ER APP ATC 102 — ATC System Support to Adapted Sector Team Roles Based on Flexible Collaboration of Tactical Controllers Supported by a Single Planner

The system permits the definition of a collaborative multi-sector area, within the airspace of a single ATS unit, to which a single planner role is allocated, and in which traditional inter-sector coordination with reference to a coordination point is no longer required. The system permits collaboration between tactical controllers through tactical clearances and by allowing each to set constraints beyond the borders of their respective sectors, within the multi-sector area. Flight and other information (e.g. conflicts and encounters) are available beyond the sector boundary according to defined rules.