Module #30A Oceanic Airspace Design and Separations

Module #30A Oceanic Airspace Design and Separations: 

  • Non-surveillance environment airspace design and aircraft separation
  • Techniques of providing aircraft separation
  • Airspace safety in relation to coordinated and accepted oceanic crossing clearance
  • ATC responsibilities/pilot responsibilities
  • Oceanic errors, definitions, triggers, and ways to avoid, including assigned altitude deviations
  • Special use airspaces and appropriate separations within each

Worldwide separation standards and design (NAT HLA, WAT, RNP10, RNP4)

Module #26B Differences from ICAO Standards/Procedures

Module #26B Differences from ICAO Standards / Procedures: 

  • Understanding the role of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices and how they drive the evolution of ICAO member country rules.
  • Exploring how differing rules may affect the safety of operations within a given country
  • Identifying which countries have differences from ICAO SARPS
  • Learn where a country publishes differing rules
  • Learn where ICAO publishes differing rules
  • Explore what rules will not be identified by ICAO but are still important to uncover
  • Online research tools

Module #24G ICAO PANS Ops Instrument Procedures & Differences from TERPS

Module #24G ICAO PANS Ops Instrument Procedures & Differences from TERPS:

  • FAA vs. PANS Ops, terminal procedures integrating approach chart review with ICAO enroute considerations
  • Altimetry
    • Range of altimeter settings utilized in international operations
    • Problematic altimetry concerns and discussions within international operations
    • Definitions & discussions of application of transition altitudes, heights, levels, layers
    • QFE environments
    • Measurement standards millimeters, inches, hectopascals (millibars)
  • Terminal instrument procedures, TERPS standard vs. ICAO standard including Part 25 certification vs. PANS Ops vs. TERPS obstacle performance and design requirements
  • Practical application of the ICAO PANS Ops procedural information, scenario driven using approach plate examples.
  • Discussion and review of unusual approach examples found throughout the world including South America, Russia and the CIS
  • Automation limitations are incorporated into this module
  • Online / printed publication resources
  • Noise abatement procedures

Module #24B Basic International Altimetry

Module #24B Basic International Altimetry:

  • Understanding transition altitude and level outside of the U.S.
  • Terminology used
  • Pressure reporting for the purpose of altimeter setting
    • Millimeter of mercury
    • HectoPascals
  • QNH vs QFE operations
  • Confederate of Independent States (CIS) and Russia differences
  1. Module #24 Europe SAFA Program - Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft
  2. Module #22A International Flight Plans
  3. Module #22 Europe PRNAV
  4. Module #20 Europe Mode S Enhanced Surveillance