Air Navigation Services Standards


CAAM Kedah
Sultan Abdul Halim Airport
06550 Alor Setar
Kedah Darul Aman
CAAM Johor
Senai International Airport
81250 Johor Bharu, Johor
CAAM Ipoh
Sultan Azlan Shah Airport
31350 Ipoh, Perak
CAAM Melaka
Melaka International Airport
75350 Batu Berendam
Melaka
CAAM Kuala Terengganu
Sultan Mahmud Airport
21300 Kuala Terengganu
CAAM Kerteh
Kerteh Airport
24300 Kerteh
Terengganu
CAAM Pulau Tioman
Pulau Tioman Airport
63, Jalan Sulaiman,
86800 Mersing, Pahang
CAAM Regional Office Sabah
Jalan Bunga Raya, Kepayan
Beg Berkunci 2065
88618 Kota Kinabalu
Air Traffic Control Centre Kota Kinabalu
Jalan Kepayan,
88100 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah
CAAM Sandakan
Cawangan Sandakan
90008 Sandakan
Sabah
CAAM Lahad Datu
Cawangan Lahad Datu
91108 Lahad Datu
Sabah
CAAM Tawau
Cawangan Tawau
91007 Tawau
Sabah
CAAM Regional Office Sarawak
Kuching International Airport
93250 Kuching,
Sarawak
CAAM Miri
Cawangan Miri
98000 Miri
Sarawak
CAAM Bintulu
Cawangan Bintulu
97200 Bintulu
Sarawak
CAAM Sibu
Cawangan Sibu
96007 Sibu
Sarawak
CAAM Limbang
Cawangan Limbang
98700 Limbang
Sarawak
CAAM Marudi
Cawangan Limbang
98700 Limbang
Sarawak
CAAM Lawas
Cawangan Lawas
98850 Lawas
Sarawak
CAAM Mukah
Cawangan Mukah
96400 Mukah
Sarawak
CAAM Langkawi
Langkawi International Airport
07100 Padang Matsirat
Pulau Langkawi
Kedah
CAAM Kelantan
Sultan Ismail Petra Airport,
Pengkalan Chepa, 16100 Kota Bharu,
Kelantan
CAAM Penang
Penang International Airport,
11900 Bayan Lepas
Pulau Pinang
CAAM Flight Calibration
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
47200 Subang, Selangor
CAAM KLIA
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
64000 KLIA, Sepang
Selangor Darul Ehsan
CAAM Regional Office Peninsular Malaysia
Sultan Abdul Azizi Shah Airport
47200 Subang, Selangor
Subang Air Traffic Control Tower
Sultan Abdul Azizi Shah Airport
47200 Subang, Selangor
Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Centre
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
47200 Subang, Selangor

Rohdizad Bin Ariffin
Director of Air Navigation Services Standards Division
In 1985, the Inspectorate Unit was established, under the Air Traffic Services (ATS) Division, Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) with the objective to ensure that air traffic controllers (ATCOs) possess the knowledge, experience, competence, skill, physical and mental fitness in accordance with the provisions of ICAO Annex 1 to the Chicago Convention – Personnel Licensing. However, only the function of air traffic control (ATC) examinations was conducted by the Unit due to various constraints at that time. Subsequently, the licensing of ATCOs commenced on the 01.11.1990; this requirement (Malaysia Civil Aviation Regulations 1996, regulation 92) is applicable to all ATCOs in DCA, including the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), in particular for ATCOs who control civil traffic.
In view of the Unit’s increased activities related to additional scope of job functions and responsibilities in ATS, the Unit was upgraded to a Division in 2002. The newly established ATS Inspectorate Division comprised of suitably qualified ATCOs who were selected based on their specific work experience, knowledge and attributes.
Following the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) in 2005, other than the safety oversight of ATS, the functions and responsibilities of the ATS Inspectorate Division were expanded to include safety oversight in the other areas of air navigation services (ANS), namely Procedures for ANS-Aircraft Operations (PANS-OPS), Aeronautical Information Services (AIS), Aeronautical Charts (CHART), Communication Navigation and Surveillance (CNS), Aeronautical Meteorology (MET) and Search and Rescue (SAR). The renamed Air Traffic Inspectorate Division was vested with regulatory responsibility to ensure that the ANS providers implement ANS-related provisions in accordance with the national legislations and all ANS-related ICAO Annexes, namely Annex 1 Personnel Licensing (ATC licensing and ATC-ATO portions only), Annex 2 Rules of the Air, Annex 3 Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation, Annex 4 Aeronautical Charts, Annex 10 Aeronautical Telecommunications, Annex 11 Air Traffic Services, Annex 12 Search & Rescue, Annex 15 AIS, and including Annex 5 Units of Measurement to be used in Air and Ground Operations.
In April 2015, the regulatory functions of the Inspectorate were further re-aligned to focus on the safety oversight of the ANS providers for ATS, PANS-OPS, AIS, CHART, MET and SAR excluding CNS (which is now vested with the Airport Standards Division). Consequently, the applicable ICAO Annexes that relate to the Inspectorate’s safety oversight functions are Annex 1 Personnel Licensing (ATC licensing portion only), Annex 2 Rules of the Air, Annex 3 Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation, Annex 4 Aeronautical Charts (Instrument Chart portion only),
Annex 11 Air Traffic Services, Annex 12 Search & Rescue, Annex 15 AIS and Annex 19 Safety Management (ATS portion only).
(Note : all references below to ANS shall exclude CNS).
On 19 February 2018, DCA has been transformed as the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM), a Federal Government Statutory Body.
New Posts Approval Letter No. K 7/2019 was approved on the 01 March 2019, the Air Traffic Inspectorate Division has been renamed as Air Navigation Services Standards Division (AND).
The AND is the regulatory body that oversees the provision of ANS by the ANS providers to ensure compliance with the national legislations, namely the Civil Aviation Act 1969 and the Civil Aviation Regulations 2016, together with its related ICAO Annexes to the Chicago Convention and ICAO Docs.
The AND develops and establishes the ANS standards, and performs safety oversight and surveillance activities with the sole aim of regulating the ANS providers. The Air Traffic Inspectorate Directives (ATIDs), Director General Directives and Air Navigation Services Standards Directives (ANSSD) contains the requirements and procedures pertaining to the provision of the ANS, based mainly on the standards and recommendation (SARPs) of ICAO Annexes to the Chicago Convention, other ICAO documents and best practices, as may be determined by the AND, to be applicable in Malaysia.
(1) Safety Oversight Audit / Inspection of ANS Providers are conducted to effectively regulate the provision of ANS. The AND schedules formal annual audits and inspections, and also, random inspections (as and when required) for which no prior notification is given to ANS providers. The audits/inspections utilise protocol questions and compliance checklists to evaluate the level of adherence to stipulated national legislations, and ANS-related ICAO Annexes to the Chicago Convention and ICAO documents, including best practices. The AND also conducts oversight of the ATS provider’s safety management system (SMS) to ensure its formal and systematic implementation by all ATSUs, including compliance with stipulated requirements. Currently, the ANS providers that are regulated by the AND include the Air Traffic Management Sector of CAAM, Malaysian Meteorological Department, RMAF and the Malaysian Army.
(2) Personnel Licensing for ATCOs provisions are promulgated in the Civil Aviation Regulations 2016. The AND is the authority for issuance, renewal, endorsement and validation of an ATC Licence in accordance with ICAO Annex 1 to the Chicago Convention.
- ATC Examination activities include all ATC courses at ATC approved training organisations (ATC-ATOs) that are approved by the CEO and operational ATC examinations at the ATS units that control civil traffic. However, some functions are delegated to designated ATC Examiners who are appointed on a two-year basis by the CEO.
- English Language Proficiency (ELP) Assessment is required for ATCOs, and they must meet the minimum required proficiency level for radiotelephony communications i.e. Level 4 in accordance with ICAO Annex 1 to the Chicago Convention. Implemented on 31 March 2011, an ATC Licence will not be issued or renewed unless the applicant has achieved a minimum ELP Level 4.
- Class 3 Medical Assessment for ATCOs, as part of the pre-requisite for an ATC Licence, shall only be issued by a Designated Medical Examiner (ME). The AND maintains a comprehensive database on all licensing information for all licence holders.
(3) Certification & audit of ATC-ATO for an organisation that is responsible for the training of ATCOs. Such an organisation is required to demonstrate its capability to provide ATC training by holding an ATC-ATO approval certificate that is issued by the CEO. The AND conducts a regular oversight programme, including random inspections on the approved ATC-ATO to ensure continuing compliance with the approval requirements.
(4) ATC Incident Investigations are carried out for ATC safety-related occurrences to evaluate and review the effectiveness of the ATC system and its components, as well as recommending mitigation actions towards safety enhancements. The investigative process includes the Incident Review Panel (IRP), the Board of Inquiry (BOI) and the Safety Review Board (SRB).