atc training in brazil

Air Traffic Controllers Training in Brazil

Brigadier Helio Severino da Silva Filho

11 NOV 09

To know the process of Air Traffic

Controllers training in Brazil

OBJECTIVE

- Brazil in numbers

- Access to the activity

- EEAR/ICEA Training

- ATCO Training

- Specializations

- Programme for upgrading the English language

proficiency level

GUIDE

BRAZIL IN NUMBERS

Air Traffic Indicators

Controllers

- 3.107 (TWR / APP / ACC)

Operational Unities

- TWR- 59

- APP - 46

- ACC - 05

BRAZ\IL IN NUMBERS

Training of new Air Traffic Controllers

67 54

367

107

320

103

314

68

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

2006 2007 2008 2009

Access

Leaving

Two Possibilities

a) EEAR – Aeronautics Experts School: 1. Military Training; and

2. Conventional / radar operation training.

b) ICEA - Airspace Control Institute: 1. Conventional /radar operation training; 2. Blank supervised training / internship; and 3. Periodical operational update / refreshment.

ACCESS

Aeronautics Experts School (EEAR)

• Training 1978 - 2009: -- 4.829 (Military)

ACCESS

ACCESS Aeronautics Experts School (EEAR) - Military

ATC Training Simulators for Conventional /Radar Operation

Airspace Control Institute (ICEA) (Rated as Full Member of ICAO Trainair Programme)

•Training 1978 - 2009: -- 3.453 (military and civilians)

ACCESS

Airspace Control Institute (ICEA)

ACCESS

ATC Training Simulators for Operation in TWR 3D

Airspace Control Institute (ICEA)

ACCESS

ATC Simulators (Brazilian technology)

APP / ACC Environment

Airspace Control Institute (ICEA)

ACCESS

ATC Simulator – 32 ATCO positions

ATC Simulator – 64 Pilot / 8 ANV positions

- Courses in Didactic / Realistic Scenarios (ICEA) 1. Theoretical Classes/ Blank Practices; and 2. Theoretical and Practical Assessments.

- Supervised Training – blank (ICEA) 1. Blank operation in the work site scenario; and 2. Theoretical and Practical Assessments.

- Supervised Training in a Real Environment (OPERATIONAL UNITY): 1. Real operation for qualification in the ATC unity; and 2. Operational Council Assessment.

RADAR SPECIALIZATION

Civilians

TRAINING

Military

EEAR ICEA

1 year+ 9 months ICEA

+ 3 months O Op

(radar)160

vacancies/year

2 years160

vacancies/year

CFS CFS/ME

9 months

+ 9 months (radar)

+ 3 months O Op

24 vacancies/class

ATCO TRAINING

Training EEAR/ICEA

First Certificate of Technical Qualification - CHT and Professional License Full ATCO

Conventional and Radar Unities(EEAR-CFS)

RadarUnity

ICEA Radar Course (CFS-ME / civilians)

Supervised Training (OPERATIONAL UNITY)

1. RADAR (Professional without a Radar Training)

2. AERONAUTICAL ENGLISH - ATC

3. SAR COORDINATION

4. MILITARY OPERATIONS – Air Defense

5. ATC SUPERVISION

6. OTHERS – procedures design, flow management, etc.).

SPECIALIZATIONS

I C E A

Programme for Upgrading the English Language Proficiency Level

S I S C E A B

• Programme based on ICAO Doc. 9.835 Assessement: - 2 phases (WEB / Interview); and - applied since 2007 by ICEA.

• General English Courses Locally hired, by demand.

Programme for Upgrading the English Language Proficiency Level

S I S C E A B• Specialized Courses in Aeronautical English:

- Courses developed by the ICEA itself; and

- One for students and other for Instructors.

• Courses hired for instructors and assessors Certification :

- Certificate of Teaching English as Foreing Language (Boston Academy of English – Aviation - EUA) – certifies as instructor of aviation English; and

- Aviation English Teacher and Rater (Mayflower College - UK) – qualifies the instructor to assess the student’s knowledge of aviation English, according to the ICAO standards.

Air Traffic Controllers Training in Brazil

Brigadier Helio Severino da Silva Filho

AIRSPACE CONTROL DEPARTMENTAv General Justo, nº 160 – Centro

Rio de Janeiro – RJ CEP 20021-130BRASIL

www.decea.gov.brsdad@decea.gov.br

11 NOV 09