ATSEP QUALIFICATION, SUR PSR+SSR
Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel
ATSEP QUALIFICATION, SUR PSR+SSR
Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel
Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel

Course code: ATSEP Q SUR PSR+SSR
Duration: 8 days
Course code: ATSEP Q SUR PSR+SSR
Duration: 8 days
ATSEP QUALIFICATION, SUR PSR+SSR
Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel
Course aim
The course is designed to impart domain-related knowledge and skills appropriate to the Surveillance (SUR) qualification streams (SUR-PSR and SUR-SSR) in accordance with the EASA Annex XIII - Part- Pers Requirements for Service providers concerning personnel training and competence assessment subpart A — Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel.Course objectives
After completion of the course, participants have:- Knowledge and understanding of the subjects described below in accordance with the EASA Annex XIII - Part- Pers Requirements for Service providers concerning personnel training and competence assessment subpart A — Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel.
- Knowledge and understanding of the importance of teamwork.
Course overview
The duration of the course is seven days. The competency-based training consists of theoretical lessons and is delivered by professional international instructors. The theory comprises individual topics covering various aspects of operating and maintaining SUR equipment.Entry Point North offers the ATSEP qualification SUR PSR+SSR course, i.e. a course covering ATSEP qualification SUR streams SUR-PSR and SUR-SSR.
Prerequisites
ATSEP Basic.Compliance with regulations
The course is compliant with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373 Annex XIII, subpart A.Content in brief
Pimary (SUR-PSR)
ATC SURVEILLANCEExplain, describe, define and analyse use of PSR for air traffic services, antenna (PSR), transmitters, characteristics of primary targets, receivers, signal processing and plot extraction, plot combining and characteristics of primary radar.
SMR
Explain, describe, define and analyse ese of SMR for air traffic services and radar sensor.
TEST AND MEASUREMENTS
Appreciate how measurements can be made on PSR and SMR.
Secondary (SUR-SSR)
SSR AND MSSRExplain, describe, define and analyse use of SSR for air traffic services, antenna (SSR), interrogator, transponder, receiver, signal processing and plot extraction, plot combining, test and measurement.
MODE S
Explain, describe, define and analyse Introduction to Mode S, Mode S system.
MULTILATERATION
Explain, describe, define and analyse MLAT in use, MLAT principles.
SSR ENVIRONMENT
Explain, describe, define and analyse SSR environment.
HMI (SUR-HMI)
HMIExplain, describe, define and analyse ATCO HMI, ATSEP HMI, pilot HMI, displays.
Surveillance Data Transmission (SUR-SDT)
SURVEILLANCE DATA TRANSMISSIONExplain, describe, define and analyse technology and protocols, verification methods.
Functional Safety (SUR-FST)
SAFETY ATTITUDEState the ATSEP role in safety management routines.
FUNCTIONAL SAFETY
Describe the impact of functional failures in SUR systems.
From qualification Data Processing: Data Processing Systems
SURVEILLANCE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMSExplain, describe, define and analyse surveillance data processing systems.