What are the locations if you go through Area?
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What are the locations if you go through Area?
I'm starting the college in February for Area. As far as I know the two locations where I could be placed are Swanwick and Prestwick. Are there any other places?
Hi DIAF, welcome to NATS. A perfectly reasonable quetsion, & your contention is correct: by the time you join, any Area ATCO will be working either in Prestwick or Swanwick. There are Area style functions at Aberdeen (as mentioned above) & Cardiff, however, presently these are done by Approach controllers, appropriately qualified. The Manchester sub centre will have moved to Prestwick by the time you start. Good luck wih your studies. Hopefully some of the reactions above haven't put you off before you've even begun...
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Area Rated
There are probably quite a few (older) ATCOs at various airfields who are area rated but not using the rating. In 'The Olden Days' of 3 year cadetships all successful graduates had at least 5 ratings - and validated them all too! 'SIGH'
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Hi DIAF, welcome to NATS. A perfectly reasonable quetsion, & your contention is correct: by the time you join, any Area ATCO will be working either in Prestwick or Swanwick. There are Area style functions at Aberdeen (as mentioned above) & Cardiff, however, presently these are done by Approach controllers, appropriately qualified. The Manchester sub centre will have moved to Prestwick by the time you start. Good luck wih your studies. Hopefully some of the reactions above haven't put you off before you've even begun...