The following Policies are in effect in all VATSIM Regions, as voted upon by the VATSIM Executive Committee. Each of these policies was discussed with Regional and Divisional staffs before the votes.
S1 Assessment Guide
Transfer and Visiting Controller Global Policy
The following policy was determined by The Executive Committee on January 26, 2004 and is now in effect. This policy was previously named "Region Transfer - Global Policy", it has be renamed to "Transfer and Visiting Controller - Global Policy" with updates effective June 1, 2007.
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Global Rating Restriction
The following policy will be in effect in all VATSIM Regions, effective July 1, 2002, and applies to Air Traffic Controllers only:
No VATSIM Member, rated below Senior Student (below VATSIM level 4) may work a Center/Centre (CTR) or Flight Service Station (FSS) position on the VATSIM Network. Any VATSIM ATC rated Senior Student and above may work these positions, although ALL ATC are subject to any additional Regional, Divisional, and Facility (i.e. vACC/FIR/ARTCC) Rating Restrictions imposed locally.
Those ATC wishing to work these positions as CTR or FSS while a Student are encouraged to contact their Divisional Training Department or their Facility Chief, in order to obtain the training and pass the testing necessary to work those positions as a Senior Student. It should be noted that FSS positions are already banned in many VATSIM Regions (due to the network bandwidth they consume), and there may be local policies restricting the ability to work CTR below a certain level (such as Senior Student, Controller, or Senior Controller).
Vote passed 6-0 for this policy
Global ATIS Line Limits
Policy effective in all VATSIM Regions from April 1st, 2003"All air traffic controllers are to have ATIS in their ProController / ASRC to a size never greater than four lines with a suggested maximum of three lines. The suggested format includes the controller's voice connection details (if using voice) in first line, then runways in use (if appropriate), followed only by some simple details of the airport / airspace they are controlling in the lines to follow."
Vote passed 5-0 for this policy
Revised Global Controller Information (ATIS) Policy
The following policy was determined by The Executive Committee on July 22, 2006 and is now in effect.
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Global Ratings Standards
The following policy will be in effect in all VATSIM Regions. The effecitve date is 11 June, 2007 with a full implementation date of 01 January 2008. Ths policy applies to members with a rating of S1 and greater only.
Vote passed 6-0 for this policy
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