Level Bust Toolkit

The on-line version of the EUROCONTROL Level Bust Toolkit was developed in 2004.

The following briefing notes, which form the bulk of the Level Bust Toolkit, are available from the SKYbrary Bookshelf:

• Briefing Note ATM 1 - Understanding the Causes of Level Busts
• Briefing Note ATM 2 - Reducing Level Busts
• Briefing Note ATM 3 - Safety Reporting: ATM
• Briefing Note ATM 4 - Airspace & Procedure Design
• Briefing Note GEN 1 - Level Busts: Overview
• Briefing Note GEN 2 - Pilot-Controller Communications
• Briefing Note GEN 3 - Callsign Confusion
• Briefing Note OPS 1 - Standard Operating Procedures
• Briefing Note OPS 2 - Altimeter Setting Procedures
• Briefing Note OPS 3 - Standard Calls
• Briefing Note OPS 4 - Aircraft Technical Equipment
• Briefing Note OPS 5 - Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems
• Briefing Note OPS 6 - Human Factors
• Briefing Note OPS 7 - Safety Reporting: Operators

Level Bust Awareness Products

EUROCONTROL Safety Letters:

• Level Bust Safety Letter: Level Bust - A Shared Issue;
• Level Bust Safety Letter - Seeking solutoions today for tomorrow's challenges;
• Level Bust Safety Letter - Presentation of Action Plan and Toolkit;

EUROCONTROL Posters and Leaflets

• Level Bust - a flyer for pilots;
• Level Bust - a poster for pilots;
• Level Bust - a poster for ATCOs;
• Level Bust - Leaflet: Level Bust Risk Factors.

EUROCONTROL Safety Alerts

• Aircraft Altimeter Failure
• Emergency Descent in High Traffic Density Situations
• Level Restrictions - Amendment to ICAO PANS-ATM
• Wrong reaction to “Adjust Vertical Speed” RA

HindSight Articles

• HindSight1 Level Bust - Advice for the ATCO;
• HindSight2 Analysis of an AIRPROX in Japan;
• HindSight3 Misunderstandings: Wrong QNH Setting;
• HindSight10 Altitude Deviation or Level Bust, What’s in a name?
• HindSight10 Another tool in the kit
• HindSight10 Are we cleared flight level 100?
• HindSight10 Business Aviation and Level Busts
• HindSight10 Level Bust avoiding action Looking at the options
• HindSight10 MODE S Helping to reduce risk
• HindSight10 Setting cleared altitude – What happens in the multi crew flight deck?
• HindSight10 TCAS II and Level Bust
• HindSight10 The ‘OTHER’ Level Busts

UKCAA

• CAP 710 - On the Level;

Level Bust European Action Plan

• European Action Plan for the Prevention of Level Bust;

Airbus Level Bust Briefing Notes

• Airbus Supplementary Briefing Note - Preventing Altitude Deviations and Level Busts;