Why？doesn’t mean anything？Maybe…but I think…
There are many contents that only appear in written exams and are not present in practical exams. When air traffic controllers entering the recruitment stage pass the written test and go through many sessions to individually address the practical exam content they are about to face, they may forget some things in the manual. I don’t think the practical exam has completely made an IFATC qualified. When you are controlling a busy airport and there is no approach assistance, you need to control their speed. I can guarantee that the controllers have not received such training during the recruitment period. Not only ‘speed’, but also ‘make 360’. Of course, for beginners, IF has set restrictions such as “can only control airports with an expected arrival of less than 25 people” and “cannot work at HUB”, but this cannot fully supplement aspects not covered in the recruitment process. I know a guy who didn’t read the ATC manual before going through ES control for the first time…
Obtaining IFATC identity at the expert server controlled airport is the goal of IFATC recruitment, with the ultimate goal of enabling trainees to fully perform control work, rather than having a “title”！
I don’t object to being proud to become an IFATC, especially for people from non English speaking countries
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