SUBPART B – LICENCES, RATINGS AND ENDORSEMENTS
ANNEX I – PART ATCO – REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LICENSING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS · Air Traffic Controllers' Licensing and Certification · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · ATCO.B.001 – ATCO.B.045
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ATCO.B.001 Student air traffic controller licence
Holders of a student air traffic controller licence shall be authorised to provide air traffic control services in accordance with the rating(s) and…
GM1 ATCO.B.001(a) ;(d) Student air traffic controller licence
GM1 ATCO.B.001(b) Student air traffic controller licence
ATCO.B.005 Air traffic controller licence
Holders of an air traffic controller licence shall be authorised to provide air traffic control services in accordance with the ratings and rating…
ATCO.B.010 Air traffic controller ratings
Licences shall contain one or more of the following ratings in order to indicate the type of service which the licence holder is authorised to provide:
AMC1 ATCO.B.010(a)(2) ;(3) Air traffic controller ratings
AMC1 ATCO.B.010(a)(4) ;(5) Air traffic controller ratings
ATCO.B.015 Rating endorsements
The Aerodrome Control Instrument (ADI) rating shall bear at least one of the following endorsements:
AMC1 ATCO.B.015(a) Air traffic controller rating endorsements
GM1 ATCO.B.015(a)(3) Air traffic controller rating endorsements
ATCO.B.020 Unit endorsements
The unit endorsement shall authorise the licence holder to provide air traffic control services for a specific sector, group of sectors and/or working…
AMC1 ATCO.B.020(a) Unit endorsements
GM1 ATCO.B.020(c) Unit endorsements
AMC1 ATCO.B.020(d) Unit endorsements
AMC1 ATCO.B.020(e) Unit endorsements
GM1 to AMC1 ATCO.B.020(a) Unit endorsements
There might be cases where, for a given aerodrome, air traffic control service is provided from a ‘conventional tower’ (defined in EASA ‘Guidance…
ATCO.B.025 Unit competence scheme
Unit competence schemes shall be established by the air navigation service provider and approved by the competent authority.
GM1 ATCO.B.025(a)(3) Unit competence scheme
AMC1 ATCO.B.025(a)(5) ;(6) Unit competence scheme
GM1 ATCO.B.025(a)(5) Unit competence scheme
GM2 ATCO.B.025(a)(5) Unit competence scheme
GM3 ATCO.B.025(a)(5) Unit competence scheme
ATCO.B.030 Language proficiency endorsement
Air traffic controllers and student air traffic controllers shall not exercise the privileges of their licences unless they have a valid language…
ATCO.B.035 Validity of language proficiency endorsement
The validity of the language proficiency endorsement, depending on the level determined in accordance with Appendix 1 of Annex I, shall be:
AMC1 ATCO.B.035(a)(3)(i) Validity of language proficiency endorsement
ATCO.B.040 Assessment of language proficiency
The demonstration of language proficiency shall be done through a method of assessment approved by the competent authority, which shall contain:
AMC1 ATCO.B.040 Assessment of language proficiency
AMC2 ATCO.B.040 Assessment of language proficiency
AMC3 ATCO.B.040 Assessment of language proficiency
AMC4 ATCO.B.040 Assessment of language proficiency
ATCO.B.045 Language training
Air navigation service providers shall make available language training to maintain the required level of language proficiency of air traffic controllers…
AMC1 ATCO.B.045 Language training
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