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Rating
endorsement
The authorisation entered on and forming part of a licence,
indicating the specific conditions, privileges or limitations
pertaining to the relevant rating (UK Reg. (EU) 2015/340)
Renewal The administrative act taken after a rating, endorsement or
certificate has expired that renew the privileges or
limitations of the rating, endorsement or certificate for a
further specified period subject to the fulfilment of specified
requirements. (UK EU Reg 2015/340)
Revalidation The administrative act taken within the period of validity of a
rating endorsement or certificate that allows the holder to
continue to exercise the privileges of the rating,
endorsement or certificate for a further specified period
subject to the fulfilment of specified requirements. (UK EU
Reg 2015/340)
Summative Report A summative report is a report completed by a certificated
ITO which details the competence observed during a
practical assessment in an initial training course and relevant
to; the
required performance objectives in Part ATCO,
Subpart D, Section 2; and those terminal objectives relevant
to the course. (CAA)
Surveillance Fall-
back and
Contingency
A term used to indicate when surveillance equipment has
degraded or failed and contingency measures are
implemented. (CAA)
Syllabus A list of training objectives classified by subjects, topics and
sub-topics showing the training necessary to fill the training
gap and achieve the course aim. (CAA)
Synthetic training
device (STD)
Any type of device by which operational conditions are
simulated, including simulators and part-task trainers. (UK
Reg (EU) 2015/340)
Synthetic training
device instructor
(STDI)
The Authorisation entered on and forming part of a licence,
indicating the competence of the holder to give instruction
on synthetic training devices. (UK Reg (EU) 2015/340)
Taxonomy Level Taxonomy levels for ATC Initial training in UK Reg (EU)
2015/340 are derived and adapted from Blooms (1984)
learning theory. However, the fundamental taxonomy levels,
which can be utilised by a TO assist in creating specific
taxonomies for other courses, are:
1. Knowledge - This involves recalling basic facts,
processes, and methods, or patterns and structures.
2. Comprehension (Understanding) - Refers to the learner’s
understanding of the ideas and materials presented at the
level 1. At this stage, learners won’t necessarily be able to