The Air Navigation Order 2009

Ratings and Rating Endorsements

3.—(1) There are the following classes of aerodrome control ratings and endorsements—

(a) the Aerodrome Control Visual Rating (ADV) as described in article 6 of the air traffic controllers’ directive;

(b) the Aerodrome Control Instrument Rating (ADI) as described in article 6 of the air traffic controllers’ directive;

(c) the Aerodrome Control Instrument rating must be accompanied by at least one of the rating endorsements described in paragraph 1 of article 7 of the air traffic controllers’ directive.

(2) There are the following classes of approach control ratings and endorsements—

(a) the Approach Control Procedural Rating (APP) as described in article 6 of the air traffic controllers’ directive;

(b) the Approach Control Surveillance Rating (APS) as described in article 6 of the air traffic controllers’ directive;

(c) the Approach Control Surveillance Rating must be accompanied by at least one of the following—

(i) a rating endorsement described in paragraph 2 of article 7 of the air traffic controllers’ directive;

(ii) the Multilateration Endorsement (MLT), which indicates that the holder is competent to provide an approach control service with the use of multilateration;

(iii) the Offshore Rating Endorsement entitles the holder of a Radar Endorsement to provide an offshore service;

(iv) the Special Tasks Rating Endorsement which entitles the holder of a Radar, Automatic Dependent Surveillance or Multilateration Endorsement to provide a special tasks service.

(3) There are the following classes of area control ratings and endorsements—

(a) the Area Control Procedural Rating (ACP) as described in article 6 of the air traffic controllers’ directive;

(b) the Area Control Procedural Rating may be accompanied by an Oceanic Control Rating Endorsement which entitles the holder to provide an area control service in the Shanwick Oceanic Control Area;

(c) the Area Control Surveillance Rating (ACS) as described in article 6 of the air traffic controllers’ directive;

(d) the Area Control Surveillance Rating must be accompanied by at least one of the following—

(i) a rating endorsement described in paragraph 3 of article 7 of the air traffic controllers’ directive;

(ii) the Multilateration Endorsement (MLT) which indicates that the holder is competent to provide an area control service with the use of multilateration;

(iii) an Offshore Rating Endorsement which entitles the holder of a Radar Endorsement to provide an offshore service;

(iv) a Special Tasks Rating Endorsement which entitles the holder of a Radar Automatic Dependent Surveillance or Multilateration Endorsement to provide a special tasks service.