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  1. 3o.6.1 Opening Positions. ATC should open the highest unstaffed Position for which they are authorized to control within a given FIR, unless conditions exist that would prevent them from doing so. In addition, the following must be complied with: A Facility primary Position (denoted by an asterisk in the Sign-In/Sign-Out menu) must be staffed prior to opening any secondary Position within the same Facility. An Area primary Position (denoted by an asterisk in the Sign-In/Sign-Out menu) must be staffed prior to opening any secondary Position within the same Area. While not a requirement, consideration must be given to traffic levels and workload. Often times it makes more sense to open the primary Position of a different Facility rather than opening a secondary position of a Facility that already has a the primary Position staffed. Refer to Division SOPs and LOAs for specific guidance on Sectors, Positions, and staffing. 3o.6.2 Combining Positions. Combining is handled automatically by the server. 3o.6.3 Decombining Positions. Decombining is handled automatically by the server.
  2. All ATC members are responsible for their own ATC training unless requested by the member themself. 2.3 All members can expect the following from divisional instructors: To be prepared for the training session by reviewing all relevant SOP and material. To represent the division in a professional manner at all times. To monitor and assess the progress of students on a regular basis. To evaluate efficiently and fairly. To remain current on changes to facility policies, procedures, and SOP. 2.4 All instructors can expect the following from students: To come prepared for the training session. To represent the division in a professional manner at all times. To self-study the required material and prepare any questions you may have. To be courteous and accept critique at all times. To self-evaluate. 2.5 Training sessions are a mutual agreement between both instructor and student. 1-2-1 training is not required however attendance will be monitored and failure to attend a mutal agreed session may result in disciplinary actions to either party.
  3. All ATC members of this division are required to read and understand the "Divisional ATC Training Policy". All members wishing to participate in pilot training are requested to read the "Divisional Pilot Training Policy".
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    1.8 A member of the divisional team will be designated overall responsibility for events. This member will hold the position of "Lead Event Coordinator" they must approve all organised events utilising a position within the division. An event is defined as any time when advertising is published on the POSCON systems to attract pilots to an airport within the division. Provide updates to the Manager of Events and Division Manager as appropriate. 1.13 Members of the divisional team "Event Coordinators" will be designated responsibility for planning and organising events that utilize at least one position within this division. Create and maintain promotional material to be used. Provide regular updates to the Lead Event Coordinator and Division Manager.
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  6. Africa Region (AFI) AOM: Vacant Division Code Status Manager(s) Term Sub-Division(s) & FIR(s) Algeria DZA Inactive Egypt EGY Inactive Kenya KEN Inactive Morocco MAR Inactive Rwanda RWA Inactive South Africa ZAF Inactive Tanzania TZA Inactive Tunisia TUN Inactive Uganda UGA Inactive North America (NAM) AOM: Vacant Division Code Status Manager(s) Term Sub-Division(s) & FIR(s) Canada CAN Active Veda Moola OCT 2023 CZVR, CZEG, CZWG, CZYZ, CZUL, CZQM, CZQX United States USA Active Alex Long JUN 2023 Central Mountain: KZAB, KZDV, KZKC Eastern: KZBW, KZDC, KZNY, KZOB, KZWY Great Lakes: KZAU, KZID, KZMP Northwest Mountain: KZAN, KZLC, KZSE South-Central: KZFW, KZHU, KZME Southern: KZJX, KZMA, KZSU, KZTL Western-Pacific: KZAK, KZHN, KZLA, KZOA, KZUA North Asia (NAS) AOM: Vacant Division Code Status Manager(s) Term Sub-Division(s) & FIR(s) Bulgaria BGR Inactive Estonia EST Inactive Hong Kong HKG Active Gary Law OCT 2023 VHHK Hungary HUN Active Laszlo A. OCT 2023 LHCC Poland POL Inactive Romania ROU Inactive Russia RUS Inactive Middle East (MID) AOM: Vacant Division Code Status Manager(s) Term Sub-Division(s) & FIR(s) Bahrain & Qatar BHR Inactive India IND Active Divya Patel FEB 2023 VABF, VECF, VIDF, VOMF Iran IRN Inactive Israel ISR Inactive Jordan JOR Active Yaseen Izwayyed FEB 2023 OJAC Kuwait KWT Inactive Lebanon LBN Active Bahaeddine El-Zarif OCT 2023 OLBB Oman OMN Inactive Pakistan PAK Inactive Saudi Arabia SAU Inactive Turkey TUR Inactive United Arab Emirates ARE Active Rishabh Ratnalikar NOV 2023 OMAE Pacific (PAC) AOM: Vacant Division Code Status Manager(s) Term Sub-Division(s) & FIR(s) Australia AUS Inactive Indonesia IDN Inactive Japan JPN Inactive Korea KOR Inactive HyeonSeok Lee FEB 2023 RKRR Malaysia MYS Inactive New Zealand NZL Inactive Philippines PHL Inactive Singapore SGP Inactive Thailand THA Inactive Vietnam VNM Inactive South America (SAM) AOM: Vacant Division Code Status Manager(s) Term Sub-Division(s) & FIR(s) Argentina ARG Inactive Bahamas BHS Inactive Brazil BRA Active Juvenal Gomes FEB 2023 SBAO, SBAZ, SBBS, SBCW, SBRE Chile CHL Inactive Colombia COL Inactive Cuba CUB Inactive Dominican Republic DOM Inactive Haiti HTI Inactive Jamaica JAM Inactive Mexico MEX Inactive Trinidad & Tobago TTO Inactive Uruguay URY Inactive Venezuela VEN Active Claudio Bolivar OCT 2023 SVZM Western Europe (EUR) AOM: Vacant Division Code Status Manager(s) Term Sub-Division(s) & FIR(s) Austria AUT Active Chris Eibl FEB 2023 LOVV Belgium BEL Active Gunther Salme FEB 2023 EBBU Croatia HRV Inactive Denmark DNK Inactive Finland FIN Inactive France FRA Inactive Germany DEU Inactive EDGG, EDMM, EDUU, EDWW, EDYY Greece GRC Active Nico Sfakianakis SEP 2023 Iceland ISL Inactive Ireland IRL Inactive Italy ITA Active Giovanni Rizza JUN 2023 Malta MLT Inactive Netherlands NLD Active Olaf Blom SEP 2023 Norway NOR Inactive Portugal PRT Inactive Serbia SRB Inactive Slovenia SVN Inactive Spain ESP Inactive Sweden SWE Inactive Switzerland CHE Inactive United Kingdom GBR Active Alexander B. SEP 2023 EGPX, EGTT
  7. 7g.3.1 Definition. Development Access ("dev-access") allows a user to connect to our development environments, which includes but is not limited to: Development servers https://www.poscon.dev 7g.3.2 Authorization. The following staff positions are permitted to receive server dev-access: President Network Directors Network Managers Division Managers Sub-Division Managers Moderators Support Specialists Facility Data Specialists
  8. Chapters Sections Chapter 1: Introduction Section 1.1: Contents Contains links to all applicable chapters of the policies manual. Section 1.2: Preface Outlines policy philosophy, administration, suggestions, and words of authority. Section 1.3: Doc Standards Provides a standard for document and policy creation on POSCON. Section 1.4: Bulletins Disseminate temporary and/or time critical information to users. Chapter 2: Reserved Chapter 3: ATC Policies Section 3g: General Describes steps to obtain ATC role and sector authorizations. Outlines streaming policy. Section 3c: Communication Outlines requirements for monitoring Guard, top-down service, unnecessary communication, language usage, early contact attempts, and unresponsive pilots. Section 3o: Operational Outlines policies for denial of service, deviations from real-world, top-down service, early issuance of control instructions, pilot deviations, and self-help moderation methods. Section 3s: Scheduling Outlines policies for scheduling ATC sessions. Chapter 4: Reserved. Chapter 5: Divisions Section 5g: General Outlines policies for Division formation, Discords, leadership, permissions, documentation, and social media. Section 5.2: Arrangement Describes how Divisions and Sub-Divisions are grouped. Section 5.3: ATC Outlines specific ATC policies for Divisions. Chapter 6: General Ops Section 6.1: Feedback Section 6.2: Member Conduct Chapter 7: Management Section 7g: General Outlines general policies related to staff positions on POSCON including age and activity requirements. Section 7.2: Duties & Responsibilities Section 7.3: Organizational Structure Chapter 8: Pilot Policies Section 8g: General Section 8c: Communication Section 8o: Operational Chapter 9: User Content Section 9.1: Content Creators Section 9.2: Discord Section 9.3: General Guidelines Section 9.4: Real-World Verification Badges Chapter 10: Virtual Operators
  9. 5g.2.1 Authority. Authority to resolve disputes lies with the Manager-in-charge at the dispute level. For example, a dispute within a Sub-Division shall be resolved by the Sub-Division Manager and his/her judgement is final. A dispute within a Division shall be resolved by the Division Manager and his/her judgement is final. 5g.2.2 Conflicts of Interest. If a dispute directly involves the Manager-in-charge, then the dispute may be elevated one level above the dispute level. For example, a dispute that involves a Sub-Division Manager shall be elevated to the Division Manager and his/her judgement is final. A dispute that involves the Division Manager shall be elevated to the respective Air Operations Manager and his/her judgement is final. A dispute that involves the Air Operations Manager shall be elevated to the Director of Operations and his/her judgement is final. 5g.2.3 Disputes Requiring Consensus. In rare cases, there may be certain types of disputes that require consensus of at least three Network Directors before judgement is final. Examples of these types of disputes include: Division Manager removal prior to the end of their term. Deliberate interference in the Division Manager Selection process by Division members. Permanent removal of a Member. Any other dispute that may significantly impact users or undermine POSCON's policies/reputation. The Director of Operations shall report any dispute that meets the above criteria to the Network Directors for disposition.
  10. The following policy apply to all members of the POSCON Network. Membership of POSCON is governed by a set of shared member expectations based on core values. In other words, we rely on the fact that people generally know what right and wrong are. POSCON expects members, whenever they are communicating on POSCON venues, to act within the confines of the network’s shared values: Respect Responsibility Empathy Honesty POSCON venues include but are not limited to: Discords servers run by POSCON POSCON Forums Social media accounts or groups run by POSCON CPDLC, ACARS, or any private chat on POSCON services Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies run by POSCON (VHF, UHF, HF frequencies)
  11. Overview Volunteer position Recommended by the Manager of Air Operating Certificates and appointed by the Director Operations There may be as many Ops Insectors as needed Duties & Responsibilities Reports to the Manager of Air Operating Certificates Conducts audits of Virtual Operators to ensure compliance with approved Ops Specs Makes progress reports to the Manager of Air Operating Certificates when requested Requirements & Qualifications Must be 16 years of age or older Must have knowledge of Air Operation Certificates and POSCON Ops Specs Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills Must demonstrate independent initiative to work on departmental projects Must have sufficient time to dedicate to the position Should have 3 years of experience of flight simulation communities Should have experience with Virtual Airlines
  12. CPDLC Login. CPDLC LOGON: EBCI Taxi Procedures. TWY S2 and S3 are prohibited to aircraft with wingspan exceeding 36 M. TWY S4 is prohibited to aircraft with wingspan exceeding 20 M if turning right on the RWY towards THR 24. 180° backtrack on RWY 24 by aircraft of more than 20 T is only allowed on the turn pad after the end of RWY 24. Due to safety reasons, no more than two aircraft with wingspan of 24 M or more are allowed simultaneously on RWY 06/24 and TWY S. When an aircraft with wingspan of 36 M or more performs a movement on RWY 06/24, no aircraft are allowed on TWY S and vice versa. Airbus A340-300 taxiing on TWY N shall maintain both outer engines on idle to avoid FOD/stones ingestion due to unprepared TWY shoulders. Airbus A340-300 may be exceptionally allowed on TWY S via S1 and S4 upon prior approval by the airport authority, only with a follow-me car and wingman. Both outer engines shall remain on idle to avoid FOD/stones ingestion due to unprepared TWY shoulders. TWY centreline markings shall strictly be followed by aircraft entering RWY 06 via N1 or N2. Noise Abatement Procedures Please refer to EBCI AD 2.21 NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES VFR Procedures Unless instructed otherwise by Charleroi TWR, pilots shall use the VFR routes established for their benefit and they shall join the visual reporting points used for entering or leaving Charleroi CTR at the specified altitude. Visual reporting point VFR traffic shall only use following reporting points. Name Associated landmark Position NW railway station of Obaix-Buzet 503210N 0042148E N Frasnes-les-Gosselies, gas tank “Cargas” 503241N 0042718E NE village of Tilly 503338N 0043315E NA water tower, east of Gosselies 502840N 0042701E SW belfry of Thuin 502023N 0041712E S Bultia, intersection roads N5 and N574 502036N 0042824E SE village of Presles 502302N 0043443E SA CORA shopping facility at exit R3 Charleroi 502437N 0042940E E Spy, gas station on motorway E42 502941N 0044206E VFR Outbound Traffic From RWY 06 Departures to the north After take-off, left turn and proceed to N. Departures to the south After take-off, right turn and proceed to SE. From RWY 24 Departures to the north After take-off, right turn and proceed to NW. Departures to the south After take-off, left turn and proceed to S. Note: Reporting points NE, E and SW can be used at ATC discretion. Visual circuit shall be flown at 1 500 FT AMSL MAX, unless otherwise instructed by ATC, or requested by the pilot.
  13. All Network policy changes must be reviewed by the Network Directors and approved by the President. All Legal policy changes must be reviewed by the Network Directors and approved by both the President and General Legal Counsel. Major changes to policy content should only be released in Q2 or Q4 of any given year. Major changes policy content may be released during other times of the year so long as those changes can be classified as urgently needed by the President. Minor fixes to spelling, grammar, and indexing may occur at any time.
  14. Overview Volunteer position Appointed by the President Duties & Responsibilities Reports to the Managing Director Meets with the Managing Director and Director of Technology two times a year in Q1 and Q3 Provides feedback regarding new technologies and features worth considering Requirements & Qualifications Must be 16 years of age or older Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills Must have expert level software development experience Must have sufficient time to dedicate to the position Should have at least 3 years of flight simulation experience
  15. Communications menus, controls, and data input methods are similar for ATC, FLIGHT INFORMATION, and COMPANY functions. Basic functions are explained here. Command Key Locations Communications command keys are displayed at the bottom of communications pages. Command keys change as appropriate for pages displayed. Each key has a label which changes based on the page displayed and the possible action. Only one label is displayed in a single location for a specific condition on the page. Command Key Functions The following table describes the key functions and labels for all ATC, FLIGHT INFORMATION, and COMPANY functions. Command Key Label Displayed/Inhibited Key Function ACCEPT (uplink messages) Displayed when: — message requires an accept/reject response, and — all message pages have been displayed Inhibited for first 2 seconds of message display. Select: — message acceptance downlinked to message sender — ACCEPT & REJECT keys removed — message status displayed in info box — CANCEL command key displayed ADS MANAGER Displayed when ATC LOGON/STATUS page is displayed. Displays ADS MANAGER page. ARM (ATC downlink reports) Displayed when an armable report is not ARMED: — REPORT LEAVING — REPORT MAINTAINING — REPORT PASSING — REPORT REACHING — REPORT REACHING BLOCK Select: — arms the report for automatic downlink to ATC when report conditions are met — key function changes to DISARM — report status changes from OPEN to ARMED CANCEL Displayed when: — uplink message is displayed which does not require an accept or reject response, or — an uplink message is displayed which has been accepted, rejected, or — review message is displayed Inhibited for first 2 seconds of message display. Message is removed. DELETE (ATC reports and Conditional Clearances) Displayed when a downlink report page is open for entry. Select: — deletes the report without sending — displays the COMM menu DISARM (ATC reports) Displayed when an armable report is ARMED: — REPORT LEAVING — REPORT MAINTAINING — REPORT PASSING — REPORT REACHING — REPORT REACHING BLOCK Select: — disarms automatic report downlink to ATC — key function changes to ARM — Report status changes from ARMED to OPEN DISPLAY REPORT Displayed after accepting an uplink message which contains a report. Displays the downlink report attached to an uplinked message. DISPLAY REQUEST Displayed after accepting an ATC uplink message which contains a request. Downlink request which required an ATC response is displayed, EXIT Displayed when: — a downlink message is displayed, or — a manager page is displayed COMM main menu is displayed. EXIT MENU Displayed when menu is displayed. COMM main menu is displayed. LOAD FMC (ATC uplink) Displayed when uplinked ATC message contains data which can be loaded into the FMC. Inhibited when active route is in a MOD condition. Select: — FMC data is transferred into the active route, and — FMC modification is started PRINT Displayed when: — displayed message can be printed, and — printer is available Inhibited when printer is not available. Message is sequenced for printing. PRINT LIST Displayed when: — new message list page is displayed, or — review list page is displayed — ATC REPORTS — CONDITIONAL CLEARANCES Inhibited when printer is not available. All messages in the list are sequenced for printing. REJECT (uplink messages) Displayed when: — message requires an accept/reject response, and — all message pages have been displayed Inhibited for first 2 seconds of message display. Select: — message rejection downlinked to message sender — ACCEPT, REJECT, STANDBY and REJECT REASONS command keys removed — CANCEL command key displayed — message status displayed in info box, and — message cleared from the display 5 seconds after status changes to REJECTED REJECT REASONS (ATC reject downlink) Displayed when an uplink message requires an accept or reject response. Displays REJECT REASON page. RESET (downlink pages) Displayed when downlink page is displayed. Message parameters are reset to their default values. RESET ALL (ATC downlink pages) Displayed when ATC VERIFY REQUEST page is displayed. Select: — all request parameters on the VERIFY REQUEST are set to reset/default values — ATC combined request pages are reset, or — COMM main menu is displayed RETURN Displayed when: — a review message is displayed, or — a downlink message is displayed, or — a VERIFY REQUEST page is displayed, or — a manager page is displayed Previous list page, request page, or menu is displayed. SEND (downlink messages) Displayed when: — required data complete, and — all company message pages have been displayed Inhibited when transmission queue is full. Select: — message transmission initiated — message status displayed in info box, and — message cleared from the display 5 seconds after status changes to SENT STANDBY (ATC uplink messages) Displayed when: — uplinked message is received which requires an accept/reject response, and — STANDBY has not been previously selected for this message Standby response is sent. VERIFY Displayed when data is entered on more than one of the following ATC pages: — LEVEL REQUEST — ROUTE REQUEST — SPEED REQUEST Displays VERIFY REQUEST page. Text Entry
  16. Multifunction Display - Shown with no menu functions active: Selectable menu items (active functions) have white text on a gray background. Inhibited items have cyan text on a black background with a cyan border. Inhibited items cannot be selected. The background color for a selected top level function is green. Selecting ATC, FLIGHT INFORMATION, COMPANY, REVIEW, MANAGER, or NEW MESSAGES selection: — places the appropriate title in the menu heading line — displays the subordinate menu selections for that function in the menu/data area Subordinate menu items which lead to subsequent subordinate menu(s) are followed by three dots (…). Making a selection from the subordinate menu places the title of that function in the menu heading and displays a new subordinate menu or data below. Making a selection from the subordinate menu displays the appropriate title, the menu heading, and the data below. ATC provides ATC logon/status functions and downlink messages to ATC, where available. FLIGHT INFORMATION provides downlink messages that allow Departure Clearance, Oceanic Clearance, Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS), Pushback Clearance, Terminal Weather Information for Pilots (TWIP), and Expected Taxi Clearance requests. COMPANY provides for downlink messages to airline facilities and related operational datalink functions. REVIEW displays a list of all transmitted messages, received messages not requiring a response that have been viewed, or received messages with the response already sent. REVIEW is inhibited if there are no listed messages. MANAGER provides the controls for datalink and communications systems in general. NEW MESSAGES displays a list of uplinked messages that have not been displayed or responded to. NEW MESSAGES is inhibited when there are no new messages.
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