ATC-Communication

ATC-Communication, also called ATC-Comm, is a Dutch training company in Lemmer, the Netherlands. It teaches aviation radio telephony and aviation English. It was set up in 2003.

Its radio telephony courses teach the standard English used with air traffic control. The courses follow the ILenT syllabus and aim at a VFR or IFR radio telephony rating on a pilot licence. A VFR course has six lessons of 2.5 hours. An IFR course has four lessons of 2.5 hours. The company also gives refresher courses, courses in English and courses made to fit the client. It marks the practical radio telephony exams itself. The communications theory subject can be learned by self study. The company lists a pass rate of 98 to 100 percent in every year since 2003.

Students can take the VFR course in three ways. The online format has six live sessions of 2.5 hours. The hybrid format mixes theory at your own pace with six live practice sessions of 1.5 hours. An accelerated hybrid format has three live sessions of 3 hours. Courses are taught by distance learning with a tool built for the purpose. They can also be given on location.

The company is also certified to run Language Proficiency tests in English. Pilots and air traffic controllers must meet the ICAO language rules. ATC-Comm trains and tests for at least level 4 on all six ICAO criteria. The exam can be taken online at a time the student chooses. Certified assessors mark it, and results and certificate arrive by email. The company also offers a placement test, a short online prep course and screening of English levels. Some clients are large flight schools around the world.

ATC-Comm teaches student pilots, balloon pilots, aviation ground staff, air traffic controllers and aeronautical station operators. Its clients include flying clubs, flight schools, theory schools, airlines, ground handlers and airports. It has run refresher training for airport firefighters at Schiphol and IFR radio telephony training for airline student pilots. The company is registered as a training facility under the number RT NL-RTF-301/1.

Services

• VFR radio telephony course
• IFR radio telephony course
• RT refresher training
• Custom radio telephony courses
• Language Proficiency exam
• LPE placement test
• LPE group exams on location
• LPE online preparation course
• English language screening
• Classroom courses