Aeronautical Fixed Services Operator (AFS)

Introduction

Objectives

At the end of the theoretical part, the participants should be able to:

• Meaning of AFS definitions
• Meaning of AMS definitions
• Decode the Q CODE abbreviations
• Uses of communication abbreviations
• Aeronautical Fixed Service Procedures
• Aeronautical Mobile Service Procedures
• Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network (AFTN)
• Common ICAO Data Interchange Network (CIDIN)
• ATS Message Handling System (AMHS)
• Categories of ICAO AFTN messages
• Acceptance, transmission and delivery of messages
• Cancellation of messages
• Division of telecommunication service
• Hours of communication service
• Supervision process
• Routing of AFS messages
• Short term retention of AFTN traffic
• Long term retention of AFTN traffic
• AFTN message format
• Stages of repetition of messages process
• Stages of tracing of messages process
• Stages of analyzing of AFTN messages
• What is AMHS
•  The advantages of AMHS
• Correction of errors
• Record of communication
• Aeronautical Telecommunication Service documents
• Coordination reports
•  AFS Standing orders

At the end of the practical part, the participants will recognize the following:

• How to send an AFTN message
• How to receive an AFTN message
• How to repeat an AFTN message
• How to retrieve an AFTN message
• How to route a message
• How to check on messages

Who Sould Attend

• Aeronautical Communications Operators

Course Content

• Module 01: AFS Operator Theoretical Part
• Module 02: AFS Operator Practical Part

Prerequisite

• Aeronautical fixed service operator
• Aeronautical mobile service operator
• Flight information service operator
• Quality assurance unit chief
• All aeronautical units which are dealing with (AFTN/CIDIN/AMHS) telecommunication network.

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