ICAO 7192 PART E-2 PDF

FOREWORD

During the 30th Assembly of the International Federation of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Associations (IFATSEA), which was held in Montreal in 2000, an exchange of views between members of the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Air Navigation Commission, the ICAO Secretariat and members of the IFATSEA highlighted the fact that personnel involved in the maintenance and installation of Communication, Navigation and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) systems were trained to differing standards. Some States had implemented a comprehensive programme of training, certification, and in some cases, licensing while other States were still looking for appropriate guidance. There was, at that time, a lack of universally established principles to govern the exercise of that profession. Subsequently, the 11th Air Navigation Conference,held at ICAO Headquarters in September 2003, expressed the view that the needs related to training, qualification and competency of air traffic safety electronics personnel required further investigation.

Air navigation systems are now implemented and operated globally. Aviation is going beyond geographical boundaries, and personnel involved in the maintenance and installation of CNS/ATM systems should be trained to uniform requirements on a worldwide basis. ICAO therefore decided to develop a new Part of the ICAO Training Manual to address the training requirements for this technical group of personnel which is recognized as Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel (ATSEP).

This manual is intended to give detailed information on the training and expertise required for personnel involved in the maintenance and installation of CNS/ATM systems. It should be used in conjunction with Annex 10 - Aeronautical Telecommunications and associated manuals as well as with the training required for these systems.

The constant evolution of CNS/ATM technology brings new challenges to air navigation. Training requirements have to be adapted regularly. This is why this manual has been developed to be as generic as possible to provide the flexibility needed to address future systems and equipment.

ICAO would like to acknowledge the major contribution made by IFATSEA in the preparation of Part E-2 of the Training Manual. This manual is largely based on a document that was developed by IFATSEA. The manual also draws on EUROCONTROL's Guidelines for a Common Qualification Level of Technical Training for Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel and on the contribution received from States, international organizations and individual experts who have provided support, advice and input.