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SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1978
OVERSEAS TRAINING FOR CIVIL AVIATION STAFF
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THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT HAS ORGANISED A COMPREHENSIVE OVERSEAS TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR ITS TECHNICAL STAFF TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE AND TO IMPROVE THE IR PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.
UNDER THIS TRAINING PROGRAMME, MR. LEE PING-WOON, ASSISTANT ELECTRONICS ENGINEER OF THE TECHNICAL AND PLANNING DIVISION, IS TO ATTEND A FOUR-MONTH TRAINING COURSE IN BRITAIN EARLY NEXT MONTH.
THE COURSE WILL INCLUDE ATTACHMENTS TO THE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS HEADQUARTERS, THE CIVIL AVIATION FLYING UNIT, THE LONDON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE AND THE TELECOM- MUNICATIONS ENGINEERING ESTABLISHMENT.
IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE VISITS TO HEATHROW, GATWICK, STANSTED, BIRMINGHAM, PARIS AND SINGAPORE AIRPORTS, AND LECTURES ON RADAR, RADIC AIDS AND INSTRUMENT LANSING SYSTEM.
ANOTHER ASSISTANT ELECTRONICS ENGINEER, MR. ANTONIO J. ROCHA HAS JUST COMPLETED A SIMILAR TRAINING PROGRAMME AND HAS RECENTLY RETURNED TO DUTY.
MEANWHILE, TWO ASSISTANT OPERATIONS OFFICERS OF THE OPERATIONS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE ATTENDING AN AIRWORTHINESS COURSE IN BRITAIN AND ANOTHER WILL LEAVE FOR BANGKOK SHORTLY TO ATTEND A FLIGHT OPERATIONS OFFICER COURSE.
THIS YEAR'S OVERSEAS TRAINING PROGRAMME WILL ALSO INCLUDE A FOUR-WEEK FAMILIARISATION COURSE WITH ATTACHMENTS AT BRITISH AIRPORTS FOR TWO ASSISTANT AIRPORT MANAGERS, A 12-WEEK BASIC AERODROME AND APPROACH CONTROL COURSE FOR FIVE STUDENT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OFF ICERS AND A TRAINING COURSE WITH ATTACHMENTS IN BRITAIN FOR AN AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, I.
DURING LAST FINANCIAL YEAR, SIX STUDENT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OFFICERS ATTENDED THE AERODROME AND APPROACH CONTROL COURSE IN ERITA IN ONE OPERATIONS OFFICER COMPLETED THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION COURSE AND AIRWORTHINESS COURSE IN BRITAIN ONE ASSISTANT OPERATIONS OFFICER ATTENDED THE FLIGHT OPERATIONS OFFICER COURSE IN BANGKOK ONE ASSISTANT ELECTRONICS ENGINEER ON A FOUR- MONTH ATTACHMENT AND TRAINING COURSE IN BRITAIN, FRANCE AND SINGAPORE AND ONE ASSISTANT AIRPORT MANAGER ON A TWO-MONTH FAMILIARISATION COURSE WITH ATTACHMENTS AT BRITISH AIRPORTS.
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