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No. Skill Category Skill Label<br />

Sk41 Conflicts Conflict Identification<br />

Sk42 Conflicts Conflict Resolution Strategy Development<br />

Sk43 Conflicts Conflict Resolution Strategy Selection<br />

Sk44 Conflicts Conflict Resolution Strategy Implementation<br />

Sk45 Conflicts Advisories/Alerts Utilization<br />

Sk46 Wea<strong>the</strong>r Wea<strong>the</strong>r Data Interpretation<br />

Sk47 Wea<strong>the</strong>r Current Wea<strong>the</strong>r Assessment<br />

Sk48 Wea<strong>the</strong>r Wea<strong>the</strong>r Projection<br />

Sk49 Wea<strong>the</strong>r Wea<strong>the</strong>r Strategy Development<br />

Sk50 Wea<strong>the</strong>r Wea<strong>the</strong>r Strategy Selection<br />

Sk51 Wea<strong>the</strong>r Wea<strong>the</strong>r Strategy Implementation<br />

Sk52 Tools and Equipment Tool & Equipment Operation<br />

Sk53 Tools and Equipment Tool & Equipment Status Recognition<br />

Sk54 Tools and Equipment Tool & Equipment Degradation/Failure Response<br />

Sk55 Emergencies Emergency Recognition<br />

Sk56 Emergencies Emergency Response Development<br />

Sk57 Emergencies Emergency Response Selection<br />

Sk58 Emergencies Emergency Response Implementation<br />

Current Abilities<br />

Although <strong>the</strong> Knowledges and Skills required of ATCT <strong>controller</strong>s must be taught, some<br />

required characteristics are more innate and more immutable. ATCSs must possess 36 Abilities<br />

to per<strong>for</strong>m well in <strong>the</strong> current ATCT environment. These are provided in Table 6. The list of<br />

Abilities, and <strong>the</strong>ir definitions, can be found in Appendix A. 6<br />

Table 6. Current ATCS Abilities<br />

No.<br />

Ab1<br />

Ab2<br />

Ab3<br />

Ab4<br />

Ab5<br />

Ab6<br />

Ab7<br />

Ab8<br />

Ab9<br />

Ab10<br />

Ab11<br />

Ability Label<br />

Oral Expression<br />

Written Expression<br />

Written Comprehension<br />

Verbal Reasoning<br />

Oral Comprehension<br />

Hearing Sensitivity<br />

Auditory Attention<br />

Visual Color Discrimination<br />

Vision<br />

Movement Detection<br />

Perceptual Speed and Accuracy<br />

6 Note that <strong>the</strong> Abilities required <strong>for</strong> ATCSs are <strong>the</strong> same <strong>for</strong> all three <strong>FAA</strong> facility types (i.e., ATCT, TRACON,<br />

and ARTCC).<br />

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