Air Traffic Controller Assessor

• Regulators:
  • Civil Aviation Authority
• Nations: United Kingdom
• Sectors:
  • Transport

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Regulatory or professional bodies

Primary regulator

• Regulatory authority: Civil Aviation Authority
• Address:

  Civil Aviation Authority; Aviation House ; South Area ; Gatwick Airport RH6

• Email address: infoservices@caa.co.uk
• Website: https://www.caa.co.uk
• Phone number: +44 (0)1293 567711

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Regulation

Regulation summary

Air traffic controllers who conduct assessments and examinations.

As laid out in Regulation (EU) No 2015/340 ATCO.C.045(b), Holders of an assessor endorsement are authorised to carry out assessments: (1) during initial training for the issue of a student air traffic controller licence or for the issue of a new rating and/or rating endorsement, if applicable; (2) of previous competence for the purpose of ATCO.B.001(d) and ATCO.B.010(b); (3) of student air traffic controllers for the issue of a unit endorsement and rating endorsements, if applicable; (4) of air traffic controllers for the issue of a unit endorsement and rating endorsements, if applicble, as well as for revalidation and renewal of a unit endorsement; (5) of applicant practical instructors or applicant assessors when compliance with the requirements of point (d)(2) to (4) is ensured.

Regulation type

Licence

Reserved activities

N/A

Protected titles

N/A

• More about regulated activities and titles: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP1251(FORMATTED)20DEC18.pdf

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Qualifications and experience

New professionals

• Routes to qualification:

  Complete a training course at an approved initial Training Organisation.

  On Job Training Instructor (OJTI) Synthetic Training Device Instructor (STDI) and Assessor endorsements.; Applications for the issue, revalidation, and renewal of OJTI/STDI and Assessor endorsement are made on form SRG14-15 - https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?appid=11&mode=detail&id=1118

  Assessor application requirements:; Before applying air traffic controllers (ATCOs) must ensure they meet the following requirements:; has exercised the privileges of an air traffic controller licence for at least two years; within the year preceding the application has successfully completed a CAA approved assessor course; Assessor revalidation; An Assessor endorsement is valid for three years.

  An Assessor endorsement may be revalidated if the following requirements are met:

  The successful completion refresher training on assessment skills and on current operational practices during its validity period; Assessor renewal; When an Assessor endorsement has expired, it may be renewed if the following requirements are met:

  received refresher training on assessment skills and on current operational practices; successfully passed an assessor competence assessment within the year preceding the application for renewal

• More about qualification: https://www.caa.co.uk/commercial-industry/airspace/air-traffic-management-and-air-navigational-services/licences/air-traffic-controller-atco-licence-endorsements/

Professionals from outside the UK

• Recognition for professionals outside the UK: None - all professionals must re-qualify
• Summary of routes:

  N/A

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Registration

• Registration requirements:

  Holding a UK Licence registers the individual with the CAA.

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Legislation

• Title of relevant act or charter:

  Regulation (EU) No 2015/340 ATCO.C.045(b)

• Website link to legislation: https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/regulations/commission-regulation-eu-2015340
• Title of relevant act or charter:

  N/A

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