1. ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation ICAO – EUROCONTROL EUROPEAN SEMINAR ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS EUROCONTROL, BRUSSELS 27 – 28 October 2005 Bogdan Braguta Safety Regulation Unit EUROCONTROL

2. European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation Content: Why ESARR 5 ? ESARR 5 – ATM Services Personnel - link with language proficiency for ATCOs Conclusions ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs

3. European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation Why ESARR 5 ? ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs

4. - Maintaining and improving safety "Numbers of ATM-related accidents and serious incidents shall not increase, and where possible decrease" - (MATSE 6, Jan 2000) - Increases in traffic levels - Evolving technology, - Increase in automation, - Development of new skills, knowledge Why ESARR 5? EUROCONTROL RVSM ADS LINK 2000 8,33 GNSS RNAV PRNAV 202 0 19 97 7.0 million flights Traffic doubles over 20 years 16.0 million flights

5. The Role of ESARRs/ ESARR 5 Harmonised Framework for ECAC Uniform Minimum / Option to Excel Addressing All Relevant Issues Complement ICAO SARPs

6. European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation ESARR 5 – ATM Services’ Personnel ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs

7. Sets harmonised safety regulatory requirements for ATM Personnel, specifically for Air Traffic Controllers Engineering and technical personnel and General requirements for ATM personnel having safety related tasks ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel

8. THE OBJECTIVES The safety objectives pursued are: to ensure the competence and where applicable the satisfaction of medical reqs. of ATM services’ personnel responsible for safety related tasks within the provisions of ATM services

9. ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel COMPETENCE meaning / definition What is COMPETENCE ? Possession of required level of knowledge skills experience and proficiency in English (where required) to permit the safe and efficient provision of ATM services

10. ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel Engineers and Technical personnel Air Traffic Controllers ATM personnel having safety related tasks ESARR 5 ADDRESSES

11. ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel (ATCOs) Requirements for Designated Authority Requirements for Air Traffic Service Provider Requirements for Individual Personnel Accountabilities for ATCOs

12. ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel (ATCOs) Requirements for Individual Personnel Requirements for licensed/certificated ATCO … b)… is competent to provide ATC services Requirements for a student ATCO …. b)… is competent to undertake the OJT Requirements An ATCO … is competent to provide ATC services (5.2.2.1) An OJT instructor … is competent to provide ATC services (5.2.2.5) etc. Requirements for Air Traffic Service Provider

13. ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel (ATCOs) Requirements for Designated Authority or NSA in the SES Requirements Requirements Before granting an ATC licence …. the applicant has been assessed as competent (5.1.2.6) Before granting a Student ATC licence… has undertaken the appropriate initial training and passed any associated examinations or assessments… to undergo OJT … (5.2.1.7) Implement procedures or require units to have procedures for ongoing competence … to maintain competence (5.2.1.11) Procedures are subject to audit (5.2.1.12)

14. ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel (ATCOs) Requirements for Designated Authority or NSA in the SES General Requirements Ensure by appropriate regulation that ATM Personnel is competent (5.1.1) Requirements for Air Traffic Service Provider General requirements Ensure at ATS Units that ATM personnel is competent (5.1.2)

15. Documentation available for ATCOs: EAM 5 GUI 2 – Safety oversight issues for ATCOs EAM 5 GUI 1 – Explanatory material for ATCOs EAM 5 ICAO – ESARR 5 vs. ICAO Annex 1 (new version) www. eurocontrol.int/src

16.  ESARR 5 is related to English language proficiency through notion of competence  ESARR 5 is a high level regulatory requirements document, so it does not contain the means to achieve English language proficiency  ESARR 5 complement ICAO Annex 1 provisions and as such there is no need to establish new criteria/requirements for language proficiency  No means of compliance have yet been determined (related to ESARR 5)  Designated Authorities/NSA have their role to play within the implementation of ESARR 5 requirements (rulemaking and oversight functions) CONCLUSIONS

17.  Tools to be developed  Ways to apply language proficiency requirements (guidance material)  Assessment of means to comply  Co-ordination with other bodies to ensure consistency and avoid duplication (EC, JAA/EASA, ICAO) CONCLUSIONS

18. ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation ICAO – EUROCONTROL EUROPEAN SEMINAR ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS EUROCONTROL, BRUSSELS 27 – 28 October 2005 Bogdan Braguta Safety Regulation Unit EUROCONTROL