Category Archives: At work

At work – fifth part was being an ANS Expert

Posted on 30 March, 2015 by Anders

There are blog posts from my work for ICAO in Namibia. They are grouped: The first part included the work to start surveillance operations at Area Control. The second part included the work to start surveillance operations at Approach Control. The … Continue reading →

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Last workday in Namibia

Posted on 17 March, 2015 by Anders

I arrived in Namibia 2 March 2011. Here is my first post (on Swedish) from work. More than four years later… Yesterday I was very happy when some of my Namibian colleagues took me out for “brunch” at MoJoe’s (an old … Continue reading →

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A project for safety at Eros

Posted on 13 March, 2015 by Anders

Most of my last days working for ICAO in Namibia are spent in a project to improve safety at Eros airport. The project is lead by the Eros ATS unit manager, Christine Eiman. Two other controllers are involved and two ICAO … Continue reading →

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Information from ICAO in Namibia

Posted on 20 February, 2015 by Anders

Thursday 19 February and a presentation on PBN – Performance based Navigation. Rob Grant from ICAO is in Namibia to assist with the implementation of PBN. The presentation attracted mostly a number of staff from air operators. It was sad … Continue reading →

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Safety first

Posted on 11 February, 2015 by Anders

Before Christmas i spent three months investigating 53 ATS-related incidents. After Christmas I used these reports to write a “Systemic Analysis of the Safety Performance of ATS in Namibia”. This report was handed over to the Director and Deputy Director … Continue reading →

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Turning final…

Posted on 10 February, 2015 by Anders

My Namibian adventure is getting close to the end and I am “turning final”. As I am tidying up my office I find things that bring back a few memories… It is just over a year ago that DCA moved … Continue reading →

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Leaving

Posted on 28 January, 2015 by Anders

Unfortunately staff is leaving the ICAO Project. I picked up Captain Nduati Njama on the airport 1 October 2013 as he arrived in Namibia. He quickly became highly appreciated for his qualifications, hard work and nice personality. Just before Christmas, … Continue reading →

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At work – fourth part was advise to DCA

Posted on 17 January, 2015 by Anders

One of the categories in this blog is “At work“. The first task in Namibia was to assist DCA in making ATS able to begin surveillance operations for area control. The second task in Namibia was to assist DCA in … Continue reading →

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At work – third part was the transfer of skills to DCA

Posted on 15 January, 2015 by Anders

One of the categories in this blog is “At work“. The first task in Namibia was to assist DCA in making ATS able to begin surveillance operations for area control. The second task in Namibia was to assist DCA in … Continue reading →

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Incident investigations

Posted on 24 December, 2014 by Anders

There is a requirement in the Namibian Civil Aviation Regulations that Air Traffic Services shall report all accidents and incidents. There is also a requirement that Air Traffic Services shall investigate any air traffic service incident of which it is notified. Unfortunately the … Continue reading →

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