Job Opportunity of Air Traffic Service Officer Trainee

Join ATNS as an Air Traffic Service Officer Trainee and contribute to providing safe and efficient air traffic services in accordance with Company policies and ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARP’s).

Your role will be essential in meeting the aviation community’s needs.

About ATNS

Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) is the leading provider of air traffic management, navigation, training, and related services in South Africa.

With responsibility for approximately 10% of the world’s airspace, ATNS handles over half a million arrival and departure movements annually while upholding ISO 9001:2000 accreditation.

Job Opportunity of Air Traffic Service Officer Trainee

As an Air Traffic Service Officer Trainee, your responsibilities include:

1. Route Clearances and SID Allocation

Issue clearances based on filed flight plans to determine SID allocations.
Obtain aircraft parking bay, registration, and requested flight level.
Provide relevant after-departure clearances and departure slot times, including aircraft call sign, destination, requested flight level, transponder code, and slot time.

Communication and Coordination

Act as a switchboard, including screening private calls to ATC’s on position and handling requests for information from the public, pilots, and airlines.
Monitor Search and Rescue (SAR) requirements and process SAR cancellations.
Complete necessary forms in the event of SAR, accidents, or incidents.
Ensure correctness of all flight plans and allocate reference numbers.
Manipulate and monitor AMATIS and TopSky.
Liaise with AIMU regarding flight plan requests.
Assist ATC with operational duties and provide relevant information.
Create, extend, and cancel Notams.
Handle billing for daily statistics.
Liaise with Technical Services to address faulty equipment and update the unserviceability log.
Send departure and other messages via Anais.
Provide traffic information to all aircraft operating in the flight information region.
Verify aircraft type, speed, and wake turbulence category.
Provide weather information upon request (reported and forecasted).
Offer information about destination and alternate aerodromes, including hours of duty of manned stations, changes in weather conditions, and facility updates.
Take alerting action as needed.
Provide clearances to aircraft entering controlled airspace.
Offer assistance in emergencies or cases of lost aircraft.
Monitor radar for flights in FACA FIR.
Relay real-time estimates to/from neighboring FIR’s and ATSU’s.

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

Grade 12 with Math and English.
Completion of ATS Core Content and ATS Rating course to qualify as an ATSO.
Valid Class 3 medical certificate.
Exposure to the ATS environment is advantageous.

How to Apply

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