Members from the Air Traffic Control, Traffic Management Coordinators/specialist and U.S. NOTAM Office (USNOF) specialist bargaining units may not serve in a full time NATCA Appointed position if their cumulative full-time appointments exceed their cumulative time served as a CPC actively maintaining currency.

Rationale: NATCA appointed positions like the National Safety Chair, National PMO Rep, National Training Rep, or any national program like STARS, ERAM or ABACUS require the appointees to be Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). The representatives in these positions need to have intimate knowledge of field facilities. Having more time away from the facility, disconnected from the operation than they do in the facility does not put the representative in the best place to make good decisions on behalf of the membership.