10.6.2 Providers of Air Traffic Services
Providers of air traffic services at units where they are responsible for the provision of air traffic control services must have processes, procedures and competent personnel to ensure that:
a) the UTP contains TRUCE and assessment procedures;.
b) all air traffic controllers at the unit who hold unit endorsements complete the appropriate TRUCE training and are competent to handle unusual circumstances and aircraft in emergency;
c) the unit has sufficient Unit Competence Examiners;
d) Unit Competence Examiners are competent to assess controllers in their ability to handle unusual circumstances and aircraft in emergency;
e) controllers who fail, or fail to complete, a TRUCE assessment within the notified time period are withdrawn from operational duty;
f) the ATSD Regional Manager or Head of En-Route and College Regulation as appropriate is advised concerning controllers in e) above.
11 Controllers’ Current Experience
11.1 Requirement
To maintain competence, controllers shall be required to carry out a minimum amount of controlling time on each sector or operational position for which their ratings are valid.
11.2 Maintaining Currency
Units shall have procedures to ensure that controllers exercise the privileges of their air traffic controller licences on each sector or operational position for which their ratings are valid for a minimum period of time during each watch or over a specified period. These procedures shall be approved by the ATSD Regional Manager or Head of En-Route and College Regulation as appropriate
Units shall maintain records of the hours worked on each sector or operational position for every licence holder. These records shall be made available to the CAA on request.
Units shall ensure that watch rosters enable controllers to meet the currency requirements.
A controller who does not satisfy the minimum currency requirement for a particular sector(s) or operational position(s) will be required to complete unit procedures for regaining his currency.
Units shall have procedures to enable controllers to regain their currency. These shall include requirements and guidance:
a) to ensure that controllers who do not satisfy the minimum currency requirement do not provide an air traffic control service on the sector(s) or operational position(s) concerned, unless they are monitored by an OJTI who holds a valid rating appropriate to the air traffic service being provided;
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