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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Safety is prioritised when managing traffic flow, including when responding to changed conditions
   • Traffic flow is managed and changed conditions are responded to in a timely manner, in accordance with the situation
2. Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and risk controls are implemented
3. Manage traffic flow safely
4. Traffic flow is managed and changed conditions are responded to in a timely manner in accordance with the situation
5. Hazards are identified, risks are assessed, and risk controls are implemented
6. Establish traffic sequence
   • Traffic order is established in accordance with runway mode and/or airspace configuration
7. Traffic sequence is monitored and adjustments to traffic flow are made as required
8. Instructions to regulate traffic flow and to maintain safety are issued
9. Provide traffic flow adjustments
   • Circumstances where delaying actions are required and their causes, are accurately identified
10. Air traffic clearances are withheld, or instructions are imposed to achieve required delay
11. Delaying actions are cancelled or relaxed as required and instructions are issued for onwards flight

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

adhering to procedures adjusting routing and tracking of aircraft advising aircraft of delays allocating attention according to demand and task managing: human machine interface (HMI) or equipment use air traffic communications traffic flow applying reasoning and decision making to airspace and flight path scenarios communicating effectively with others conducting holding of aircraft and onwards processing formulating and issuing onwards airways clearances, conditional clearances and clearance limits identifying and applying precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards implementing contingency plans managing traffic flow safely • by day and night • in variable weather conditions prioritising tasks and managing workload projecting and planning airspace, traffic and flight path scenarios.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

aerodrome runway combinations and traffic requirements air traffic clearances to hold, delay, limit and continue flight air traffic control (ATC) principles aircraft performance characteristics airspace geography and topography airspace, route structures and procedures used to assist strategic air traffic flow management area of radar coverage classification and special use airspace conditional air traffic clearance contingency plans including for reduced facilities and degraded systems how to interpret airspace charts and approach to land procedures including holding patterns how to interpret meteorological data non-published aircraft holding techniques relevant sections of regulatory and operational documentation reporting procedures role of air traffic flow management (ATFM) to support ATC in ensuring an optimum flow of air traffic to, from, through or within defined areas during times when demand or expected demand exceeds system capacity roles and responsibilities for managing air traffic flow safety hazards, risks and related risk control procedures and precautions systems and tools used for air traffic flow management traffic management techniques.

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