ATM Training

Delivering Air Traffic Management training demands more than textbook knowledge. It requires a real-world understanding of operating within an air traffic environment — which is exactly what AVISU brings.

AVISU has experience delivering operationally focused courses in ATM technology and future concepts, and in regulation and safety, to businesses of all sizes and positions in the aviation industry chain. Because of our combined operational expertise and experience in course delivery, our courses are designed not only to target the areas of competence expected by the customer, but also to allow discussion on the topics participants feel are vital to their individual business needs.

Courses we cover

• ICAO Chicago Convention and all ICAO Annexes
• ICAO Procedures for Air Navigation Services and manuals, such as PANS-ATM (Doc 4444), A-SMGCS (Docs 9476 and 9830), Safety Management (Doc 9859) and the ADS-B Operations Manual
• EASA regulations including 1035/2011, 482/2008, 2017/373 (and subsequent amendments), 552/2004, 1207/2011, 376/2014 and 996/2010
• Part-DPO under Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1768 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1769 — conformity assessment of ATM/ANS equipment and Design and Production Organisation approval
• Part-IS under Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1645 (DPOs) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/203 (service providers including ATM/ANS) — information security management integrated with the existing safety system
• Mode S and ADS-B
• EUROCONTROL and EUROCAE (including RTCA) standards and specifications
• A-SMGCS (including ASDE-X)

2017/373, Part-DPO and Part-IS — dedicated courses

AVISU now delivers dedicated training modules covering the current EASA ATM/ANS regulatory stack. The 2017/373 module walks operational and quality teams through the latest amendments and through ATM/ANS.OR.A.045 change procedures. The Part-DPO module (Regulations (EU) 2023/1768 and 2023/1769) covers conformity assessment of ATM/ANS equipment, the design-assurance process, change classification and the route to Design and Production Organisation approval. The Part-IS module covers Regulations (EU) 2022/1645 and (EU) 2023/203, scoping an Information Security Management System, running information-security risk assessments and integrating findings into the safety system rather than running a parallel cyber programme.

ADS-B

During the late 1990s and into the early 21st century, joint teams from Europe, the USA and other contributing states developed a set of Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast packages, separated into ground and airborne applications and collectively called ‘Package I’. These were progressed by a joint team of global operational and technical experts led by RTCA and EUROCAE. AVISU has been a core member since 2004, supporting the publication of numerous ADS-B, WAM and Mode S specifications and guidance material in both the European and North American programmes.

ADS-B Out

ADS-B Out for Non-Radar Airspace (NRA, ED-126 / DO-303); Radar Airspace (RAD, ED-161 / DO-318); and Airport Surface Surveillance (APT, ED-163 / DO-321).

ADS-B In

In-Trail Procedure in oceanic airspace (ITP, ED-159 / DO-312); Visual Separation on Approach (VSA, ED-160 / DO-314); Enhanced Traffic Situational Awareness in flight (AIRB, ED-164 / DO-319); and on the surface (SURF, ED-165 / DO-322).

WAM

Technical specifications for Wide Area Multilateration surveillance systems (ED-142 and ED-142A).

A-SMGCS including ASDE-X

In 1974 ICAO began developing airport surface surveillance requirements, publishing Circular 148 on Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems in 1979. In 1990 A-SMGCS was launched, involving ICAO, EUROCONTROL, the FAA and various standards bodies, to enhance SMGCS for use in all weather conditions. AVISU delivers tailored training on both the ICAO four-level model and EUROCONTROL’s function-based organisation of the A-SMGCS concept.