HYDERABAD: Air Marshal B Chandra Sekhar, Command, Air Force Academy, Dundigal on Thursday highlighted the critical role of Air Traffic Controllers in military aviation.
To mark the successful completion of the 107th Air Traffic Management & Air Laws (Basic) Course, a graduation ceremony was held at ATCOTE, Air Force Academy on June 8, and Air Marshal B Chandra Sekhar was the Reviewing Officer.
He oriented the graduating trainees towards the challenges ahead in the field of aviation and advised them to achieve the highest standards of professional excellence through integrity and diligence.
Air Traffic Control Officers Training Establishment (ATCOTE) is a premier training establishment of the Indian Air Force at Air Force Academy that undertakes training for Officers from the Armed Forces, Paramilitary Forces, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Officers from Friendly Foreign Countries in the field of Air Traffic Services.
More than 35 Officers comprising the Armed Forces, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and One from Friendly Foreign Country (Sri Lanka Air Force) have successfully graduated as Aerodrome Controllers. Lieutenant Hansja Sharma was adjudged First in Order of Merit.
The Air Traffic Management & Air Laws (Basic) Course is a six-month-long rigorous instructional programme aimed at training young commissioned officers in becoming qualified Air Traffic Controllers. The course curriculum is designed to impart ab-initio training on various facets of Air Traffic Services viz. Surface Movement Control, Aerodrome Control and Approach Control functions.