NAMA To Train ATCs On PBN

The Nigerian Airspace
Management Agency (NAMA) has announced that it will train  about 40  Air Traffic Controllers (ACT) on  Performance  Based  Navigation  (PBN) in Cairo, Egypt as part of efforts by the agency to enhance  capacity of its critical manpower in operations.
Managing Director, NAMA, Ibrahim  Abdulsalam, explained that the training was part of the wider efforts of management in ensuring the continuous training and  retraining of personnel to keep pace   with dynamics of evolving technology.
Abdulsalam, who spoke through the Acting Director Operations, NAMA, Mr. Edward Ogedegbe at this  year’s Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kano, disclosed that another  five ATC had been  billed for Wind Shear Equipment training in Germany by December 2014.
The NAMA boss revealed that with the Mode “S” Data link  and controller/pilot Data Link (CPDLC)  almost ready  for take-off, much of verbal communication between pilots and control tower would give  way to digital/data communication, leading to less fatigue  and  increased flight  precision.
Abdulsalam also expressed delight that management’s effort in staff training had boosted the area radar control service introduced last year with more Air Traffic Controller, successfully obtaining ratings from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority , (NCAA)
In a related development, the  NAMA boss also said  the collective and harmonious collaboration of the Army Navy, Air  Force and NAMA in airspace coordination would  guarantee the safety and  security of both  civil and military  users.
Abdulsalam who  stated  this during the 2014 airspace management seminar held at the Armed Forces Command and  Staff  College Jaji, Kaduna State recently, noted that since the airspace  is a single resource, the flexibility of  its usage  by both civil  and military would make  for more flight efficiency and economic  air  navigation.