e. Maintenance Technician of the Year This award is given to the technician who has contributed greatly to ground systems or displayed outstanding technical competence while maintaining ground systems during the past calendar year. Ground systems include NAVAIDs, communications, and all other systems or equipment used in ATC. One or more of the general areas below, with no priority of importance implied, may be considered:
(1) Outstanding personal performance.
(2) Procedures introduced and accepted that have improved operations, maintenance, efficiency, and safety.
(3) Authorship of a recognized technical or nontechnical paper on ATC equipment maintenance.
(4) Demonstrated ability and dedication to maintaining ATC equipment and
facilities beyond the normal requirement or expectation.