Air Traffic Controller

Enroute Controllers

Enroute Controllers are responsible for the safe management of air traffic over the majority of the Australian mainland and on oceanic routes. Enroute control services are delivered from our two major centres in Brisbane and Melbourne.

Profile of an Enroute Controller - Andrew Rogers

Hi, my name is Andrew Rogers and I am stationed at Airservices Australia's Air Traffic Control facility at Brisbane, where I have worked as an Enroute controller for the past five years.

As the name suggests, Enroute control is the management and control of aircraft while enroute from its departure aerodrome to its arrival aerodrome. Enroute is that sector of an aircraft's flight plan that is outside the responsibility of the Terminal Area Controller's responsibility and generally speaking, is when the aircraft is at its cruise level. All aircraft operating within controlled airspace require specific approval and authorisation.

As an Enroute controller, I am responsible for providing such approval; ensuring separation standards are maintained between aircraft operating within my designated airspace. Separation Standards are the minimum distances or time periods prescribed between two aircraft and the conditions by which these scales must be applied.

The types of separation which may be applied in order to achieve and maintain separation are vertical, lateral or longitudinal. What I like best about the job is the challenge it offers and the opportunity of learning new skills as we adopt and incorporate new technology.