ICAO 051

PRIMARY ATC COURSE

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PRIMARY ATC COURSE (ICAO 051)

This course is designed to provide participants with the necessary fundamental knowledge, skills and attitude to enable progression to perform as an ATC Assistant (ATCA) for Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), military Base Command and Control Centre (BCCC), Aeronautical Station Operator (ASC), in accordance with the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) of:

  • International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
    • ICAO Annex 1 Personnel Licensing
  • Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM).
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Audience

    Preselected students by ANSPs who will undergo subsequent ICAO courses to be an ATC personnel.

Pre requisite

    PAs determined by Civil Aviation Authority or other states Regulator/Air Navigation Service Provider.

Language

    English is primarily used in the process of this course

Assessment

    Theoretical Lessons, Progress Tests, and Final Examinations.

Duration

    This course will take at least 8 weeks

Course contents

Note: All participants must achieve a score of 70% or above on all the subject modules.

  1. Operational Procedures (OPR)
  2. Operations Procedure Aerodrome (OPA)
  3. Flight Data Processing (FDP)
  4. Communication (COM)
  5. Meteorology (MET)
  6. Navigation (NAV)
  7. Equipment (EQM)
  8. Principle of Flight (ACF)
  9. Human Factors (HUM)
  10. Aviation Law (LAW)

Course Objectives

A pre requisite to prepare the participants for the following courses:

  1. Aerodrome Control Course (ICAO 052); and
  2. Approach Control Procedural Course (ICAO 053).

or

  1. Area Control Procedural Course (ICAO 055); and
  2. Area Control Surveillance Course (ICAO 054B).

Upon satisfactory demonstrated a level of knowledge appropriate to the privileges granted, participants shall be eligible to obtain an Air Traffic Control rating comprised of the above categories.