Overview

This unit aims to equip both Aviation and Air Transportation Management graduates with the skills to operate effectively in an International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) model air space

Requisites

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Explain international procedures and practices governing the movement of air traffic
  • Discuss the interrelationships between Air Traffic services providers, airlines and airport operators
  • Describe the structure of international air traffic management and the processes for change
  • Describe the effects of change on an air traffic system and the means of reducing the impact of change
  • Describe the national aviation environment and explain the relationship with neighbouring airspace arbiters and the importance of the aviation industry to the national interest
  • Identify and discuss aircraft noise management principles and practices
  • Demonstrate through individual written communications, a clear and coherent body of knowledge and understanding of the principles of airspace management and regulation

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture
2.00 12 weeks 24
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Tutorial
1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning
9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual 45 - 55% 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 
PresentationGroup 15 - 25% 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 
QuizzesIndividual 10 - 20% 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 
Tutorial ExercisesGroup 10 - 20% 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and(ii) Complete all assessmentsStudents who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (i) and (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • History of ICAO – how it was formed and why
  • The establishment of airspace based on ICAO recommendations
  • Aviation documentation
  • The provision of Air Traffic Services (ATS)
  • ATS related Air safety Incidents, Runway Safety
  • Navigation charges, Privatisation and Aviation Cost Recovery
  • ATS Flow Management practices
  • Methods of measuring ATS performance
  • Methods of dealing with airspace and airport congestion
  • Aircraft performance
  • ATC issues in airport planning
  • Impact of aircraft noise
  • ATC Automation, Human Factors
  • ATS Consolidation, TAAATS (The Australian Advanced Air Traffic System)
  • The impact of FANS (Future Air Navigation Systems) or CNS/ATM on ATS

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.