Visiting and Transfer Controller Policy

Applicable to both Visiting and Transferring Controllers

Any controller requesting to visit at or transfer to the Boston ARTCC will be subject to a background/history check, and may be declined if any of the following are true:

The Air Traffic Manager and/or Deputy Air Traffic Manager reserve the right to decline any requests for visiting controller status or transfer requests for just cause.

Visiting Controller Policies

  1. Controllers wishing to apply for visiting status at vZBW shall send a visiting status request through this form. They must also supply an email/letter of recommendation from the ATM at their home ARTCC before their application will be considered; applications without the required letter of recommendation are considered incomplete and will not be acted on.

  2. Upon acceptance of the request to visit, the controller will request all applicable exams and schedule an over the shoulder competency evaluation with a vZBW mentor/instructor. Once a successful evaluation has taken place, the controller will then be allowed to control at Non-Major/LCTP positions only.

    3. NOTE: vZBW ARTCC will not provide any training to help with a successful evaluation. The controller is expected to be competent to the level commensurate with their rating.

  3. Once a controller has been added to the vZBW roster they agree to operate under the vZBW Position Restriction Policy in relation to Major/LCTP positions and the vZBW Roster Removal Policy. Therefore:

  4. Controllers who wish to control in Boston airspace on a regular basis but are unable to transfer to Boston, or controllers who do ultimately transfer to Boston may, upon completion of the required local, oral, and practical exams (or a combination thereof), staff positions approved with their certifications as described with the vZBW Position Restriction Policy. Such local procedure examinations will be conducted in accordance with the vZBW ARTCC Certification and Promotion Policy. This authorization will not supersede the controllers' current rating or certifications at their home ARTCC, and the controller may not proceed further than their rating or certification level at their home ARTCC. The local procedure and competency checks shall be administered by the vZBW training staff.

 

Transferring Controller Policies

  1. Controllers wishing to apply for a transfer to the vZBW ARTCC shall apply via the VATUSA ARTCC Transfer Request Form.


  2. Controllers transferring to Boston are subject to the restrictions that are described on the vZBW Position Restriction Policy. They will:
  1. Once the OTS evaluation has been passed, and if the controller wishes to do so, the controller may pursue additional certifications by entering the vZBW training program.