP180
14. Repetition and discussion on individual topics, selection procedure for ANS, FEAST tests
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ARBLASTER, M.: Air Traffic Management - Economics, Regulation and Governance. Elsevier, 2018. ISBN: 978-01-281-1118-5.

PRŮŠA, J. a kol.: Svět letecké dopravy. Praha: Academia, 2016. ISBN 978-80-260- 8309-2
Postupy pro letové navigační služby: Uspořádání letového provozu. In: Praha: LIS, 2020, L-4444. Dostupné také z: https://aim.rlp.cz/predpisy/predpisy/dokumenty/L/L-4444/index.htm
ARBLASTER, M.: Air Traffic Management - Economics, Regulation and Governance. Elsevier, 2018. ISBN: 978-01-281-1118-5
Recommended Reading:
COOK, A.: European Air Traffic Management: Principles, Practice and Research. London: Taylor&Francis, 2016. ISBN 978-11-382-5576-0
KULČÁK, L.: Air Traffic Management. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2002. ISBN 80-7204-229-7
COOK, A.: European Air Traffic Management: Principles, Practice and Research. London: Taylor&Francis, 2016. ISBN 978-11-382-5576-0
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)		Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51