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SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT SURVEY – TRAINING The FAA over the next year will be reviewing many aspects of air traffic training, including proficiency a nd skill enhanc ement training. One goal is to identify training topics that may need to be updated, while investigating new and more effectiv e methods in program delivery. Your participa tion in completing the linked survey conducted by the FAA ' s Center of Excellence for Technical Training and Human Performance will assist them in identifying the topics and delivery methods to be examined. NATCA recommends participation in this survey. Click here to start the survey. Partic ipation is completely anonymous. SURVEY – IFR/VFR CONFLICTS ATO's Safety and Technical Training group (AJI) has been asked to assess the effectiveness of awareness campaign ma terials related to IFR/VFR conflicts. The purpose of this survey is to gather opinions on how IFR and VFR traffic is handled at your facility. The goal at this time is to gather baseline information on the current culture, attitudes, and behaviors related to managing potential IFR/VFR conflicts. The plan is to provide a follow - up survey in about a year, to assess changes in attitudes or behavior related to IFR/VFR conflicts. This IVF/VFR Conflict Attitudes survey is voluntary and all responses are anonymou s. No identifiable information is included in this survey. NATCA has recommended participation in this survey. Please click this link to take the survey: http://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/bmp5mY NATCA Saf ety & Tech Upd ate Week of Oct. 9 , 2017 AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES (AJV - 8) Andy Marosvari (BOI) is the Article 114 Repre sentative in the AJV - 8 Office. Mr. Marosvari forwarded the summary below for this update. SRM Panel for 2 - 1 - 13, Formation Flights I partici pated in an SRM panel for changes to 7110.65 2 - 1 - 13, Formation Flights. The new guidance will permit controllers to issue clearances to any element of the flight when a flight split up has been requested. It has always been the responsibility of the flight lead to effect separation among the elements of the flight until an ATC clearance will effect separation. The new guidance reiterates this and removes the requirement of an advisory to the flight lead to effect separation. Also, procedures for flight join ups have been addressed. The new guidance won't be published until March of 2018 but I am confident a Notice will be issued to make the changes effective sooner. Class G Airspace Definition and Responsibilities DCP The change to Class G airspace includes a new PCG definition that states that Class G Airspace is uncontrolled and that IFR separation standards do not apply in Class G airspace. ATC is still responsible to provide Traffic Advisories and Safety Alerts in order to prevent a collision. Prior to A irspace Reclassification, Uncontrolled Airspace was understood as airspace that ATC had neither the authority or responsibility to control but that understanding was lost when the Agency renamed it Class G and defined it as any