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The First European Air Traffic Controller Selection Test (FEAST) is a tool that helps Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) to identify the most suitable candidates for the job of air traffic controllers. FEAST has been designed by and made available by (EUROCONTROL), the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation. It is used currently used by 44 organisations.〔http://www.eurocontrol.int/services/feast〕 These are: *civil and military European Air Navigation Service Providers, *certified ATC aviation training academies and universities. ==Content== Nearly all parts of the FEAST test consist of multiple choice questions. The test contains questions related to the following: *In a coordinate system, aircraft are represented as dots. Horizontally, lines are called “A, B, C, D, and E,” and vertically, “1, 2, 3, 4, 5.” For example, the dot C3 is where the lines “C” and ”3” cross. Each square has a length of 10. The directions are depicted in a circle and are represented in degrees (out of 360). Applicants are to estimate the distance between an aircraft and a given dot, as well as the new heading a plane must face turning to the left or to the right to get to a certain given point. In the coordinate system, many dots and planes can be seen, but the relevant ones must be found quickly. *Reflex action test: In the so-called “ball on the wall test”, applicants must push a button when 2 moving objects (a ball and a line or wall) collide. Eventually the screen is divided into 2 parts, requiring concentration on 2 collisions. Finally, 4 parts are simultaneously seen, and one's attention must be on all of them. Sometimes the balls return and collide again. All of the images vary in speed. *A number, consisting of 5 to 6 digits, is spoken (in English) and this should be remembered. Numbers are put into a sentence (multiple choices) - the content of the sentence is unimportant; only the number is relevant.(needed ) Meanwhile, this test was being modified: The candidate is listening to a telephone call, in which a ticket for a journey is booked. Dates, as well as times of the schedule change during the conversation and finally the candidate has to remember the right times. *In the English section (which some air traffic control organisations do not see as important, compared with other features of the FEAST test) there are 3 sections. The 1st part is to listen to a sentence, which is interrupted with a beep-tone. Applicants then choose the word (from the choice offered) which is the closest in meaning to the sentence. The 2nd part is the “whole comprehension” of English. A story is told, after which some questions are asked. For example, one story deals with a controller, who gave the wrong order “runway cleared for take-off” to the pilot, who almost collided with a vehicle transporting kerosene. The aeroplane missed the vehicle by inches. The lorry driver suffered an acute stress reaction and a psychological assessment was needed. Another story deals with birds living near airports and animal protectors replacing their eggs with artificial ones. The 3rd part is only one sentence, the content of which can be described in another way. For example, in one sentence, someone had paid debts in 5 payments of $20. The multiple choice answer “He paid $20” is, of course, wrong. The right answer would be, “He paid $100”. Meanwhile, this section was also modified: The candidate must read a text, which deals with the relationship between companies and media, how the reputation of the companies is maintained and so forth. *In the landing instructions, applicants have to guide some aircraft to the ground. Some of the displayed runways are closed. The 2 numbers to the right of the aircraft represent the identification number of the aircraft (on the top) and its speed (on the bottom). The arrow on the runway means that aircraft must land from this direction. Via some dots, which the aircraft has to pass, applicants have some choices to direct the aircraft down to the runway. The rules are: slower aircraft must give way to faster aircraft; no overflying of any runway; and any crossing of the route of any other aircraft is forbidden. However, sometimes a message occurs that selected aircraft have a higher priority, even if they are slow in their speed; or that some aircraft above a certain speed are not allowed to land; or that a certain aircraft must land immediately. There is a short time limit to complete this exercise. *In a lengthly reaction test, applicants have to sort some shapes. On the bottom part of the screen is a small keyboard, on which there are some shapes (triangle, circle, diamond, square, etc.). Suddenly a shape appears on the top part of the screen. The applicant is given approximately 1 second to push the button corresponding to the shape displayed. Sometimes an instruction appears to sort particular shapes in another way (for example, if you see a triangle, sort it as a square). Sometimes the shapes must be sorted by their colour, independent of the shape itself. Again, there are also sometimes instructions to sort it differently (for example, all red circles must be sorted as blue objects). Very often beside the displayed shape on the top part of the screen, another shape can be seen. If both shapes are the same, applicants must press the “same” button, irrespective of the colour or the figure. This "same" command overrules all other instructions regarding sorting of the shapes. The 2nd part of this is the same as the 1st, but instead using numbers rather than shapes. For example, when the number 48 is displayed, it must be sorted into one category - this would be sorted into “0-99”. However, this exercise also develops as time passes; for example, if the sum of the digits of the number displayed is greater than 10, it must be sorted as if it were in the category “200-300”, and so forth. *In the cube test, the applicant's spatial awareness is tested. A net of a cube is shown which must be mentally constructed and compared with 2 cubes. Most of the time, one of the cubes corresponds to the net of the cube shown; sometimes neither of the 2 options correspond. There are 25 minutes for 36 cubes. This test is particularly designed to test the left-right coordination, because the nets/areas of the shown cube normally consist of white, orange and blue areas, but especially they consist of arrows, which show into various directions. As one puts the model together, one must particularly decide into which direction the arrows of the constructed cube show. (Here the 1st part of the test ends, if national air traffic control organisations split it into two parts (see above)). *In the final part of the test, local and opposite conflicts on air strips are presented. This is the so-called “flight strip test” or "strip management display" named SDM. During the test, a clock is running in the corner of the screen. The rest of the screen is divided into columns, one for the airspace at each hypothetical airport in the test. At each airport is a collection of strips. These need to be sorted in order of time. Simultaneously, you need to remove strips which have now expired and identify conflicts between both flights coming in and out of the airport and flights in the airport's airspace. While doing this, new strips are continuously added to the display. *In 2011 SDM was replaced by a brand new test: DART (Dynamic ATC Radar Test). The DART Test requires applicants to guide aircraft safely and efficiently through a system of checkpoints taking certain traffic constraints into consideration. You can find more information by accessing the link in the External Links section. Some air traffic control organisations now add additional tests, for example a special reaction test or detection of a figure (a house) out of a muddle of lines. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「FEAST test」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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