ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs
ICAO – EUROCONTROL
EUROPEAN SEMINAR ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR
AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
EUROCONTROL, BRUSSELS
27 – 28 October 2005
Bogdan Braguta
Safety Regulation Unit
EUROCONTROL
European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs
Content:
Why ESARR 5 ?
ESARR 5 – ATM Services Personnel
- link with language proficiency for ATCOs
Conclusions
European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs
Why ESARR 5 ?
European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
EUROCONTROL
Why ESARR 5?
- Maintaining and improving safety
7.0 million flights
19
97
"Numbers of ATM-related accidents and
serious incidents shall not increase, and
where possible decrease" - (MATSE 6, Jan
2000)
- Increases in traffic levels
16.0 million flights
- Evolving technology,
202
0
- Increase in automation,
- Development of new
LINK
2000
skills, knowledge
RVSM
8,33
GNSS
ADS
RNAV
PRNAV
Traffic doubles over 20 years
The Role of ESARRs/ ESARR 5

Harmonised Framework for ECAC

Uniform Minimum / Option to Excel

Addressing All Relevant Issues

Complement ICAO SARPs
ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs
ESARR 5 – ATM Services’ Personnel
European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel
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
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
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
ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel
ATM personnel having
safety related tasks
Air Traffic Controllers
ESARR 5
ADDRESSES
Engineers and
Technical personnel
ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel (ATCOs)
Requirements for
Designated Authority
Requirements for
Air Traffic Service Provider
Accountabilities
for ATCOs
Requirements for
Individual Personnel
ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel (ATCOs)
Requirements for
Individual Personnel
Requirements for
Air Traffic Service
Provider
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.
ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel (ATCOs)
Requirements
Before granting an ATC licence …. the applicant
has been assessed as competent (5.1.2.6)
Requirements for
Designated Authority
or
NSA in the SES
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)
ESARR 5 - ATM Services‘ Personnel (ATCOs)
Requirements for
Designated Authority
or
NSA in the SES
Requirements for
Air Traffic Service
Provider
General Requirements
Ensure by appropriate regulation that ATM
Personnel is competent (5.1.1)
General requirements
Ensure at ATS Units that ATM personnel is
competent (5.1.2)
Documentation available
for ATCOs:
• EAM 5 GUI 1 – Explanatory material for ATCOs
• EAM 5 GUI 2 – Safety oversight issues for ATCOs
• EAM 5 ICAO – ESARR 5 vs. ICAO Annex 1
(new version)
www. eurocontrol.int/src
CONCLUSIONS

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

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)
ESARR 5 and language proficiency for ATCOs
ICAO – EUROCONTROL
EUROPEAN SEMINAR ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR
AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
EUROCONTROL, BRUSSELS
27 – 28 October 2005
Bogdan Braguta
Safety Regulation Unit
EUROCONTROL
European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation