HYDERABAD: The graduation ceremony of the 109th Air Traffic Management & Air Laws (Basic) Course [ATM & AL (B)] was held on Thursday at the Air Traffic Control Officers Training Establishment, Air Force Academy, Hyderabad.
The ATM & AL (B) course is a six-month long rigorous instructional course aimed at imparting ab-initio training on surface movement control, aerodrome control, and approach control functions to young commissioned officers to become qualified air traffic controllers. The pattern of the course was recently restructured for the early availability of controllers in the field. A total of 20 Indian Air Force (IAF) officers were part of the course.
Air Marshal B. Chandra Sekhar, Commandant of the Air Force Academy was present at the occasion as the Reviewing Officer and congratulated the graduating officers. The Air Marshal acknowledged the critical role of Aerodrome controllers as the nodal agency for coordinating and implementing the procedures such as flexible use of airspace, search, and rescue, unlawful interference, etc., especially at Joint User Aerodromes. He also emphasised the need to keep abreast with the latest developments in the field of air traffic services (ATS).
