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European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

Conformity Assessment Task Force Meeting # 14

EUROCONTROL HeadquartersVEGA Meeting Room27 November 2008


Agenda Item 1

Opening & Approval of Agenda


Agenda Item 2

Key elements of the SES Annual Report

Octavian Cioara

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Context

Legal obligation for the Member States to report annually on the implementation of the SES and of FUA – Art 12 of the SES framework Regulation 549/2004 and Article 8 of the FUA Regulation 2150/2005.

The European Commission has formally requested EUROCONTROL (31.07.2008) to:

Collect

Validate

Analyseon its behalf, the data to be provided by States in their annual

reports on the implementation of the SES

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Context

Reporting to be done through the LCIP 2009-2013 reporting mechanism, as follows:

Annual Report on SES implementation through Chapter 2 of LCIP2009-2013

Annual Report on the Application of FUA through Chapter 7 of LCIP2009-2013

Most of the questions addressed to or through the NSA

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Reporting on interoperability

Specific section (2.8) dealing with the implementation of the interoperability Regulation and the associated implementing rules

Questions derived directly from the interoperability Regulation or from the applicable implementing rules:

Coordination and transfer (1032/2006)

Flight Message Transfer Protocol (633/2007)

Initial Flight Plan (1033/2006)

Voice Channel Spacing (1265/2007)

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CA issues

Opportunity to have a consistent view across the 27 Member States (+ those having signed aviation agreements)

Questions on:

Definition/allocation of tasks and processes dealing with the supervision of compliance by the NSA

Appointment of Notified Bodies

Number of received EC declarations of verification and provision of some examples (max 8)

Number of EC declarations of conformity/suitability and provision of some examples (max 8)

Any cases of non-compliance ascertained by the NSA

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Next steps

More info available at: http://www.eurocontrol.int/elcip

E-mail address set-up: [email protected]

FAQ section available

Deadline for submission of the reports: 31.01.2009

Delivery of the results/analysis by EUROCONTROL to the EC: April 2009

http://www.eurocontrol.int/elcip

mailto:[email protected]


Agenda Item 3

Application of Conformity Assessment to Meteorological Systems

Jean-Paul Doré

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Review of initial proposal Application of CA to met systems

How to identify/delineate Met systems and constituents part of EATMN?

Systems supporting D-ATIS & D-VOLMET should be part of EATMN (see CATF#13.5)

Feedback from CATF members indicates that this approach is too restrictive

Two possible views:

Service provision of Met information (549/2004, 2096/2005 with amended Annex III)

Systems and constituents for the acquisition, processing and dissemination of Met information

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CATF#14 Paper on Met Systems

Explore the way ahead to define EATMN Met systems

Met information provided to aeronautical users and covered by ICAO / WMO standards

Anticipate potential overlap or dependency with other processes / initiatives including “verification of compliance” activities with ICAO standards

Highlight orientations for the drafting of specific CA guidelines

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Essential Requirements Met systems

ER 8.1 Seamless Operations

Systems & procedures for the use of meteorological information shall improve the consistency and timeliness of its provision and the quality of its presentation, using an agreed set of data

ER 8.2 Support for new concepts of operation

Systems & procedures for the use of meteorological information shall improve the promptness and its availability and the speed with which it may be used, in order to support continuous improvement of the efficiency of airspace and airport use

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Main benefits of Met info for the ATM system

Improved accuracy and timeliness of shared met info to optimize flight trajectory and prediction, safety and efficiency of the ATM system

Increased availability of shared met info onboard a/c will allow the preferred trajectory to be refined in real time

Adverse weather conditions decision for diversion and re-routing

Aerodrome reports and forecasts optimum use of aerodrome capacity

Met info will contribute to minimize the environmental aspect of air traffic

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SESAR technical architecture

Ground SWIM Network

SWIMSupervision

Aircraft

A/G DatalinkGround

Management

Regional Systems

Network Information

Management

Aeronautical Information

Management

Advanced Airspace

Management Local and Subregional Systems

External SystemsAOC ATM

AirportAirside

Operations

AerodromeATC

En-route /Approach

ATC

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SESAR View ATM Information Reference Model, AIRM

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Meteo information supplied to aeronautical users /1

Information Distributor Destination

Met reportMETAR

Aeronautical Met station + Met office

TWR, APP, ACC, FIC, COM Station

SPECIALS, SPECI Aeronautical Met station + Met office

TWR, APP, ACC, FIC, COM Station

TAF Met office TWR, APP, ACC, FIC, COM Station

Upper wind, temp., en-route forecasts

Met office, MWO ACC, FIC

SIGMET, AIRMET MWO TWR, APP, ACC, FIC, COM Station

Others International weather centres / MWO

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Meteo information supplied to airspace users /2

Pre-flight planning

Met info for en-route and aerodromes

VOLMET service

ATIS service

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Meteo information provided to aeronautical users /2

Presentation of Met information

Abbreviated plain-language messages (ICAO approved abbreviations) existing alphanumeric codes accepted by flight crews and ATS personnel,

Digital form for automatic information system

Graphical format

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Application of the Quality Management System defined in ICAO Doc 9873

Quality Management System for the Provision of Meteorological Service to ANS

Requirements of ISO 9001:2000

Clause 7.5: Production and service provision

Clause 7.6: Control of monitoring and measuring devices

Potential overlap between requirements of the QMS for Met service providers and conformity assessment of constituents and systems

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Considerations on the application of CA to Met systems /1

Two categories of users

Airspace users

ATS units, TWR, APP, ACC, FIC, AIS, RCC

CA objectives

Ascertain the quality of service of met information supplied to ATS units

Verification of compliance of supporting systems with applicable ICAO and WMO standards

Provide evidences of compliance for the technical file

Met service providers associated to (ACC, FIC) should issue a DoV:

Supply of met info meets QoS requirements

Generation & dissemination of met info complies with applicable standards

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Considerations on the application of CA to met systems /2

Met service providers associated to (TWR, APP) should issue a DoV:

Supply of met info meets QoS requirements

Generation & dissemination of met info complies with applicable standards

Met systems subject to CA

System supporting ATIS service

System supporting VOLMET service

Aerodrome weather observation systems, AWOS

System for the generation & dissemination of met info to ACCs

Automated pre-flight planning systems

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Considerations on the application of CA to met systems /3

Met service providers which will implement a QMS on the basis of Doc 9873 should consider SES CA activities as part of their QMS

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Next Step

Drafting of guidance materials for the application of CA to met systems:

Definition of EATMN met systems

Identification of ICAO, WMO standards to conduct CA activities

Review by Met service providers and ATSPs


Agenda Item 4

Approach for Drafting Guidance for the Application of Conformity Assessment to CNS systems

Paul Ravenhill

Approach for drafting guidance for the application of

Conformity Assessment to CNS Systems

CATF#14

Agenda Item 4

Paul Ravenhill

Content

• Purpose

• Definitions

• Approach

• Step 1: Top-down

• Step 2: Bottom-up

• Step 3: Consolidation

• Timescales

PART C: DEFINITION OF CNS-TYPE CONSTITUENTS

• To harmonise the application of CA to constituents, it is deemed necessary to define a set of CNS-type constituents subject to EC declaration.

• This definition should not be interpreted as a technical specification for the design, production or maintenance of CNS products.

• This definition should be used to determine and delineate the minimum granularity of CNS elements which are subject to EC declaration.

Definitions - IOP Regulation

• Definition of a system:• part of the EATMN and identified by a single name

• coherent group of linked constituents

• a system requires the administration of the assembly as a single system, for the purpose of the CA

• Definition of a constituent:• part of a system

• provides a specific function as part of a system or component

Working definitions

• The following working definitions are required as stepping stones to the identification of constituents:• Functional Area:

° A CNS service that is typically provided by a ‘system’

• Candidate Constituent:° A logical division of a functional area capable of providing a discrete

service

° A constituent will be a refinement of a candidate constituent

• Physical component:° A physical asset that supports provision of a CNS service

° Not all physical assets will be constituents

° A single constituent could represent several components

° A constituent will be a sub-set of physical components

Outline Approach• Step 1: Top-down: Analytical

• Analysis of existing CNS/ATM architectural products and standards to identify:° Functional areas° Identification of candidate constituents° Identification of standards

• Step 2: Bottom-Up: Case Study• Analysis of existing CNS systems from two ANSPs:

° Identification of physical components° Grouping of physical components to functional areas° Review of identified standards

• Step 3: Consolidation• Refinement of CNS Element and Component mappings to identify:

° Constituents° Alignment with:

– Part A – Definition of EATMN systems– Part B – Determination of operational characteristics

Step 1: Analytical identification

• Top-down approach is based on analysis of existing CNS/ATM architectural products (for example OATA, NAS, SESAR etc.) and standards (ICAO, EUROCAE, etc.) to identify:• functional areas

• candidate constituents

• standards


Domain

Functional Area

CandidateConstituent

Step 1: Types of ATM Standards

SARPs

(E)TSO’sTGL’s

ESSARs

MOPSMASPSGuidelines

European Standards (IR’s and CS’s)

Function, Form and Fit

Core Technology Standards

FAA

ICAO

EASA

SRC

EUROCAE

RTCA

SAE

ESO’sEurocontrol

AEEC

ISOIEEE

Step 1: Relevant standards – Datalink 1/3

APP NET DLK

CASACDE Link2000+

CM CPDLC

ACM

HMI

ACL DLIC AMC

ICAO Doc9705

EUROCAEED-110A

OLDI

Link2000+

DLS


APP NET DLK

ACARS

OLDI

ATN IP

ATNSARPs

ARINC758

HMI CMUX.25

ATNTechnicalManual

ICAO Doc9705

ISO

DLS


APP NET DLK

VDLSARPs

VDL2 Satcom

ICAOAnnex 10

ARINC 631-4

ICAO Doc9705

ICAO Doc9776

EUROCAEED-110A

EUROCAEED-120

Link2000+Safety Case

Link2000+ATN Naming

and AddressingPlan

X.25

HFDL

ATNTechnicalManual

ISO/IEC8208

DLS

Step 1: Standards Maps

• Develop a standardised model (“map”) for standards and/or specifications for a functional area• e.g. capture the generic standards required

• Populate “map” for each CNS element• e.g. identify the specific standards (and potential gaps)


Domain

Functional Area


Standards Map

Step 2: ANSP Case Study

• Bottom-up Analysis of existing CNS systems in operation with ANSPs

• Two Case studies will be performed:• identification of physical components (e.g. an asset list)

• grouping physical components to functional areas

• review of identified standards

Step 2: ANSP Case Study

Domain

Functional Area

Physical Component

Step 3: Consolidation

• Refinement of CNS Element and Component mappings to identify constituents

• Alignment with:• Part A – Definition of EATMN systems

• Part B – Determination of operational characteristics

Step 3: Analyse CNS Element and Components

Domain

Functional Area


Physical Component

Step 3: Identify Constituents

Domain

Functional Area

Constituents

Identification of Constituents

• The grouping of components into constituents will take due account of:• procurement practice – e.g. the definition of constituent should

not constrain available procurement options.

• granularity of standards – e.g. a constituent should represent the functionality required by a discrete set of standards.

• The concept of bringing in to service – e.g. a constituent should be capable of deployment as part of a system upgrade which may or may not include additional operational characteristics. (This notion will be investigated further in Part B)

Timescales

Ref Title Approximate date

M1 Project Development Plan Nov 2008

D3a Step 1 – Functional Areas, CNS Elements and Standards Dec 2008

D3b Step 2 – Case Studies: CNS components and Standards Jan 2009

D3c Step 3a – Draft list of CNS constituents Feb 2009

D3d Step 3b – Process for definition of CNS type constituents Mar 2009

D6 Guideline for the conformity assessment of constituents / Definition of the first subset of CNS-type constituents Apr 2009

Thank you for your attention

Paul Ravenhillwww.askhelios.com

[email protected]


Agenda Item 5

Overview of EASA & SES Regulatory Systems

Jean-Luc Garnier & Jean-Paul Doré

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Overview

1)

EASA & SES Regulatory Systems–

Today.

2)

EASA & SES Regulatory Systems–

Tomorrow.

3)

Application of both Regulatory Systems.

4)

Requirements for the application of both Regulatory Systems.

5)

Institutional arrangements.

6)

Conclusions.

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EASA & SES Regulatory Systems for Aviation

Originated from different sources.Complementary Regulations and Means of Compliance.Coordinated application.

SES

EASA

2 Regulatory Systems

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EASA and SES Regulatory Systems – today

REGULATIONS

MEANS OF COMPLIANCE

CONFORMITY

Interoperability of EATMN Service Provision Airspace Safety of EATMN & ANS

EASA

SES

Regulated organisations Regulated processes Regulated objects

Air operations A/c airworthiness A/c environment Certification Licensing Inspection

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EASA and SES Regulatory Systems - today

SpaceAirborne Ground

REGULATIONS

MEANS OF COMPLIANCE

CONFORMITY

SESEASA

IRs

Cert. Spec.AMCs, TGLs

AirworthinessCertification

Ops. approval

InteroperabilityIRs

Comm. Spec.

CA of constituents &systems

Superv. Compli.Safety oversight.

Interoperability of EATMN Service provision Airspace Safety of EATMN & ANS

Air operations A/c airworthiness A/c environment Certification Licensing Inspection

EATMN

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EASA and SES Regulatory Systems -tomorrow

REGULATIONS

MEANS OF COMPLIANCE

CONFORMITY

SESEASA

Air operations A/c airworthiness A/c environment Certification Licensing Inspection Safety of EATMN & ANS

Interoperability of EATMN

IRsCert. Spec.

AMCs, TGLsAirworthiness *

CertificationOps. approval

Safety compliance

InteroperabilityIRs

Comm. Spec.


Superv. Compli.

SpaceAirborne GroundEATMN

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Application of both Regulatory Systems

Which requirements for the application of both regulatory systemsin support of SESAR Concept of Operation ?

SES

EASA

SESAR Conceptof Operation

Regulated organisations Regulated processes Regulated objects

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Application of both Regulatory Systems

Main driver for EATMN evolution SESAR IP-phased implementation requirements based on a common concept of operations and logical

CNS/ATM architecture.

Right balance of EASA and SES regulations providing the regulatory baseline to SESAR IP-phased implementation requirements.

Right set of standards and specifications complementing these regulations.

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Requirements for the application of both Regulatory Systems

Consistency of dependent EASA & SES regulatory materials.

Coordination of EASA and SES processes for the delivery and maintenance of coherent dependent regulatory materials.

Development and maintenance of EASA & SES Regulatory Materials.

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Requirements for the application of both Regulatory Systems

Interfaces between EASA and SES regulatory systems must be adjusted to streamline stakeholders activities (verification of compliance, supervision of compliance,…).

Harmonisation and interoperability of EASA & SES Regulatory Systems.

Common basic principles and mechanisms for the implementation of both regulatory frameworks.

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Institutional Arrangements EUROCONTROL Support to SES

SESEUROCONTROL

InteroperabilityIRs

Comm. Spec.


Superv. Compli.

Support to regulation

Support to standardisation

Support to implementation

Support to regulatory studies

Coordination with EASA Licensing Inspection Safety of EATMN & ANS

Air operations A/c airworthiness A/c environment Certification

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Conclusions

SES and EASA will provide clear regulatory and standardisation

baselines to aviation community in Europe.

Supporting mechanisms will be further developed.EUROCONTROL committed to support the European Commission and EASA, including through already existing coordination arrangements.

EUROCONTROL

EuropeanCommission

EASA


Agenda Item 6

Impact assessment of SES interoperability Regulation on ARTAS Products

Jean Marc Duflot & Jean-Paul Doré

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Outline

Background on ARTAS

SES requirements applicable to constituents and systems

The issues

Proposed approach

Recommendations

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Background (1/2)

ARTAS (ATM suRveillance Tracker and Server)

Surveillance Data Processing system designed to establish an accurate Air Situation Picture and to distribute “tracks” to a community of user systems.

Recognised as one of the most advanced SDP solution in the world

Composed of ARTAS Application Software, OTS (Off-The-Shelf) software, COTS (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf) Software and Hardware.

Used operationally in 19 ATC centres and tested at another 20 sites

Common development and centralised support led by EUROCONTROL enabled substantial savings for ANSP Users.

Development started in 1993, followed up by a group of European SDP experts

Centralised EUROCONTROL Maintenance & Support organisation set up in 1999

Continued development in line with the Surveillance strategy

Ongoing work for compliance to ESARR safety framework

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Background (2/2)

ARTAS distribution policy:

End user shall sign a “Run-time License Agreement”

Software used on an “as-is” basis

Grants access to the Maintenance & Support service (CAMOS) ruled

by SLA

ARTAS industrial policy:

EUROCONTROL holds most of ARTAS Intellectual Property Rights and

can authorise support, maintenance and development to the ATM industry (Open tender actions)

EUROCONTROL encourages and promotes the use of the ARTAS Application Software by the ATM industry in the ECAC area

The ““ARTAS Industry Licence Agreement” authorises the ATM industry to offer ARTAS together with own product line to any user, within ECAC.

Principles of the license can be found on;

http://www.eurocontrol.int/artas/public/standard_page/artas_industrialpolicy.html

http://www.eurocontrol.int/artas/public/standard_page/artas_industrialpolicy.html

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SES Requirements

SES interoperability Regulation (EC552/2004) requires in

Article 5, that the manufacturer/representative shall issue an EC declaration of conformity or suitability for use

Article 6, that ANSPs shall establish an EC declaration of systems and submit it to the NSA together with a technical file

EUROCONTROL will continue to provide users with ARTAS technical file documentation needed for ANSPs to establish the EC declaration of verification of systems

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The Issues (1/4)

Application of obligations on manufacturers/representatives and ANSP’s to an ARTAS product supplied by EUROCONTROL needs careful consideration.

ARTAS users have raised questions on the role of ANSP’s, EUROCONTROL, other actors and the need for a manufacturer declaration

To clarify the status of the ARTAS product, the following 3 questions are asked;

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The Issues (2/4)

Q 1 –

Should the ARTAS product be considered a constituent of the EATM SUR?

ARTAS designed for integration into SUR systems designed by ANSPs, or ATM system manufacturers

EUROCONTROL provides support to ARTAS users to ease integration the design and integration

No specific reason prevents ANSPs from considering ARTAS as an EATM constituent

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The Issues (3/4)

Q2 –

What roles do ANSPs, EUROCONTROL and designated sub-partners & contactors developing ARTAS products have?

Role of EUROCONTROL and a manufacturer which designs, develops and maintains a software are alike

Manufacturers in the EU must comply with EU regulations for the

circulation of goods and services.

EUROCONTROL is committed to comply with technical provisions of the SES Regulations, but is not directly subject to those or other EU regulations

ANSPs are not considered to be manufacturers. However, some in-house ANSP manufacturers will issue an EC Declaration of suitability for use as if they were independent manufacturers.

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The Issues (4/4)

Q3 –

Should EUROCONTROL issue a declaration of suitability for use for ARTAS products?

An EC declaration;

Must be issued by EU manufacturers

Might be issued by in-house ANSP manufacturers

EUROCONTROL can not be considered as a manufacturer as it does not put any product on the market.→ Therefore, it is not considered appropriate that EUROCONTROL issues a formal

EC declaration

Issuance of an EC declaration does not influence the responsibility of ANSPs putting an ARTAS product into service

It is important to ensure that ANSPs have all necessary information, to be confident that the system complies with applicable requirements→ EUROCONTROL is willing to provide such information any time the product is

made available to an ANSP

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Proposed Approach

EUROCONTROL provides technical requirements elements of the conformity case (Quality Manual, System Test Plan, Users manual,

etc)

This does not modify EUROCONTROL responsibility/liability to;

Supply SUR products compliant with SES Interoperability Regulation

Apply best practices for the conformity assessment of constituents not covered by implementing rules

ANSPs

shall still complete their declaration of verification of SUR systems with traceability between ARTAS constituents and SES interoperability Regulation

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Recommendations

CATF Members are invited to comment on

The issues and questions raised

The proposed approach


Agenda Item 7

Regulatory Contexts of RVSM and Mode S Monitoring Processes

Peter Martin

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Context

Previous work illustrated benefit of monitoring overall operation of CNS/ATM Air/Ground Systems

Failure of individual constituents => impact on interoperability, safety

Own-system maintenance & monitoring => no complete end-to-end view of interoperability performance

Increased integration => increased need for monitoring

Objective

Investigate regulatory basis for some current examples of overall CNS/ATM Air/Ground Systems monitoring

Inform future development of monitoring schemes

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RVSM Height Keeping

ICAO Annex 11

Doc 9574

Doc 7030

EANPG

Guidance to ICAO Regionson implementation – incl. obligation to establish RMA

ICAO EUR Region approachto RMA implementation –responsibility on EANPG

EANPG/43, 44 & 45 assigned RMAto EUROCONTROL.

Obligation on ICAO Regions to monitor height-keeping in RVSM airspace on regional basis

Monitoring ofheight keeping is integral partof RVSMSafety Case

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Conduct of RVSM Monitoring

EUROCONTROL support

In run-up to RVSM GO

In early stages of operation

Longer term

Reliability of Data for Safety Case

Technical Risk (Automated Data Collection)

Operational Risk (Reported Operational Error Data) ?

Conclusion

Regulatory basis -

clear

Funding by beneficiaries –

clear arrangement

Some issues on data provision

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Mode S Airborne Monitoring

ICAO Annex 10Part IV

Doc 7003

EASA AMC 20-13 / JAA TGL 13

EC 2096/2005EC 552/2004

Standards for Mode S,mandatory carriage by

a/c, no monitoring obligation

Guidance includes routine monitoring ofongoing operation of

a/c installation by operator

ANSP monitoring ofown services only and

ANSP systems & constituents to comply

with interoperabilityrequirements throughout

lifecycle.

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Conclusion: Considerations for Effective Monitoring of CNS/ATM Air/Ground Systems

Monitoring may be necessary for safety and/or interoperability

Regulatory framework helpful but is not a pre-requisite

Regulatory basis facilitates:

Disclosure of information

Follow-up of faults

Funding arrangements


Agenda Item 8

Open “Tour de table”


Agenda Item 9

Any Other BusinessDate of next Meeting

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