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PAMS  is an advanced solution designed to provide clear, unambiguous alarm and warning indications for airfield ground-based equipment. Its primary purpose is to enhance situational awareness for both Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Air Traffic Engineering (ATE) technical staff.

All monitored alarm inputs are seamlessly integrated into the ATE system. With intuitive touchscreen interfaces, PAMS offers instant visual feedback on equipment status through color-coded indicators and audible alerts.

Key alarm statuses are then prioritized and displayed for ATC personnel. Touchscreens at each Control Work Position (CWP) — including VCRs and ACRs — present critical equipment states, with alarm groups managing degraded conditions to ensure efficient response and decision-making.

The Modern Replacement to an Alarm Annunciator Light Box

Originally designed to replace old-style alarm light boxes, but with alarm condition and acknowledgement recording, improved visualisation and automatic reporting. PAMS has been proven in a civil airport environment since 2003. 

Other features now include:

• Frequency of Issues Tracking
• Maintenance Mode
• Alarm Nag
• Alarm Hysteresis
• Alarm Revert Acknowledgement
• Alarm Delay Periods
• Alarm Groupings
• Comment Recording
• Alarm Statistics

Interfacing & Connectivity

The system provides Engineering, Maintenance and ATC with a cost effective, state of the art solution for alarm management, which gives instant alarm notification and recording of user response and overall status for all monitored systems and services.