Analysis of the Methods of Flight Clearance Entry and the Impact on the Situational Awareness of Air Traffic Control Operators

For decades, records have been kept in the field of air traffic services on every issued ATC clearance based on the service performance directive. There are various information carriers used for this recording. Technological progress has shifted this operation from paper to digital records. This art...

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Main Authors: Schmidt, Stanley, Tagunkov, Denis, Pilmannova, Terezia, Machula, Vladimir
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
air traffic control
Aircraft navigation
aviation
ESCAPE
paper strip
Position measurement
Recording
simulation
situation awareness
Software
Solids
stripless
Strips
surveillance system
Trajectory
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Summary:For decades, records have been kept in the field of air traffic services on every issued ATC clearance based on the service performance directive. There are various information carriers used for this recording. Technological progress has shifted this operation from paper to digital records. This article compares two of the most commonly used methods of recording issued permissions: the traditional method of paper flight strips and the modern stripless system. This research aims to conduct a comprehensive analysis and assess the impact on flight management efficiency emphasizing air traffic controller situational awareness. In the case of the conventional method, it is necessary to monitor more values outside the scope of the situational display, physically move the flight strip holders, located outside the field of view, and tilt the head down. In the second case, the system offers the necessary functions for data entry as an integrated part of the software. Therefore, diverting the view outside the display unit is not necessary. Using both recording methods, an experiment was set up to measure the air traffic controller's situational awareness level. The Situation Awareness Global Assessment Technique (SAGAT) system was used for situational awareness assessment. The research and real life experience indicate, that the stripless recording method has smaller negative impact on situational awareness and is more user friendly. Subjects maintained a better situational overview compared to the paper-based method. This article presents the strengths and weaknesses of individual methods and contributes to the discussion of cognitive functions in air traffic control.
ISSN:2694-7854
DOI:10.23919/NTCA60572.2024.10517856