Task Description
| Task name : |
Develop guidance on VTS Personnel Mental Health Management |
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| Leading committee and working group owning the task: | VTS WG 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tags: | Work programme 2025-2027, Work programme 2023-2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Task Leader : | Michele Landi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Task Number : | VTS-3.1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Standards : | S1050 Training and Certification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Topic area : | S1050.1 Training and assessment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Task Description : |
Develop new IALA guidance aimed at supporting VTS organizations in the systematic management, monitoring and protection of the mental health of VTS personnel. |
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| Objectives of the task : |
Provide VTS organizations with guidance to better understand the factors that may influence the mental health of VTS personnel and to support the implementation of organizational and operational measures to manage these risks. The task will promote a preventive and risk-based approach, aligned with human factors, safety culture principles and relevant international standards. |
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| Expected outcome : |
New IALA guideline offering practical guidance to VTS providers on how to monitor, manage and support the mental well-being of VTS personnel, contributing to sustainable performance, operational reliability and navigational safety. |
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| Compelling need : |
VTS personnel operate in a demanding, safety-critical environment that exposes them to sustained stress, fatigue and high responsibility. These conditions may affect mental well-being and, consequently, operational performance and safety. There is a growing need for structured guidance that helps VTS organisations move from a reactive response to isolated events towards a proactive and systematic management of mental health and psychosocial risks. |
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| Scope : |
The guideline will address mental health and work-related stress in VTS operations, with reference to psychosocial risks arising from work organization, operational demands and the working environment. It will be aligned with existing IALA guidance related to mental health and with relevant international standards on psychosocial risk management. |
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| Cybersecurity related : |
No |
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| Brief and concise description of the work : to be undertaken and programme mile-stones (where appropriate). |
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| Approved by Council (Council session/Date) : | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (Text) : | Ongoing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status (Colour) : |
On track
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| History of the task : |
2025-02-12 16:22:31 VTSCC 2025-02-26 10:24:45 VTSWG3VC 2025-03-19 12:37:27 VTSWG3VC 2025-03-19 16:23:21 VTSTGL21 2025-03-19 16:30:49 VTSTGL21 2025-05-04 18:36:29 alisa.nechyporuk 2025-09-19 11:12:44 admin1 2025-09-26 09:26:02 VTSWG3C 2025-10-02 14:02:39 VTSWG3VC 2025-10-22 11:45:20 VTSTGL21 2025-10-23 18:58:44 VTSCC 2025-10-23 19:00:19 VTSCC 2026-03-01 17:08:03 admin1 2026-03-03 09:26:33 VTSTGL23 2026-03-04 16:18:09 VTSWG3VC |
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