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S1 + S2 Training

S1 + S2 Training Syllabus - Reykjavik CTA

Within Iceland, we have two training airports on which you will be initially trained on they are:

  • BIKF - Keflavik
  • BIRK - Reykjavik

Our S1 and S2 training is combined, so you will do the whole ground and tower syllabus in one split over multiple training sessions.

S1 Training

  • You will begin your training on our Moodle page, where you will be taken through the setup of Euroscope and some basic fundamentals needed to know to be a controller.
  • Once compleated you will then arrange your first session with your mentor. Your mentor will then take you through the basics of the following topics below:

Euroscope

  • Confirming setup of Euroscope sector file
  • Logging onto the network with the correct callsign
  • Setting up an ATIS
  • Departure List
  • Tag familiarisation
  • Assigning SIDS, squawks and flight levels

Procedures

  • Understand the basic procedures for delivery/ground
  • Issue correct clearances IFR/VFR
  • Pushback
  • Taxi
  • Hand Offs

Phraseology

  • Understand the correct phraseology (ICAO)
  • Correct understanding of ATIS phraseology

All of the above will initially be completed on sweatbox before moving onto online practical training

Theory Exam

Once all is complete, after 2-3 sessions, you will be issued your theory test to obtain your S1 rating so you can then transition onto network training.

Online Practical Training

Once passed the theory, you will then be issued your S1 rating and will progress onto practical online training with your mentor on ground position.

Once your mentor is happy, you will then be released to control GND positions at BIKF and BIRK without your mentor.

That completes the S1 portion of the training

S2 Training

During your S2 training, it will be a mixture of both sweatbox and network sessions. You will be taken through the basics of tower controlling and be assessed in the following standards:


Take offs + Landings

  • Understand the correct time to issue line-up clearances
  • Understand the correct time to issue take-off clearances
  • Understand the correct time to issue landing clearances
  • Understand correct separation timings for arrivals/departures based on the WTC.
  • Understand when to issue a go-around
  • Understand when to issue late landing clearances.
  • Understand what to follow when an aircraft calls a missed approach.
  • Understand the meaning of full stop and touch-and-go clearances (VFR)

VFR

  • Understand how to issue a VFR clearance for circuits
  • Understand how to issue a VFR clearance for a zone transition
  • Understand the circuit patterns for BIKF and BIRK
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