This course enables on successful completion, the award of the Approach Control Surveillance (APS) rating with SRA endorsement. The APS course provides comprehensive theoretical and practical training in complex approach surveillance techniques including:

• Vectoring
• Speed control
• Sequencing
• Providing Flight Information Service (FIS)
• Arrival and departure planning
• Overflights
• Coordination
• Abnormal and Emergency (ABES) / Degraded Situations
• Surveillance Radar Approaches
• Surveillance degradation

The practical exercises cover a wide range of traffic types through exercises of increasing complexity and density.

• Successful completion of UK Basic Training Course
• A valid European Class 3 medical (recommended)
• A good command of oral and written English, assessed towards ICAO proficiency level 4 during the course

• Aviation Law
• Air Traffic Management
• Navigation
• Meteorology
• Equipment and Systems
• Aircraft Performance and Aircraft Recognition
• Human Factors

• CAP 168
• CAP 393
• CAP 493
• CAP 637
• CAP 744
• European Common Core Content
• ICAO Doc 4444