Instrument Procedure Designer Training and continuous training

Instrument Procedure DesignerTraining and continuous training How to get, improve and maintain skill and knowledge in procedure design Corinne Bousquet ENAC ARAB INSTRUMENT PROCEDURE DESIGN SEMINAR

Summary • Basic education • Basic training in IPD • Job profile • Continuous training • Information • Communication

Elementary basic knowledge • Some mathematics • mainly trigonometry • equations • unit conversion • Some charting information • scales • point location

Elementary aeronautical background 1/2 • Some background in aircraft operations • different types of speed • slope, radius of turn • wind effect on aircraft… • Navaids and landing aids • Type of information provided • Use of navaids on board

Elementary aeronautical background 2/2 • Infrastructure information • use of annex 14 • AIS • use of AIP

Optional • Very few meteorological input • ATC information • Use of computer

Basic training • Theoretical input • Basic criteria • Non Precision Approach • Precision Approach • Departure • IPD project • Handle real-life elements and constraints • Produce a report • Produce an Instrument Approach Chart

Basic training : duration • Between four and five weeks • At least one third devoted to the project • 50 hours

Basic training primary output 1/2 • Use of basic criteria • fix and fix tolerance area • flight technical tolerances • trajectory, protection area, MOC and minimum flying altitude • turn and wind effect • Use of specific criteria for • Non Precision Approach • Precision Approach • Departure

Basic training primary output 2/2 • Use of Doc 8168-OPS vol 1 and 2 • where to find... • Use of secondary documents • annex 14 (infrastructure) • annex 10 (navaids) • annex 4 (charts)

Basic training secondary output • Complexity of the design process • Usual errors and main difficulties • Contact with procedure designers • trainees • instructors

To be efficient a training course MUST be followed IMMEDIATLY by ON-THE-JOB Training on REAL SITUATIONS

To be a good procedure designer 1/3 • Be open-minded and obstinate • Have the basic educational requirements • Attend a basic training course • Practice procedure design • on an half time basis at least

To be a good procedure designer 2/3 • Have access to relevant information • updated Doc 8168-OPS • topographic data and obstacles

To be a good procedure designer 3/3 • Be able to communicate easily with others procedure designers • Attend periodically advanced courses • Be aware of the amendments of ICAO regulation

Good quality for procedures depends on Procedure designers skill and quality of information handled

Aims of continuous training 1/2 • Use specific criteria • some specific criteria described in the green pages • Discover new criteria • Doc 8168 new amendment every two years

Aims of continuous training 2/2 • Share problems or difficulties • unusual situations • specific solutions • Meet • procedure designers to exchange • experts in procedure design (OCP) • pilots

Continuous training output • New criteria • sophisticated • updated • Refreshments • Communication

COMMUNICATION and INFORMATION are part of CONTINUOUS TRAINING

Communication with... • Procedure designers : • on a daily basis with the team of designers • once or twice a year on a national or regional basis • Pilots • to check designed information • to inform of regulation constraints • Controllers • to evaluate ATC constraints

National or regional communication • To improve a common use of the regulation • To lead to • an average level of safety • an optimisation of trajectories

Communication targets 1/3 • Check technical skill • Increase self-confidence • Point out new solutions to common problems

Communication targets 2/3 • Promote standard level of information : • new ICAO criteria • amendments of existing criteria • Enhance criteria implementation • Feed-back from designers to OCP members

Communication targets 3/3 • Achieve an average regional level of • knowledge of the designers • safety of the trajectories

Communication and information means • Seminars • Meeting • Training courses • Use of common software tools • Devoted Web sites

Communication and Information are KEY-STONES for SAFETY of PROCEDURES

A PROCEDURE DESIGNER is a worker producing complex information used by PILOTS and CONTROLLERS

Training, Up-to-date documents Communication and exchange Continuous training are MANDATORY for SAFE and RELEVANT Flight instrument procedures.

Instrument Procedure Designer Training and continuous training