ATC Career Procedure
Tower Trainee (S1)
- The student needs to successfully pass the S1 ATSIMTEST theoretical
exam in order to begin practical training
- In case the student fails to successfully pass the theoretical
test, another attempt can be tried in 1 week from the previously
held exam
- In case of subsequent fails all next attempts at the theoretical
exam will be every 2 weeks
- The student must complete 6-10 Sweatbox practical training sessions
in order to be allowed to control supervised a GND position on
VATSIM. During the training, the student must show good knowledge of
global ATC procedures, local ATC procedures, basic aircraft
characteristics, meteorological knowledge and VATSIM regulations.
- The student must pass the solo validation in order to be granted
SOLO S1 status in ROvACC
- The student must complete at least 25 hours during a period of at
least 7 days since achieving SOLO S1 status in order to request to
move to the next training phase
Tower Controller (S2)
- The student needs to successfully pass the S2 ATSIMTEST theoretical
exam in order to begin practical training
- In case the student fails to successfully pass the theoretical
test, another attempt can be tried in 1 week from the previously
held exam
- In case of subsequent fails all next attempts at the theoretical
exam will be every 2 weeks
- The student must complete 6-10 Sweatbox practical training sessions
in order to be allowed to control supervised a TWR position on
VATSIM. During the training, the student must show good knowledge of
global ATC procedures, local ATC procedures, basic aircraft
characteristics, meteorological knowledge and VATSIM regulations.
- The student must pass the solo validation in order to be granted
SOLO S2 status in ROvACC
- The student must complete at least 50 hours during a period of at
least14 days since achieving SOLO S2 status in order to request the
Controller Practical Test (S2 CPT)
TMA Controller (S3)
- Any S2 member needs to complete at least 75 hours of VATSIM
controlling during a period of one month in order to request to move
to the S3 training phase
- The student needs to control the TWR positions for the major
airport and all other non-procedural TWR positions in LRBB FIR
- The student needs to successfully pass the S3 ATSIMTEST theoretical
exam in order to begin practical training
- In case the student fails to successfully pass the theoretical
test, another attempt can be tried 2 weeks after the previously
held exam
- In case of subsequent fails all next attempts at the theoretical
exam will be every 4 weeks
- The student must complete 6-10 Sweatbox practical training sessions
in order to be allowed to control supervised an APP position on
VATSIM. During the training, the student must show good knowledge of
global ATC procedures, local ATC procedures, basic aircraft
characteristics, meteorological knowledge and VATSIM regulations.
- The student must pass the solo validation in order to be granted
SOLO S3 status in ROvACC
- The student must complete at least 75 hours during a period of at
least 30 days since achieving SOLO S3 status in order to request the
Controller Practical Test (S3 CPT)
Enroute Controller (C1)
- Any S3 member needs to complete at least 100 hours of VATSIM
controlling during a period of one month in order to request to move
to the C1 training phase
- The student needs to control the APP positions for the major
airport and all other APP positions in LRBB FIR
- The student needs to control procedural TWR approaches in LRBB
FIR
- The student needs to successfully pass the C1 ATSIMTEST theoretical
exam in order to begin practical training.
- In case the student fails to successfully pass the theoretical
test, another attempt can be tried 2 weeks after the previously
held exam
- In case of subsequent fails all next attempts at the theoretical
exam will be every 4 weeks
- The student must complete 5-10 mentored live training sessions and
show good knowledge of global ATC procedures, local ATC procedures,
basic aircraft characteristics, meteorological knowledge, and VATSIM
regulations in order to be granted SOLO C1 status in ROvACC.
- The student must complete at least 100 hours during a period of at
least 45 days since achieving SOLO C1 status in order to request the
Controller Practical Test (C1 CPT)
General rules
- In order to proceed with training, the student must have good
knowledge of written and spoken English.
- If a student fails the theoretical ATSIMTEST examination another one
can be taken in 2 weeks from the initial one. In case of another
failure, the third one will be taken in one month from the second
one.
- If a student fails the practical examination (CPT) another one can
be taken in 2 weeks from the initial one. In case of another
failure, the third one will be taken in one month from the second
one.
- The student will be assigned to a mentor based on the current
availability and load of active mentors.
- The student and mentor will work a schedule for the training
according to the student and mentor’s available time.
- During the SOLO validation, the student is not allowed to control
other positions for the current training rating than the assigned
one.
- The vACC will take into account the number of planes controlled in
the required controller hours when advancing to the next phase.
- SOLO validation will be performed by the Training Director, Division
Director, or any other approved mentor that was not involved in
training the student.
Controller Mentorship
- Any ROvACC member with a rating of at least S2 can become a mentor
in the Training Department.
- Naming mentors is done entirely at the discretion of the Training
Director or the Division Director.
- Only the designated mentors will conduct training activities with
the students.
- No other mentor shall conduct any kind of training activities with
other students than his own unless approved by the primary mentor,
the Training Director, or the Divisional Director.