DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this eight-day course is to train
fully licensed air traffic control specialists
selected for traffic management coordinator
positions, supervisors, and personnel
required to perform traffic management
duties at their facilities. Topics include
TM management system overview, use of
the Enhanced Traffic Management
System (ETMS) workstation, Severe
Weather Management, Traffic Flow
Management, and related programs and
positions of the TMC. The course is
conducted in both the classroom and laboratory
environments, and is currently 64
hours in length.
OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of the course, the participant
will be able to:
- Identify and describe the Traffic Management (TM) System, automation systems, terms, acronyms and definitions associated with TM, and operational positions.
- Identify, describe and demonstrate Traffic Management Workstation operating system and programs including activating Aircraft Situation Display (ASD) functions.
- Identify terms, procedures, and conditions for implementing Ground Delay Programs.
- Identify, describe and demonstrate effective communication methods.
- Identify, describe and implement terms and procedures associated with Arrival Flow Management (AFM), Departure
Flow Management (DFM), and En route Flow Management (EFM).
- Identify and describe airport capacity values and issues impacting those val-ues.
- Define and describe terms, responsibili-ties and procedures associated with Severe Weather Management.
- Define and describe the duties and responsibilities of the Weather Coordinator position in TM.
- Define and describe the duties and responsibilities of the Mission Coordinator position in TM.
- Describe the responsibilities associated with TM contingency plans.
- Identify and describe the purpose and terms associated with the National Preferred Route Program and the
National Route Program (NRP).
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Facility support personnel in area control
centers, terminals, regional offices, and
headquarters who anticipate working in a
traffic management coordinator position.
Prerequisites:
None
COURSE OUTLINE
- Traffic Management System Overview
- Traffic Management Workstation and
Enhanced Traffic Management System
(ETMS)
- Severe Weather Management
- Ground Delay Programs
- Routes, including NRP and preferred
route programs
- Traffic Flow Management
- Weather Coordinator
- Mission Coordinator
- Contingency Plans
- Cooperative Communication
- Airport Capacity
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