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Pity the Air Traffic Controllerwhen they come in like this

An exaggerated picture perhaps but notfor long. Air Ti-affic is increasing so fastthat the controller's j ob needs an entirelynew appra isa l . And one o f the th ingswe've got to look at is the method oft ra in ing con t ro l le rs . I s i t adequate tom e e t t h e d e m a n d s o f t h e S e v e n t i e s ?T h e fl e x i b i l i t y o f t h e F e r r a n t i R a d a rSimulator provides the answer—now andfor the future. It gives the trainee controller practice in Air Traffic Controlu n d e r c o n d i t i o n s s o r e a l i s t i c t h a t w h e nhe takes over cont ro l o f rea l a i rc ra f t he ' l lnot only be ful ly trained but confid e n t t o o .

Digital techniques readily permit modifications to accommodate changes in awide range of parameters, includingaircraft type and speed, radar and geographical data. Raw radar or fullysynthetic output can be provided to driveany type of display. The system canthe re fo re s imu la te new a i r c ra f t andprocedural techniques not even envisaged at this stage.Ferranti have the capability and experience to design and develop a systemto suit any individual requirements. Ifyou have an ATC training or evaluationproblem talk to Ferranti.

F E R R A N T IATC training systemsDigital Systems Department. Bracknell, Berkshire, England. RG12 IRA

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T H E C O N T R O L L E RFrankfurt am Main, July/September 1970 Volume 9 • No. 3

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C O N T E N T

Report of the Ninth Annual IFATCA Conference, MontrealB o o k R e v i e w

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Report of the Ninth AnnualI F AT C A C o n f e r e n c e

Montreal, 11th - 14th May, 1970Q u e e n E l i z a b e t h H o t e l

Agenda

First Plenary SessionP. I . O p e n i n g C e r e m o n y

P. 3 . 1 .P. 3 . 1 . 1 .

P. 3 . 1 . 2 .

Rol l Cal l of Directors

MembershipApplications for MembershipProfessional Membership, Ref. 70.P.3.Corporation MembershipIFATCA MembershipTo consider report by Board of Officers, Ref. 70.P.2.Membership difficultiesPresentation of the Report of the Eighth Annual Conference • BelqrndMarch 1969, Ref. "Controller", July/Sept. 1969, Vol. 8, No. 3 ®Report of the President, Ref. 70.P.1Appointment of Sub-CommitteesSub-Committee A • ''Administration and Nomination"Sub-Committee B • "Technical and Professional"Election of the Officers of the Sub-Committees: Chairman, Vicp.rk^-

v - n a i r m o n

Any Other Business

Sub-Committee A • Administration and NominationA.l. Reports of the OfficersA.1.1. 1st Vice-President, Ref. 70.A.1.A.1.2. 2nd Vice-President, Ref. 70.A.2.A.1.3. Honorary Secretary, Ref. 70.A.3.A. l .4 . Treasurer, Ref . 70.A.4.A.l.4.1. Income and Expenditure Account, Balance Sheet and Report of tf-

tors, Ref. 70.A.5.A .1 .5 . Ed i t o r, Re f . 70 .A .6 .A.1.6. Executive Secretary, Ref. 70.A.7.A.2. Reports of the Standing CommitteesA.2.1. Standing Committee II • "Publications and Public Relations" RefA.2.2. Standing Committee III • "Finance", Ref. 70.A.9.

Audi-

Ref- 70.A.8.

Budget 1970, Budget 1971 (provisional), Ref. 70.A.10.Standing Committee IV • ".Hur7 0 . A . 11 .

i and Environmental Fc

Standing Committee VI • "Constitution a70.A.12.

actors in ATC", Ref.

ative Policy", Ref.

R e g i o n a l O r g a n i s a t i o n ^ 5 /Reports of the Regional Liaison OfficersA u s t r a l a s i a

(G. N. McLindon, New Zealand), Ref. 70.A.13.Eastern Europe(H. Kihr, Austria), Ref. 70.A.14.F a r E a s t

(E. Collier, Hong Kong), Ref. 70.A.15.M e d i t e r r a n e a n / A f r i c a

(R. Susser, Germany), Ref. 70.A.16.N o r t h A m e r i c a

(J. R. Campbell, Canada), Ref. 70.A.17.N o r t h e r n S o u t h - A m e r i c a(Vacant)Southern South -Amer ica(J. Beder, Uruguay), Ref. 70.A.18.Appointment of Regional Liaison OfficersRegional Officers to be appointed for the following Regions:Australasia, North-America, Northern South-America, Southern South-A m e r i c a

L o s s o f L i c e n c e I n s u r a n c e

Report by the Swiss Association on progress of study, Ref. 70.A.19.International Labour Office • Study of Conditions of Service in Air TrafficC o n t r o l

Report by Mr. J.-D. Monin of the Swiss Association on progress of thestudy, Ref. 70.A.20.

Recognition of Outstanding Service to IFATCAQualification and nomination procedure for the award of a scroll • Reportby the Officers, Ref. 70.A.21.M a n u a l 1 6

Report by Standing Committee VI (included in Item A.2.4., 70.A.12.)E l e c t i o n o f B o a r d o f O f fi c e r s , R e f . 7 0 . A . 2 2 1 6Election to fill the following vacancies:President (holder; M. Cerf, France)2nd Vice-President (holder; G. Atterholm, Sweden)Treasurer (holder; B. Ruthy, Switzerland)

A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e 1 9 7 2 a n d 1 9 7 3 ( p r o v i s i o n a l ) 1 6L o c a t i o n a n d d a t e

The Belgrade Conference 1969 confirmedGreece as the location for the 1971 Conference

Appointment of Standing CommitteesStanding Committee II • "Publications and Public Relations"Standing Committee III • "Finance"Standing Committee IV • "Human and Environmental Factors in ATC"Standing Committee VI • "Constitution and Administrative Policy"

Conditions of Employment of ATC PersonnelProposal by the Netherlands Guild(Deferred from the Belgrade Conference), Ref. 70.A.23.Scale of VotingProposals deferred from the Belgrade Conference, Ref. 69.A.13-1Draft Releases

Proposals deferred from the Belgrade Conference, Ref. 69.A.13-2Transport of Controllers to ConferencesReport on the position regarding free flights or flights at reduced fares,R e f . 7 0 . A . 2 4 .

Hi-jacking of, and Attacks on AircraftReport on action token by the Board of Officers, Ref. 70.A.25.

Any Other Business

Report and Proposals to the Plenary Conference, Ref. 70.A.26

Sub-Committee B • Technical and Professional Matters

B.2 .

B . 2 . 1 .B .2 .1 .1 .B . 2 . 1 . 2 .

B . 2 . 1 . 3 .

B . 2 . 2 .

B . 2 . 2 . 1 .

B . 2 . 3 .B . 2 . 3 . 1 .

B . 2 . 3 . 2 .

B . 2 . 3 . 6 .

R e p o r t s o f t h e S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e s 3 0 / 3 2Standing Committee I • "Technical and Professional Matters", Ref. 70.B.1.Standing Committee V • "Recruitment and Training of Air Traffic Control"lers, Ref. 70.B.3.W o r k S t u d i e s 2 oICAO • 6th Air Navigation Conference 1969Report by IFATCA delegate (J. Saker), Ref. 70.B.2.Follow-up action token and proposed by Standing Committee, Ref. 70.B.2.1Report on Limited EUM (RAC/COM), RAN Meeting 1969, Ref. 70.B.2.2.Amendments to Technical PolicyPassing of Essential Traffic InformationReport by the Irish Association, Ref. 70.B.4.Procedures for Primary RadarReport by Standing Committee I, Ref. 70.B.8.Formulation of Technical PolicyRelationship between Clearance Limit and Cleared Flight Level, Ref. 70.B.5.Clearance to Controlled Flight to Maintain Own Terrain Clearance, Ref.7 0 . B . 6 .Effects of Turbulent Wake, Ref. 70.B.7.Reports by Standing Committee ICivil/military co-ordination in relation to the unification of the air trafficservices and the utilisation of the airspace, Ref. 69.B.14.Report by the German Association (deferred from the Belgrad Conference)Automation in Air Traffic ControlReport by Standing Committee I, Ref. 70.B.9.Air traffic requirements for the navigational capabilities of aircraftReport by Standing Committee I, Ref. 70.B.10.Co-operation with International OrganisationsReport by the Executive Secretary, Ref. 70.B.11.Appointment of Standing CommitteesStanding Committee I • "Technical and Professional Matters"Standing Committee V • "Recruitment and Training of Air Traffic Controll e r s "Formation of a Standing Committee VII • "Safety"Proposal by the Canadian Association, Ref. 70.B.13.Work Programme for 1970/1971Proposals by Standing Committee I, Ref. 70.B.12.Any Other BusinessReport and Proposals to the Plenary Conference, Ref. 70.B.14

Final Plenary SessionRol l Ca l l o f Assoc ia t ions

Report and Proposals of Sub-Committee A, Ref. 70.A.26.Report and Proposals of Sub-Committee B, Ref. 70.B.14.Any Other BusinessAddresses by Guests and ObserversAddress by the PresidentClosure of the Conference by the President of the Canadian Air TraffiCont ro l Assoc ia t ion

Techn ica l P resen ta t i ons

During the afternoon of Wednesday, 13th May, and the morning of Thursday 14th Mp a p e r s o n t h e s u b j e c t '

The Computer and the Controllerwere presented by the Corporation Members of the Federation and by other OrganisationThese presentations met with great interest and stimulated lively discussions. °

A d r e s s e s o f W e l c o m eto the 9 th Annua l IFATCA Con fe rence

Address byMr. W. Binaghi, President of ICAO

Mr. President, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to bring to you and your organization the greetings of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Yours is a young organization, as it exists onlysince 1961, but you have given ample proof of your dynamism. You have extended your field of interest more andmore throughout the world, you have given better andbetter service throughout cities and regions, and you werekind enough to organize your annual congress in our city.We are therefore pleased to recognize that your progresses are becoming better and better. We also support yourc o n t r i b u t i o n t o a i r t r a f fi c a c t i v i t i e s . Yo u h a v e t a k e n a nactive participation in our procedures for air-traffic control, again I would like to thank you for your efforts andI wish you very much great success in your deliberations.

Address byMr. Lynch-Staunton, Representativeof the City of Montreai

Monsieur le President, Monsieur le Ministre, MonsieurChoquette, Chers Membres, bienvenue a ce congres. Vousm e p e r m e t t r e z t o u t d ' a b o r d d ' e x c u s e r s o n H o n n e u r l eMaire Jean Drapeau qui est actuellement d Amsterdam, entrain de promouvoir la candidature de Montreal pour lesJeux Olimpiques de 1976, et je vous assure qu'il lui feraitbien plaisir d'etre parmi nous aujourd'hui. Au nom de tousnos concitoyens, nous sommes extremement heureux quevotre premiere conference en dehors d'Europe se tienne dMontreal. Please accept the apology of Mayor Drapeauwho is presently in Amsterdam to promote Montreal's candidature for the 1976 Olympic Games, and welcome inMontreal, air world capital. We are pleased that your firstmeeting outside of Europe should be in our City.

Address byMr. J. Choquette, Representativeof the Province of Quebec

Monsieur le President, Mesdames, Mesdemoiselles etMessieurs, c'est avec grand plaisir que j'ai accepte I'invi-tation de votre groupement de representer Mr. Robert Bou-rassa, recemment elu Premier Ministre de la Province deQuebec d cette 9eme conference de votre mouvement. ThePrime Minister asked me to represent him at the openingceremony of your 9th annual conference of InternationalAir Traffic Controllers, and it is with great pleasure that Ihave accepted this honour, as it is, should I say, the first

Mr. W. Binaghi addressing the Conference.

official representation of the Government to be born tomorrow to assist at this conference in Montreal in theProvince of Quebec. Therefore, let me say that in my mindit represents a historic moment for us to have been ableto bring in Montreal in the Province of Quebec such a representative group as yours. Now I would like to add afew notes from my own practice in former years, where Ibecame aware of the highly technical and important functions, the accuracy of judgment which are the qualities ofpersons who exercise a function such as yours, and 1 amextremely happy to offer you the hospitality in the Province o f Quebec. Je su is t res heureux, on me permet t rad'ajouter ceci, que Montreal et la Province de Quebec sesentent une vocation dans le domaine de I aviation. Toutd I'heure, Mr. Binaghi, representant de I'OACI indiquaitque Montreal est une ville particulierement consciente desb e s o i n s d e I ' a v i a t i o n e t d e t o u t l e m o n d e d e I ' o v i a t i o nparce que nous avons cette organisation d Montreal depuisplus de 25 ans, alors vous etes bienvenus au Quebec, youare welcome in Quebec as Quebec has a vocation in aviation and Montreal is the center of this calling, thereforeI wish you a pleasant stay in Montreal, thank you.

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Address byThe Honourab le Mr. Jamieson ,Representing the Federal Government,Department of Transport

Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, I cm very happyto be able to accept your kind invitation of this morningOS representative of a valuable level in the Government.What I would like to say is that I am pleased to have youin Canada. Those who are visiting Canada for the firsttime will see that this is a vital country, and how muchaviation has contributed to our growth and that the problems of aviation in Canada are because of the vast territory. I remember when I was a young boy I had the opportunity of seeing the first aircraft taking off for the firsttransatlantic flight, and I was very much impressed by thesize of the aircraft. Most of us to day seem to take forgranted that aircraft fly and land in a certain routine, butI think that it is important that once in a while we realizethat we have to deal with air traffic controllers and arereminded of he vital role that you ploy. I, in my capacity ofMinister of Transport, travel 150,000 to 200,000 miles by airannually, and I don't think that the public is really awareof the very crucial and vital contribution that you play.My role is purely to welcome you in Canada, and I willgive a special word to Canadian air traffic controllers whoare here to day, I certainly believe that there is a connection between air traffic controllers and Ministery ofTransport not only in professional aspects. I am now conducting a new reorganization of the Ministry of Transportand one of the results will be that we are preparing theestablishment of a new division for air traffic controllers,it is my intention to invite your President and Officers toimprove regulations and give professional advices. We,in Canada, have one of the most exciting challenges in theworld, we have the problem of the land, the problem o.stretching a small population on a vast territory, from Victoria to Saint John's, Newfoundland. To all of you I wishon enjoyable stay in Montreal, if you can see more of ourcountry, you will discover that Canada is a country ofinternational co-operation. I am glad that internationalrepresentatives have chosen Montreal to hold their international conference. Again, I am grateful to you to hovechosen our count ry.

A d d r e s s b yMr. Maurice Cerf, President of IFATCA

To-day is a most important day in the history of IFATCA;For the first time since the foundation of the Federation in1961, the opening ceremony of an annual conference takesplace outside Europe, thus underlining, if need be, the trueworldwide calling of IFATCA.

We oil know that the previous conferences were heldin Europe for the simple reason that the majority of themember associations were there. For the convenience ofthese associations and owing to the endemic transportdifficulty we suffer from, it had become a custom to selectvenues in European cities of easy reach.

The last two conferences have decided to accept thekind invitation of the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association to hold the ninth annua! conference of IFATCA inMontreal, thus making the transport difficulty yield to thequality of the venue.

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It is an honour for IFATCA to hold a conference in Canada, one of the leading nations of the world, one of thefew nations whose highly advanced industry and agriculture make it a land of opportunity for the enterprisingones while, at the same time, offering those wide openspaces which are getting scarce on our crowded earth.

Montreal is the gateway to Canada and a city well-known for its cultural, intellectual and artistic influence, itscharming blend of the old and the new and a place whereevery foreigner will find the little something which will cureany possible sympton of homesickness.

Montreal is part of the Province of Quebec, "La BelleProvince", and the second largest French-speaking city inthe world. This aspect of Montreal will delight our French-speaking delegates, who, after having struggled valiantlyand sometimes successfully with English during the working sessions, will find relaxation in reverting to their nativelanguage in their dealings with the female element of thepopulation.

For air traffic controllers, Montreal has a very specialfeature which makes us look in its direction often with gratitude, sometimes with wonderment, but always with deepinterest, it is the seat of the International Civil AviationOrganization whose work and decisions bear considerably upon our professional life.

A number of us have had the privilege of participatingin ICAO meetings either as members of their national ATCdelegations or as representatives of IFATCA, these participations hove left them memories of an efficient and thorough work done in a pleasant and friendly atmospherethey have been proud to provide their technical contribution at the highest level of Civil Aviation.

The agenda of this conference includes a number ofitems reflecting the present pre-occupation of the air traffic controllers. Part of these pre-occupations are specificof controllers, others are shared with different segmentsof civil aviation and even with the general public. In thislatter category, I would put the highjacking of, and attackson, civilian aircraft which, by jeopardizing the safety ofair navigation and endangering the lives of passengersand crews, by getting more and more frequent, is becoming an universal scourge.

Although the air traffic controller is not the direct victim of highjackers, he has, as a specialist responsible fn.rsafety in the air, his word to say in the matter. This wordhas been said and repeated under the form of press releases and appeals to ICAO and the United Nations, further steps have been envisaged and will be discussed here

If the agenda reflects some of our pre-occupations notall of them could find their place in a conference of'thisnature. It would be frivolous to ignore the state of restlessness which prevails among controllers; in certain casesthis restlessness has reached a point of acute crisis.

It would be paradoxical on the port of an organizationwhich advocates efficiency and regularity in internationalair navigation, to approve of any action the effect ofwhich would be to disrupt the flow of air traffic. Howeverit is difficult for us to witness them passively.

Honoured guests, ladies and gentlemen, the ninth conference of IFATCA is about to begin. It has attracted toMontreal a considerable number of delegates and observers most of whom had to travel a long way, may Ihumbly hope that the level of the discussions will warranttheir journey, and that they will enjoy the social eventsprepared for them by the IFATCA 70 Committee.

A special welcome to the ladies who have come withtheir husbands and whose presence will add the touch ofcharm which often lacks in professional gatherings. Myonly regret is that financial considerations have preventeda considerable number of us taking their wife along.

I want to thank the personalities who are with us today. We deeply appreciate the honour they have done toour profession and our federation by accepting to be present at this ceremony.

May I also address a word of welcome to our corporation members, to the industries whose participation in thetechnical exhibit and in the technical panel make themimportant features of the conference, and to our observerswhether controllers or representatives of different segmentsof aviation whose assistance will be requested during theworking sessions.

Last, but far from least, are groups to which we orespecially indebted. First, the Air Force of the Federal Republic of Germany who offered free transportation to, andhopefully, from Montreal to about one hundred of us. Thisis the first time an offer of that extent was made, let's hopeit is not the last one. I would like the German Air Force toknow that their generous gesture, by allowing more controllers to be here, is a decisive factor of success for thisconference and for which they deserve all our gratitude.Two gentlemen must be associated to these parties —Arnold Birnbaum and the Honorary Secretary, Horst Gud-dat, both of the German Association, who co-ordinated theorganization of this trip. We are also indebted to the aircarriers and national authorit ies which faci l i tated the transportation of delegates.

I would like now to address our thanks to the team ofcontrollers from Montreal Airport who, under the name ot"IFATCA 70 Committee" organized this conference. It mayseem a bit premature to congratulate them at the openingof the conference and I plan to revert to this matter in myclosing speech, still there is no doubt that they have doneeverything possible to make a success of the IFATCA 70conference and that the outcome now depends largely onthe work and the results we are able to produce during thenext days.

An account of the activities of the IFATCA 70 Committee during the last two years would fill a thick book andwould amaze and thrill the readers by the variety andsometimes oddness of the undertakings they gallantly embarked on. For them nothing was impossible so long as ithad a chance of making your stay more comfortable andmore enjoyable. This is why, at the outset of the Montrealconference, I wish to express our admiration to the fineIndividuals who form the IFATCA 70 Committee.

To succeed in their aims the members of the IFATCA 70Committee had the effective support of the Canadian AirTraffic Control Association, its branches and individualmembers to whom I will direct my last batch of sinceret h a n k s .

Delegates and observers, I hove given you, in the somewhat lenghty last part of my speech, an idea of the workdone to prepare the conference. Let's be worthy of it. It'snow our turn to come into action and take the decisionswhich will be the line of conduct of the Federation for theyear to come.

Ro l l Ca l l o f D i r ec to r s

The Executive Secretary made the Roll Call of the Directors and the following acknowledged attendance:

A u s t r i a G r e e c e N o r w a yB e l g i u m H o n g K o n g R h o d e s i aC a n a d a I c e l a n d S w e d e nC y p r u s I r e l a n d S w i t z e r l a n dD e n m a r k I s r a e l U n i t e d K i n g d o mF i n l a n d L u x e m b o u r g U r u g u a yF r a n c e N e t h e r l a n d s Y u g o s l a v i aG e r m a n y N e w Z e a l a n d

Unrepresented affiliated AssociationsThe following Associations were unable to attend:

I r a n I t a l y T u r k e y

Applications for MembershipThe President reported that applications for affiliation

had been rece ived f rom:

A u s t r a l i a :The Civil Air Operations Officers Association

Hungary:Hungarian Air Traffic Controllers Association

M a l t a :M a l t a A i r Tr a f fi c C o n t r o l O f fi c e r s A s s o c i a t i o n

N e t h e r l a n d s A n t i l l e s :Nether lands Ant i l les A i r Tra ffic Cont ro l le rs Assoc ia t ion

S o u t h A f r i c a :S o u t h A f r i c a n A i r T r a f fi c C o n t r o l l e r s A s s o c i a t i o n

U S A :A i r T r a f fi c C o n t r o l A s s o c i a t i o n

U S A :

Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organisation

The President read an extract from a letter by Mr. HughRiddle, President of the ATCA, requesting that consideration of their application be deferred for the time being.

The President proposed that these applications be referred to Sub-Committee A for consideration, and this wasagreed.

Report of the Belgrade Conference 1969The Executive Secretary presented the Report, which

was published in "The Controller", Volume 8, No. 3, July/September. The Report was accepted.

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coNFER

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LASHES

here with Moniko Praekelt from Germany ondcharming chairwoman Shirley LeSogg

centre. Immediate Post President Maurice CerfS.gjg the "Golden Book" of the City of Monlower: The Board of Officers in session at theQueen Elizabeth Hotel.

Prior to the departure from Koln-Bonn, Airport Director Dr. Ing. W. Grebe(right) gave a reception for all delegates travelling on the OAF Boeing 707.

OAF 1004 — one of the Boeing 707s that transported some 100 delegateso f 1 8 c o u n t r i e s t o t h e M o n t r e a l C o n f e r e n c e .

Chief Poking Fire and his Squaw with Honorary Chief Block WingedEagle (Maurice Cerf).

Civil-military cooperation on board GAP 1004. German Air Force Pursersand charming Air Canada Hostesses formed an excellent team.

The document of investiture of Honorary Chief Black Winged Eagle Inon ancient ceremony the retiring IFATCA President Maurice Cerf wasnamed Te-ha-nera-hontsa-hontsi-a-kweks and made an Honorary Chiefo f t h e M o h a w k t r i b e .

Arrival at Montreal — after a smooth flight and a perfect landing withGAP 002 (Tactical callsign "IFATCA 70").

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Report of the PresidentThe reading of the respectives reports of the Elective

Officers gives on accurate picture of the activities of theFederation for the past year. I shall not go over the wholeof these activities once again, but will restrict myself toa review of the most salient points.

Co-operation with International OrganizationsAs usual the Federation has been represented at most

of the meetings of importance held by the InternationalAviation Organizations. IFATCA was present at the sixthAir Navigation Conference of ICAO held in Montreal inApril/May 1969. The IFATCA delegation was led by Mr.J. A. Saker of the British Guild and Member of StandingCommittee I, who provided a comprehensive report. Theother members of the Delegation were Messrs. F. R. Richardson, T. A. Cauty, and J. A. Little of the Canadian Association. First Vice-President Campbell and myself attended fora few days.

You will certainly have read Mr. Saker s report whichunderlines the fact that the proposals made in our workingpapers and which had had the opportunity of discussionat the Belgrade Conference, were well received and mostof them were accommodated in the relevant recomm.enda-tions made by the Conference. V^e can consider, with nocomplacency, that our attendance at the 6th ANC met withconsiderab le success.

This success was the result of several factors, the extensive preparatory work of Standing Committee I, the senseof organization and engaging personality of our Fleadof Delegation John Saker who, well seconded by an unprepared but eager work force, very effectively covered theConference and explained in a convincing manner theviews of the Federation; the last factor of success was thenow well-known spirit of genuine co-operation displayedby our delegates.

IFATCA Delegates presented papers at different gatherings such as the Symposium of the Swedish Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics and at the British Air Line PilotsAssociation Symposium. Some of the concepts included inthe papers we presented at various meetings did not always meet with a general consensus, we do not claim thatwe are the sole holders of the magic formula likely to solveany problem in the best interest of all concerned and weare always willing to consider openmindely the argumentso f o t h e r s .

We hove continued to enjoy a good and fruitful relo-tionship with IFALPA. Members of Standing Committee Ihad regular meetings with the RAC-COM study group ofthe A i r l ine P i lo ts ' Federa t ion .

This Conference will have to consider some proposalsfrom IFALPA concerning an "Air Safety Week" combinedpossibly with an "R/T Discipline Week", and also a campaign on the hi-jacking of aircraft. Pending your decisionswe have indicated our willingness to progress discussionso n t h e s e m a t t e r s .

We are indebted to IFALPA for the assistance given usby keeping a watching brief for us at meetings where wecould not be represented.

IFATCA was represented at the recent IFALPA Conference by Messrs. J. Saker and V. King both members of

Standing Committee I. It is interesting to note that the Conference decided to re-state the established IFALPA policyof refusing to fly under circumstances whereby substituteair traffic control systems become necessary. IFALPA thinksthat the fact that authorities have a prior knowledge of thispolicy may avert any situation deteriorating to the extentthat a substitute sysem became necessary. Let's be optimistic and share this belief.

This Conference will be pleased to know that our pastPresident, L. N. Tekstra, was the incumbent of the lAOPAAir Traffic Control Award for 1970, this is a well deserveddistinction which would tend to confirm that both GeneralAviation Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers can maintaingood and co-operative relations even though their technical requirements may, at times, slightly differ.

IFATCA has had interesting contacts with the International Air Navigators Council and, through the Swiss Association, with the International Labour Office.

Administrat ion

a) SecretariatThe comments I made last year on the Secretariat re

main valid. Whatever the willingness and ability of ourExecutive Secretary, Mr. Monk, it would be ridiculous toexpect him to extend his activity to cope with new objectives and an additional membership. The need for permanent Secretariat assistance is acute, its fulfilment would bea factor of advancement for the Federation but it wouldof course, involve additional expense.

b) Officers MeetingsBoard .Meetings are, with the Annual Conference, the

vital source of energy for the Officers of the Federation.Consulting one another by mail is a lengthy affair and thepersonal contacts that Board Meetings afford have a stimulating effect which compensates for the feeling of loneliness, which, at times, may affect us.

We met in London in September 1969, representativesof the IFATCA 70 Committee and of Standing Committee Iattended. We had our second meeting in Frankfurt inMa.̂ ch 1970, a representative of the IFATCA 70 Committeejoined us.Board Meetings have the disadvantage of being costlyand of encroaching on the limited free time the Officershave, on the other hand they are an absolute necessity forthe efficient functioning and management of the Federat i o n .

c) Finance

The income and expenditure account shows an excessof expenditure over income of 5,862 Swiss Francs, this losshad to be covered out of the Reserve Fund. This is a dryfact which is commented upon in the papers submitted toyour consideration by the Treasurer and Standing Committee III • Finance. The Treasurer's Report provides an accurate analysis of the situation which underlines three mainreasons for the excess of expense: Difficulty of alwayssecuring free transport for the Elective Officers, the number of meetings where IFATCA has to be represented, andthe fact that many subscriptions come rather late thus mak-

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ing necessary the payment of expenses out of the ReserveFund which consequently forfeits the possibility of interest.

The two basic ways of compensating for a financial lossare: to reduce expense and to increase the income. It seemsa bit simplistic to state them, still, so far, no one has foundany better system.

At first sight it seems impossible to reduce our expensesbecause they are already limited to a minimum beyondwhich it would be barely possible to survive. However, theBoard of Officers has reviewed an important item of thebudget, i. e. the representation of IFATCA at meetings. TheBoard has carefully considered the list of the meetingswhere IFATCA should be represented. We have given theworld of aviation the habit of seeing the IFATCA man atevery major gathering where he could bring his contribution while, at the same time, furthering IFATCA policy. Itwould be detrimental to the profession to make ourselvesscarce and disappoint those who hove learned to reckonw i t h IFATCA.

It would be an attractive solution to decide that IFATCAwill always be represented by members of the NationalAssociation of the country where the Conference is held,but, as for most attractive solutions, this one has its weakpoint. Time and experience have taught us that, in manyinstances, it was an absolute necessity to be representedby an expert both in the technique due to be discussed andin the particular technique of participation in InternationalMeetings which is quite an art in itself. Fortunately, wehave experts within IFATCA, the only trouble is that Conference Organizers display a mischievious talent at selecting venues as remote as possible from the place of abodeof our experts.

No need to say that, whenever possible, we ask theNational Association to represent IFATCA if the nature ofthe meeting permits it, we also ask them to assist our mainDelegate when one has to come from another country. Theexample of our representation at the 6th ANC illustratesthis very well. John Saker would not have been able toprovide an effective representation without the assistanceof the Canadian Controllers who, left by themselves, wouldhave needed a sizable proportion of the Conference timebefore being able to participate effectively. Our CanadianDelegates have certainly gained an experience that theFederation would like to make use of at future Conferences.

The second means of having more money is to increaseincome by having more Individual and Corporation members. Here the situation Is not bad although the circumstances prevailing in the USA have compelled the Air TrafficControl Association to withdraw their application temporarily. Without prejudging your decisions concerning theapplications for affiliation, one can hope that membershipof IFATCA will be significantly increased and so will theincome. However, one must not overlook that an Increasedmembership means increased expenses. More especially ifthe new membership makes it essential to immediately getassistance for the Executive Secretary.

The third and the last source of increased income liesm the subscription scale adopted at the Munich and Belgrade Conferences. In this respect I would ask the Directorsto consider carefully the proposal made by Standing Committee III • Finance for the year 1973/74.

Although not perfectly sound, the present financialsituation of the Federation is not alarming and should beconsidered as a warning that appropriate measures mustbe envisaged now.

Activities of the Officers, Regional Liaison Officersand Standing Committee

Every Officer has performed the duties attached to hisoffice with a maximum of dedication and efficiency undercircumstances which could often be considered as difficult.Our First Vice-President who is at the same time RegionalLiaison Officer for North America, was the IFATCA manon a pretty hot spot where he had the difficult job of providing the assistance expected from IFATCA while complying with the Federation's rules and policy. The Board ofOfficers considers that he has discharged his duties in thebest possible manner.

Our Honorary Secretary has continued his action towards an alteration of lATA Resolution 200 governing freet ranspor ta t i on on commerc ia l a i r c ra f t . Th i s reso lu t i on i sdue for renewal in 1971 and the Honorary Secretary willpropose a suitable course of action.

The Editor of the Controller, Walter Endlich, has beenonce again successful in producing a Journal of high interest to Controllers and to the aviation community. Wecon be proud to have such a fine Journal and I wish thispride would prompt the members Associations to contribute to its edition by providing accounts of their undertakings.

The Regional Liaison Officers have disseminated information about IFATCA while informing the Secretariat ofthe contacts they were able to establish with nonmemberA s s o c i a t i o n s .

Standing Committees have submitted reports to yourconsideration and the Second Vice-President, in his ownreport, has made useful remarks for the future. I trust thatevery Member Association is fully aware of the importanceof Standing Committees for the Federation. Each one ofthem is entrusted with one area of interest which has abearing in the profession. Needless to say that neither theExecutive Secretary nor the Elective Officers would be ina position to embark in the number of studies and projectsexpected from an International Organization of the standing of IFATCA.

The good functioning of a Standing Committee isgoverned by the some requirements as the work of theBoard of Officers, i.e. a well defined work programme,regular meetings of the members and, consequently, available free time frequently encroaching on family life.

The Standing Committee system is the only adequateone permitting to bring a number of various projects tosuccessful issues and I would like the Member Associationswhich, so for, have been spared the trouble of forming aStanding Committee, to consider that they may very wellbe called upon to take one over or to form a new onewhen need be, and presently to do their utmost to facilitate the work of the existing Standing Committees byanswering promptly the mail they receive from them. Anyprogress of this Organization is dependant on the participation of the Member Associations in IFATCA work. Thefinancial contribution alone is not sufficient.

MembershipThe year 1969/70 has been a difficult one for many an

Air Traffic Controller and, consequently, for a number ofAssociations. In my opening address I alluded to the difficulties which have arisen between groups of Controllersand their authorities. One important reason for these dif-

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ficulties is the comfortable habit to take as matter of coursethat the ingeniosity and dedication of Controllers will counterbalance the inadequacies of the system. The Controllersnow realize that they have been taken advantage of, ittook them, som.e time to come to this unpleasant conclusion,i t w i l l t a k e r a d i c a l m e a s u r e s t o c o n v i n c e t h e m t h a t t h esituation has changed.

Without being over optimistic one can hope that theM o n t r e a l C o n f e r e n c e w i l l s e e a d e fi n i t e i n c r e a s e i n t h eIFATCA membership. In order to assist the Directors andto try to ovoid the long discussions Sub-Committee A hadlast year, the Board of Officers has submitted a paper outlining its opinion on the matter of application for affiliation received from more than one professional Associationof the some country. It is hoped that this paper can giverise to a decision making provisions for such cases which,if we no longer run the risk of having one this year, arelikely to occur again.

C o n c l u s i o n

It is my belief that we need now, more than ever, to beunited on a world wide basis. Many of us are living, othersare witnessing, a difficult period during which we have todisplay determination while acting tactfully to permit airtraffic control to be abreast of the other segments of aviation, always bearing in mind that one of our ultimate purposes is the convenience and safety of airspace users whoever they are.

We have observed a growing tendency to radically and,to my mind, simplemindedly, segregate Senior Controllersfrom Journeymen Controllers thus restricting and weakening the profession.

Gentlemen, you know that the activity of the year tocome depends on your work during the next few days. Ithas been a difficult job to set up the Federation and giveit the standing it now enjoys and the decisions made hereshould take into account the now well recognized natureof the profession. Please bear in mind that you are partof the Group and that you should, at times, overlook yourown personal or national concepts if they do not fit in withthe general interest, on the other hand be convinced thatyour opinion and advice are wanted whatever your facilityat expressing them.

Gentlemen the responsibility for the future of the reae-ration is now yours and I make an appointment with youat the last Plenary.

Appointment of Sub-CommitteesIn accordance with the usual procedure, it was agreed

to appoint the following Sub-Committees to take theAgenda Items assigned to them, and to report to the FinalPlenary Session, with their recommendations:Sub-Commit tee A: Admin is t ra t ion and Admin is t rat ionSub-Committee B: Technical and Professional

The following were appointed Chairmen:

S u b - C o m m i t t e e A :S u b - C o m m i t t e e B :

J. D. Thomas (Rhodesia)A. Field (U.K.)

Any Other BusinessThere being no other business, the Plenary session od-

journed at 1500 hours on the 11th May, 1970.The Conference re-convened in Sub-Committee on the

11th May at 1530 hours.

S u b - C o m m i t t e e AThe Sub-Committee with J. D. Thomas (Rhodesia) as

Chairman, elected the following additional Officers:

V i c e - C h a i r m a n :

Sec re ta ry :

J. D. Monin (Switzerland)E. McCluskey (U.K.)

The following members were nominated by Associationsto serve on the Sub-Committee:

A u s t r i a

BelgiumC a n a d aCyprusD e n m a r kF i n l a n d

F r a n c e

GermanyG r e e c e

Hong KongI c e l a n d

I r e l a n d

I s r a e l

LuxembourgN e t h e r l a n d sNew Zea land

NorwayR h o d e s i aS w e d e n

S w i t z e r l a n dU . K .

UruguayYugoslavia

L. SloupA. Maz ie rsJ.-D. LyonT. PapathomasE . L a r s e nF. L e h t o

J. BocardW. KassebohmE . P e t r o u l i a sE . C o l l i e r

S. GudmundssonJ . K e r i n

W . K a t z

J . R o u l e a u xF. M e n t e

N . M c L i n d o n

G . N i l s o nJ . D . T h o m a s

B . J o e l s s o nJ . - D . M o n i n

W. E. J. GrovesJ . E l i s s a l d eJ. Mrkonic

Provisional Members representatives were:

A u s t r a l i a R . S o d e nH u n g a r y E . V o i tM a l t a W . G r e g o r yN e t h e r l a n d s - A n t i l l e s G . v a n D i j kS o u t h A f r i c a B . T o m k i nU . S . ( P A T C O ) R . M e y e r

The Sub-Committees were requested to elect their Vice-Chairmen and Secretaries, when they convened.

Report of Sub=Committee A

[ P. 3 . ] M e m b e r s h i p

[P.3 . I . ] App l i ca t ions fo r Membersh ip

Applications for membership were received from the following Associations:Australia, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands Antilles, SouthAfrica, United States (PATCO)These were accepted and recommended to Plenary foradoption.

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[# Recommendation P.I.]

That the application made by Argentina be deferred tot h e 1 9 7 1 C o n f e r e n c e .

[ P. 3 . 2 . ] I FAT C A M e m b e r s h i p

The Board of Officers withdrew the paper on the representat ion in IFATCA of more than one associat ion from eachn a t i o n .

[A.l.] Reports of the Officers

[A . I . I . ] 1s t V i ce -Pres iden tThe Report was accepted and recommended for adoptionby Plenary.

[ A . l . 2 . ] 2 n d V i c e - P r e s i d e n t

The Report as amended editorially was accepted and recommended for adoption.

[A.l .3.] Honorary SecretaryThe Report was accepted and recommended for adoption.The Swiss Association wished to express their thanks to Mr.Guddot and Mr. Birnbaum of the German Association fortheir good work in getting free transportation from Germany to Canada. The Chairman thanked the Swiss Association for their remarks which he was sure every delegatesupported.

[ A . l . 4 . ] T r e a s u r e r

Following discussions on the financial difficulties in certaincountries it is recommended to Plenary.

[# Recommendat ion A. l . ]

That the French Association be permitted to pay back thedebt mentioned in the report within five years.[# Recommendation A.2.)

That the debt of the Turkish Association be treated sympathetically and the Board of Officers exercise their discretion in the matter of collection.

[# Recommendation A.3.]

That member Associations attempt to include in theirannual return the actual number of members and the number of controllers eligible for membership of that Associat i o n .The report was accepted and recommended for adoption.The Chairman wished to record the excellent work Mr.Ruthy had put in as Treasurer over the last four years underextrem.ely difficult conditions.

[A.l .4.1.] Income and Expenditure Account, BalanceSheet, and Report of the Auditors

Accepted and recommended for adoption.

[ A . l . 5 . ] E d i t o rIt was agreed to discuss this in conjunction with the reportof Standing Committee 11 • Publications and Public Relations. The reports were accepted and recommended foradoption.

[A. l .6. ] Execut ive Secretary

The report was accepted and recommended for adoption.

[A.2.] Reports of the Standing Committees

[A.2.2.] The Report of Standing Committee III •F i n a n c e

was discussed in conjunction with the Treasurer's Reportand was accepted and recommended for adoption; thefollowing Resolution is recommended:

[▶ Resolution A.l.]

a) The Directors discharge the Treasurer and StandingCommittee III from their responsibilities for the 1969accounts and financial management;

b) They accept the proposed nomination of another memb e r o f t h e S w i s s A i r T r a f fi c C o n t r o l A s s o c i a t i o n t o t h e

office of Treasurer for practical reasons;

c) That they accept the proposed new scale for annualsubscriptions for the years 1973 to 1974 as a basis fordiscussion with their national associations during thecoming year with a view on taking a vote on the matterat the 1971 Annual Conference.

[A.2.2.1.] The draft budget for 1970

and the provisional budget for 1971 were thoroughly discussed and were accepted and recommended for adoptionby Plenary.

[A.2.3.] The Report of Standing Committee IV, Humanand Environmental Factors in ATC,

was received by the Sub-Committee but under the resolution that late reports would be accepted but no definitiveaction taken, the report is referred back as guidance mater i a l .

The German Association requested that Member Associations give comments on the paper by August 1 and theywil l distr ibute the co-ordinated results to Member Associations. It is hoped that in October interested Associationswould join the members of Standing Committee IV so thata full paper can be presented at the next Conference. Itwas suggested that the Board of Officers consider the useof Sub-Committees at Conferences also consider whether aSub-Committee C might be established to study the workof Standing Committee IV, Human and Environmental Factors in ATC, and Standing Committee V, Recruitmient andTraining of Air Traffic Controllers.

[A.2.4.] Due to the lateness of the report it was agreedto discuss the Report of Standing CommitteeVI, "Constitution and Administrative Policy",

but that no definitive action be taken.

[A.3. ] Regional Organizat ion

[A.3.I.] Reports of the Regional Liaison Officers

The reports of the Regional Liaison Officers of Australasia,Eastern Europe, Far East, Mediterranean/Africa, and NorthAmerica were accepted and recommended for adoption.

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[A.3.1.7.] The Report of the Regional Liaison Officer forS o u t h e r n S o u t h A m e r i c a

was accepted and recommended for adoption with thea m e n d m e n t t h a t t h e A T C A s s o c i a t i o n s o f P e r u a n d B o l i v i a

have now expressed the intention to join IFATCA.

[A.3.2. ] Appointment of Regional L ia ison Officers

[▶ Resolut ion A.2.]

It is resolved that the following Associations be chargedwith the responsibility for nominating Regional LiaisonO f fi c e r s :

A u s t r a l a s i a N e w Z e a l a n dN o r t h A m e r i c a 1 s t V i c e - P r e s i d e n tNorth parto f S o u t h A m e r i c a / C a r i b b e a n N e t h e r l a n d s A n t i l l e sS o u t h A m e r i c a U r u g u a y

The las t two Assoc ia t ions to adv ise the Board o f Officersof the countries for which they will be responsible.

[A .4 . ] Loss o f L i cence Insu ranceThe Swiss Association is continuing their studies and theirreport is presented for information only. They are willingto continue with the study.

[A.5.] Internat ional Labour Office,Study of Conditions of Servicei n A i r Tr a f fi c C o n t r o l

Mr. Monin gave an oral explanation of his work with theInternational Labour Office. The ILO Report on Air TrafficControl is not yet available. Mr. Kaplansky of the International Labour Office addressed the delegates and heannounced the report should be available by November,1970, and expressed the good wishes of the Director Gener a l o f t h e I L O t o I F A T C A .

[A.6.] Recognition of Outstanding Servicest o I F AT C A

The report by the officers was accepted and recommendedfor adoption.

[ A . 7 . ] M a n u a lThis was taken under heading A.2.4. and the report wasaccepted but no definitive action is to be taken.

[A.8.] Election of Board of OfficersIt is recommended that Plenary adopt the following resolu t i on :

[▶ Resolution A.3.]

The following are elected to fill the vacancies existing onthe Board o f Officers :

P r e s i d e n t M r . A r n o l d F i e l d , O . B . E . , U . K .2nd Vice-President Mr. Gunnar Atterholm, Sweden

(re-elected)T r e a s u r e r M r . J e a n G u b e l m a n n , S w i t z e r l a n d

[A.9.] Annual Conference 1972 and 1973(Provisional)

The offers of hosting the 1972 Conference were receivedfrom Ireland and Iceland. After some discussion it wasagreed to accept the invitation of Ireland for the Conference in 1972; Iceland accepted provisionally to becomehost country for the 1973 Conference subject to confirmation at the 10th Annual Conference. Discussion was heldon the dates for the 1971 Conference and acceptance ofMay 3-7, 1971, was adopted, and the following Resolutionis recommended to Plenary:

[▶ Resolution A.4.]

I t i s r e s o l v e d t h a t

a) the 1971 Conference be held in Greece,b) the 1972 Conference provisionally be held in Ireland,c) the 1973 Conference provisionally be held in Iceland!

[A.IO.] Appointment of Standing CommitteesThe following Resolution is recommended to Plenary:[▶ Resolution A.5.]

Regarding responsibilities for Standing Committees:Standing Committee II,

Publications & Public Relations; Germany

Standing Committee III,Finance; Switzerland

Standing Committee IV,Human and Environmental Factors in ATC; Germany

Standing Committee VI,Constitution & Administrative Policy; Canada

Before the election of Standing Committee IV the Directorsfelt that the terms of reference of Standing Committee IVshould be precisely defined and the following resolution ispresented to Plenary:

!▶ Resolution A.6.]

The Terms of Reference of Standing Committee IV, Humanand Environmental Factors in ATC.The Standing Committee is charged with:

1. The investigation of human and environmental factorsof the air traffic controller's profession.

2. Proposing appropriate action to the Board of Officers.3. Being informed by the Board of Officers and Member

Associations about any useful information related to itswork programme.

4. Preparing repo.ds, proposals or recommendations toConference either directly or, at their request, throughthe Board of Officers on all specific items.

5. Distributing information of particular interest to theBoard of Officers and Member Associations when availa b l e .

6. After approval by or through the 2nd Vice-President,presenting guidance material of IFATCA regardinghuman and environmental factors in air traffic controland maintain effective liaison with concerned international organizations and through the Member Associations witfi the national organizations.

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[A.11.] Conditions of Employmentof ATC Personnel

The Netherlands Guild withdrew this paper.

[A.l 2.] Scale of VotingA full discussion was held on the proposals and on a votebeing taken the proposals were defeated.

[A.l 3.] Draft ReleasesThe proposals were accepted and recommended for adopt i o n .

[A.l 4.] Transport of Controllers to ConferencesThis question was thoroughly discussed and the HonorarySecretary requests that Member Associations provide a listof the number of government tickets available for the years1969 and 1970. He also requests that Member Associationsprovide information on their familiarization flight programme and, if possible, the number of companies involved. If necessary it was agreed that the Honorary Secretarycould form a working committee on transport.

[A.l 5.] Hi-jacking of and Attacks on Aircraft[▶ Resolution A.7.]

After full discussion of the question, the Directors resolvedto issue 0 Press Release on the unlawful seizure of andattacks on civil aircraft. The Press Release is as follows:The Federation considers that incidents of this nature havea serious adverse effect on the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of civil aircraft, and is concerned at the loss oflife^nd property involved.It has approached the United Nations and the InternationalCivil Aviation Organization, giving the views of the Federation, and has issued a number of Press Releases on thesubject.

The Federation notes, with satisfaction, that:

a) The Tokyo Convention (1963) on Offences and OtherActs Committed on Board Aircraft (requiring the returnof aircraft passengers and crew) has been ratified.

b) The U.N. General Assembly Resolution of 29th December, 1969 called on States to legislate against hijacking,to ensure that hijackers are punished, and to ratify theTokyo Convention.

c) ICAO has produced a Draft Convention on unlawfulseizure of aircraft (making hijacking an internationalcrime requiring either extradition or punishment).

d) There will be a Diplomatic Conference in December toconsider the Draft Convention referred to in (c).

e) ICAO has called an Extraordinary Assembly on June 16to consider the problem.

The Federation considers that hijacking of and bombattacks on aircraft should be treated as two separate issuesas the problems involved and possible remedial action oren o t s i m i l a r .

The Federation, although it recognizes the requirements forextradition and punishment on those responsible, considersthat more emphasis should be directed towards the prev e n t i o n o f s u c h i n c i d e n t s .The Federat ion thinks that interference to Air Traffic Control by the screening of passengers, or search if considerednecessary, of both aircraft and passengers before departure is acceptable.The Federation is also prepared to assist in the discussionof procedures designed to convey intimation of incidentsin the air, safety procedures, and possibly remedial measur e s .

The Federation deplores the irresponsible attitude of certain elements of moss media including the press, televisionand radio when presenting a heroic image of the hijacker.The Federation deplores any government direction whichprevents controllers from giving immediate informationregarding bomb threats or impending hijacking to the captains of aircraft and wholeheartedly supports all controllers who, through a sense of moral responsibility and professional pride, disregard any directions of this nature.The Board of Officers is authorized to continue discussionswith IFALPA, lATA, lAOPA, ITF and other organizations onmethods of publicizing the problem.s and possible remedies,

[A.l 6.] Any Other BusinessThe Canadian Association volunteered to provide a working committee situated in Montreal to keep a watchingbrief on matters of IFATCA interest at ICAO and to provideback-up staff at ICAO Conference. This was gratefullyaccepted by the Directors.The Honorary Secretary reported that the IFATCA VacationScheme for Children had started and he requested thatmember Associations give more publicity to the scheme.The Directors were requested to contact the Honorary Secretary concerning the distribution of The Controller.

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Appendices to the Report of Sub-Committee A

A . 1 . 1 . R e p o r t o f t h eFirst Vice-President [70.A.1.]

The progress of the IFATCA during the last year has indeedbeen most encouraging. Evidence of the ingenuity, dedication and advancements being achieved for the ATC profess ion and the ind iv idua l members o f the Federat ion isreadily apparent in that like Messrs. Alcock and Brown, theIFATCA has "en masse" and "historically" crossed the Atlantic as well as the Pacific. Representatives from everycontinent in our wonderful world are present here in Mont rea l a t th i s our 9 th Annua l IFATCA Confe rence . Out o fdetermination and dedication to assure the advancementof ATC internationally and with the assistance of the aviation industry, we shall be able to work together to meetthe challenges of this supersonic decade. Your patience andunderstanding, as individuals, in the 1960's was stretched tothe limit by severe system inadequacies, shortages of personnel and, in far too many instances, poor working conditions, communications and management relations. Trafficincreased phenomenally as did the speeds at which the aircraft flew and consequently your decision making capacities as Controllers were taxed to capacity. Your dependency and trust in the abilities of your colleagues exceeded the demands of personal friendship and understanding.Like "career soldiers", many of you in the towers and atthe radar scopes advanced the system's capabilities beyond all expectations, and you "stood together at the firingline, undaunted by some of the worst conditions and facing insurmountable odds"! Steadfastly together, you turned aside the harassment, indignations and verbal jests ofthose in the industry and governmental administrations whowould reprimand and deplore your "go-slows" in the interests of safety. Nevertheless, as professionals dedicated tosafety and efficiency, each of you strove to assure that thesystem was kept operational! The majority of you duringyour lifetime will not receive any medals or awards foroutstanding performance for your individual "servicesabove and beyond the call of duty". No, the only title youcan reflect upon is "Controller", and the satisfaction ofknowing that you gave your best for your country and forworld peace through providing safe transportation towardscloser understanding. The respect you have achieved during these difficult years is indeed a credit to the ATC profession.

United, as Member Associations of the IFATCA, we enterthis decade with humble pride in our chosen profession, forthe world today knows what an Air Traffic Controller is,does and is mentally prepared, trained, and medically fit toundertake. Despite the system's deficiencies, the competence you have displayed to the aviation public has assured the future growth of air transportation and provided acertain degree of confidence to the individual passengerthat, "someone really cares"! Consequently, even thoughwe are not in too much "better shape" to handle the traffic of the seventies, we do have the fortitude and m.utualco-operation amongst us as Members of IFATCA, to worktogether in harmony towards "better ATC".

With this one prime objective in mind, it has been myopportunity and pleasure to serve the Federation and youthe individual members, by representing and actively participating in the following meetings during the past year.

ICAO 6th ANC,April, 1969, Montreal,assisting and organizing IFATCA representation;

CATCA Convention,May 4-11, Ottawa,participating in technical panel discussions and consulting with industry reps re IFATCA '70;

PATCO Convention,May 23-26, Miami,addressing the PATCO Board and presenting paper on"Unification of ATC";

World Conference on Bird Hazards to Aircraft,Sept. 2-5, Kingston,participating in panel discussions and drafting of rec o m m e n d a t i o n s ;

Special PATCO Board of Directors Meeting,Jan. 23-25, 1970, San Francisco,address and provide advice to proposed actions andconsult with industry reps.

Detailed reports and observations on the recommendationsand resultant proposals have been fled with Member Associations throughout the year on these undertakings. Considerable correspondance and urgent communications havebeen dispatched periodically to the Board of Officers andMember Associations, along with seven "confidential reports" and over 23 memoranda during the first sixty dayso f 1 9 7 0 .

My undertakings on behalf of the Federation as RegionalLiaison Officer for North America are described in a separate report. However, I would take this opportunity todirect your consideration to the necessity of re-organization of the Board of Officers' functions, the increasingwork-load of our "part time" Executive-Secretary and theactivities of our Standing Committees. I can assure youthat there is an immediate need for permanent secretarialassistance and that a careful analysis of the fulfillment ofthe Federation's objectives will be of prime concern to theincoming Elective Officers. Certainly, the endeavours ofStanding Committee I on "Technical and Professional Matters", and Standing Committee IV "Human and Environmental Factors in ATC" require additional consideration,as do the establishment of a Safety Committee, a LegalCommittee and a Management Advisory Committee, if weare to efficiently handle the increasing number of projectsand areas of concern to the membership, in the future.In conclusion, I should like to thank all the Officers andDirectors as well as the individual members, plus theIFATCA '70 Committee for their understanding, co-operation and outstanding assistance in permitting me to fulfillthe duties of this office. I would be remiss in not also ex

pressing my sincere gratitude to those Corporation Members and individuals of the aviation industry who hove so

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generously provided transportation assistance and financial support to this Federation during these past fewm o n t h s .

Thank you sincerely one and all! I also trust, that your continued support will enable us, together, "to bridge the gap"between technology and manpower, and thereby assuresafety and efficiency in ATC service for the aviation publicduring the months ahead.

J. R. Campbell

A .1 .2 . Repor t o f theSecond Vice-President [70.A.2.]

Standing CommitteesBy the present organisation of Standing Committees inIFATCA, a wide field of activities are covered and duringthe past year no problems have arisen falling outside thecompetency of the present standing committees. The actualset-up of these committees is, therefore, considered to bes a t i s f a c t o r y.The productivity of a Standing Committee is very much afunction of the geographical distribution of its members.While one committee may be located in one place, another may have members living at separate locations. It isobvious that, within certain limits, the Federation shouldeconomically facilitate the work of committees in whichany contacts are made difficult by long distances. Untilthe budget could permit a more substantial provision forthis purpose, requests for financial support could be directed to the Board of Officers.The importance of communications in the committee workhas to be underlined. The Board of Officers and in particular the 2nd Vice-President who is, by the Constitution,charged with supervision and coordination of the Standing Committees, should be kept informed of present andfuture activities. Such information could advantageouslyalso be sent to other Standing Committees, Member Associations etc. May all Standing Committees attain the commendable level of Standing Committee I in this respect.A proposal was made last year in this report to the effectthat Standing Committees should try to isolate problemswithin their field of work which could be made the subjectof a special study or the theme of a special meeting. Forexample. Standing Committee I engaged some of its members in the preparation of papers and briefs for the 6thAir Navigation Conference. This technique which is currently used by IFALPA is definitely very useful. Committeesmust seek participation from people outside the committees, thus extending and intensifying the exchange of views.

O t h e r A c t i v i t i e s

Since my previous report, I have represented IFATCA at asymposium on Air Traffic Control arranged by the SwedishSociety of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Stockholm inMarch 1969. The Federation presented a paper with the title"The Air Traffic Controller in the Future ATC System".I represented IFATCA at the Third World Assembly oflAOPA in Halsingborg, Sweden, May 4-7, 1970.On travel, I have been able to pay visits to several Member Associations discussing matters of mutual interest.

G u n n a r A t t e r h o l m

A.1.3. Report of theHonorary Secretary [70.A.3.]

Many reports start with a few general remarks. This yearI don't feel too happy with what has to be said about theposition of the Air Traffic Controller in general.Civil Aviation Authorities and Governments hove, by underestimating the current development in air traffic, misjudging the requirements with regard to quantity and qualityof ATC personnel, no or hesitant introduction of adequatesystems and technologies, monoeuvered Air Traffic Controllers into 0 position, where they hove reached the limitsof their capabilities.For many years Controllers hove managed to handle asteadily increasing amount of air traffic with practicallythe same tools and number of personnel. Only by persorKilengagement and voluntary service beyond the prescribedduties a maximum degree of safety and regularity in airtraffic was achieved.To-days overcrowded skies, congested terminal areas andairports, changes in the performance of aircraft, systemand facility inadequacies, and poor working conditionsstressing controllers at c great number of ATC units, hoveled them to raise up and act in the interest of safety in airtraffic. With such action controllers in several countriestook 0 desperate step to oppose a noticeable downgrading of their profession and to publicolly express their deepconcern about the safety of air operations. The fact thatmore and more the aviation public is threatened by "Go-Slows" or even a complete withdrowel of ATC services indicates a serious situation which may lead to catastrophicc o n s e q u e n c e s .It is utterly important for Notional Authorities to carefullyanalyze the present situation in the Air Traffic Services oftheir particular country. It is earnestly recommended totalk with competent experts and representatives of professional organizations to develop and realize plansimproving the situation. Furthermore, it is of importanceto firmly insist on the necessary funds to be raised in orderto meet the requirements regarding personnel and equipm e n t .

Handling the traffic of the seventies properly will only bepossible through close cooperation, better mutual understanding and good monagement/ATC personnel relationship.Efforts and actions should not be directed one against another, but into the same direction to commonly achieveresults all parties concerned earnestly desire.In this respect IFATCA as an increasingly recognized andstrong international body should not hesitate to providewhatever assistance necessary to help professional organ i za t i ons and Gove rnmen t Au tho r i t i e s t o e l im ina te d i f ficulties that might endanger the safety and regularity of airt r a f fi c .

Encouraged by the Belgrade Conference and directed bythe Board of Officers the Honorary Secretary investigatedpossibilities to obtain transportation for delegates andobservers to the Montreal Conference. It was thought thata number o f Member Assoc ia t ions wou ld encounter d i fficulties to obtain free or reduced fare transportation andconsequently would have been unable to be representedat this conference.Three schemes were outlined. Group travel in a Split Charter Arrangement finally had to be cancelled because of aCAB investigation on supplementary carriers. Regulations

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now have to be interpreted in a way prohibiting the projectthe Board had in mind.Another scheme was initiated by the 2nd Vice-Presidentproviding reduced fare transportation on an individualb a s i s .With the assistance of the German Association, especiallyMr. Arnold Birnbaum, under the third scheme free transportation was obtained from the German Air Force. Inrecognition of the outstanding service rendered to GermanAir Force planes throughout the world and to support theaims of IFATCA, the German Air Force offered a Boeing707 to carry delegates from Europe to Canada. A schemewas set up accordingly and from the time of Its initiationabsorbed most of my spare time.But the time was well spent as we were able to transportdelegates and observers from about 20 countries, a numberof organizations, press and television, to the most impressing IFATCA Conference ever held. And compared to theenormous amount of work the IFATCA 70 Commit tee had

organizing this Super- ATC-Meeting, my efforts were justa small contribution to this immense undertaking. Respectfully I thank all members of our host association and allthose other people who were engaged to make this conf e r e n c e a s u c c e s s .

My finding with regard to transportation in general aredescribed in a separate report under Agenda Item A.14.(Paper 70.A.24.).Communication with a number of affiliated and non-affiliated associations, other professional organizations andthe industry was intensified during the past year.On occasion of a visit to Hungary, the Honorary Secretaryhad the honour of meeting representatives of the Hungarian Civil Aviation Authorities and the President of therecently formed Hungarian Air Traffic Controllers Associat ion, Mr. Er ik Voi t . Mat ters of mutual in terest and theaffiliation of Hungary to IFATCA were discussed. It is hoped that the assistance provided will prove to be useful toour Hungarian fellow controllers, now welcomed in IFATCAduring this conference.After the closure of this conference IFATCA will be strengthened by a considerable number of new Member .Assoc i a t i o n s .With more and more countries affiliating and supportingthe aims of the Federation, one not to far away date therewill.be no performance in the world aviation theatre without participation of IFATCA. Participation means that ourviews are spread, that our opinion will be considered. Ourprofession needs the international platform.So in future talks about IFATCA alike every individualmember rll take pride in saying the word "International".

Hors t Gudda t

A. 1.4. Report of theTreasurer [70.A.4.]

G e n e r a l

The audited Balance Sheet and the Income and Expenditu re Accoun ts wh i ch show the financ ia l s i t ua t i on o f t heFederation as on December 31, 1969, have been publishedas Conference paper 70.A.5.After the Belgrade Conference — which accepted the affiliation of Cyprus and decided to terminate the affiliationof Venezuela due to non-adherence to the Const i tut ion —

membership for 1969 was 26 Member Associations with4,220 individual members, and 21 (22) Corporation Members. The one loss here resulted from a decision taken bythe Directors at the Munich Conference that organizationseligible for professional membership should not be accepted as Corporation Members (ATCA).Appendix 1 shows membership figures for 1969, includingfluctuation over the last five years.

Income and Expenditure Accounts 1969

G e n e r a l

With an audited income of SFr. 47,953.23 and expenses ofSFr. 53,816.15 the financial year of the Federation closedwith a net loss of SFr. 5,862.92.

Apart from the fact that expenses have again generallyincreased in most items the negative result is also due thenecessity of writing off SFr. 1,346.40 outstanding subscript i o n s .The following remarks shall help to give Directors somed e t a i l s o n t h e d i f f e r e n t i t e m s :

I n c o m e

Subscriptions from Member Associations (including affiliation fees) amounted to SFr. 33,467.33, or roughly 1,000.—above budget.Subscr ipt ions from Corporat ion members were SFr.13,649.75, some 300.— below budget.Interest received was SFr. 679.05, also 300.— below budget.The unexpectedly low figure resulted from the fact thatmost of the time current expenses had to be covered outof the Reserve Fund, as many of the subscriptions came inrather late and usually were immediately spent on thewidespread activity of the Federation.

Expenditure

Stationery expenses were slightly below budget. SFr.1,500.— had been put in reserve from the 1968 accounts topay for the IFATCA Manual covers ordered in late 1968.The actual purchase prise was only SFr. 1,360.—, the restwas used to cover other stationery expenses.P o s t a g e a n d G e n e r a l E x p e n s e s w e r e 5 0 0 . —above budget, the reason being the Increased activity withresulting higher postage expenses. In some instances Officers had to use long-distance telephone to ensure timelyaction under special circumstances. Budgeting this item isdifficult anyway, and is more guesswork based on pastexperience than sound calculation.Boa rd o f O ffice rs ' Expenses i s one o f t he i t emsthat are well above budget, to say the least. The mainreason is, as usual, transport. On several occasions freetransport could not be secured at the time required. TheOfficer in question then had to wait for some days, incurring hotel expenses or pay normal fare, or both.This transport problem, discussed at every IFATCA Conference since Amsterdam in 1961, is continuing to be oneof the Treasurer's greatest concerns. Unless a suitable solution can be found, we must face the fact that with growingmembership and increased activity a considerable part ofthe income will have to be spent on trove! expenses.Contributing to the higher Board expenses was also a visitto Belgrade in January 1969 by two members of the Board

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and the Executive Secretory to assist the Yugoslav association in the preparation of the annual conference. Althoughin this case free transport was available, accomodationhad to be paid.E x p e n s e s o f D e l e g a t e s a t t e n d i n g I n t e rn a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e s w a s a n o t h e r i t e m w e l labove budget. This although the budget item was fixed50% over the actual 1968 expenses. The following is abreak-down of actual expenses 1969:

Representation at ICAOs 6th ANCPATCO Directors MeetingP A T C O C o n v e n t i o n

A T C A C o n v e n t i o n 1 9 6 8A T C A C o n v e n t i o n 1 9 6 9

C o n f e r e n c e o n B i r d H a z a r d s

t o A v i a t i o n , O t t a w aIFALPA Con fe rence , Amste rdamATC Symposium, StockholmMinistry of Technology Symposium,L o n d o n

WEAAP Conference, ZurichlANC Conference, LondonCASI Symposium, Toronto

9 8 1 . 7 6

1,735.224 1 7 . 2 76 6 4 . 9 3

S F r.

5,154.30

2,716.98

1,082.20

10,846.09

The Board of Officers have discussed the problem of representation at their Frankfurt meeting on March 12/13,1970. They decided to authorize only such representation asis absolutely necessary to further the aims of IFATCA. Apriority list has been established.The main item of course was, and will also be in 1970,IFATCA representation at an ICAO Conference of longerduration. This obviously is one of the "absolute necessities".Whenever possible we will be represented by the nationalassociation of the country where the conference is held.This will help to save transport and other expenses.E x p e n s e s o f t h e E x e c u t i v e S e c r e t a r y a r eagain below budget (—2,300.—). It must be remembered,however, that the Belgrade Conference had decided togrant the ES an allowance out of the Reserve Fund of SFr.2,500.—, which does not show up in the income and expendi ture accounts .

S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e s ' E x p e n s e s w e r e a l s orather low again. Member Associations responsible forStanding Committees fortunately were able to cover someof the expenses themselves which is very commendable. Forthe efficient work they do, their expenses are indeed astonishingly low. This proves that the system of assigning oneassociation to one task is an efficient way of doeingI F A T C A s w o r k .

R e g i o n a l L i a i s o n E x p e n s e s w e r e m o s t l y i n c u rred on the North American continent were special circumstances warranted very active work of the responsible Officer. Once the question of US affiliation will be solved expenses are expected to decrease in this region.E x p e n s e s f o r A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e , A u d i tFee and Deprec ia t ion were approx imate ly asexpected.Under Misce l laneous Expenses SFr. 1 ,346.40outstanding subscriptions had to written off when the affil ia t ion o f the Venezuelan Assoc ia t ion was terminated. Onthe other hand SFr. 276.70 tax reimbursement was receivedf rom Swiss Government .

Balance Sheet

SFr. 8,998.92 annual subscriptions and affiliation fees hodnot yet been paid on December 31, 1969. Although most ofthem have been received smce then I must urge Membersagain to observe the rules laid down in the Constitution,that subscriptions should be paid within the first six monthsof the financial year.Some of the Associations have paid their dues partly inadvance (SFr. 3,884.08). This includes prospective new members which have paid their dues together with submittingtheir application.The actual reserves of the Federation amount to SFr.22,231.35 or less than half the annual budget. This is certainly not a very comfortable situation. The decisions tokenduring the last two Conferences to adapt subscriptions for1971/72 were very appropriate. For the future there aretwo possibilities: to increase the membership of the Federation or to increase subscriptions again for the period1973/74 —or possibly both. It must be remembered that weare running an international organization on less thanSFr. 1. per member and month, which probably is quite

C o n c l u s i o n

In order to facilitate comparison between actual expenses1968, budget and actual 1969 plus a tentative budget 1970(subject to amendments resulting from decisions to be takenby the Montreal Conference) Appendix 2 is attached.I should like to thank all those who have helped me byquickly answering to letters and paying subscriptions withinthe prescribed period of time. I should also like to encourage all members to establish and maintain such goodrelations with my successor.

B. O. Ruthy

Report of the Auditor

To the Board of Officers and the Directors of IFATCAat the 9th Annual Conference

On request of the Treasurer I hove checked the accounts ofyour Federation for the financial year 1969 on the 9nd5th and 16th of February 1970.In doing so I hove checked the opening entries as perJanuary 1, 1969, and thereafter every entry throughout theyear together with most of the vouchers.The closing of the books as per December 31 1969 wasworked out jointly with Mr. Ruthy. The Income and Expenditure Account shows an excess of Expenditure over Income of SFr. 5,862.92. The same amount is also shown in thedetailed Reserve Fund. The total capital of the Federationamounts to SFr. 22,231.35.As a result of my audit I propose to accept the report ofthe Treasurer and to discharge him and Standing Committee III of their responsibilities for the 1969 accounts.

Max A. Nydegger, Treuhdnder

Berne, the 17th of February 1970

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Appendix 1to Treasurer's Report

IFATCA Membership Figures

A s s o c i a t i o n 1 9 6 6 1 9 6 7 1 9 6 8 1 9 6 9 1 9 7 0 A s s o c i a t i o n 1 9 6 6 1 9 6 7 1 9 6 8 1 9 6 9 1 9 7 0

A u s t r i a 5 5 6 5 6 7 6 8 7 5 Luxembourg 7 8 8 11 1 2

Belgium 9 0 1 0 3 1 2 7 1 2 3 1 0 9 The Nether lands 7 5 7 4 8 2 1 2 8 1 7 5

C a n a d a 4 5 0 6 4 2 6 7 8 8 5 0 9 2 5 N e w Z e a l a n d 1 7 2 1 5 0 1 5 0 1 7 0 1 8 0

Cyprus 2 2 2 2 Norway 2 1 9 2 3 0 251 2 7 6 301D e n m a r k 8 8 9 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 R h o d e s i a 2 7 2 7 3 0 2 5F in land 8 6 91 1 0 2 9 5 9 5 S w e d e n 9 5 1 5 4 1 5 3 2 1 6 2 6 0F r a n c e 1 5 0 2 2 0 2 9 0 3 0 5 2 8 0 S w i t z e r l a n d 1 4 8 1 4 8 1 5 9 1 7 9 1 6 8

Germany 5 2 7 5 3 8 5 4 7 6 2 6 6 4 9 Turkey 2 0 2 0 1 5G r e e c e 7 0 7 5 6 5 7 0 7 2 United Kingdom 5 1 0 5 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 8 5 2 6Hongkong 5 9 6 2 6 4 Uruguay 1 0 1 0 10 1 0 1 0I c e l a n d 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 6 6 0 V e n e z u e l a 1 8 0 11 0 11 0I r a n 8 0 5 0 5 0 5 Yugoslavia 8 0 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0I r e l a n d 6 4 6 4 8 0 8 0 8 0 *I s r a e l 18 1 8 2 0 2 0 2 0 * I F A T C A 3,197 3,591 3,855 oCNCN 4,403Italy 5 0 5 0 5 0 4 5 4 5 *

* Estimated membership; actual figures not yet received

Appendix 2to Treasurer's Report

Comparison-table Accounts/Budgets 1968-1970

t e n t a t i v e

I n c o m e a c t u a l 1 9 6 8 Budget 1969 a c t u a l 1 9 6 9 Budget 19/M e m b e r A s s o c i a t i o n s 27,500.71 32,500 33,467.33 37,000Corporation Members 14,258.57 14,000 13,694.75 14,000I n t e r e s t 9 2 2 . 2 0 1,000 6 9 7 . 0 5 1,000

42,681.48 47,500 47,859.13 52,000

Expenditure

Stationery & Printing 4,428.98 3,400 3,334.56 4,000Postage & General Expenses 5,081.27 5,600 6,111.66 7,000Board o f O fficers 5,621.66 6,800 12,174.49 10,000Delegates Int'l. Conferences 1,531.62 7,300 10,846.09 8,000Executive Secretary 11,196.98 13,400 11,088.27 12,500Standing Committees 8 9 3 . 8 7 1,200 976.21 1,200Regional Liaison Officers — . — 2,500 1,981.67 2,000Annua l Con fe rence 5,591.95 5,600 5,459.30 6,000A u d i t F e e 4 4 5 . — 5 0 0 4 1 0 . — 5 0 0

Depreciation 1 4 5 . — 3 0 0 1 6 4 . 2 0 4 0 0

Misce l laneous 1 9 1 . 3 4 4 0 0 9 7 5 . 6 0 4 0 0

35,127.67 47,000 53,722.05 52,000

Balance: positive 7,553.81 5 0 0 0

negative 5,862.92 0

The tentative Budget 1970 is based on present membership.

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A 1 4.1. Balance Sheet31st December 1969 [70.A.5.]

Primary Bank AccountSecondary Bank AccountD e b t o r s

Office Equipment

Badges on StockC r e d i t o r s

Reserve Fund "The ControllerReserve Fund

A s s e t s

S F r .

14,354.222 3 8 . 2 9

8,998.921,900.—

6 2 4 . —

L i a b i l i t i e s

S F r .

3,884.08

17,231.35

26,115.43 26,115.43

Signed: B. Ruthy, TreasurerMax. A. Nydegger, Auditor

Income and Expenditure Accountfrom 1st January to 31st December 1969

Member Associations,SubscriptionsAffiliation Fees

Corporation Members,Subscriptions

Interest ReceivedStationery and PrintingPostage and General ExpensesBoard of Officers' ExpensesExpenses of Delegates attending

International ConferencesExecut ive Secretary,

Salary and Travel ExpensesStanding CommitteesRegional LiaisonA n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e

Audit Fee (1968)Di f fe rences in Cur rency

Depreciationof Office EquipmentVb of purchase price

Extraordinary Incomeand ExpenditureVenezuela, write offs u b s c r i p t i o n s 1 , 3 4 6 . 4 0

Tax re imbursement —276.70

Expenditure IncomeS F r . S F r .

33,401.336 6 . —

13,694.756 9 7 . 0 5

3,334.566.111.66

12,174.49

10,846.09

11,088.27976.21

1.981.675,459.30

1,069.705,862.92

53,816.15 53,816.15

A.I .5. Report of theEditor [70.A.6.]

A.2.1. Report of the Chairmanof Standing Committee 1![70.A.8.]

As in previous years the activity of the Editor and Chairman of Standing Committee II has centered on the production of the IFATCA Journal "The Controller".

Financially, 1969 was not as successful as 1968. This waspartly due to the temporary loss of an important advertising contract, partly because of heavy production costs forNo. 2/1969 (many illustrations for the "Russian Story") andNo. 3/1969 (Report of the Belgrade Conference).With careful budget control, however, and with the creditcarried forward from 1968, we managed to reach a breakeven point without having to take recourse to the "Controller" reserve fund. At this point it may be appropriateto remind you that we are far from having reached the goal"Every individual member of IFATCA should get his owncopy of "The Controller", which was established by theSecond Annual Conference and endorsed by each of thefollowing IFATCA Conferences.Like in the past we have distributed a considerable numberof complimentary copies to national and internationalaviation administrations, industry, airlines, universities, research institutes, general aviation, unaffiliated ControllerAssociations, etc. The Board of PATCO Officers is now onour free distribution list, as are the Officers of ATCA. Asubstantial amount of "Controller" back-copies have, ofcourse, been made available to the IFATCA '70 Committeefor publicity purposes.A sad point in my annual report is always the subject ofcon t r i bu t i ons t o t he Jou rna l f r om Member Assoc ia t i ons .They continue to be so scarce that one is particularly pleased if somebody sends in a story. Like New Zealand did theother day. (Thank you very much, Mr. McLindon!)As to the Corporation Members, cooperation was excellent. It seems to be a recognised practice of most of ourCorporation Members nowadays, to employ ATC knowledge within the company, represented by the gentlemenwho all of you know and who are usually participating inour Annual Conferences. I am very pleased to report thatour contacts are not limited to the Annual Conference, butthat throughout the year our friends from industry werealways ready to render assistance; be it in terms of contributions to the Journal or by solving a special problem ofan advertising contract.The draft of the IFATCA brochure is now almost ready.We have postponed the printing until after the MontrealConference, in order to be able to include the informationabout the ATC Associations which have applied for membership this year.Whenever the IFATCA Board meets, the Officers renewtheir intention to personally visit Member Associations asfrequently as possible. The Editor, too, intended to do so.Unfortunately my activities in this respect were limited toa slide presentation for the Luxembourg Guild and briefdiscussions with Members of the Belgian and NetherlandsGui lds .

Walter H. Endlich

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A.1.6. Report of theExecutive Secretary [70.A.7.]

1 am pleased to be able to report that, on the whole, therehas been more commun ica t i on be tween the Sec re ta r i a tand the Member Associations, and also between the various associations. The creation of the Regional Liaison Officers has been a step in the right direction and I am indebted to them for keeping me informed on contacts they havemade wi th non member assoc ia t ions. Th is in format ion —a n d v a r i o u s a s s o c i a t i o n s h a v e a l s o c o n t r i b u t e d — h a s

greatly contributed to the receipt of applications for affiliation from a number of potential new members of the Feder a t i o n .

There is, however, a need for much greater exchange ofinformation and opinions on ATC procedures, techniquesand equipment, although it must be admitted that themachinery of the Federation to effect the co-ordination andprocessing of this is not altogether adequate.Applications from the following associations hove beenreceived, seeking affiliation:— Air Traffic Control Association (USA);— Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (USA);— Civil Air Operations Officers Association of Australia;— Hungarian Air Traffic Controllers Association;— Malta Air Traffic Control Officers Association;— Netherland Antilles Air Traffic Controllers Association.

The South African Air Traffic Control Association and theAsociacion Empleados Circulacion Aerea of the Argentinehave indicated they are considering affiliation, and thereappears to be considerable interest in IFATCA among theEastern European countries of the USSR, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Roumania.On the assumption that the applications for affiliation willbe approved, the entry of these Associations will greatlystrengthen the world wide "image" of the Federation.The Federation has been operating on a very tight budgetand its activities have been restricted accordingly. Port ofthe subscriptions of new associations will be absorbed bythe continually increasing cost of travel, hotel expenses,printing, stationery, postage, etcetera, but, nevertheless,there should be a useful amount available to permit increased participation in international and other conferences; perhaps a strengthened secretariat; and scope forgreater output and activity by the Standing Committeesand the Regional Liaison Officers.All international organisations suffer from difficulty inarriving at decisions when a sudden event requires instantreaction or more detailed consideration than is possibleby letter or telephone. The fact that personal discussion Isstill hampered by the difficulty and expense of flying doesnot assist matters. The Board of Officers is aware of thisproblem and has given consideration to the possibility ofsetting up emergency committees in various circumstances.I think it has been a reasonable year from the point ofview of the Secretariat, but the growth, both in numbersof associations and in individual controllers, will soonnecessitate thought being given to establishing a more permanent and professional office and staff to deal, adequately, with the increasingly important affairs of theF e d e r a t i o n .

I am disappointed that no new Corporation Mem.bers havebeen obtained during the past year, but these are difficultfor on international organisation to secure.

Finally, the length of the A^genda for the Annual Conference continues to grow and will present a problem atM o n t r e a l .

Geoffrey Monk

A.2.2. Report of the Chairmanof Standing Committee III ■Finance [70.A.9.]

G e n e r a l

Members of Standing Committee III have — throughout thepast year — on several occasions discussed financial problems and procedures with the Treasurer. They noted thatthe main problem was to receive subscriptions within thetime specified in the Constitution and that, as some MAspaid rather late, the current activities of IFATCA had, toa considerable extent, to be covered from the reserve fund.They also noted that with the decision token in Munich toestablish the legal seat in Switzerland all difficulties withS w i s s R e v e n u e A u t h o r i t i e s h a d b e e n s e t t l e d i n m u t u a l

agreement and no further claims had to be expected.Another problem often discussed was the Treasurer's wishto withdraw from office. The Committee was of the opinionthat it would be convenient for several reasons (legal seat,official IFATCA currency, continuity and using the retiringTreasurer's experience in Standing Committee III) to nominate another member of the Swiss ATCA for the Office ofTreasurer. The Committee tried to find, and subsequentlyfound, a suitable candidate. They were in fact able tochoose f rom a number o f vo lun tee rs and w ish to t hankthem all for their willingness to stand for election.It is, for the reasons given above, suggested that Directorsconsider the nomination brought forth by the Swiss ATCA.

F inanc ia l S i t ua t i on

The Commit tee noted wi th some concern that the annualaccounts for 1969 closed with a loss of SFr. 5,862.15 whichhas to be covered out of the Federation's reserves. Thesereserves now amount to SFr. 22,231.35. This constitutes lessthan half one annual budget considered to be a minimumnecessary to guarantee continued flexibility of action. OnDecember 31, 1969, the reserves were actually below thoseavailable at the end of 1967.Decisive steps will have to be taken to provide a broaderbasis of operation for the future. Item 3 is dealing withsome of the aspects to be considered.

Future Development

It is indeed very difficult to foresee the development ofincome and expenditure except that it is certain that expenses will increase with the general index figures, evenif the Federat ion's act iv i t ies remained at a constant level.As it is hoped to increase the activity, too, and hopefullyset up a permanent Secretariat in the near future to beable to cope with additional work, the income will hove tobe increased considerably. There are two ways of achieving this:

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1. Increased membership (a) within present member association, (b) through gaining new member associationsand corporation members;

2. increased membership tees.

To take point two first, the Directors have fortunately already at the Munich and Belgrade Conferences agreed toadopt subscriptions for the years 1971/72. We should however already now look further ahead and study possibilities after 1972. Standing Committee Ml therefore submits apossible subscription scale for 1973/74. Directors are kindly requested to accept this as a basis of discussion, seektheir associat ions' advice and decide on the matter at the1 9 7 1 C o n f e r e n c e .

Annual Subscriptions

1 9 6 9 / 7 0 1 9 7 1 / 7 2 1 9 7 3 / 7 4

fi r s t 1 0 0 8 . 4 0 1 0 . 5 0 1 5 . —

n e x t 2 0 0 7 . 9 0 9 . 5 0 1 2 . —

n e x t 3 0 0 7 . 3 0 8 . 4 0 1 0 . —

n e x t 4 0 0 6 . 3 0 7 . 4 0 8 . —

n e x t 1 0 0 0 3 . 2 0 5 . 2 0 6 . —

n e x t 2 0 0 0 2 . 6 0 4 . 2 0 5 . —

n e x t 3 0 0 0 2 . 1 0 3 . 1 0 4 . —

n e x t 4 0 0 0 1 . — oCN 3 . —

Above 11,000 members, the annual per capita fee shall beS F r. 1 . — .

As regards the increased membership we shall probablymake an encourageing step at the Montreal Conference.The main problem will therefore be to get through 1970with what we have available. The Board of Officers willhove to apply a strict budget control. They have alreadytoken the necessary action at their Frankfurt meeting inMarch, 1970. The immediate outlook, therefore, is not toobad. The other importani problem, and with Increasedmembership this really will be an important problem, is theSecretariat. The Board have also discussed this matter, theyare studying several possibilities and will probably reportto member associations as soon as a decision con be token.

T h e C o n t r o l l e r

At this point the Committee would like to commend theEditor of the Federation's Journal, "The Controller". Hehas, in 1969 again, managed to moke ends meet. This meansthat sofar the Federation never hod to get financially involved in the production of this valuable, highly estimatedprofessional paper. It is hoped that this shall also be thec a s e i n t h e f u t u r e .

The rese rve f und "The Con t ro l l e r " t he re fo re s t i l l contains SFr. 5,000.—, admittedly a very modest sum.

Act ion to be taken

In concluding their report Standing Committee III inviteDi rec tors to :

1. Discharge the Treasurer and Standing Committee IIIfrom their responsibility for the 1969 accounts and financial management.

2. Accept the proposed nomination of another member ofthe Swiss ATCA to the Office of Treasurer, for practicalr e a s o n s .

3. Accept the proposed new scale for annual subscriptionsfor the years 1973/74 as a basis of discussion with theirnational associations during the coming year, with aview of taking a vote on the matter at the 1971 annualconference.

A.2.2.1. Draft Budget 1970 •Provisional Budget 1971[70.A.10.]

I n c o m e

Member Assoc ia t ionsCorporation MembersI n t e r e s t

ExpenditureStationery & PrintingPostage & General ExpensesBoard of OfficersDelegates Intern. ConferencesS e c r e t a r i a t

Standing CommitteesRegional LiaisonAnnua l Confe renceAudit FeeDepreciationM i s c e l l a n e o u s

Expected Balance

Prov is iona l1 9 7 1

SFr.

58,000.—15,000.—

1,000.—

74,000.—

6,000.8,500.

14,000.10,000.20,000.

2,500.3,000.7,000.1,000.1,000.1,000.

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A.3.1.1. Report of theRegional Liaison Officerfor Australasia [70.A.13.]

MembershipMembership (of the N. Z. Association) has recently increased to 180 members and it is hoped to reach a total of 200during the next twelve months. This is due to an influx ofcadets during the past three years now entering the profession and we trust accepting membership in our Asso-ciation. Present membership constitutes approximately 90%of those eligible.

Co-operation with International Organisations1. Representatives attended IFALPA Conference June 1969.2. Two representatives attended the 4th Aviation Medical

Seminar 14th to 16th November in Auckland.3. Two representatives attending South Pacific Associa-

tion Safety Services:Exercise and Symposium 12/14 May.

— The report of the NZATCA representative at the IFALPAConference contained little of which would be of inte-rest to IFATCA.

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— This seminar was orientated almost exclusively aroundthe airline pilot and his problems; this narrowing of thespectrum was commented upon by several of the medical delegates privately and by Dr. P. V. Siegel of theFederal Aviation Administration of Washington publicly, whose paper, by including a considerable section onthe air trafic control problems in the United States, presented a more balanced approach. So interesting werehis submissions on this subject that the NZATCA askedhim for a summary of the findings of the Federal Aviation Administration's inquiry of 1966. Dr. Siegel kindlyforwarded the complete report of some nine volumeswhich is being processed at present. Judging from Dr.Siegel's comment this report could be of considerableinterest to Standing Committee IV.

— Since this Safety Services Exercise coincides with IFATCA70, I am unable to attend personally, but it is beingcovered by two representatives and if anything of interest to IFATCA ensues a report will be forwarded tothe Board of Officers.

Working Report

Protracted negotiations have taken place on a Loss ofLicence Insurance scheme which appears to be bearing fruitas a rough draft has been submitted and tentative agreement reached. Copy of draft included with report. (Thishas been forwarded to the Swiss Association: ExecutiveSecretary.)The system of Controlled VFR at major airports in NewZealand has been promulgated and is the result of considerable pressure exerted by the Association. The situation is not yet to the satisfaction of the Association, but isa vast improvement on previous procedures. Copy of AiPpromulgations tor Auckland procedures Included as anexample of similar procedures used throughout New Zealand. (Copy forwarded to Standing Committee I: ExecutiveSecretary.)

Submiss ions

1. Civil/Military Co-ordination (forwarded to StandingCommittee I).

2. Auckland's Hovercraft (forwarded to Editor "The Controller").

3 . N e w Z e a l a n d A i r T r a f fi c C o n t r o l A s s o c i a t i o n M i n u t eon PATCO/ATCA/IFATCA (forwarded to the Board ofOfficers).

Although New Zealand has been a member of IFATCAsince 1965, this is the first time delegates have been able toattend an annual conference. Due to our Antipodean position, travel has, and will always be a great obstacle andthus New Zealand will show great interest in that part ofthe agenda which deals with "Transport by Air to Confer e n c e " .

We hope that some progress will be made towards thisand other problems at this conference.

G. N. McLindon

A.3.1.2. Report of theRegional Liaison Officerfor Eastern Europe [70.A.14.]

Since our last conference, the Regional Liaison OfficerAustria, together with members of the Austrian Association,tried to fix IFATCA's position in his area and to establishcontact with governments and controllers of Eastern European states.

In detail the following has been done:

S o v i e t U n i o n

A delegation of the USSR Trade Union and Controllershipwas invited for one week to Vienna to discuss professionalmatters and to have explained once again the intentions ofIFATCA. We were informed that a Soviet delegation willattend as observers the Montreal Conference and the Re

gional Liaison Officer Austria together with the Presidentof AATCA were invited to continue discussions dealing withIFATCA during this summer in Moscow. I shall contact theMinister of Transport USSR, Mr. Loginov and the International Relations Manager Aeroflot, Mr. Besedin, in orderto continue now on on official basis as we did it in Hungary— and to have a new member of IFATCA very soon.

BulgariaThe Montreal Conference will be attended also by a Bulgarian delegation. I renewed the good Austrian-Bulgarianrelations with Mr. Stephen Mintschoff, controller and member of the Civil Aviation Board Bulgaria, and 1 hope tostart official talkings in Sofia already this autumn or winter. I was informed that Bulgarian air traffic controllersare very interested in IFATCA; nevertheless the Ministry ofTransport has to be contacted in order to obtain the clearance for a "go ahead".

Hungary

Very close contacts are existing between HATCA andAATCA. Twice a year these organizations have meetingseither in Budapest or in Vienna dealing with IFATCA andnational professional matters. I can report to the Conference, that things with Hungary have come to a successfulend and I express my best wishes to HATCA for the future.

For the year 1971 I plan to visit Romania and Czechoslovakia; I think that IFATCA's chances in Romania are verygood.In the course of travelling to London during wintertime1970, I will give an oral report to the Executive Secretary,dealing with the development of IFATCA in Eastern Europe.Gentlemen, let me express my best wishes for this MontrealConference together with best regards to all my friends!

Helmut Kihr

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A.3.1.3. Report of theRegional Liaison Officerfor the Far East [70.A.15.]

It was agreed at the 1969 IFATCA Annual Conference, Belgrade, that Hong Kong should provide a Regional LiaisonOfficer for the For East region for on initial period of twoyears. I was subsequently elected to this post for the firsty e a r .

My attempts to moke contact with controllers in neighbouring states has met with only limited response. Letters sentto India, Indonesia, Ceylon, Burma, Malaysia, South Vietnam and Formosa have gone unanswered and personalcontacts by Hong Kong controllers on familiarisation visitshove aroused but little interest. However, contact has beenmade with Singapore through Mr. Yeow and with Japanthrough Mr. Muto.Mr. Yeow is the civil aviation branch representative withinthe amalgamated union of public employees which is affiliated with the Singapore National Trade Union Congress.A copy of the IFATCA Constitution has been sent to Mr.Yeow and it is hoped that further interest will developwhich may result in an application from Singapore to joinI F A T C A .

Mr. Muto is the Execut ive Di rector o f the Ai r Traffic Control Association of Japan. Mr. Muto has expressed a keeninterest in IFATCA but thinks the subscription fees are toohigh and would be too great a strain on his Association'srather limited resources. Mr. Muto intends to propose whathe calls a "Special Budgetary Measure" to IFATCA anddetai ls of this ore awaited.The isolated position of Hong Kong and long distances toother states in the Far East coupled with the limited opportunities for controllers to travel prevents rapid progresstowards stimulating interest in IFATCA. Acceptance of aslow rote of progress does not, however, mean that resultswill not be achieved and it is hoped that more substantialresults will be forthcoming during the next year.

E . C o l l i e r

A.3.1.4. Report of theRegional Liaison Officerf o r M e d i t e r r a n e a n / A f r i c a

[70.A.16.]The absence of basic directives and information materialrestricted my scope of activity to a few formal contactswith agencies interested in and dealing with flight operat i o n s .

Accumulation and preparatory initiative for investigationson address material could enable a short-notice beginning of my duties and functions as liaison officer.The indispensable papers and information bulletin is inprint now so that in the near future, I hope, official andsuccessful approaches to the competent authorities andpersons in mat ters of c lose des i red co-ord inat ion and cooperation between ATC associations for a fertile strengthening and better recognition of controller's professionc a n b e a c h i e v e d a n d a i m e d a t a c o m m o n b e n e fi t t o a l lpar t ies and ind iv idua ls .

H . S u s s e r

A.3.1.5. Report of theRegional Liaison Officerfor North America [70.A.17.]

MembershipC a n a d a

The membership of the CATCA has increased from 850 in1969 to 925 active members as of the November 30th declaration dote. However, under the new CATCA negotiatedcontract all ATC personnel are now obligated to pay duesto the CATCA whether they wish to become members ornot. Consequently a number of Controllers that were reluctant to pay their dues and who were in arrears are nowmembers, as are new Controllers entering the service, sincetheir dues are automatically being deducted from their paycheques. It is therefore anticipated that the CATCA membership will in 1970 increase to around the 1100 mark.

United States of America

Latest figures released by the FAA in July of 1969 indicatedsome 21, 127 employees in the GS-2152 ATCS category.This inc luded:

Term/Towers CentresClass ifica t ion

Trainees (GS5-7)Developmental (GS-9)C o n t r o l l e r s

C r e w C h i e f s

Supervisory/Staff

Flight Service Station personnel totalled 4,186 and H Qstaffing in Washington, Regional and Area Offices as wellas NAFEC accounted for another 900.The FAA requested an additional 2,800 positions for FY1970 and 4,189 for FY 1971. However, the high attrition ratein training of 22% as reported in the Corson CommitteeReport will probably result in continued understaffing atthe high density facilities and increased overtime for a||U . S . C o n t r o l l e r s .

Of the two ATC representative groups, ATCA has a professional membership of 2,200 while PATCO reports over7,400 members eligible for IFATCA membershio aq nfApril 1st, 1970.

Other Count r ies

No direct contact has yet been established with the Carri-bean Federation of ATC Associations although with theNetherlands Antilles Guild applying for affiliation thisyear, it is hoped that a permanent liaison in this area mightsoon be established. Information on IFATCA activities wasforwarded to Mexico and other Central American countries, as well as to Bermuda, but no formal liaison has beenestablished to dote.

ReportsThe CATCA has very generously kept IFATCA MemberAssociations and Officers informed through distribution of

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their outstanding new CATCA Journal and the InformationBulletins. These have been supplemented by Special Reports by the undersigned whenever deemed necessary during the critical contract negotiations period. Additionally11 "Situation Reports" plus 5 "Confidential Reports", havebeen distributed by this Officer during the past few monthsconcerning the Controllers in the USA.

C o m m u n i c a t i o n s

Several letters and telephone calls have been completedin order to provide Member Associations and the IFATCABoard with up-to-date details on current developments asthey happened in Canada and the USA. These are toonumerous to list but suffice It to be said that over 800 piecesof correspondence have crossed this Officer's desk as RLOand 1st V-P during the last year, and if your letter did notreceive a reply, I apologize herewith.In summary I trust that the information provided to you bythe undersigned has been timely and enlightening. I wouldhope that it might have been of some considerable assistance to you, in arriving at the many decisions to be modeat this our 9th Annual Conference.In conclusion, although this has been a rather disturbingyear, and the combined duties of 1st Vice-President andRegional Liaison Officer hove proven most difficult attimes, it has been my pleasure to serve you in these electivecapacities. I shall therefore trust that the resolutions of thisConference and the recommendat ions der ived w i th in theCommittees will "pave the way to success", for the Federation in its every endeavour during the forthcoming year ofincreased activity.

J. R. Campbell

C h i l e

The constitut ion of on ATC Association is foreseen in thefuture, OS the Chilean ATC is now being demilitarized.

Paraguay

All ATC personnel has been demilitarized. There is an Associa t ion that inc ludes a l l aeronaut ica l technic ians. No exc l u s i v e AT C A s s o c i a t i o n i s f o r e s e e n .

B o l i v i a

No information has been obtained from this country.

P e r u

ATC personnel belongs to a private company that providesATC services through a Government contract. An Association exists but so far, it seems to have no interest in IFATCA.

C o l o m b i a

As no report will be forwarded from the Northern SouthAmerica Region, we may add that an ATC Association isbeing organized in Colombia.

As final conclusions, we think that the ATC picture in Southern South America is partially improving; first with theArgentine Association affiliating and second with the demilitarization in some countries, thus permitting the Controllers to associate themselves, as a first step to integrateI F A T C A .

A.3.1.6. Report of theRegional Liaison Officerf o r S o u t h e r n S o u t h A m e r i c a

[70.A.18.]

As we have previously reported, the main obstacles for theIFATCA Liaison Officer in our Region are, the long distances to travel and the transportation difficulties, bothmaking an almost impossible mission to hove personal contacts with our Regional colleagues. As a result of this, mostof our contacts are done by moil, which has proved not soeffective to our purposes.We have been able to interview Controllers in Argentinaand Paraguay and sent letters to Brazil, Chile, Bolivia andPeru. Most of them have gone unanswered. The informationobtained looks as fol lows:

The Argentine Association is requesting affiliation toIFATCA. If delegates are able to attend the Conference,they will most probably try to join IFATCA there. This isvery good news for us, as we will be accompanied inIFATCA membership by a very friendly neighbour Association. We warmly welcome our Argentine colleagues.

Their impossibility to associate remains, as the ATC is provided by military personnel.

S u b - C o m m i t t e e BThe Sub-Committee, with A Field (U.K.) as Chairman,

elected the following additional Officers:

V i c e - C h a i r m a n J. A. Saker (U.K.)R. W. G. Mundy (U.K.)

The following members were nominated by Associa-ions to serve on the Sub-Committee:

A u s t r i a

BelgiumC a n a d a

CyprusD e n m a r k

F i n l a n d

F r a n c e

GermanyG r e e c e

Hong KongI c e l a n d

I r e l a n d

L u x e m b o u r gN e w Z e a l a n c

NorwayR h o d e s i aS w e d e n

H . B a u e r

G . L e M a i r eW . H i l l

T . T h e o d o t o u

V . F r e d e r i k s e n

H . N e v a s t eM . I m b e r t

W . G o e b e lC. TheodoropoulosW . S a n s o nO . J o n s s o n

J . R o c k e t tD . K e n d l e r

J . v a n G i n k e l

A . K l e i nB . A b r a h a m s

J . K a l v i k

L. ThorogoodB . H i n n e r s o n

W. A e b e r h a r d

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U . K . M . R a n d e l lU r u g u a y U . P o l l a r e sY u g o s l a v i a J . D e s o v i c

Provisional Members representatives were:

A u s t r a l i a B . P o w e l l

H u n g a r y B . F e l f o l d yM a l t a W . G r e g o r yN e t h e r l a n d s - A n t i l l e s E . N i c o l a a sS o u t h A f r i c a R . B l o u n tU . S . ( P A T C O ) M . R o c k

Report of Sub-Committee B

[B.l.] Report of Standing Committees

[B.I.I.] Report of Standing Committee I •Techn ica l and Pro fess iona l Mat te rs

The report of the Chairman was accepted and recommended for adoption.

[B.l .2.] Report of Standing Committee V •Recruitment and Trainingo f A i r Tra ffic Con t ro l l e rs

[▶ Resolut ion B.l . ]

It was resolved that the report of the Chairman (70.B.3.) beadopted as guidance material and that Member Associations be reminded of the Belgrade Conference REC. 5 whichrequested them to submit data to Standing Committee V.

[ B . 2 . ] Wo r k S t u d i e s

[B.2. I . ] ICAO 6th ANC 1969

[B.2.1.1.] Report by IFATCA Observer (J. Saker)The report of the Observer was accepted and recommended for adoption.

[B.2.1.2.] Report on follow-up action taken and proposed by Standing Committe I

The report of Standing Committee I on follow-up actiontaken and proposed was accepted and endorsed.

[B.2.1.3.] Report on ICAO LIM EUM (RAC/COM) RANMeeting 1969

The report of Standing Committee I was accepted and proposed follow-up action was endorsed.

[B.2.2. ] Amendments to Technical Pol icy

[B.2.2.I.] Passing of Essential Traffic Information[▶ Resolution B.2.]

The report of the Irish Association was accepted. After discussion it was resolved that existing IFATCA Policy statement on Passing of Essential Traffic Information in PANS/RAC Facing Page 3-16, Para. 18 be amended to read:"Passing of Essential Traffic Information. Prior to the issueof a clearance to fly maintaining own separation while in

Visual Meteorological Conditions to a controlled flight,essential traffic information should be passed to the controlled flight concerned. In all other cases essential trafficinformation should only be passed when deemed practicable and necessary by the Air Traffic Controller."

[B.2.2.2.] Procedures for Primary Radar[▶ Resolution B.3.]

The report of Standing Committee I was accepted and itwas resolved that the draft amendments be adopted withthe exception of 4.2., 8.2., 11.2.

[B.2.3.] Formulation of Technical Policy

[B.2.3.I.] Relationship between "Clearance Limit" and"Cleared Flight Level"

[9 Recommendation B.I.]

After discussion, it was recommended that Paper 70.B.5.be referred back to Standing Committee I for further study.

[B.2.3.2.] Clearance to Controlled Flight to MaintainOwn Terrain Clearance

[▶ Resolution B.4.]

The recommendation of the Swiss ATCA was accepted. Itwas resolved that the task of formulating IFATCA policyon the issue of clearances to controlled flights to maintainown terrain clearance be deleted from the Standing Committee I work programme.

[B.2.3.3.] Effects of Turbulent Wake[▶ Resolution B.5.]

The report of Standing Committee I was accepted. It was resolved that the subject of "Turbulent Vv'ake" be kept undercontinuous review by Standing Committee I — particularlyin relation to the introduction into operational service ofnew and very heavy transport aircraft.

To assist Standing Committee I, Member Associations having practical experience in controlling Jumbo Jet aircraftshould provide the following information:

a) details of any hazardous situations known to have beencreated by turbulent wake effects;

b) the method of specifying aircraft in relation to whichspecial turbulent wake restrictions are to be applied —if other than by aircraft type;

c) details of the restrictions to be imposed by ATC if significantly different from those detailed in para. 2.4. ofPaper 70.B.7.;

d) any significant ATC problems encountered in applyingturbulent wake restr ict ions.

[B.2.3.4.] Civil/Military Co-ordination in Relation to theUnification of the Air Traffic Services, and theUtilization of the Airspace

[▶ Resolution B.6.]

The report of the German Association was adopted. It wasresolved that Paper 69.B.14. be adopted as Guidance Mater i a l .

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[B.2.3.5.] Automation in Air Traffic Control

[▶ Resolution B.7.]

The report of Standing Committee I was adopted. It wasresolved that a study of Automation in Air Traffic Controlbe placed on the work programme of Standing Committee I.

[B.2.3.6.] ATS Requirements for Airborne NavigationalCapability

[▶ Resolution B.8.]

The report of Standing Committee I was accepted. It wasresolved that Chapter 4 of Paper 70.B.10. be adopted asthe IFATCA Policy Statement on the ATS Requirements forAirborne Navigational Capability and that Paper 70.B.10.b e m a d e a v a i l a b l e t o t h e I C A O R e v i e w o f t h e G e n e r a l

Concept of Separation (ROCS Panel).

[▶ Resolution B.9.1

It was also resolved that the existing IFATCA Policy formulated under Resolution B.6. at the 4th Annual Conferencebe amended to read as follows: "Navigational capabilityin the cockpit forms an essential element in the concept ofATC. Responsibility for the navigation of an aircraft, tomeet both safety and ATC requirements, rests with the pilot.Responsibility for the preservation of separation and efficient sequencing of air traffic rests with ATC."

[B.2.3.7.] Procedures for Primary Radar

[▶ Resolution B.IO.]

A proposal to amend Radar Phraseology was made by theGerman Association. It was resolved that the presentIFATCA policy statement in PANS/RAC facing Page 10-24,paragraph 6.3.1. (e) be cancelled.

[ B . 3 . ] C o - o p e r a t i o nwith International Organizations

[B.3.I.] Report by Executive SecretaryThe report of the Executive Secretary was accepted andrecommended for adoption.

[B.3.2.] Report by 2nd Vice-PresidentThe oral report of the 2nd Vice-President was accepted andrecommended for adoption.

[B.3.3.] Report by Standing Committee IThe report of Standing Committee I was accepted and recommended for adoption.

[B.4.] Appointment of Standing Committees

[B.4.I.] Standing Committee I • "Technical andProfess iona l Mat ters"

[▶ Resolution B.l l .]

The United Kingdom Guild of Air Traffic Control Officerswas re-appointed as Standing Committee I for the year1 9 7 0 / 7 1 .

[B.4.2.] Standing Committee V • "Recruitment andTraining of Air Traffic Controllers"

T h e C a n a d i a n A i r T r a f fi c C o n t r o l A s s o c i a t i o n w a s r e

appointed as Standing Committee V for the year 1970/71.

[B.4.3.] Formation of a Standing Committee VII •"Safety"

The Sub-Committee discussed Paper 70.B.13. and decidednot to endorse the Recommendation given in Para. 4 ofthat paper.

[B.5.] Work Programme for 1970-1971[▶ Resolution 6.12.]

It is resolved that the Work Programme for Standing Committee I for the year 1970-1971 should be:

1 . R o u t i n e

Preparation of policy for inclusion in Manual.

2. Follow-up Action to 6th ANC

a) RGCS Panel

( I) to provide ICAO with material on ATS Requirements for Airborne Navigational Capability[70.B.10., Res. 3 & 70.B.2-1., App. G.2.(lll)]

( II) to study the implications of proposed requirements for radar monitoring of aircraft using reduced separation standards[70.B.2-2., Para. 2.3.]

(Ill) to co-operate with IFALPA's RAC/COM StudyGroup RGCS Panel[70.B.11-1., Para. 4]

b) Interim Amendment of PANS-RAC Provisionsfor Separation

to inform ICAO of IFATCA policy on amendment ofseparation standards in PANS-RAC and their pres e n t a t i o n

[70.B.2-1., Appx. G, Para. 2(1) & (II)]

c) SST Aircraft

to study the "Possible operational requirements ofSSTs regarding Air Traffic Services"[70.B.2-1., Appx. F, Para. 2]

d) Air Ground Automated Data Interchangeto consider further action on 65.B.27.[70.B.2-1., Appx. F, Para. 3]

e) Minimum Levels, etc.to study implications of 6th ANC amendments toP A N S - R A C

[70.B.2-1., Appx. G, Para. 4]

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3. Preparation for Representation at 6th EUM RAN Meeting 1971 [70.B.2-2.]

a) Preparation for Representation at 6th EUM RANMeeting to be held in 1971 [70.B.2-1., Appx. C].Specific subjects:

( I) Radar monitoring of aircraft with reduced separation (see 2 (a) (II) above)[70.B.2-2., Para, 2.3.1

( II) Practical application of Mode C procedures[70.B.2-2., Para. 5.2.]

(Ill) Use of SSR to reduce R/T comms[70.B.2-2., Para. 6.3.]

4. Follow-Up Action on 5th NAT RANto take such follow-up action as may be deemed necess a r y[70.B.2-1., Appx. D]

5. Turbulent Wake Procedures

to collate and study data received from Member Assoc i a t i o n s

[70.B.7., Para. 3]

6 . A u t o m a t i o n i n AT C

[70.B.9.]

[B.6.] Any Other BusinessN o i t e m s

Appendices to the Reporto f S u b - C o m m i t t e e B

B.1.1. Report of the Chairmanof Standing Committee I[70.B.1.]

Work ProgrammeThe Work Programme of Standing Committee I was approved at the Belgrade Conference under Resolution B.16. andw a s a s f o l l o v / s :

— the formulation and review of existing policy for inclusion in the Manual ;

— the study of the ICAO 6th ANC Report and "fall out"from that report;

— preparatory work for the ICAO 7th ANC in relation toSupersonic Transport;

— to keep under review the ATC requirements for the navigational capability of aircraft;

— to keep under review the subject of Automation in ATC.

I am pleased to report that the Work Programme set by theBelgrade Conference has been discharged and that in addition my committee has dealt with a number of minor itemsoutstanding from the discussions at Belgrade and has maintained a very vigorous contact throughout the year withPilot Associations including the presentation of a paperon behalf of IFATCA to the British Air Line Pilots Association symposium. These items will be reported upon in detailin Sub-Committee "B".

ICAO 6th ANC

You will recall that you approved at the Belgrade Conference my committee's submissions to ICAO of WorkingPapers and the Guidance and Briefing Material for theuse by our Observers.Since that date the ICAO Conference has been held andthe report of our Observer is to be presented to you asitem 70.B.2. of the Agenda of Sub-Committee B.You will appreciate that the Conference and the Reportare but a starting point for the commencement of a greatamount of detailed follow-up action. My Committee commenced to discharge this task immediately following theconference within the constraints set out in IFATCA Technical Policy.I have made mention of this particular task on my Committee's Work Programme, for when you read the Observer's Report, of some 40 pages, you will I know realise thatthis has been a task of some magnitude to discharge. Thatwe have been able to do so, has been due to the dedication of voluntary assistance and the advice and guidanceof the Elective Officers and Member Associations. I feelbound to advise you, however, that at this moment in time,this task represented the maximum effort which my committee was able to muster and although it may appeardesirable to seek representation at the many desirableinternational meetings which should be our concern, ourefforts, if they are to be worthy of the name of IFATCA,must be restricted to the slender resources which are at ourdisposal. IFATCA has gained international repute by reasonof the fact that it did its homework on a relatively smallnumber of selected items and did it well. Let us keep itthat way until our resources grow with our future.

A rno ld F i e l d

B.1.2. Report of the Chairmanof Standing Committee V •Recruitment and Trainingof Air Traffic Controllers [70.B.3.]

Introduction

The wealth of possible material that could have aided ushas not materialized. The seven replies to the questionnairementioned in our September 1969 report have been supplemented by two additional reports that have been promised,but not received, at the tim.e of writing.It is our intention in this report to cover recommendationson general recruiting and training policy and to leave thespecifics of Airport, Area, Terminal and Radar Control

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unti i more data is available. The members and friends ofthis Committee who are training personnel have founddifficulty in solving Canada's problems. We do not presume to recommend world standards with the relativelysmall amount of data available.

This report and its recommendations will deal specificallyw i t h :

1. Age2 . E d u c a t i o n

3 . S e l e c t i o n

4. Centralized Training5. Refresher Training, Equipment and Procedures Training

Section 1: AgeThe primary purpose of the lower age limits appears to beto meet the ICAO Licensing Requirement. The implicationof ICAO and the countries following this procedure is thata certain degree of maturity can be expected because aperson has reached a set chronological age.Chronological age may well be a factor in maturity butdoes not provide a definite and measurable criterion ofmaturity. Advances in communication and education hoveinfluenced maturity in young people. They are definitelymore mature than preceding generations at the same age.At the other end of the age scale, we find several studiesdenoting a decreased ability to successfully complete airtraffic control training at ages in excess of 35 years. Applicants without prior aviation experience have a lowersuccess ratio as age increases. In many countries. HumanRights Legislation makes it unlawful to examine race, religion, sex or age as a discriminator of employment. Whilewe concede to the ideals of such legislation, the demandingwork and training of an air traffic controller, the length ofthe training period, and the decreased chance of successmake it equally unfair to offer positions and training, interruption of another career and possible failure, to enticeapplicants to our field.

R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s :

1. References to a lower age limit for qualification of anair t raffic control l icense be abandoned.

2. A maximum age of 35 be stipulated for applicants toair traffic control who do not possess previous aviationexperience.

S e c t i o n 2 : E d u c a t i o n

The work of an air traffic controller can best be describedin terms of personality rather than academic qualifications.Quite often the applicant with higher academic qualifications is not as practically oriented as he need be for theessentially practical and common sense environment of airt r a f fi c c o n t r o l .

We can also state that the increasing technology and greatsophistication of ATC equipment will demand of us all anability to assimilate new knowledge at what might be termed university level. For those already employed in ATC itwill require an upgrading of general education. For those

entering the service in the coming years the knowledge oftechnology and automation is an essential requirement.A further consideration for employees and employers alikewill be the growing awareness that controllers may haveto be prepared for a second career, probably outside oftheir present profession, after a certain age. It would seemprudent that personnel in this profession prepare for thefuture and that applicants to the career possess skills andeducation that will make such future adjustment relativelys m o o t h .

R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s :

3. Applicants to the profession possess the academic qualifications required to enter university level studies intheir country.

4. Personnel presently employed in the profession be considered as meeting these requirements for purposes ofpromotion; and employing Departments or Agencies bepetitioned to reimburse present ATC employees for thecosts of obtaining higher academic qualifications whichwill prepare them for promotion and possible jobchanges.

S e c t i o n 3 : S e l e c t i o n

The countries reporting to this Committee have indicatedthat some form of written test is used by almost every country. These vary from General Intelligence Tests to tests ofaptitude that measure certain personal qualities.While we have seen only those from two countries, thereports provided to us by member associations completingour questionnaire indicate that all have a form of GeneralIntelligence Test as a common element. Other parts varyfrom being identical to those used for aircrew selection toparts specifically designed to solve traffic problems. Theuse of a standard selection test common to air traffic controllers regardless of country appears to be impractical,although there ore certain elements that have appeared intests in many countries that are similar.As a rule tests ore not valid from one country to anotherwhere language is different. A literal translation is notgenerally possible and the test must be reconstructed in thesecond language. There are some elements of visual presentation, however, that do not vary and these might wellbe "transferable" from one country to another and theyhave been proven to be reliable indicators. These are:

Spatial Oral,Spatial Written,C u b e Te s t .

Another item of the selection process is the personal interview. There is little guidance that can be provided in awritten report that would benefit experienced recruitingofficers. One criterion that must be adhered to, however,is that selection must be governed by the personal observations, during the interview, of experienced air traffic control personnel and not by personnel officers who are notfamiliar with the qualities and temperament required inour profession. This point is raised here solely becausemany countries have a Civil Service Commission, PublicSelection Board, or other government employing agency

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responsible for employment for all Government Departments. Air traffic controllers are a rare breed. They mustbe identified by a member of the breed.A second item not directly involved in selection is the qualification, in many countries, that all applicants be formerpilots or aircrew members. We do concede that an individual who possesses all the attributes of a controller and who has flown will be a better controller.We do not hold that pilots always can become controllers.This matter is introduced here to strengthen our convictionthat air traffic control is a profession that we as memberscan be proud of. Let's get out from under the pilot shadow,even in our basic qualifications.

R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s :

5. Because attempts to produce a standard test appearmost impractical, a central agency such as ICAO beasked to co-ordinate certain elements with visual ororal criteria which could be used in all countries.

6. Member associations ascertain and press for the selection of controllers by trained ATC personnel with theirc o u n t r y.

7. Qualifications of experience for air traffic control personnel should show flight crew experience as desirablerather than mandatory.

Section 4: Centralized Training

The member associations responding to our questionnaireand the references we have on other countries' systemsindicate that a centralized or formal training school is inwidespread use. Those countries that do not have such anestablishment are utilizing other countries' facilities, ICAOsponsored schools, or qualified private agencies.Little can be gained from reviewing the arguments givenin our previous report. We can close this subject with:

R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s :

8. Formal training establishments should be used in preference to on-the-job training techniques for basic, IFRand radar training.

Sect ion 5: Refresher Training,Equipment and Procedures Training

Many of the member associations had some difficulty indifferentiating between these two categories. For our purposes we have defined them as follows:

Refresher Training

Refresher training and simulation designed to ensure amaintenance of knowledge and abilities with respect toall standards, procedures, equipment and techniques currently in use.

Equipment and Procedures Training

Training and simulation designed to familiarize and qualify control personnel with changes to standards or proce

dures, new or modified equipment, prior to their introduction into the system.As aviation continues to expand, basic air traffic controlcourses are adjusted to cover the newer material. If thesame procedure is not followed for already licensed controllers we could have the difficulty of newer personnel being more qualified in many respects, with the exception ofexperience, than are senior personnel.Of the member associations few indicate that mandatoryperiods of refresher training are provided. They are expected to maintain proficiency on their own responsibility. Italso follows that in the event of a loss of separation mostadministrations will insist on a standard check of the individual in which he must demonstrate his ability in his profession.Flow much refresher training is required? It is difficult toquantify a standard for refresher training internationally.Some countries have a basic system: non-radar, non-co.m-puter, etc., and may need 3-5 days of refresher training peryear. Others may require 5-7, 7-10 or greater per year, ormay need to differentiate between the time periods to begiven airport, terminal or en route controllers.Equipment and Procedures training may be included aspart of the refresher training time or may be separated. Theimportant criterion here is that it must be provided a sufficient time in advance of implementation. If a newprocedure is to come into effect in August but refreshertraining is not scheduled until September, don't delay untilafter the fact. Provide the training in May or June. It maybe a half day briefing. It may be a written test. It must bebefore implementation.

R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s :

9. Each member association petition its employer to define and implement adequate refresher training programmes to maintain knowledge and abilities at ahigh level.

10. Each member association petition its employer to provide advance notice of changes, interpretations andtraining when required before new/modified equipment and procedures are introduced.

SummaryWe have not been able, to date, to define standards forthe various controller license ratings that we feel would beapplicable to even a majority of member associations.In general, we have made recommendations on certain ofthe problems that we detailed in our previous report. Weask that IFATCA member associations adopt these as philosophies and press for their adoption within their respective countries or to provide meaningful data on which toamend them.

E . A . S m i t h

Final Plenary SessionThe final Plenary Session convened on the 14th May.

The Executive Secretary took the roll call of Member Asso-ciations. 23 were present.

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Presentation of the Reporto f S u b - C o m m i t t e e A

The Chairman, J. D. Thomas (Rhodesia) reported on thework of his Sub-Committee.

With some editorial amendments (which have been incorporated in the Report), the Report and Recommendations were accepted unanimously.

Presentation of the Reporto f S u b - C o m m i t t e e B

The Chairman, A Field (U.K.) reported on the work ofh i s S u b - C o m m i t t e e .

With some editorial amendments (which have been incorporated in the text) the Report and Recommendationswere accepted unanimously.

Any Other BusinessThere being no other business, the President invited the

new President, A. Field (U.K.) and the new Treasurer J. Gu-belmann (Switzerland) to join the Officers on the dais. Hecongratulated them on their election.

The President then welcomed the newly affiliated Member Assoc ia t ions:

A u s t r a l i a :The Civil Air Operations Officers Association

Hungary:Hungarian Air Traffic Controllers Association

M a l t a :M a l t a A i r T r a f fi c C o n t r o l O f fi c e r s A s s o c i a t i o n

N e t h e r l a n d s - A n t i l l e s :

N e t h e r l a n d s A n t i l l e s A i r T r a f fi c C o n t r o l l e r s A s s o c i a t i o n

S o u t h A f r i c a :

South Af r ican A i r Tra ffic Cont ro l le rs Assoc ia t ion

U S A :

Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organisation

He presented the Charter of Affiliation to the represent a t i v e s o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n s .

The President also announced a new Corporation Memb e r :

Air Vision Industries Incorporated, of Montreal,and presented a Charter of Membership.

Addresses by Guests and ObserversThe President read letters conveying good wishes, from

Mr. Hugh Riddle, President of the Air Traffic Control Association (USA) and Mr. F. J. Crewe, of Elliott Automation, aCorporation Member.

The following addressed the Conference expressingtheir gratitude for the hospitality and an interesting conference, and wishing the Federation success in the future.

George Waller,F e d e r a l A v i a t i o n A d m i n i s t r a t i o n

Andrew Pitas,Air Transport Association of America

Captain R. Lang,Canadian Air Line Pi lots Associat ion and IFALPA

J. de Vienne,Chief, RAC, ATC and SAR, International Civil .AviationOrganisation

C. Theodoropoulos,President, Air Traffic Controllers Association of Greece

R. N. Harrison,On behalf of the Corporation Members

R. Meyer,Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organisation, andN e w M e m b e r s

A. Magnee,International Airline Navigators Council

Mr. Theodoropoulos of the Greek Association thankedall Member Associations for accepting their invitation tohold the 1971 Conference in Greece. He was sure delegateswould have something worth while to look back on. Athenswas preparing a warm welcome; blue skies, and friendlyhospitality.

Mr. Arnold Field, on behalf of Mr. Jean Gubelmann,and himself, thanked the Conference for electing them tot h e B o a r d o f O f fi c e r s .

Final Address by the President

Gentlemen,Here we are again at the end of an Annual Conference,

with a feeling of relief in the fact that everything is overand with the impression that nothing really went wrong.

I would l ike to make a few remarks on what has beena particularly interesting conference.

Mr. Binaghi, the President of the Council of ICAO, inhis address at the opening ceremony, remarked that:"Yours is a young organisation, as it has existed only since1961, but you hove given ample proof of your dynamism."In another part of his speech, he said: "We are, therefore,pleased to recognise that your progresses are becomingbetter and better. We also support your contributions toa i r t r a f fi c c o n t r o l a c t i v i t i e s . "

Gentlemen, these words are the more significant sincethey were pronounced by the President of the highestauthority in civil aviation. They ore, for us, evidence of asatisfactory situation and an indication of a line of conduct for the future. IFATCA has given proof of its dynamism, the constructive and organised dynamism of a young,enthusiastic, but self controlled movement which, whilekeeping abreast of developments in civil aviation, mustnot allow its energy to be dissipated in non-essential activ i t i e s .

The IFATCA '70 Conference is evidence of this attitude,both Sub-Committees acted with a maximum of efficiencyand swiftness in considering the agenda items in time tosubmit their reports to the last Plenary.

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These factors, together with the confidence I hove in thenew Board of Officers, enable me to view the future witha good deal of optimism. There is no doubt that the incentive and inspiration given by the conference will be adecisive factor in the work we shall produce when we ret u r n h o m e .

This has been a great conference. I would like, at thispoint, to express once again my, and certainly your, admiration of the outstanding organization of the IFATCA 70C o m m i t t e e .

The IFATCA 70 Conference will go down in the historyof IFATCA, and I am proud to have presided over it. Iw a n t o u r f r i e n d s o f C AT C A t o r e s t a s s u r e d t h a t w e w i l lretain happy memories of this conference, which, if it didnot give much time for rest of our weary bones, providedthe opportunity to do some good work and, conscious ofhaving done our duty, to indulge in more frivolous but enjoyable activities. I also want to extend my warmest thanksto the Observers, whose contributions were highly appreciated, as well as to the industries for giving us the uniqueopportunity of seeing these new equipments which we always ask for and, sometimes, get.

Many thanks to the Secretariat, for their untiring effortin producing sufficient copies of the reports and otherpapers for the Conference.

Sincere thanks also to the Canadian Authorities andthose of "La Belie Province" for their kind hospitality.

This is my last conference as President of IFATCA. I donot propose to entertain you with the heart-breaking storyof the departing President.

May I say that I enjoyed every minute of the nine yearsduring which I was an Officer of IFATCA, and this makesa lot of happy minutes for which I am indebted to theFederation. 1 was particularly proud to be associated withthe Officers of the Federation, a group of fine and dedicated persons whose acquaintance gave me great satisfaction. These nine years gave me the opportunity of meeting a considerable number of interesting people belonging to the aviation community all over the world. I did mybest to give them an acceptable im.age of the Air TrafficC o n t r o l l e r .

Last but not least, I always derived immense pleasurefrom my dealings with you, the members of IFATCA, inspite of the trouble you have sometimes given me, I amsure wi th the best intent ions.

Before closing this speech and allowing you to repairto your merry libations, I would like to say some words ofappreciation for the good work done by our departingTreasurer, who, at the expense of his pretty wife and ofhis children, toiled to keep our finances in an acceptableshape, with a modest income and unlimited sources ofexpense. Thank you Bernhard for preventing IFATCA fromgoing broke, and thank you Lisbeth for still liking us in spiteof IFATCA's intrusion in your domestic life.

Ladies and gentlemen the time has come for you towitness the finishing touches on my career as President ofIFATCA. I do not need to express to you what an honourthis has been. At times this job makes one reflect on hisown sanity for having accepted the job but the rewardsmore than compensate for any such self doubts.

In wrapping up my duties I might quote Shakespeareand say that parting is such sweet sorrow ... but I prefer toborrow a line from Peter Seeger and say: "So long, it'sbeen good to know you . . . but I've got to be driftinga l o n g . "

C l o s u r e

Mr. J.-D. Lyon, the President of the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association, moved the closure of the Conference. This proposal was seconded by the NetherlandsGuild of Air Traffic Controllers, and carried unanimously.

Te c h n i c a l P r e s e n t a t i o n s

During the last two days of the Conference, a numberof Technical Papers were read: With a few exceptions theywere on the theme of the Computer and the Controller. ThePapers were:

"Fli-jacking"(The Flon. Charles F. Butler, USA Representative to ICAO)

"The Ro le o f A i r fie ld Sur face Movement Ind ica to r Radarand Per formance and Insta l la t ion"

(Mr. L. J. Dennett, President Decca Canada Ltd.)

"Schiphol — ATC Film"(Mr. Milo, H. S. A., N. V. Flollandse Signaalapparaten,N. V. Philips Telecommunicatie Industrie)

"An Airborne Computer System for Navigation and TrafficC o n t r o l "

(Glen A. Gilbert, Glen A. Gilbert and Associates)

"Simulation, Evaluation and Development in ATC"(Mr. R. N. Harrison, Ferranti Limited)

"Simulation — The first step"(Mr. Brian Stollard, The Plessey Company Limited)

" G a n d e r A u t o m a t e d A T C "

(Mr. D. K. Jolly, IBM Canada Limited)

"Most significant aspects of ATS currently under consideration by ICAO"

(Mr. J. de Vienne, Chief, RAC, ATS and SAR, ICAO)"Use of Computers in the Aviation System"

(Mr. A. F. Pitas, Air Transport Association)

"Cent ra l i zed F low Cont ro l "(Mr. Bob Martin, Chief, Air Traffic Control Operations,FAA)

"The Computer Automated Display System for ATC"(Mr. George Melvin, Texas Instruments Inc.)

"The Improvements of Wet-Runway Operations"(Mr. Tirey K. Vickers, Consultant, James C. Buckley. Inc.)

" T h e C a s e f o r G e n e r a l A v i a t i o n "

(Mr. Roy C. Jones, AOPA)"Concorde — Progress Report"

(Mr. G. Worrall, British Aircraft Corporation)"A Conflict Prediction Algorithm for Use in ProceduralDomestic Airspace"

(Mr. F. N. D. Gilbert)"C lear A i r Turbu lence"

(Mr. D. S. Treddenick, National Research Council ofCanada)

"A New Tool for ATC Automation — The Computer Controlled Phase Array"

(Mr. A. D. McComas, The Bendix Corporation)

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T e c h n i c a l E x h i b i t i o n

Supporting the Papers, was a very comprehensive exhibition of some thirty organisations. These were most interesting and aroused considerable discussion.

The list of Exhibitors is as follows:

Department of TransportCanadian Marconi CompanyMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing CompanyPacific Plantronics IncorporatedM a r c o n i R a d a r

F e r r a n t i L i m i t e d U . K .

F e r r a n t i P a c k a r d L i m i t e d

Av ia t ion E lec t r ic L imi tedAir Vision Industries IncorporatedDecca Radar Canada (1967) LimitedConway Electronic Enterprises LimitedRatheyon CompanyWolfgang Assmann GmbH.CSF Thomson and CllA E G - Te l e f u n k e nCanadian WestinghouseN. V. Hollandse SignaalapparatenPhilips Electronic EquipmentAnthony Foster & Sons LimitedPlessey RadarIn te rna t i ona l Ae rad io L im i t edComputing Devices of Canada LimitedAi r Tra ffic Cont ro l le rs Assoc ia t ion o f GreeceCanad ian Nat iona l and Canad ian Pac ific Communica t ionsR . C . A . V i c t o r

Social Arrangements

Luncheons and Dinners were held in the same hotel asthe Conference. IFATCA is very grateful for the generosityof those sponsoring these functions. They were:

E s s o / A v i t o t L i m i t e d

C a n a d i a n G o v e r n m e n tProvince of Quebec

City of MontrealA i r C a n a d a

Canadian Air L ine Pi lots Associat ionQ u e b e c a i rA t l a n t i c A v i a t i o n L i m i t e dGenera l Av ia t i on L im i tedAIL (Cutler-Hammer)C a n a d i a n A i r T r a f fi c C o n t r o l A s s o c i a t i o n

The Cocktail Party given by the City of Montreal intheir historic Hall, and on the terrace overlooking the City,was perhaps the most memorable.

The final "Farewell Party", given by the Canadian Association, brought some surprises. The first was the presenceof the Chief and members of his tribe, from the Caughna-waga Indian Reservation. The second was the investing ofthe President of IFATCA, Maurice Cerf, as an HonoraryChief of the Mohawk section of the Iroquois, with the nameTE HA NERA HONTSA HONTSI A KWEKS, or Black Winged Eagle. After being wrapped in the tribal blanket of theChief Poking Fire, and crowned with the traditional eagle

feather headdress, a pipe of peace was smoked. The imposing ceremony ended with the new Chief being greetedindividually by the other Indians and welcomed to thet r i b e .

The Ladies Programme proved to be highly enjoyableand was much appreciated by all participating. It includeda tour of the City, a Fashion Show, a Panoramic Tour,luncheons etc., and not least, a talk by a Professor of Sociology Dr. James J. Morris on "Marriage and Stress Occupat i o n s " .

IFATCA is grateful to Shirley LeSoge, the Chairwoman,of the organising committee, for so efficiently carrying outh e r t a s k .

AcknowledgmentsIt is not possible to mention all those who contributed

to the undoubted success of the Conference.Some of the sponsors of social functions hove been

mentioned, and the Federation extends its thanks to themand to the Exhibitors and those who contributed Papers ontechnical subjects. The Corporation Members of IFATCA,OS always, earned the deep gratitude of everybody fortheir generous help and co-operation.

Of the greatest importance to the success of the Conference was the generosity of the German Air Force in making available a Boeing 707 for the flight from Cologne toM o n t r e a l a n d r e t u r n . C o n t r o l l e r s f r o m 1 8 c o u n t r i e s t o o kadvantage of this offer, and, without this, might have hadconsiderable difficulty in attending. A debt of gratitude isdue to Horst Guddot, the Honorary Secretary, and ArnoldBirnbau, of the German Association, for so efficiently organising this flight.

A number of civil airlines, and national authorities alsogave thier assistance and support in providing transportfacilities. It must be mentioned that for the flight of theGAF Boeing from Cologne, the Airport Authorities provided hospitality and effective co-operation in getting theflight off to an auspicious start. Lufthansa kindly providedcatering on the flight, and Air Canada gave similar facili-tes for the homeward flight from Montreal.

Finally, the Federation is deeply indebted to the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association for so efficiently organising the Conference. Many controllers, and their wives,gave up much, if not all, of their spare time, and in somecases annual leave, to this task. The Conference Organisat i o n w a s i n t h e h a n d s o f :

E x e c u t i v e C h a i r m a n A r t C a u t yE x e c u t i v e V i c e - C h a i r m a n B o b W i l l i a n e nS e c r e t a r y / T r e a s u r e r E r i e M c D o u g a l lA c c o m m o d a t i o n C h a i r m e n P e t e P r o u xA d v e r t i s i n g C h a i r m a n L . J o b i nD i s p l a y s C h a i r m a n To m C u r r a nL a d i e s C h a i r w o m e n S h i r l e y L e S a g eP r o g r a m C h a i r m a n D o u g B u c h a n a nProtocoll and Membership Don OsborneC h a i r m a n R a y L o v e g r o v eR e g i s t r a t i o n C h a i r m e n A . Ye a d o n a n d

R. KeighanS o c i a l C h a i r m a n J a c k P e n n e ySpecial and MiscellaneousC h a i r m a n F r a n k L e v e s q u eTransportation Chairman Ed LeSage

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P i c t u r e s f r o m a n E x h i b i t i o n fThe Hon. Don Jamieson, Canadian Minister of Transport, opening theexhibition of ATC equipment.

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' JR. N. (Bobbie) Harrison explaining the Schiphol ATC Simulotor to the fhe exhibition stand of the Canadian Department of Transport.Canadian Minister of Transport .

ICAO President Walter Binaghi presenting the latest issue of the ICAOBulletin to the Canadian Minister of Transport. Maurice Cerf, ImmediatePast President of IFATCA, is looking on. Copt. Clyde Muirhead (right), representing IFALPA, at the exhibition.

J. Desovic (Yugoslavia) and T. Payne (Editor CATCA Journal) are study- The Marconi TV studio brought daily World and Conference news oning a new Electronic Data Display. "Channel Eight".

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Carefully designed lay-out and a comprehensive index section facilitate the search for particular items.

The book covers a wide range of subjects, which are classified underthe fol lowing chapter headings: Aviat ion and space legis lat ion, organisation of the aviation administration in the Federal Republic of Germany,research and development — technical and scientific institutes, spaceflight, air traffic, aviation and space industry. Club der Luftfahrt, general aviation, aviation press, aircraft owners (supplement to previouseditions). The section on international aviation seems to have been abandoned defini te ly.

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From the Controller's point of view this collection of legal essays isof particular interest. The book is nicely divided by subject matter, andalthough it would require certain legal knowledge to appreciate someof the background to the essays, anyone with a knowledge of aviationshould find this interesting reading.

While no basic International law is given, (the student must lookelsewhere for this), the subjects treated are written not only very clearly, giving an overall picture of the p.roblem concerned, but in some instances the work is even amusing to read — a very difficult achievementin the field of low. The chapters being short and to the point, this is abook which one can take up and leave down again almost at will, onlyt o r e t u r n t o a n o t h e r f a c e t l a t e r o n .

Some of the subjects ore not of immediate interest to Controllers butthe major i ty, though removed from our everyday work, hove on important influence on the profession and could well be the basis for futurestudy.

Some ideas are perhaps a l i tt le futuristic such asof internat ional a i r c i t ies serv ing a wide area wi th sand the deve lopment o f p resen t day law to p rov idetravel whi lst learning from the mistakes already made

s the developmentsupersonic flights,e f o r o u t e r s p a c e

je in Air Law. The

Under the heading of interdependence of ICAO and lATA the themeof the speeches at the Montreal Conference is re-echoed. Transport meansthe meeting of peoples which is a development of civilisation. The proliferation of international bodies of all kinds is one of the most valuable developments in world affairs since 1900. Yet there is a definiteneed for an international federation to protect the rights of passengers.

Controllers in EEC countries should find very interesting the lack ofInternational legal personality of the EEC (a personality extended toUNO by the World Court in its considerations on Insurance for International Civil Servants after the killing of Count Bernadotte). The mainproblem here is that EEC agreements can cut across previously negotiatedcommitments by member states.

South America has always been a separate field in InternationalLaw and it is not surprising to find a chapter devoted solely to SouthAmerican affairs. Unlike other regions the Conferencias Regionales deAviacion Civil lack follow up methods and a permanent secretariat. Arbitrations therefore need often to ascertain the intentions of countries andwider use is made in this region of travaux preparatoires. ICAO is making a regional study to facilitate development with the advent of thejumbo jet and SSTs. In South America it took a conference of Heads ofState in 1967 to bring about some agreement multilaterally.

The chapter on scheduled and non-scheduled services covers manyfacets and shows clearly some of the difficulties in aviation law. Insome cases it is fully developed in others it has nat gone beyond theera of the Hanseatic League in the Law of the Sea. In some instances itis thoroughly regulated. Do.mestic flights are absolutely protected just asin most countries the coasting trade is for shipping, yet there is not thesame freedom of access as ships have to ports. The rote of progress ofaviation is fast but it would be even greater if airlines were given morefreedom. Many restrictions deny passengers the most direct routes.

More international co-operation along the lines of Eurocontrol,ASECNA and COCESNA on the ground and SAS, Air Afrique and EastAfrican Airways in the air cannot but bring greater freedom to worldtransportation. The difficulty of identifying an organisation or an air-r - r r. f f w i f h n S t a t e i s d i s c u s s e d e l s e w h e r e .

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n th a S ta te i s d i scl o u r s a n d C ohe chapter oi

comparison of inner and outer space to the territorial sea and the opensea raises the question of the eventual overlap of air travel and spacet r a v e l .

The role of ICAO is explained with particular emphasis on the legalproblems of technical assistance, scheduled and non-scheduled airlinesand the limitations put on the working of ICAO by the member states.

A full explanation is given of the lATA Conference system includingthe veto permitted to all members: the problem for the controller beingarticle 200 g. Underlined in the chapter on lATA is the lack of legal sunc-tions for non-compliance with ICAO standards either in the air or onthe ground. Highlighted is the problem of non-scheduled operators whohave no legal redress under the Chicago Convention or any recognisedrule of International Law. Here aviation lags far behind the Law of theS e a .

Of general interest is the essay on inclusive tours and Canadiancontrollers should find much food for thought in the chapter on Scheduled International Air Transport discussed from a Canadian viewpoint.

For all the conventions and multilateral agreements, the main basisof international flying is still the bi-lateral agreement and two chaptersdeal with such problems as restraint on long international flights throughlack of third country rights and economically speaking the fact that freedom of the air does not exist. Multilateralism is the answer.

Air Law Is comparatively in its infancy so it is not altogether surprising that interchange of aircraft raises the question of registration ornational flag in deciding nationality. There are several interesting suggestions here for upgrading some ICAO Recommended Practices to Standards. Aircraft of international agencies should be the responsibility ofall member countries but registered in one of the States provided thatallowance Is made in all the States for uniformity of law dealing withs u c h a i r c r a f t .

Much in the news these days is international piracy in the air. Whathas been done in this field is recorded but it seems unfortunate that nomention is made of piracy inside national boundaries nor of possibleremedies. Mention is made only of strongthening municipal law alongthe lines of the USA as lack of punishment, provided for in notional laws,encourages the pirate to flout jurisdiction of the courts. More emphasisshould be made of diplomatic pressure and, to be of use, this should beimmediate and not as in the Tshombe case after some time has elapsed.

Earlier futuristic ideas were cited but there are problems for International Law in the near future. Mention is made of several, such as theassistance to and return of astronauts, the need for amendment or renewal of the Warsaw Convention and Hague Protocols, more integrationnore integration

W h a t e v e r w e a k n e s s e s JNO has shown, the

proach is the only solution.IFATCA has fast developed interests beyond basic air traffic control

and in common with such development this very readable handbook oflegal problems is highly recommended. There is something for everycontioller in almost every essay and such background knowledge is essential in our dealings with other international organisations.

For those who would like to study further each essay is followed byf u l l n o t e s a n d b i b l i o g r a p h y . M C Y

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