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Old 26th Jan 2009, 05:06
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Actually, it's probably easier to restructure The Age as above than ASA. This is what I understand the 7 endorsements quoted in that article to be:

1. J Curve Approach
2. J Curve Enroute
3. J Curve Arrivals
4. High level controlled airspace
5. Oceanic
6. Regional (non radar/ADSB)
7. Regional (in radar/ADSB coverage)

Yes, that's right, your approach endorsement allows you to work on Canberra Approach one day and Sydney Departures the next, then Cairns Approach after you come back from your break. It might even be possible as a pilot to talk to the very same controller who cancelled your SID in Melbourne who issued your approach in Brisbane on the same flight.

Your Regional endorsement allows you to work traffic in the Newcastle-Port Macquarie area, coordinating those low level nav flights with Williamtown, then after a toilet break coordinate with Albury tower and monitor traffic in the Benalla area, then manage weather diversions/broadcasts for traffic around Rockhampton when you are asked to do some overtime to finish your shift.

Your shiny new Arrivals endorsement will allow you to be fluent in all the STARS (with transitions) and coordination procedures into Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Cairns etc without skipping a beat. At night time you can actually run all arrivals positions combined!

If you think that this is ridiculous then you are probably correct. If you thinking that this really all makes sense and don't know what all the fuss is about, then you should really bother to do some research into what ATC is all about, and what Air Traffic Controllers actually do.
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