Completed the 3rd Integrated Radar Course and the 18th Operational Evaluator Course of the CSA The 3rd Integrated Radar Course lasted nine months, during which the participants, Officers and Sub-Officers of Air Traffic Controllers of the Italian Air Force, carried out a very intensive training program, particularly in the part related to radar simulation, where complex scenarios of air traffic management were recreated, both for the general air traffic part and for the operational air traffic part. Upon passing the final exam, the participants obtained the qualifications of “Approach Radar Controller”, “Precision Radar Controller” and “Area Radar Controller”. The CSA Operational Evaluator course, on the other hand, aims to provide the participants with the methodological and technical knowledge, of a theoretical nature, necessary to operate as an Operational Evaluator in accordance with the standards stipulated by the national directives in force for the Air Defense and Air Traffic sectors. During 2013, 34 courses were held at the RACSA for personnel responsible for Airspace Control, Air Traffic and Air Defense, as well as for those employed in the Meteorological Service, for a total of 422 participants. In addition, 41 examinations were conducted to assess the linguistic proficiency in technical English “Technical Proficiency Test” (T.P.T.), to which 328 Air Defense/Air Traffic controllers performing Airspace management functions participated.
