Direction générale de l'aviation civile (DGAC)

Service technique de l'aviation civile

Technical Guidance
  • Issue 1 - General and functions (french version)
  • Issue 2 - Location and height (french version)
  • Issue 3 - Quality requirements (french version)
  • Issue 4 - Watchtower windows (french version)
  • Issue 5 - The interior (french version)

By their nature, control towers and technical blocks raise specific problems, whether it is during their conception, during their construction or for their maintenance.

Designers and decision-makers have to be conscious of it before undertaking a project.

This guide proposes a method in order to handle the following essential points:

  • The work of the controllers and the ergonomics of the watchtower,
  • Safety,
  • The visibility, connected to both location and height of the watchtower,
  • The conception of the watchtower

Issue 1 - General and functions (french version)

Editor STAC
ISBN/ISSN
Publication year 2007
Format A4
Pages number 28
Price printed version 24.00 €

Issue 2 - Location and height (french version)

Editor STAC
ISBN/ISSN
Publication year 2007
Format A4
Pages number 32
Price printed version 24.00 €

Issue 3 - Quality requirements (french version)

Editor STAC
ISBN/ISSN
Publication year 2007
Format A4
Pages number 36
Price printed version 24.00 €

Issue 4 - Watchtower windows (french version)

Editor STAC
ISBN/ISSN
Publication year 2007
Format A4
Pages number 30
Price printed version 24.00 €

Issue 5 - The interior (french version)

Editor STAC
ISBN/ISSN
Publication year 2007
Format A4
Pages number 18
Price printed version 24.00 €