ICAO Performance Based Communication and

Surveillance Workshop

-- Closing Remarks --

20-22 Feb 2013

Paris, France

NAT

Region EUR

Region

NAM

Region

Air traffic management operations

are becoming more dependent on

communication and surveillance

capabilities and performances

Global Data Link Coverage

Safety promotion

• NAT PBCS Workshop

– Task 4 of NAT PBCS Implementation Plan

– Training and education - Safety communication

– Exchange information and promote global harmonization

Overview – Session 1

• Global and regional ICAO and industry standards, recommended practices and guidance material

– Annexes 6 & 11, Doc 4444 (PANS/ATM), Doc 9869, GOLD

– RTCA / EUROCAE Interoperability (INTEROP) and Safety and Performance (SPR) standards

• Existing FANS 1/A and ATN B1 and future B2

Overview – Session 2

• Capacity and efficiency - Use of data link / mandates (NAT and EUR)

• Reduced separations predicated on communication and surveillance performance – 5-minute, 30 NM and 50 NM longitudinal separation

– 25 NM and 30 NM lateral separation

– ITP and CDP

• DARP and UPR

• Transition to performance based navigation, communication and surveillance

Overview – Session 3

• Approval requirements for ANSP and operator / aircraft equipment and capability

• Perspectives - ANSP (FAA), CSP (ARINC), SSP (Inmarsat), A/C mfgr (Airbus / Boeing), operator (Delta / IFALPA)

• Post-implementation monitoring (FAA / Airways New Zealand)

• Data link regional monitoring agencies (DLMA and CRO)

Discussion topics

• Amendments needed to ICAO Annexes, PANS, recommended practices and guidance material – Application and flight plan requirements (Doc 4444)

– ATS provision (Annex 11)

– Operational approvals (Annex 6)

– Guidance material – Doc 9869

• Post implementation monitoring

• Feedback to operators and other interested parties on performance issues

• Global coordination and consistent approach

• Adoption of RCP in the EUR Region

• Orderly transition to implement

Discussion topics

• Need to ensure continuous functioning of data link monitoring agencies. Solutions should address the following;

• - joint funding

• - security

• - resource management

• - consider if such solutions could be established under the ICAO administrative umbrella.

• Tightening up the requirements to operators to correct the problems identified by the monitoring agencies

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Feedback

• Any follow-up? • Improved coordination between regional data link monitoring agencies is

required

• Was the workshop useful? • Overall assessment of the workshop was very positive

• Should there be another workshop and when? • Need for future workshops to be discussed in the regional groups and

more participation from aircraft operators is essential