4.5.2023
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
L 118/13
16. point ATCO.C.055 is replaced by the following: ‘ATCO.C.055 Application for assessor endorsement Applicants for the issue of an assessor endorsement shall: (a) have exercised the privileges of an air traffic controller licence for at least 2 years; and (b) within the 12 months preceding the application have successfully completed an assessor course during which the required knowledge and skills are taught using theoretical and practical methods, and have been appropriately assessed.’; 17. point ATCO.C.060 is replaced by the following: ‘ATCO.C.060 Validity of assessor endorsement (a) The assessor endorsement shall be valid for a period of 3 years.
(b) The assessor endorsement may be revalidated by successfully completing refresher training on assessment skills and on current operational practices during its validity period.
(c) If the assessor endorsement has expired, it may be renewed if, within the 12 months preceding the application for renewal, the assessor endorsement holder has: (1) received refresher training on assessment skills and on current operational practices; and (2) successfully passed an assessor competence assessment.
(d) In the case of first issue and renewal, the period of validity of the assessor endorsement shall start not later than 30 days from the date on which the assessment has been successfully completed.’; 18. point ATCO.D.010 is replaced by the following: ‘ATCO.D.010 Composition of initial training (a) Initial training, intended for an applicant for a student air traffic controller licence or for the issue of an additional rating and/or, if applicable, rating endorsement, shall consist of: (1) basic training, comprising all the subjects, topics and subtopics contained in Appendix 2 to Annex I; and (2) rating training, comprising the subjects, topics and subtopics of at least one of the following: (i)
Aerodrome Control Rating – ADC, defined in Appendix 3 to Annex I;
(ii) Approach Control Procedural Rating – APP, defined in Appendix 4 to Annex I; (iii) Area Control Procedural Rating – ACP, defined in Appendix 5 to Annex I; (iv) Approach Control Surveillance Rating – APS, defined in Appendix 6 to Annex I; (v) Area Control Surveillance Rating – ACS, defined in Appendix 7 to Annex I. (b) Training intended for an additional rating shall consist of the subjects, topics and subtopics applicable to at least one of the ratings established in point (a)(2).
(c) Training intended for the reactivation of a rating following a not successful assessment of previous competence according to point ATCO.B.010(b) shall be tailored according to the result of that assessment.
(d) Training intended for a rating endorsement shall consist of subjects, topics and subtopics developed by the training organisation and approved as part of the training course.
(e) Basic and/or rating training may be complemented with subjects, topics and subtopics that are additional or specific to the functional airspace block (FAB) or to the national environment.’;