The Civil Aviation Authority Training Institute (CAATI) was established in 1990 in response to a growing demand for qualified personnel to manage the Air Traffic Control Units in Jamaica ...
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Trainee Air Traffic controllers and their instructors at their graduation in June 2008
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Twenty-five trainee Air Traffic Controllers have successfully completed an eight-week Aerodrome Control Procedural course (ADC-2) at the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority Training Institute. The Aerodrome Control course which ended in early June had both theory and practical components and covered all aspects of Air Traffic Control such as:
- Flight Data Theory
- Aeronautical Information Service
- Aerodrome Control Theory
- Aerodrome Control Practical (Simulations)
- Air law
- Navigation
- Aircraft Recognition
- Aeronautical Knowledge
- Communication
- Aviation Meteorology
- Human Factors
- Air Traffic Services
- The 24-hour Clock
- ICAO Overview
In order to achieve their Aerodrome Control Unit validation ten of the trainees are now receiving on-the-job training (OJT) at the Control Tower at the Sangster International airport. The other 15 persons have been deployed to the Norman Manley Airport and the Tinson Pen aerodrome for their OJT .
Speaking at the graduation ceremony the JCAA’s Acting Director General, Lt Col Oscar Derby urged the trainees to take their duties seriously as international standards must be met at all times. He said that the JCAA was responsible for the safe, efficient and orderly development of aviation in Jamaica and it was the duty of the Authority to help the industry to grow.
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Special awards went to Troy Blackwood, Bryan Richards, Juno Gayle, David Keene and Natalie Samuels. Instructors were assisted by the following Subject Matter Experts:
C. Malcolm,, M. Phillips, D. Taylor, R. Lewis, K. McIntosh, K. Morris M McFarlene, L Stevens, Z. Beckford, H. Gayle and R. Graham
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