Vision
To become a professional world-class aviation education institute and capable to produce competent and high-quality graduates both in national and international aviation services in providing good service to all airlines, as well as direct the air traffic and safety in the aviation world.
Mission
- To improve the effectiveness of systems, management of organizations, and resources of Air Traffic Controller Course of Aviation Polytechnic of Surabaya to be the leading of institutions in education, researches, community services, and providing information in air traffic controller;
- To implement effective and efficient learning programs to produce high quality of graduates in air traffic, good ethics, and active in building their surrounding, both at the regional, national, and international levels;
- To provide some research in air traffic services for developing science and technology, produce an innovative, visionary, insightful, and monumental;
- To perform community services for implementation, promotion, and provide science & technology information services in air traffic controller.
General Goals
At the end of the education, participants are expected to be able to work professionally in air traffic control for the benefit of the Civil Aviation sub-sector with suitability and personality coherence, science and skills (education), creative skills (research), the behavior of work and social life (community service) to support aviation safety and able to keep up the development of science, legislation, and technology according to Pancasila and The 1945 State Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia.
Specific Goals
- To perform air traffic controls, both ground to ground and ground to air, on complex conditions within the region’s responsibility;
- To solve problems in certain situations with independent responsibilities with a predetermined level;
- To carry out the duty of a flight operator safely and efficiently in his charge of air space;
- To implement air traffic control at Aerodrome Control Procedure (TWR), Approach and Control Area Procedure in airspace which they are responsible for and other support competencies in ATC;
- To improve the active participation of Air Traffic Controller Course in developing professionalism and air traffic control to respond and anticipate the future service development by optimizing both national and international cooperation in aviation by actively participating in professional organizations (IATCA).
CURRICULUM OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ASSOCIATE DEGREE
The Competencies
Graduate Core Competencies
- Expert in theory and practice of how to guide aircraft around the airports;
- Have the ability to identify, formulate, and solve technical problems in aviation;
- Become Air Traffic Controller expert who able to control air traffic using procedural control (Non-Radar) in his region;
- Able to cooperate with another ATS units in the aviation industry;
- Able to communicate effectively and efficiently according to ICAO standard procedures;
- Become a reliable and professional air traffic controller and able to develop his skills in the work environment;
- Able to practice the knowledges that is focused on air traffic safety;
- Implement ethics and morals as well as professional behavior in controlling air traffic;
- Able to think critically and solve problems in air traffic services.
Graduate Support Competencies
- Expert in theory and practice of how to guide aircraft around the airports;
- Able to manage air traffic services with the base of supporting competencies such as leadership skills, safety, culture and work safety and English skills with ICAO Level 4 Language Proficiency;
- Graduates are expected to have supporting competence in air traffic services by implementing management, Information Technology and automation systems;
- Able to provide safe and secure air traffic services with a base of support competence in the safety management system.
Other Competencies / Graduate Choices
- Committed to quality, punctuality, and continuous improvement;
- Able to become a practitioner of air traffic controllers who developed air traffic services according to the circumstances in their territory.
REQUIREMENTS OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ASSOCIATE DEGREE
- The minimum education level is High School/Islamic High School graduate (Natural/Social Science Major) or Vocational High School graduate with majoring such as Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computer Electronics Engineering/Informatics and Aviation.
- Physically and mentally healthy, drug-free, not color blind, no tattoo. (Proven by a certificate from a government doctor)
- Well behaved (Proven by Police Certificate of Good Conduct)
- The minimum score on the report card at least 7 for English and mathematics.
ADC Lab Manual
ADC Lab Manual is used for the Air Traffic Controller Course which has a miniature aerodrome control layout to help the cadets train how to control aircraft in the vicinity aerodrome. This laboratory has a capacity of 30 students and 3 instructors/lecturers.
ATC Simulator ARTMACS
Air Traffic Control Laboratory Simulator (ATC-lab) is used for practical work with computer-based by cadets of Associate Degree in Air Traffic Controller and Aeronautical Communication in the aerodrome control tower and aerodrome’s flight information services. This laboratory has a capacity of 30 students, 3 Controller Instructors/Lecturers, and 2 Pilot Instructors/Lecturers.
APP/ACC Procedural
ACC Procedural is a laboratory of an Aeronautical Chart on Desk Control that has a function to train air traffic controller cadets to control aircraft in the control zone. This laboratory has a capacity of 30 students and 4 Instructors/Lecturers.
APP Surveillance
APP Surveillance is a laboratory that has a display of Monitor Control Zone with Surveillance-based to help the cadets train to control aircraft in the control zone. This laboratory has a capacity of 14 students and 4 Instructors/Lecturers.