ATCO.OR.C.015 Facilities and equipment

(a)General areas A training organisation should have access to facilities appropriate to the size and scope of the intended operations provided in an environment conducive to learning.

(b)Training areas For training organisations providing theoretical training, the facilities should also include sufficient suitably equipped classroom areas.

(a)General areas These facilities should include general areas, which consist of sufficient:

(1)office space for managerial and administrative as well as training staff;

(2)rooms for study and testing;

(3)library facilities; and

(4)storage areas, including secure areas for training and personnel records.

(b)Training areas For training organisations providing practical training, the facilities should also include sufficient:

(1)rooms for briefing and debriefing; and

(2)suitably equipped rooms for practical training.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR SYNTHETIC TRAINING DEVICES

(a)Synthetic training devices classifications Synthetic training devices used for training should be classified according to one of the following classifications:

(1)simulator (SIM);

(2)part-task trainer (PTT).

(b)Synthetic training device (STD) criteria If an STD is used for training, it should be approved by the competent authority as part of the course approval process for any training plan. Training organisations should demonstrate how the STD will provide adequate support for the intended training, in particular, how the STD will meet the stated objectives of the practical training exercises and enable the performance objectives to be assessed to the level determined in the training programme. This demonstration and the related documentation should include the following relevant criteria:

(1)the general environment, which should provide an environment in which STD exercises may be run without undue interference from unrelated activities;

(2)the STD layout;

(3)the equipment provided;

(4)the display presentation, functionality, and updating of operational information;

(5)data displays, including strip displays, where appropriate;

(6)coordination facilities;

(7)aircraft performance characteristics, including the availability of manoeuvres, e.g. holding or instrumental landing system (ILS) operation, required for a particular simulation;

(8)the availability of real-time changes during an exercise;

(9)the processes by which the training organisation can be assured that staff associated with the training conducted with the use of an STD are competent;

(10)the degree of realism of any voice recognition system associated with the STD; and

(11)where a simulator is an integral part of an operational ATC system, the processes by which the training organisation is assured that interference between the simulated and operational environments is prevented. The extent to which the STD achieves the above criteria will be used to determine the adequacy of the STD for the proposed use. As a general principle, the greater the degree of replication of the operational position being represented, the greater the use will be possible for any particular training.

(c)STD used for pre-on-the-job training When an STD is used for pre-on-the-job training and the training time is counted as operational training, the STD classification should be a full-size replica of a working position, including all equipment, and computer programmes necessary to represent the full tasks associated with that position, including realistic wind at all levels to facilitate SRA. In the case of a working position at a tower unit, it includes an out-of-the-tower view.