(a)DEDICATED ASSESSMENTS
(1)A dedicated assessment should be carried out for the issue or renewal of a unit endorsement.
(2)A dedicated assessment may consist of a single assessment or a series of assessments, as detailed in the unit training plan.
(3)To conduct a dedicated assessment, the assessor(s) should sit with the applicant with the purpose of observing the quality and assessing the standard of work being carried out and, if also acting as OJTI at the same time, to maintain a safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic.
(4)The applicant concerned should be briefed on the conduct of the assessment.
(5)For those situations where an applicant’s performance cannot be observed at the time of the assessment (e.g. low visibility operations, snow clearing, military activity, etc.), the assessment may be supplemented by synthetic training device sessions and oral examination.
(6)Dedicated assessments may also be conducted at any stage of training as detailed in the unit training plan, where a more definitive measure of the progress is required, for example after 50 hours of practical training.
(b)CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
(1)Continuous assessment may be performed by the assessor observing the standard of the air traffic control service provided by those whose competence he/she will certify as he/she works with them during unit training or normal operational duties.
(2)In cases where the assessors have not had sufficient contact with the applicant to adequately assess his/her performance, they will not certify the applicant’s competence until they have conducted a dedicated practical assessment. The applicant concerned must be advised that a dedicated practical assessment is to be conducted.
(c)ORAL EXAMINATION
(1)The oral examination is used to test the understanding of applicable techniques and the rules governing them, particularly of unit and national air traffic control procedures. Scenario-type questioning allows the examiners to gather additional evidence of how an applicant would react in circumstances that are not observable, but are nevertheless considered important to the overall operation at that ATC unit.
(2)The oral examination will give a clear indication that the applicant knows not only what he/she should be doing, but why he/she should be doing it. It requires considerable skills and it should be undertaken in a way to ensure consistency among individual examiners.