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Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy and Minister of Decentralization and Public Service,
Vu la Act No. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 amendments to the rights and obligations of civil servants, together with Act No. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 amended with statutory provisions relating to the public service of the State;
Vu la Act No. 89-1007 of 31 December 1989 modified relative to the body of air navigation control engineers;
Vu le Decree No. 90-998 of 8 November 1990 amended by statute of the body of the air navigation control engineers, including articles 4 and 6;
Vu le Decree No. 2004-1105 of 19 October 2004 concerning the opening of recruitment procedures in the public service of the State;
Vu le Decree No. 2007-196 of 13 February 2007 relating to the qualification equivalences required to present themselves to public service access competitions and employment frameworks,
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Pursuant to the provisions of Article 14 of the amended Decree of 8 November 1990 referred to above, the regulation, nature and program of the tests of the external and internal competitions for the access to the body of the air navigation control engineers are fixed in the following terms.
External and internal competitions are open, after the Minister's notice of the Public Service, under the conditions set out inarticle 2 of the decree of 19 October 2004 referred to above.
Members of the external and internal competition jury are appointed by order of the Minister for Civil Aviation.
The jury can be common in both competitions.
Members of the jury are appointed for a maximum period of four years. In the event of a major impossibility of replacing a member at the end of his term, the Minister may make a decision to extend the period for an additional year.
The jury is presided over by an official from a classed body A or a contracting officer of the same level assigned to the General Directorate of Civil Aviation or to the General Council of the Environment and Sustainable Development.
The decision appointing the jury shall designate as Vice-President the member(s) of the jury replacing the president in the event that the president is unable to perform his duties.
The jury also includes three or four members of the public servants or contract agents of either the General Directorate of Civil Aviation or the Meteorological-France public establishment or another administration.
Qualified proofreaders and examiners can be deputy to the jury. They may participate in the deliberations with an advisory voice.
Applicants to the external competition will have to justify on November 1st of the year of the competition of a title or diploma classified at least level III in the fields of mathematics, science and technical training or a qualification or training recognized as equivalent to one of these titles or diplomas under the conditions fixed by the decree of 13 February 2007 referred to above.
The Minister for Civil Aviation shall determine the list of candidates authorized to compete.
The nature of the tests, their duration and the coefficients applicable to them shall be as follows:
| Eligibility | |||
| 1. Mandatory written evidence: | |||
| 1.1. Mathematics | 4 hours | 2 | |
| 1.2. Physics | 4 hours | 2 | |
| 1.3. French | 4 hours | 2 | |
| 1.4. English | 2 hours | 3 | |
| 2. Compulsory optional written test (one test selection): | |||
| 2.1. Mathematics, or | 4 hours | 3 | |
| 2.2. Physics, or | 4 hours | 3 | |
| 2.3. Industrial sciences for the engineer | 4 hours | 3 | |
| 3. Optional written test (choice of one test): | |||
| 3.1. Aeronautical knowledge, or | 1 hour | 1 | |
| 3.2. Living language, or | 1 hour | 1 | |
| 3.3. Information technology | 1 hour | 1 | |
| Admission | |||
| 4. Mandatory oral evidence | |||
| 4.1. Mathematics | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 2 |
| 4.2. Physics | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 2 |
| 4.3. French | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 2 |
| 4.4. English | 15 minutes | 20 minutes | 2 |
| The programme of these tests is contained in annex I and II to this Order. | |||
When registering, candidates make their choice among mandatory optional written tests and optional written tests.
Candidates can only choose one trial from the mandatory optional written exams.
The optional live language test is the candidate's choice on the following living languages: German, Spanish or Italian.
A rating of 0 to 20 is assigned to each test. Each rating is multiplied by the coefficient provided for in Article 5 above.
However, for optional materials, only points exceeding the rating of 10 of 20.
At the end of the written examinations of eligibility, for each competition, the jury sets out in alphabetical order the list of candidates authorized to take part in the oral examinations.
No person may be declared eligible if he or she has not participated in all written examinations of eligibility and obtained a score at least 8 out of 20 in English and other written examinations at least 5 out of 20.
Candidates declared eligible are summoned individually.
At the end of the oral examinations of admission, for each competition, the jury determines, in order of merit, the list of candidates definitively admitted. It may establish a supplementary list.
No one may be declared admitted if he has not participated in all the mandatory oral examinations of admission and obtained a total of points at least equal to 200 for all the tests as well as a score at least equal to 12 out of 20 for the oral examination of English, a score at least equal to 8 out of 20 for the oral examination of French and a note at least equal to 5 out of 20 for oral examinations of mathematics and physics.
In the event of equality between several candidates, the priority is given to the one who has obtained the highest rating to the mandatory oral test number 4.4.
The appointment as an aerial navigation control engineer is subject to the favourable results of the medical examination conducted by the Civil Aviation Directorate.
The Order of November 21, 2012 setting out the regulation, nature and program of the external and internal competitive examinations for air navigation control engineers and the schedule to the examination are repealed.
The Director General of Civil Aviation is responsible for the execution of this Order, which will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.
Annex I
PROGRAMME OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL CONCOURS OF THE CONTROL OF AIR NAVIGATION
Eligibility
1. Mandatory written tests
1.1. Mathematics (duration: 4 hours; coefficient 2).
Program in the preparatory classes of physics, chemistry, engineering sciences (PCSI) and Physics, Chemistry (PC).
1.2. Physics (duration: 4 hours; coefficient 2).
1st year program in the preparatory classes for mathematics, physics and engineering sciences (MPSI) and 2nd year program (see detailed program in Appendix II).
1.3. French (duration: 4 hours; coefficient 2).
The written French composition test consists in the writing by the candidate (or) of a summary and a comment based on a text quote. It must essentially allow to appreciate its ability to expose ideas in a clear and logical way in a correct French.
1.4. English (duration: 2 hours; coefficient 3).
The English written test consists of a series of questions that make it possible to ensure that the candidate has the necessary knowledge in the fields of vocabulary and language structures to correctly express himself on subjects of practical life or general news.
2. Mandatory written test options
(The candidate must select one of the tests listed below)
2.1. Mathematics (duration: 4 hours; coefficient 3).
Program in force in the preparatory classes of mathematics, physics and engineering sciences (MPSI) and mathematics, physics (MP).
2.2. Physics (duration: 4 hours; coefficient 3).
Program in the preparatory classes of physics, chemistry, engineering sciences (PCSI) and physics, chemistry (PC).
2.3. Industrial sciences for engineer (duration: 4 hours); coefficient 3).
Program in the preparatory classes of physics, chemistry, engineering sciences (PCSI) and physics, engineering sciences (PSI).
3. Optional written test
(Only points exceeding the score of 10 of 20)
To choose the candidate:
3.1. Aeronautical knowledge (duration: 1 hour; coefficient 1).
Air traffic:
- air rules: area of application, general rules, IFR and VFR regimes.
Air traffic services:
- definition, airspace divisions, air traffic control service, information and alert service;
- procedures of the aerodrome control service, approach control service and regional control service;
- altimeter calibration procedures;
- usual procedures for the preparation and execution of flights, waiting and approach procedures, radar procedures.
Navigation:
- concepts of navigation: the terrestrial sphere, dimensions, movement;
- definition of the following terms: axis of poles, equator, meridians, parallels, geographical coordinates, azimut, recovery, maps, representation of the surface of the Earth on a plane, elementary concepts on the model of Mercator, scales, navigation at the esteem, triangle of speed, its elements, wind (speed and direction), ground speed, construction of the triangle of speeds.
Weather:
- meteorological phenomena affecting aerodromes: wind on the ground, relationship between wind and pressure distribution, Buys Ballot law;
- atmospheric pressure, altimeter calages;
- fog: types of fog, method of formation, frosting, danger to aeronautics.
Aerodynamic Notion and Aeronautical Technology:
- the plane, aerodynamic elements, portance, drag, equation of the flight in landing, climb, descent;
- steering, hyper-sustaining devices;
- elementary concepts on propellers and instrumentation.
3.2. Living language (duration: 1 hour; coefficient 1).
The optional script of the living language must be used to judge the extent of the vocabulary and grammatical knowledge of the candidate(s) and the ease with which he/she may translate a text.
This test can include a version on a non-technical subject, a few lines of theme or a short presentation in one of the following languages: German, Spanish or Italian.
3.3. Computers (duration: 1 hour; coefficient 1).
Programmes in the scientific preparatory classes 1st and 2nd year.
Admission
4. Mandatory oral evidence
4.1. Mathematics (duration: 30 minutes, preparation: 30 minutes; coefficient 2).
Program in the preparatory classes of physics, chemistry, engineering sciences (PCSI) and physics, chemistry (PC).
4.2. Physics (duration: 30 minutes, preparation: 30 minutes; coefficient 2).
1st year program in the preparatory classes for mathematics, physics and engineering sciences (MPSI) and 2nd year program (see detailed program in Appendix II).
4.3. French (duration: 30 minutes, preparation: 30 minutes; coefficient 2).
The French oral test is presented in the form of a commentary and an analysis of general text.
The test must assess the candidate's oral performance.
4.4. English (duration: 15 minutes, preparation: 20 minutes; coefficient 2).
The candidate's question is based on listening to two authentic English-language recordings of excerpts of dialogues or interviews dealing with topical issues.
These extracts are each of about two minutes.
The test must determine the ability of candidates to express themselves correctly and to understand sound documents.
ANNEX II
PHYSICAL PROGRAMME (SECOND YEAR)
| 1. Thermal transfer by conduction | |
| Infinity shape of thermodynamic principles: First principle: Second principle: with for a monothermal evolution. | Flood and use the thermodynamic principles for elementary transformation. Use with rigor the notations d and δ by attaching them a meaning. |
| Equation of thermal diffusion. | Establish the diffusion equation verified by temperature, with or without term source. Analyze a diffusion equation in order of magnitude to connect spatial and temporal characteristic scales. |
| 2. Electric field in stationary mode | |
| Electric scalar potential. | Linking the existence of the electric scalar potential to E's irrotational character. Expressing a potential difference as a circulation of the electric field. |
| Topographic properties. | Associate the evasion of field tubes to the evolution of the E standard outside of sources. Represent the field lines familiar with equipotential surfaces and vice versa. Evaluate the electric field from a network of equipotential surfaces. |
| Potential electrical energy of a point charge in an external electric field. | Establish Ep = qV. Apply kinetic energy law to a particle charged in an electric field. |
| Analogy between electric field and gravitational field. | Establish a table of analogy between the electric and gravitational fields. |
| Electronic field flow. Gauss' Theorem. The case of the sphere, the "infinite" cylinder and the "infinite" plan. | Establish the expressions of electrostatic fields created in any point of space by a sphere uniformly charged in volume, by a cylinder "infinite" uniformly loaded in volume and by a plan "infinite" uniformly loaded on surface. To establish and state that outside a spherical symmetry distribution, the created electrostatic field is the same as that of a point load concentrating the total load and placed in the center of the distribution. Use Gauss' theorem to determine the electrostatic field created by a distribution with a high degree of symmetry. |
| Study of the plan condenser like the superposition of two surf distributions, opposite loads. | Establish and cite the expression of the capacity of a plan condenser in the vacuum. |
| 3. Magnetostatic | |
| Electric. Vector density of volumic current. Distributions of wired electricity. | Determine the intensity of the electric current through a oriented surface. |
| Flow and traffic properties. Amber's theorem. Applications with "infinite" non-zero section rectilinear thread and "infinite" solenoid. | To establish the expressions of magnetostatic fields created in any point of space by a "infinite" rectilinear thread of non-zero section, traversed by currents evenly distributed in volume, by a "infinite" solenoid by admitting that the field is null outside. |
| 4. Equations of Maxwell | |
| Principle of load retention: local formulation. | Establish the local equation of the storage of the load in the case of a dimension. |
| Equations by Maxwell: local and integral formulations. | Associate Maxwell-Faraday's equation with Faraday's law. Citer, use and interpret Maxwell's equations in full form. Associate the spatio-temporal coupling between electric field and magnetic field with the propagation phenomenon. Check the consistency of Maxwell's equations with the local equation of load conservation. |
| 5. Energy of the electromagnetic field | |
| Local Ohm Law; density of power Joule. | Analyze energy aspects in the particular case of an ohmic environment. |
| Density of electromagnetic energy and vector of Poynting: energy balance. | Citer orders of magnitude of medium energy flows (solar, laser...). Use the flow of the Poynting vector through a oriented surface to evaluate the radiated power. Perform an energy balance in local and integral form. Perform each term of the Poynting local equation, the Poynting local equation being provided. |
| 6. Propagation and radiation | |
| Flat wave in the empty load and current space; progressive plane wave and energy aspects. | Citer the solutions of Alembert's equation to a dimension. Describe the structure of a flat wave and a progressive flat wave in the empty load and current space. |
| Monochromatic progressive plane wave. Onde plane progressive monochromatic polarized straightening. | Support the fields of electromagnetic wave spectrum and involve applications. Recognize a polarized wave straightening. |
| Propagation of a monochromatic phased transverse wave in a locally neutral and dense plasma. Phase speed, group speed. Ionosphere case. | Use complex rating and establish the dispersion relationship. Define the dispersion phenomenon. Explain the notion of cut frequency and cite its order of magnitude in the case of the ionosphere. Describe the spread of a packet of waves in a dispersive linear environment by superposition of monochromatic progressive waves. Calculate group speed from the dispersion relationship. Associate the group speed with the spread of the envelope of the wave packet. |
| Propagation of an electromagnetic wave in a slowly variable ohmic environment. Skin effect. Reflections under normal effect of a plane wave, progressive and monochromatic polarized straightening on a perfect driver panel. Stationary wave. | Establish and interpret the expression of the characteristic size of electromagnetic wave mitigation in an ohmic environment. Establish the expression of the reflected wave by exploiting the passage relationships provided. Qualitatively interpret the presence of localized currents on the surface. |
| 7. Dynamic material point. - Non- Galilean references | |
| Movement of one reference relative to another in the case of the translation movement and the uniform rotation movement around a fixed axis. Vector rotation of a repository compared to another. Speed and acceleration composition laws in the case of a translation, and in the case of a uniform rotation around a fixed axis: training speed, training accelerations and Coriolis. Laws of the dynamics of the Galilean reference point in case the trained reference is in translation, or in uniform rotation around a fixed axis relative to a Galilean reference. Inertia forces. Galilean character approached by a few references: Copernics repository, geocentric repository, terrestrial repository. | Recognize and characterize a translation movement and a uniform rotation movement around a fixed axis of a repository relative to another. Express the vector rotation of a repository compared to another. Connect the derivatives of a vector into different repositories by the formula of the composed bypass. Support and use the expressions of training speed and drive accelerations and Coriolis. Express inertia forces, in the only cases where the trained referential is in translation or in uniform rotation around a fixed axis relative to a Galilean referential. Describe and interpret the effects of inertia forces in concrete cases: sense of inertia training force in a translation movement; centrifugal character of the training inertia force in case the referential is in uniform rotation around a fixed axis relative to a Galilean reference. Use the laws of the non-galile reference dynamics in the only cases where the trained reference is in uniform translation or rotation around a fixed axis relative to a Galilean reference. Celebrate some manifestations of the non- Galilean character of the terrestrial repository. Estimate, in order of magnitude, the contribution of Coriolis' inertia force in a terrestrial dynamic problem. |
| 8. Complement of solid mechanics. - Laws of solid friction | |
| Coulomb laws of sliding friction in the only case of a solid in translation. Energy perspective. | Use Coulomb laws in all three situations: balance, motion, braking. Formulate a hypothesis (whether sliding or not) and validate it. Perform an energy balance. Perform a coefficient of friction. |
Done on November 19, 2014.
Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy,
For the Minister and by delegation:
The Chief of the Personnel Management and Recruitment Office,
V. Sauvageot
Minister of Decentralization and Public Service,
For the Minister and by delegation:
Deputy Director of Human Resources Policy Interdepartmental Animation,
C. Krykwinski
