Design of professional competencies of aviation operators by the method of situation-oriented training in a uniform educational environment

Air traffic volumes will at least double by 2030, and with that in mind, thousands of new pilots and air traffic control officers (ATCO) will be needed. The object of research is the system of professional training of aviation operators. One of the problematic areas is the fact that, despite the similarity of both areas of training and professional competences, the training of these specialists is carried out completely separately. However, in the process of activity, they must work as a single team. The obtained results indicate that the vast majority of future control officers and pilots believe that training in the conditions of a single educational environment is necessarily required for a certain period. In order to increase the effectiveness of the interprofessional integration of such specialists and the system of their professional training, it is proposed to use the situation-oriented method in a single educational space for a certain period of time. The choice of this method is justified as follows. Virtually modeling, under the guiding influence of the instructor, the «student» solves the task in its own interpretation. Compared to similar known methods, simulation of the «real» working environment promotes the development of higher cognitive processes, such as analysis, risk management, consideration of possible alternatives and joint decision-making by the «ATCO-pilot» team. This approach makes it possible to transform theoretical knowledge into practical skills and operational skills in the most effective way, from the point of view of costs and benefits. An example of navigational guidance of an aircraft by the ATCO at the stage of descent and landing in conditions of loss of the signal of the global satellite positioning system is shown. This demonstrated the response of the training system to negative challenges in the state of the air navigation system within a relatively short period of time, as well as the formation of new competencies in the «ATCO-pilot» team.