A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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We all understand that a form of certified camera is being worked on as we speak ( r emote tower project) . When it comes there will be requirements, procedures , an d HITL will have been studied. Until that time , the agency feels they need something in place that ap proves the use of cameras for situational awareness only, p articularly at facilities currently operating them. We have just begun collabo ration on this new approach. The years of work from our old group that included requirements and national SRM ha ve bee n shelved for now. Expect to hear more in the next couple of months. NATCA's Safety & Technology Leadership Council (NSTLC) will work with Mike moving forward to ensure NATCA' s position on the use of camera s is well documented. DATACOMM Chad Geyer (ZLA) is the Article 1 14 Representative for DataComm. Below is his update. Last week Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC) sites sent over 5100 clearances a day. Over the last few weeks the Facility Technical Representatives (FTR) have been meeting a t the Human Factor Labs at the WJHTC. The DataComm program office have developed a simulation of what Full Services will look like on the glass and how controllers will interact with the new capabilities and services in the Full Service deployment schedule d for release in 2022. Use cases have been written and Leidos is preparing to develop initial requirements for the services. Initial computer human interface (CHI) has been developed and the FTR s are making recommendations on changes that will need to be made to improve understanding by the controller workforce. The services will include Full Routes, Full Altitudes, Holding, and Advisory Messages. Remember that UM messages are Uplink Messages sent from the controller and DM Messages are those sent from th e flight deck. The messages that are being added to routes that are being deployed in initial services include : UM75 WHEN ABLE PROCEED DIRECT TO [position] UM77 AT [position] PROCEED DIRECT TO [position] UM78 AT [altitude] PROCEED DIRECT TO [position] U M82 CLEARED TO DEVIATE UP TO [distance offset] [direction] OF ROUTE UM75 WHEN ABLE PROCEED DIRECT TO [position] UM127 REPORT BACK ON ROUTE UM127 REPORT BACK ON ROUTE UM137 CONFIRM ASSIGNED ROUTE There are also additional messages that the flight deck can send to contro ller and those messages include: DM40 ASSIGNED ROUTE DM41 BACK ON ROUTE DM23 REQUEST [procedurename] DM24 REQUEST [route clearance