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PBN/TF/10−WP02 11-13/12/2012

International Civil Aviation Organization

The Tenth Meeting of the ICAO Asia/Pacific Performance-Based Navigation Task Force (PBN/TF/10)

Nadi, Fiji, 11-13 December 2012

Agenda Item 2: Review Outcomes of Related Meetings

RELATED MEETING OUTCOMES

(Presented by the Secretariat)

SUMMARY

This paper presents information on meetings outcomes related to the PBN/TF, the status of APANPIRG Conclusions related to the implementation of PBN within the Asia/ Pacific Regions and provides information on the follow-up actions that have taken place.

This paper relates to – Strategic Objectives:

A: Safety – Enhance global civil aviation safety C: Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development of Air Transport –

Foster harmonized and economically viable development of international civil aviation that does not unduly harm the environment

Global Plan Initiatives: GPI-5 RNAV and RNP (Performance-based navigation) GPI-7 Dynamic and flexible ATS route management GPI-10 Terminal area design and management GPI-11 RNP and RNAV SIDs and STARs GPI-12 Functional integration of ground systems with airborne systems GPI-21 Navigation systems

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 The First and Second Meetings of the ICAO Asia/Pacific Seamless ATM Planning Group (APSAPG/1) were held in Bangkok, Thailand from 31 January to 3 February 2012 and Tokyo, Japan from 6 to 10 August 2012 respectively.

1.2 The Twenty Third Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APANPIRG/23) was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 14 September 2011.

1.3 The Forty Ninth Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation Asia and Pacific Regions (DGCA/49) was held at New Delhi, India, from 9 to 12 October 2012.

1.4 The PBN Symposium and Workshops were held at Montreal, Canada from 16 to 19 October 2012.

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2. DISCUSSION

APSAPG

2.1 The APSAPG/1 meeting noted there were three main areas which required the development of Seamless ATM principles: People, Facilities, and Technology and Information. Under these headings, a total of 48 draft Seamless ATM Principles were further considered by the APSAPG/2 meeting, which resulted in 37 remaining Principles. These were noted by APANPIRG/23 as part of the draft Seamless ATM Plan. The following Seamless ATM Principles were related to PBN development:

People

Aviation Regulations, Standards and Procedures

a) Harmonised regional or sub-regional rules and guidelines, modelled on the Pacific application of common regulations incorporated by reference into local legislation.

b) Development of common procedures compatible with Regional Operational Concepts.

Facilities

Navigation Aids

a) The continued transition from ground-based aids to satellite-based PBN procedures, while maintaining a necessary redundancy and contingency network.

b) Support for a GNSS-based, integrated regional PBN approval standard.

c) Regional cooperation for SBAS in terms of interoperability and increased service areas and a GNSS ionospheric monitoring network.

Technology and Information

Flight Operations

a) Support for PBN specifications that include GNSS ‘low end’ aircraft and better spacing for terminal airspace, based on empirical data.

b) Implementation of UPR and DARP where practical.

c) Universal implementation of CDO and CCO unless restricted by factors such as terrain, SUA, and noise constraints.

Aeronautical Data

d) Early implementation of AIM (including SWIM) for advanced States.

e) Cooperative development and use of aeronautical databases such as the European Aeronautical Database (EAD).

f) Regulation of aeronautical data and its quality, to ensure interoperable operations.

ATM Modernisation Projects

g) Inter-regional cooperation between ATM modernisation projects.

h) A focus on simpler universal technologies for earliest deployment and best cost benefits, using a staged implementation.

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APANPIRG/23

2.2 While highlighting PBN and GNSS global developments, Australia had provided PBN/TF/9 an update on the Australian installation of GNSS Landing System (GLS) at Sydney. IATA supported the GLS technology but would prefer an aggressive timeline and implementation plan to meet airline requirements.

2.3 The PBN/TF/9 had suggested that a GLS seminar could be held in the Asia/Pacific, noting that all ‘new generation’ Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier aircraft already had GLS equipage on board. The meeting adopted the following Conclusion:

Conclusion 23/26 - Asia/Pacific GLS Seminar

That, ICAO plans an Asia/Pacific GNSS Landing System (GLS) Seminar to provide information on emerging GLS technology, airport and airline GLS planning, and the development of applicable standards.

2.4 The PBNTF meeting was apprised of the dialogue that had been on-going in Australia regarding the requirements of conventional instrument flight procedures flown using GNSS/RNP aircraft. IATA stated that this was a complex area with possible legal implications for ATC. APANPIRG/23 noted the lack of guidance on this matter and discussed the draft Conclusion formulated by PBN/TF/9, asking ICAO to review and develop operational guidance materials for conventional instrument flight procedures flown using GNSS/RNP aircraft.

2.5 The APANPIRG/23 meeting did not adopt the draft Conclusion in order to further clarify what was expected from the Conclusion. The meeting then decided to refer the issue back to the PBNTF for further deliberation. Australia was requested to prepare a working paper in coordination with IATA for discussion at the PBN/TF/10 meeting, to be held December 2012.

2.6 APANPIRG/23 noted the discussion regarding approach classifications - Non-Precision, Approach with Vertical Guidance [APV: SBAS-LPV, Baro-VNAV and RNP-AR (Authorisation required)] and Precision, and the fact that there were no associated lighting and runway standards for APV. Apparently the Approach Classification Task Force (ACTF) was reviewing the APV definition.

2.7 The meeting noted discussions by the PBN/TF on the responsibilities of a third party design organization for an Instrument Flight Procedure (IFP), especially RNP-AR approaches and the legal implications associated with it. Australia identified some issues with the current ICAO PANS-OPS (Doc 8168) design standard for Baro-VNAV that could be further taken up by the PBN/TF.

2.8 IATA, Australia, Fiji and Thailand developed a draft amendment proposal for the Task Force TORs at PBN/TF/9 to include monitoring, feedback, encouraging State PBN implementations, and coordination with the ICAO FPP and COSCAPs. While adopting the following Decision proposed by the PBN Task Force, APANPIRG noted that it was not intended that a longer term would be required for the PBNTF to deal with the new tasks.

Decision 23/27 - Revised PBN/TF Terms of Reference

That, the following amendments are made to the PBN/TF Terms of Reference:

3) Identify other issues/action items arising from the work of ICAO or for consideration by ICAO in order to facilitate regional and global harmonization of existing as well as future applications, and where appropriate, provide responses and support to the ICAO RNPSOR PBNSG.

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4) Assist States in the preparation and review of their PBN implementation documentation and provide feedback to ensure regional harmonization and for possible inclusion in ICAO-developed model documentation.

5) Monitor the progress of State PBN implementation, identify constraints to implementation and capture information on the effectiveness (tangible benefits) of State PBN applications.

7) Address other regional PBN implementation issues, including the development of staff resources and skills, as needed by safety management. Coordinate and consult with ICAO FPP, COSCAP, industry partners and volunteering administrations who are providing support to State PBN implementation.

2.9 APANPIRG agreed to the following Conclusion containing an important capability to issue PBN airspace mandates, which had been formulated by the South Asia Indian Ocean ATM Coordination Group (SAIOACG/2):

Conclusion 23/5 – Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Concept of Operations Mandates

That, States intending to implement Performance-Based Navigation and Safety Nets may, after appropriate consultation with airspace users, designate portions of airspace within their area of responsibility:

a) as providing priority for access to such airspace for aircraft with prescribed Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) specifications and supporting data-link equipage (ADS-C/CPDLC); and/or

b) mandating the carriage and use of an operable Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract/ Controller Pilot Data-link Communications Systems (ADS-C/CPDLC) system, and mode A/C and/or mode S transponder.

2.10 Conclusion 23/5 would support planning for a regional or sub-regional PBN airspace mandate if that was agreed by APSAPG as part of the Asia/Pacific Seamless ATM Plan. In the meantime, it could be utilized by States to support planning for State PBN mandates. Significantly, as RNP2 was being considered as a future standard for an Asia/Pacific regional PBN airspace mandate, and as GNSS was a requirement of the RNP2 specification, then a mandate of this nature would establish requirements for mandatory capability for GNSS.

2.11 APANPIRG/23 discussed the need for a seminar to improve State understanding of data-link performance data collection, analysis, and formatting and presentation of such data. In addition the important work of CRAs and FITs needed discussion, with a view to creating an Asian Region CRA that could be a collaborative effort among Asian States. APANPIRG agreed to the following Conclusion:

Conclusion 23/13 - Data-link Performance Monitoring Seminar

That, recognising the key role data-link performance had in supporting PBN implementation, ICAO should conduct a Data-Link Performance Monitoring Seminar in conjunction with a Future Air Navigation Systems Interoperability Team-Asia (FIT/Asia) meeting.

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2.12 APANPIRG/20 agreed to the following Conclusion regarding performance metrics:

Conclusion 20/4 − Asia/Pacific Performance Metrics

That the following metrics be adopted as a part of Asia/Pacific regional performance monitoring and measurement:

APAC Metric 2: Percentage of instrument runway ends with an approach procedure with vertical guidance.

APAC Metric 3: Percentage of en-route and terminal PBN routes implemented on a sub-regional basis in accordance with the regional PBN plan.

2.13 The Regional Office has very little data to support these metrics and the data that is available (WP04) is probably out-of-date as very few States regularly advise the current status of their Approach with Vertical Guidance (APV) and PBN route implementation. States may submit status reports at the PBN/TF using the agreed template, but not all administrations attend the PBN/TF and even those that do attend do not always submit data. Thus an overall Asia/Pacific percentage of implementation is extremely difficult to achieve.

2.14 The new ICAO PBN web site at https://authoring2010.icao.int/safety/pbn/Pages/PBN-Implementation.aspx has the capability to capture implementation information, but it is conceivable that the data would not be accurately populated until administrations could directly upload their information to this web site. It was therefore necessary for the PBN/TF to discuss whether reporting on Metrics 2 and 3 is currently achievable and if so, how this could be improved.

DGCA/49

2.15 Four papers relevant to the PBN/TF were presented to DGCA/49:

• IP03: PBN Task Force Outcomes (Attachment 1);

• DP/3/22: Report on Progress and Accomplishments of the ICAO APAC Flight Procedure Programme (FPP) In 2012 (Attachment 2); and

• DP/3/8: PBN Flight Validation Process (Indonesia, Attachment 3).

2.16 DP/3/22 noted that since its establishment in 2009 and with its vision of becoming the Regional Center of Excellence in the Area of Procedure Design, the FPP provided training and procedure design assistance to its Member States. Since the beginning of 2012, the FPP had successfully conducted a total of eleven training courses and workshops with 318 students from eighteen Asia/Pacific administrations in co-operation with its partner organizations, such as ICAO COSCAPs and IATA. The FPP also provided consultation, quality assurance assistance and procedure design support to various Asia/Pacific States who were the FPP Members. With the success of the Flight Procedure Programme (FPP), the Conference noted that more than 900 attendees had achieved some form of competence related to PBN.

2.17 Regarding its governance, the FPP received managerial oversight from ICAO and the FPP Steering Committee; a body consisted of representatives from the FPP Active Participating States/Administrations. The FPP currently had eleven Active Participating States/Administrations and twelve User Participating States/Administrations. In terms of its organization developments, the FPP paid significant attention to four strategic areas including human capacity enhancement, utilizations and deployments of appropriate information technology, financial sustainability for the organization, and ever-increasing international and regional partnerships.

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2.18 In preparation for FPP Phase 2 which would cover the period of 2013 - 2017, the FPP was now developing the “Strategy Forward: Towards FPP Phase 2” - a set of organizational strategies and initiatives which would ensure the continuation of organizational excellences and move the organization forward. The Strategy consisted of three important areas, which were:

1) Enhance Internal Process;

2) Expand Value Creation; and

3) Increase Public Visibility.

2.19 DGCA Indonesia had been implementing PBN for en-route, terminal operations and approach. Related to validation processes, Indonesia was having problems validating PBN based procedures due to the limited number of the flight testing fleet. Indonesia had proposed an option of implementing flight validation by using flight simulator or commercial flight under VMC or using non-revenue commercial flight. Indonesia stated that in this case, further regulation regarding flight validation is needed.

2.20 A presentation was made by the ICAO Secretariat that outlined ‘A Shared Vision for the Future with Global Strategic Plans and Better Tools for Everyone’ (Attachment 4). The presentation stated that there would be a focus on safety in key areas (Runway Safety, Reducing Controlled Flight into Terrain and Loss of Control) and air navigation capacity and efficiency in key areas (PBN, CCO and CDO). The DGCA/49 Conference noted that the Revised PBN Manual, PBN Airspace Concepts Manual, CCO Manual, OPS Approval Manual and Flight validation Manual were available as free documents in one implementation kit.

PBN Symposium and Workshops

2.21 Attachment 5 details outcomes from the recent PBN Symposium. Five procedure design organizations received an ICAO endorsement during the symposium (more information can be found on the PBN web-site at: http://www.icao.int/safety/pbn/Pages/PBN-Endorsement.aspx).

3. ACTION BY THE MEETING 3.1 The meeting is invited to:

a) note the information contained in this paper; and

b) discuss any relevant matters as appropriate.

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DGCA 49/IP/3/17

49th CONFERENCE OF DIRECTORS GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION

ASIA AND PACIFIC REGIONS

New Delhi, India 08 –12 October 2012

AGENDA ITEM 3: AIR NAVIGATION PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

PBN TASK FORCE OUTCOMES

(Presented by the International Civil Aviation Organization)

INFORMATION PAPER

SUMMARY

This paper presents outcomes from the Ninth Meeting of the Performance-Based Navigation Task Force (PBN/TF/9, Bangkok, Thailand, 27 to 29 March 2012) and the progress of Asia/Pacific PBN implementation.

DGCA 49/IP/3/17

PBN TASK FORCE OUTCOMES

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Ninth Meeting of the Performance-Based Navigation Task Force (PBN/TF/9) was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 27 to 29 March 2012. 1.2 The meeting was attended by 62 participants from Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam, IATA, GE Aviation, Quovadis and Hughes Aerospace.

2. DISCUSSION

Global PBN Update

2.1 The Secretariat presented global PBN development information. Significant matters affecting or potentially affecting the Asia/Pacific Regions were described as follows:

a) a Go Team visit (intended to improve States relatively advanced in PBN matters that could serve as regional PBN champions) to New Delhi, India, 11 to 15 June 2012;

b) a PBN Airspace design workshop was conducted during 2011 in New Delhi;

c) the development of a PBN OPS approval handbook guidance for global application with ICAO COSCAP-SEA (Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme – Southeast Asia) and the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA);

d) new amendments to PANS-OPS (ICAO Doc 8168), Volume II and Annex 15 which were under review by the Air Navigation Commission (however Annex 15 amendments may be delayed);

e) a navigation specification for SBAS and its inclusion in RNP APCH;

f) an RNP 2 navigation specification for en-route application, including remote and continental use, including high and low continuity applications;

g) the inclusion of Baro-VNAV into the PBN Manual (ICAO Doc 9613);

h) application of Radius-to-Fix (RF) turn principles beyond terminal airspace as Fixed Radius Turns for all RNP applications;

i) an Advanced RNP navigation hierarchical specification applicable for en-route (RNP1), arrival, departure and approach to avoid the need for separate approvals for the different phases of flight and which includes parallel offset capability;

j) an RNP 0.3 navigation specification for helicopter operations but which can also be applied by low speed fixed wing ops; and

k) the RNP AR APCH (Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required) navigation spec was expected to be extended to departures and for one engine inoperative situations.

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Asia/Pacific PBN Implementation

2.2 PBN/TF/9 The meeting recalled that State PBN Plans were ranked PBN Plans into three categories based on quality:

Robust – when 8 to 10 basic plan elements (BPE) were satisfied;

Marginal – when 5 to 7 BPE were satisfied; and

Incomplete – when 4 or less BPE were satisfied.

2.3 The PBN Plan Review Team had undertaken assessments of 12 plans in 2012, and as a result there has been a significant improvement in the number of administrations with a ‘Robust’ status plan, so one-third of administrations now had satisfactory PBN planning. States that had achieved this status in the past 12 months were: Hong Kong, China, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. Attachment 1 provides a graphical representation of the status of Asia/Pacific PBN Plans. Table 1 provides an overall summary of the status of Asia/Pacific PBN Plan changes.

Asia/Pacific PBN Plan Status 2011 (PBN/TF/8) 2012 (PBN/TF/9) Robust 9 (21%) 14 (33%) Marginal 4 (10%) 5 (12%) Incomplete 8 (19%) 5 (12%) Total Plans 21 (50%) 24 (57%) Administrations with no plan 21 18 Table 1: Asia/Pacific PBN Plan Overall Status Changes

2.4 Notwithstanding the overall improvement, a large number of States remained as either ‘Marginal’ or ‘Incomplete’ status plans, or had no plan. States with significant aviation activity in this category were Malaysia (‘Marginal’), Pakistan (‘Marginal’) and Indonesia (‘Incomplete’). Pakistan noted that their plan would be updated in the near future. In Indonesia’s case a significant amount of PBN development was currently being undertaken, with 90 PBN approaches and 50 PBN arrival/ departure procedures being planned by 2016.

2.5 Of significant interest to the Task Force was the proportion of Pacific Island administrations (14 of 18) that had not provided a PBN Plan to the Asia/Pacific Office:

Cook Islands;

French Polynesia and New Caledonia (France);

Kiribati;

Marshall Islands;

Federated States of Micronesia;

Nauru;

Palau;

Papua New Guinea;

Samoa;

Solomon Islands;

Tonga;

Vanuatu; and

American Samoa, Guam, Johnston, Kingman, Midway, Mariana, Palmyra, Wake Islands (USA).

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2.6 The meeting updated the Status of PBN Implementation Plan Table in Attachment 2. Recalling that the ICAO Assembly Resolution A37-11 required, inter alia, States to implement approach procedures that have vertical guidance on 30% of runway ends by 31 December 2011, the vast majority of administrations that had advised the Regional Office of progress indicated achievement of the 30% implementation target.

2.7 Regarding Standard Instrument Departure and Standard Terminal Arrival Procedures (SID and STAR), only seven administrations had submitted data indicating compliance with the short-term Regional PBN Plan target (RNAV1 SIDs/STARs for 50% of international airports by 2010): Australia, Hong Kong, China, India, Japan, Maldives, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea.

2.8 Only six administrations (Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka) had provided any detail of PBN en-route procedure development, despite the implementation target of re-defining routes into PBN navigation specification by 2012 and implementing additional RNAV/RNP routes.

PBN Assistance

2.9 On 30 November 2011, a Special Implementation Project (SIP) was approved for a PBN implementation Workshop that was intended to be held in the South Pacific in the third or fourth quarter of 2012 to assist small Pacific Island States to develop a PBN Plan. The PBN Workshop that would utilize the services of experts from the Asia/Pacific Region.

2.10 The PBN/TF discussed the establishment of a ‘buddy’ system for administrations that did not have a robust status plan. It was recognised that a simple training session was probably insufficient to develop a robust PBN response; hence the need to have a longer term relationship with States that were more advanced in PBN development. There were various means of assistance that could be used, such as ICAO Workshops, Flight Procedures Programme (FPP) training, ‘champion’ States that had undergone Go-team visits or who were sufficiently mature to provide advice; and assistance from International Organizations such as IATA.

2.11 A total of 30 administrations did not have a robust status PBN Plan. Table 2 illustrates the status of these plans and possible means of individual tailored assistance:

Administration PBN Plan Status Possible Assistance Plan Afghanistan No Plan Received ICAO HQ, Donor Nations Bangladesh Marginal COSCAP SA/FPP Bhutan No Plan Received COSCAP SA Brunei Darussalam No Plan Received COSCAP SEA Cambodia Incomplete COSCAP SA/FPP Cook Islands No Plan Received PBN Workshop, NZ Fiji Marginal PBN Workshop French Polynesia No Plan Received1 PBN Workshop, France Indonesia Incomplete Australia Kiribati No Plan Received PBN Workshop, NZ Korea, DPR Marginal COSCAP NA/FPP Lao PDR Incomplete COSCAP SEA/FPP Macao, China No Plan Received FPP, Hong Kong China Malaysia Marginal COSCAP SEA/FPP Maldives Incomplete COSCAP SA/FPP Marshall Islands No Plan Received PBN Workshop, USA Micronesia, FS No Plan Received PBN Workshop, USA Nauru No Plan Received PBN Workshop, NZ

1 A French language plan was received by the Regional Office on 12 September 2012

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Niue (NZ) No Plan Received PBN Workshop, NZ New Caledonia No Plan Received PBN Workshop, France Pakistan Marginal COSCAP SA/FPP Palau No Plan Received PBN Workshop, USA Papua New Guinea No Plan Received PBN Workshop, Australia Samoa No Plan Received PBN Workshop, NZ Solomon Islands No Plan Received PBN Workshop, Australia Timor-Leste No Plan Received PBN Workshop, COSCAP SEA/FPP Tonga No Plan Received PBN Workshop, NZ Vanuatu No Plan Received PBN Workshop, Australia Vietnam Incomplete COSCAP SEA American Samoa, Guam, Johnston, Kingman, Midway, Mariana, Palmyra, Wake Islands

No Plan Received PBN Workshop, USA

Table 2: Administrations without Robust Status PBN Plans

Asia/Pacific Flight Procedure Programme

2.12 The meeting noted that the FPP Steering Committee had approved the extension of the FPP into Phase 2, from 2013 to 2017, although the office location was still to be advised. By the end of 2011, 23 Asia-Pacific States had become Member States of the FPP; 11 of which as Active Participating States and 12 as User Participating States. From 2011 to March 2012, the FPP had conducted 19 training courses with more than 700 training participants from 24 States.

2.13 The meeting discussed the legal framework in which the FPP operated. The FPP Manager noted that the FPP was not currently subject to any external certification or auditing, however it was mainly a training or advisory body that had been endorsed by APANPIRG.

GNSS Landing System

2.14 Australia provided a presentation on PBN and GNSS global developments. The presentation included information on the Australian installation of GNSS Landing System (GLS) at Sydney. One GLS installation could deliver the equivalent of Instrument Landing System (ILS) performance to all six runways at Sydney, although only newer aircraft were equipped to fly this form of approach. IATA supported the GLS technology but would prefer an aggressive timeline and implementation plan for airline requirements.

2.15 The meeting suggested that a GLS seminar could be held in the Asia/Pacific, noting that all ‘new generation’ Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier aircraft already had GLS equipage. Moreover, the meeting noted that the GBAS design material in Doc 8168 was reserved. It was suggested that GLS as part of a GNSS section could be included within State PBN Plans. Moreover, information on expected GLS regional planning could form part of the Asia/Pacific Seamless ATM plan. APANPIRG subsequently agreed to the following Conclusion:

Conclusion APANPIRG/23-26: Asia/Pacific GLS Seminar

That, ICAO plan an Asia/Pacific GNSS Landing System (GLS) Seminar to provide information on emerging GLS technology, airport and airline GLS planning, and the development of applicable standards.

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Instrument Flight Procedure Design Approval

2.16 The meeting noted that of the approach classifications (Non-Precision, Approach with Vertical Guidance [APV, SBAS-LPV, Baro-VNAV and RNP-AR] and Precision), there was no associated lighting and runway standards for APV. Apparently the Approach Classification Task Force (ACTF) was reviewing the APV definition. Australia was approving RNP-AR (Authorisation Required) procedures based on individual safety cases, including assessment of approach aids.

2.17 The meeting discussed the responsibilities of a third party design organization for an Instrument Flight Procedure (IFP), especially RNP-AR approaches. Australia advised that a design organization under the Australian Part 173 certification rule was responsible for IFP maintenance, and if they were not maintaining the design, this would precipitate a withdrawal of the IFP. IATA stated the use of IFP designed by third parties had led to a more complex legal relationship with airlines, which sometimes required legal agreements.

2.18 Australia noted that flight inspection and flight validation used to be within one manual, and that it required a highly equipped aircraft to do both. As flight validation was a much simpler process of design verification, this component had been moved to ICAO Doc 9906 Volume 5 and 6, which have only recently been made available on ICAO-NET. The meeting reviewed the relevant passages from Doc 9906 Volume 5, noting that it referred to the use of simulator or flight validation when appropriate, but that flight validation was required where runway or landing location infrastructure had not been previously assessed for instrument operations or when determined by the State Authority.

PBN Operational Environment

2.19 IATA noted that there was a distinct difference between the number of PBN procedures that had been designed and the number that were actually flown, apparently due to factors such as ATC preference for vectoring and pilots not requesting the IFP.

2.20 The meeting emphasised that consultation was necessary with agencies that could affect IFP development including Air Traffic Control (ATC) and airline operators at the earliest IFP design stage. It was noted that some States required dialogue with aerodrome operators for matters such as noise abatement and local authority requirements, navigation aid providers, airspace planners and ATC to ensure the design could be integrated into the operating environment.

PBN Implementation Process

2.21 Thailand stated that it was important to note the benefits of PBN so this information can be utilized in later studies. IATA appreciated the effort by Thailand in being a regional PBN leader, and agreed that the description of benefits was important as it had been one of the weak points in past plans submitted by Asia/Pacific States.

3. ACTION BY THE CONFERENCE

3.1 The Conference is invited to note the information contained in this Paper.

a) note the information contained in this paper;

b) discuss the progress of PBN implementation within the Asia/Pacific Region;

c) note the draft tailored assistance plan in Table 2 (paragraph 2.11); and

d) discuss any relevant matters as appropriate.

END

Asia/Pacific PBN Plan Status DGCA 49/IP/3/17 Attachment 1

No PBN Plan:

Afghanistan, Bhutan, Brunei, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Macau China, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tonga, Vanuatu, US Pacific Territories

Incomplete PBN Plan:

Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Maldives, Viet Nam

Marginal PBN Plan:

Bangladesh, Fiji, DPR Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan

No PBN

Plan

Incomplete

Status

PBN Plan

Marginal

Status

PBN Plan

Robust

Status

PBN Plan

Bhutan

Macau

Timor-Leste

Kiribati

Micronesia

Marshall Islands

Niue

Palau

Samoa

Tonga

Vanuatu

Cook Islands

New Caledonia

DGCA 49/IP/3/17 Attachment 2

Status of PBN Implementation Plan

Summary Focal Point / Member State Plan

Information Submitted 1. Australia 2. Bangladesh 3. Bhutan 4. Cambodia 5. China 6. China, Hong Kong 7. China, Macao 8. Fiji 9. India 10. Indonesia 11. Japan 12. Korea DPR 13. Korea Republic of 14. Lao PDR 15. Malaysia 16. Maldives 17. Mongolia 18. Myanmar 19. Nepal 20. New Zealand 21. Pakistan 22. Papua New Guinea 23. Philippines 24. Samoa 25. Singapore 26. Sri Lanka 27. Thailand 28. Viet Nam

1. Australia 2. Bangladesh 3. Cambodia 4. China 5. China, Hong Kong 6. Fiji 7. India 8. Indonesia 9. Japan 10. Korea DPR 11. Korea Republic of 12. Lao PDR 13. Malaysia 14. Maldives 15. Mongolia 16. Myanmar 17. Nepal 18. New Zealand 19. Pakistan 20. Papua New Guinea 21. Philippines 22. Singapore 23. Sri Lanka 24. Thailand 25. Viet Nam

NOT Submitted 1. Afghanistan 2. Brunei Darussalam 3. Cook Islands 4. French Polynesia 5. Kiribati 6. Marshall Islands 7. Micronesia 8. Nauru 9. Palau 10. Solomon Islands 11. Timor-Leste 12. Tonga 13. Vanuatu 14. US territories

1. Afghanistan 2. Bhutan 3. Brunei Darussalam 4. Cook Islands 5. French Polynesia 6. Kiribati 7. Macao, China 8. Marshall Islands 9. Micronesia 10. Nauru 11. Palau 12. Samoa 13. Solomon Islands 14. Timor-Leste 15. Tonga 16. Vanuatu 17. US territories

State/Administration Date Versions Received

Australia July 2009, 6 May 2010

Bangladesh 13 July 2009, 17 April 2011

Cambodia 01 September 2011 (copy of older version)

China 23 December 2008, 26 December 2009

Fiji 21 Feb 2010

French Polynesia 17 May 2012 (high level plan only)

Hong Kong, China 10 July 2008, July 2009, 16 January 2011

India 07 Sep 2010, 30 May 2011

Indonesia 29 June 2009, 26 April 2011

Japan 11 July 2008, July 1009

Korea, DPR 30 December 2010

Korea, Republic of 11 July 2008, 18 Jan 2010, 08 April 2011

Lao PDR 11 July 2008, 3 August 2011

Malaysia 08 July 2008, 15 Jan 2010, 11 April 2011

Maldives 09 July 2008, 1 May 2011

Mongolia 11 August 2010, 3 March 2011

Myanmar 27 April 2011

Nepal 21 July 2011

New Zealand 18 December 2009

Pakistan 19 May 2009

Papua New Guinea Informal Plan 11 April 2011

Philippines 29 June 2009, 18 Feb 2010, 10 May 2011

Singapore 07 July 2008, 2 October 2009

Sri Lanka 4 Feb 2010, 20 Jun 2011

Thailand 08 July 2008, 13 July 2009


Administration Status Date

Focal Point

PBN Plan Review (BPEs = Basic

Planning Elements, Robust/Needs

Improvement/Non-Existent)

En-Route Operations

Approach Operations Arrival & Departure Operations (SID and STAR)

Implementation Targets

(# of RWY Ends)

Completed (# of RWY Ends)

In Progress (# of RWY

Ends) Note(s)


(# of Int'l Airports)

Completed (# of Int'l Airport)

In Progress (# of Int'l Airports) Note(s)

2010 2014 2016 LNAV LNAV/ VNAV

LNAV LNAV/ VNAV

2010 2014 2016 ARR DEP ARR DEP

Afghanistan

Australia ROBUST Ian Mallett, Section Head CNS/ATM CASA, Level 4, 16 Furzer St., Phillip, ACT, 2601, Australia Email: [email protected]

PBN TF/5 approved. Review conducted by CASA and in letter of 24 Nov 2010 and advised plan improvements in areas of international fleet readiness and APV terminal operations

30 LNAV

36 Baro

30 LNAV

20 Baro

30 LNAV

20 Baro

444 36 30 20 Caveats: 1.Baro-VNAV training is being provided. 2. Industry/Government consultation on Baro-VNAV deployment program and funding not yet competed

6 8 8 10 8 0 2

Bangladesh MARGINAL

Mr. Ratan Kumar Saha Deputy Director (Aerodromes) Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh Headquarters, Kurmitola Dhaka-1229 Tel/Fax: +88-02-8919002 Email: [email protected]

BPEs 6/2/2

Nil 70 100% Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 70% 100%

Nil Nil Nil Nil 1. Co-ordinates of Critical points on all the Airports in Bangladesh, concerned Navigation Aids, Approach & Landing Aids and High-rise Buildings of Dhaka City has already been converted to WGS-84 by CAA, Bangladesh. These are awaiting further checks and certification by the Survey General of Bangladesh. 2. At present, CAA, Bangladesh does not have any trained personnel on basic PANS-OPS designing. Two Officers are nominated to attend the ICAO PBN Airspace Design Workshop at ICAO APAC Office, Bangkok in April 2010. 3. Bangladesh was behind the short term PBN implementation plan of Asia Pacific region. But CAA, Bangladesh hopes that to comply with the requirements by mid-term schedule, as Bangladesh involves very few Air Routes & approach procedures to be redesigned with the new concept.

Bhutan Mr. Karma Wangchuk Communication & Navigation Engineer Communication & Navigation Section Department of Civil Aviation Paro International Airport Paro, Bhutan Tel: +975-8-272-511 Fax +975-8-271-407 H/P: +975-17-686-446 Email: [email protected]

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia INCOMPLETE Mr. Chhun Sivorn Deputy Director Operation and Air Safety of SSCA

BPEs 2/1/7



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China ROBUST Mr. Yang, Honghai Civil Aviation Administration of China, Flight Standards Department 155 Dongsi Street, West Beijing, China 100710 Tel: +86-10-6409-1406 Fax: +86-10-6409-2458 H/P: +86-139-1073-6500 Email: [email protected] Mr. Liu Song Engineer of Air Space Management Division of ATMB CAAC Tel: 86-10-8778-6835 Fax: 86-10-8778-6830 e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

NEEDS REVIEW DATA

Cook Islands

Fiji

MARGINAL Mr. Petero Kaveni Delai General Manager Engineering & Infrastructure Airports Fiji Limited Private Mail Bag Nadi Airport, Fiji Island Tel: +679-6731707 Email: [email protected]

BPEs: 7/3/0

French Polynesia

Charles Peretti Chef Division Circulation Aérienne, SEAC-PF Tel : 86 10 41 - 78 24 40 Fax : 86 13 29 [email protected]

High level PBN Plan for France received 17 May 2012

PBN plan (French Polynesia) will come after the PBN plan for France

Hong Kong, China

ROBUST Mr. H. K. Chung Chief Air Traffic Control Officer 4/F, ATCX, Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong Tel: +852-2910-6432 Fax +852-2910-0186 Email: [email protected]

BPEs: 8/2/0 Completed: RNAV10 routes- 5. In progress: RNP4 routes-2. Hong Kong has implemented 1 RNAV 10 route, Q1, within Hong Kong FIR on 1 April 2011 for connecting PBN routes M771/M772 and STAR for Hong Kong International Airport.

2 2 - - 2 - 2 Hong Kong implemented RNP AR APCH to 2 runway ends on 3 June 2010. Hong Kong plans to implement RNP AR APCH to the other 2 runways ends by 2012.

- - 1 0 1 1 - Hong Kong implemented RNAV SID in 2005. Hong Kong plans to implement RNP 1 STAR by 2013. A website site for PBN implementation in Hong Kong has been developed and the Hong Kong plan is available in the website. www.pbninfo.gov.hk

http://www.pbninfo.gov.hk/



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India ROBUST

Mr. N. V. Atale Joint General Manager (ATM) Airports Authority of India Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, New Delhi Tel: +91-11-2461-0523 Fax: 91-11-2461-0528 Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

PBN Implementation Roadmap of India was published in Jan 2009 and reviewed by ICAO APAC PBN TF

Routes In progress: RNAV 10 – 33 RNAV5 – 6

28 42 38 1 1 16 16 - 6 15 - 9 8 5 5 Update ATS/AIS/SAR SG IP28 RNP AR procedure has been developed at Mumbai with a simulator trial.

Indonesia INCOMPLETE 1. Mr. Novie Riyanto Rahardjo Directorate of Air Navgation, Gedung Katya It 23, [email protected] Tel: 62-21350-6451 Fax: 62-35-350-7569 2. Agus Karya It 22, [email protected] Tel: 62-21350-6664 Fax: 62-35-350-6663

BPEs: 1/3/6

RNAV10 Completed: 7 In progress: 4

11 40 90 9 2 0 16 Already published (LNAV): Pekanbaru, Palembang, Lombok, Banjarmasin and Kupang Airports On going progress: (LNAV/VNAV): Surabaya, Denpasar, Bandung, Medan, Padang, Balikpapan, (RNP-AR): Ambon, Manado, Jayapura

0 20 50 1 0 9 1 Short-term Target: 10 international airports Medium-term target: completion for 15 international airports and domestic airport with high-density traffic Progress: Implementation RNAV-1 STAR for Jakarta International Airports, published by AIP Supp Nr : 06 / 12 08 MAR 12 On going for Surabaya, Denpasar, Medan, Manado, Ambon, Padang, Palembang, Pekanbaru and Lombok Airports CDO’s are designed for Ambon and Manado

Japan ROBUST

Mr. Koichiro Kubo JCAB 2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Tel: +81-3-5253-8739 Fax: +81-3-5253-1664 Email: [email protected]

.

42 154 163 13 12 2 18 Runway End Data Chart 14 14 14 12 11 2 3 PBN Implementation Progress Report dated 01 May 2011. 25 Jan 2010 Adopted by Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB

Kiribati

Korea, DPR MARGINAL An Kyong Hwa Head of AIS, ATM GACA, DPR Korea Pyongyang International Airport Sunan District, Pyongyang City DPR Korea Tel: +850-2-18111-999 ext. 8108, Fax: +850-2-381-4410 ext. 4625 Email: [email protected]

BPEs: 7/2/1

- X - - - - - - X (2014)

- - - - - -

Korea, Republic of

ROBUST Mr. Huho Ha Assistant Director of Air Traffic Management Division, 1-8 Byulyang-Dong, Gwacheoun-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, 427-801, Republic of Korea Tel: +82-2-2669-6425, Fax: +82-2-6342-7289 Email: [email protected],

PBN BPEs: 10/0/0

RNAV5: 7 completed, 2 in progress, RNAV2: 2 in progress

2 23 35 10 10 23 23 RNP APCH with Baro-VNAV procedures for Gimpo International Airport Runway 32L/R will be developed in 2010 to gain operational experience. Runway End Data Chart

2 6 8 2 2 6 6 PBN approached were developed at all runways in Incheon and Gimpo airports and will be effective on 3 May 2012. Point merge methods were incorporated in STARs at Incheon Airport and will be effective on 3 May 2012. The ROK considered CDO while developing most procedures but used a conventional approach procedures to be able to use CDFA STARs at Gimpo and Incheon Airports, effective 3 May 2012.



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Lao PDR INCOMPLETE Mr. Bounteng Symoon Director of Air Navigation Service Division, Department of Civil Aviation Tel/Fax: +856-21-512-091 +856-21-512-216 Email: [email protected] Mr. Khine Simvongsa Chief, Aeronautical Information Service Air Navigation Division Department of Civil Aviation Lao PDR Tel/Fax: +856-21-512-164 +856-21-520-237 Email: [email protected]

BPEs: 4/2/4 Runway End Data Chart

Macao, China 18 Jan 2010 Adopted by Macao, China

Mr. Bryan, K.H. Chiu Safety Officer (ATC) Civil Aviation Authority - Macao, China Alameda Dr. Carlos D'Assumpcao, 336-342 Centro Comercial Cheng Feng, 18 andar, Macao Tel: +853-8796-4142 Fax: +853-2833-8089 Email: [email protected];

Not submitted. To

be reviewed by

ICAO APAC PBN TF.

1 2 - 0 0 0 1 - 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -

Malaysia MARGINAL Mr. Nordian Ibrahim Assistant Director Air Traffic Management Sector Department Civil Aviation Malaysia No. 27, Persiaran Perdana Level 4, Block Podium B, precinct 4 62618 Putrajaya, Malaysia Tel: +603 8871 4230 Fax: +603 8881 0530 Email: [email protected]

BPEs: 7/2/1

4 16 24 - - - - Currently published RNAV Non-Precision Approaches are pre-PBN approach procedures. Runway End Data Chart

2 4 4 - - - - Currently published RNAV arrival (STAR) are pre-PBN procedures.

Maldives INCOMPLETE Ms. Fathimath Ramiza Director Air Navigation and Aerodromes Civil Aviation Department Ministry of Civil Aviation and Communication PA Complex, Male' 20307, Maldives Tel: +960-334-2984 Fax: +960-332-3039 Email: [email protected]

BPEs: 3/5/2

2 14 0 2 2 0 12 RNP APCH with Baro-VNAV for Male’ International Airport published since 2010. RNP APCH without only LNAV published for one of the domestic airports in February 2012. Further planning will be based on development of any new airport.

2 2 0 2 2 0 0 RNAV 1 (GNSS) SIDs and STARs published for Male International Airport since 2010.



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Marshall Islands

Micronesia, FS Mongolia ROBUST Mr. J. Bayarsaikhan, Director

of Flight Inspection & Procedure Design Service Division, Chinggis Khaan Int'l Airport, Buyant-Ukhaa, Ulaanbaatar-17120, Mongolia, Tel: (976-11) 282040, Fax: (976-10) 282-108 Email: [email protected]@yahoo.com

BPEs: 8/1/1

2 6 - - - - - 8 aerodromes with paved runway including ZMBH, ZMCD, ZMDZ, ZMDN, ZMKD, ZMMN, ZMUB and ZMUG have been included.

1 5 - - - 1 - Currently, only one international aerodrome. However, 6 international aerodromes were recorded considering Muran, Choibalsan, Khovd, Ulgii and "Gurvansaikhan" airports shall obtain international status between 2010 and 2013.

Myanmar ROBUST Mr. Tike Aung Director (Air Navigation Services) Department of Civil Aviation Yangon International Airport Mingaladon, Yangon 11021 Tel: 951-533008 Fax: 951-533016 Email: [email protected]

BPEs: 9/1/0 RNAV5 : 4 (continental, by 2012) RNP4: 5 (oceanic, by 2012)

6 (by 2013)

5 7 Approach procedures with LNAV/VNAV have already been developed for Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw airports. Awaiting for flight validation and ATC knowledge training.

3 (by 2012)

Nauru

Nepal ROBUST Mr. Mahesh Kumar Basnet Deputy Director, ATM Department Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Babar Mahal, Kathmandu Tel: +977-1-426-2923 Fax: +977-1-426-2516 Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

BPEs: 8/2/0

RNP APCH at TIA

- - - - - - Nil 1? - - - - - - RNAV 1 based on GNSS in KT TMA

New Caledonia

New Zealand ROBUST Mike Haines, Manager Aeronautical Services, Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand, PO Box 31 441, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand; Email: [email protected]

Reviewed by ICAO APAC PBN TF

18 42 58 32 18 - 1 Nil 3 5 6 3 2 - 1 Nil



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Pakistan MARGINAL

Mr. Syed Yousuf Abbas Director Operations Headquarters Civil Aviation Authority Terminal-1 JIAP Karachi, Pakistan Tel: +92-21-9924-2742 Cell: +92-301-825-8525 Fax: +92-21-3460-4323 Email: [email protected]

Implementation plan submitted to APAC Regional office in May, 2009, reviewed by ICAO APAC PBN TF, not in accordance with Regional Plan format

8 13 8 - - 3 1 Runway End Data Chart 14 24 8 - - - - Nil

Palau

Papua New Guinea

David K. Tawae Executive Manager Future Directors PNB Air Services Ltd. ATS Tower Level 1, 7 Mile, Jacksons Airport P.O. Box 273, BOROKO, NCD 111 Papua New Guinea Tel: +675 3121522, Fax: +675 3250749, Mob: ++711-764-05/ 76950424 Email: [email protected]

Plan received from Jeff Bollard (email 5 Mar 2010), informal plan received from web site dated April 2011

Philippines ROBUST Mr. Zerubbabel N. Cadiz ATC/Technical Officer, Airspace and Traffic Management Division Air Traffic Service, 4th Floor, Main Building, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, MIA Road, Pasay City 1300 Tel/Fax: +63-2-8799-260 [email protected]

BPEs: 8/2/0

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To follow

2 2 17 17 Runway End Data Chart 4 To follo

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- - 12 12

Samoa Magele Hoe Viali Ministry of Works, Transport & Infrastructure Private Bag Savalalo, SAMOA Tel: +685 21-611 Fax: +685 28-687 Email: [email protected]

Singapore ROBUST

Mr. Michael Shee Air Traffic Control Manager (Air Traffic Management) Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Singapore Changi Airport, P.O. Box 1 Singapore 918141 Tel. +65-6541-2454, Fax: +65-6545-6516 Email: [email protected],

Plan submitted but originally not in accordance with Regional Plan format. Reviewed by ICAO APAC PBN TF

RNAV10: 8 (1 in progress), RNAV5: 0 (2 in progress)

- 2 1 - 2 - - Runway End Data Chart - 1 1 - - - - Singapore has implemented CDO on 8 STARs since March 2012.



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Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka ROBUST Atula Jayawickrama Director/Aeronautical Services Civil Aviation Authority, No.4, Hunupitiya Road, Colombo 2, Sri Lanka

Tel. +94112304687 Fax. +94112358876

Email: [email protected]

BPEs: 9/1/0 (2008 – 2012) - RNP10 Routes in oceanic airspace, RNAV5 Continental Routes (2013– 2016 & beyond); RNP10 FIR above FL225, RNP4 routes in oceanic airspace

30% 70% 100% Nil Nil - 6 Two RNP APCH (APV) for each of the following: 1. Bandaranaike International airport 2. Hambanatota International Airport (New) 3. Colombo City Airport, Ratmalana.

30% 100%

100

%

Nil

Nil

2 2 RNAV 1 SID/STAR are planned for following; 1. Bandaranaike International airport 2. Hambanatota International Airport (New)

Thailand ROBUST

Mr. Noppadol Pringvanich Director Procedure Design for Air Navigation Service Tel. +66 (0) 81207-8822 Fax. +66 (2) 2287-8639 [email protected]; [email protected]

PBN Implementation was approved by the National Working Group on PBN and GNSS in June 2009. Thailand PBN Plan was then submitted to ICAO PBN TF/5 Meeting in July 2009

RNAV5: 1 18 - - 8 - 20 4 1. Phuket International Airport - two RNP APCH procedures were published on 1 January 2009. 2. Hat Yai International Airport - two RNP APCH procedures were published on 17 December 2009. 3. Samui Airport - two RNP APCH procedures were published on 25 March 2010. 4. Chiang Mai International Airport - two RNP APCH procedures were published in September 2011.

13 - - - - - 16

Timor-Leste

Tonga

Vanuatu

Vietnam INCOMPLETE Mr. Bui Van Vo Director of Air Navigation Department Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam Gialam Airport Hanoi, Viet Nam Tel: +84-4-827-4191 Fax: +84-4-827-4194 Email: [email protected]

USA (American Samoa, Guam, Johnston, Kingman, Midway,

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Mariana, Palmyra, Wake Islands)

Basic Planning Elements (BPEs): Robust/Needs Improvement/Non-Existent

DGCA 49/DP/3/22

49th

CONFERENCE OF

DIRECTORS GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION


New Delhi, India

08 - 12 October 2012

AGENDA ITEM 3: AIR NAVIGATION PLANNING

AND IMPLEMENTATION

REPORT ON PROGRESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE

ICAO APAC FLIGHT PROCEDURE PROGRAMME (FPP)

IN 2012

(Presented by the International Civil Aviation Organization)

SUMMARY

This paper provides an update of the progress and accomplishments of the

ICAO APAC Flight Procedure Programme (FPP) in 2012. The paper also

presents the Strategy Forward for FPP Phase 2 covering the years 2013-

2017.

DGCA 49/DP/3/22

REPORT ON PROGRESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ICAO APAC FLIGHT

PROCEDURE PROGRAMME (FPP) IN 2012

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 ICAO Asia-Pacific Flight Procedure Programme (FPP) was established in October

2009. Recognizing the need for a regional center of excellence in the field of flight procedure design

and to support ICAO Assembly Resolutions on Performance Based Navigation (PBN)

implementation, ICAO Asia-Pacific PBN Task Force recommended ICAO APANPIRG to establish

the FPP. In September 2009, APANPIRG during its twentieth meeting endorsed the concept. With

kind supports from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the FPP office was

established in Beijing, China being hosted by the China Academy of Civil Aviation Science and

Technology (CAST).

1.2 The FPP is established with a goal of developing States’ capabilities in the instrument

flight procedure domain, especially in the areas of procedure design and regulatory oversight of the

procedure design service provider. The FPP will employ best practices in training, automation and

quality assurance with the best experts in the field to address the procedure design needs and enhance

the capabilities of the States/Administrations.

1.3 The Programme objective is to assist States to develop sustainable capability in the

instrument flight procedure (IFP) domain so as to meet their commitments under Assembly

Resolutions relating to PBN implementation and their obligations for the quality of their flight

procedures. This will be accomplished through training, assistance with quality assurance and

procedure design process and access to IFP-related automation solutions.

1.4 The FPP will foster implementation of flight procedures, which are developed with the

appropriate quality systems, especially PBN and vertically guided instrument approach procedures by:

a) Assisting those States with sufficient density of procedures to establish a

sustainable internal procedure design capability capable of meeting the

requirements of ICAO PANS-OPS and States’ responsibility for the quality of

their procedures;

b) Providing the appropriate level of technical expertise necessary to enable States

that do not have the density of procedures necessary to sustain an internal

procedure design capability; and

c) Providing a vehicle to improve quality in the States’ procedure design process

through access to procedure design automation solutions and associated data

storage.

2. ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2012

In its pursue toward its vision of becoming the Regional Center of Excellence in the

Area of Procedure Design, the ICAO APAC FPP continues its activities and achieves tangible results

and outcomes serving the objective of its establishment. During January to September 2012, the FPP

accomplishments can be categorized into four (4) areas, namely:

Trainings and Implementation Supports

Consultation and Quality Assurances Services

Procedure Design Supports

Participations in Relevant International Forum

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2.1 Trainings and Implementation Supports

2.2.1 As shown in the following table, from January to September 2012, the FPP in co-

operation with its partner organizations has conducted a total of eleven (11) courses and workshops

with 318 students from eighteen (18) States/Administrations in the Asia-Pacific Region. The trainings

and workshops are conducted in accordance with ICAO policies, documents and manuals, and the

efforts are focused in supporting States/Administrations in the areas of procedure design, quality

assurance process and PBN implementation.

Date Trainings Location Participants

16-20 Jan COSCAP/FPP PBN Implementation

Workshop

Karachi, Pakistan 55

6 Feb – 2 Mar PANS-OPS Initial Course Beijing, China 24

16-27 Apr Procedure Design OJT for Bangladesh Beijing, China 3

16-19 Apr COSCAP/FPP PBN Implementation

Workshop

Male’, Maldives 32

8-24 May PBN Procedure Design Course Beijing, China 17

4-25 Jun Procedure Design OJT for Laos Beijing, China 2

5-7 Jun COSCAP/FPP PBN Implementation

Workshop

Phnom Penh,

Cambodia

60

18 Jun – 6 Jul Flight Validation for Pilot Course Manila, Philippines 12

2-27 Jul PANS-OPS Initial Course Beijing, China 22

13-16 Aug FPP/IATA PBN Airspace Design

Workshop

Manila, Philippines 38

11-13 Sep COSCAP/FPP PBN Implementation

Workshop

Kuala Lumpur 53

2.2 Consultation and Quality Assurances Services

2.2.1 Beyond trainings, the FPP continues its supports to States/Administrations during

their procedure design and validation process. This support is provided in terms of consultations and

regular communications between State procedure designers and FPP instructors. Examples of on-

going projects in 2012 that have received the consultation supports by the FPP are Design of PBN

SID for Manila, CRM Calculation and Modeling for a new ILS installation in Sri Lanka, Design of

SID/STAR and RNP APCH procedures for Myanmar, and Design of instrument flight procedures in

Thailand.

2.3 Procedure Design Supports

2.3.1 In 2012, the FPP continues its procedure design project in designing and conducting

feasibility study for PBN procedures for Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport in Dili,

Timor-Leste. Currently, Civil Aviation Division of Timor-Leste has completed its WGS-84 and

obstacles survey for the aerodrome. The FPP is now is the final phase of completing the design and

finalizing the feasibility study. The project will be completed in October 2012.

2.4 Participations in Relevant International Forum

2.4.1 To support States/Administrations during the PBN implementation activities and to

increase public visibility of the organization, the FPP participated and provided PBN-related

presentations in several international seminars and conferences, including ICAO/IATA Go-Team

Visit in New Delhi, India on 11-15 June 2012, Green Aviation Conference in Seoul, Republic of

Korea on 13 July 2012, China PBN Conference in Beijing, China on 25-26 July 2012 and APEC

Transportation Working Group and APEC GNSS Implementation Team meetings in St. Petersburg,

Russia on 30 July – 3 August 2012.

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3. ORGANIZATION DEVELOPEMENTS

To fulfill its vision of becoming the Regional Center of Excellence in the Area of

Procedure Design, the ICAO APAC FPP continuously enhances its organization development aiming

to increase the efficiency and transparency of its internal process and to ensure high quality of its

trainings and services. Organization development activities within the FPP can be categorized into

four (4) categories, namely:

Governance and Managerial Oversight

Capacity Enhancement for Team Members

Deployments of Information Technology

International and Regional Partnerships

3.1 Governance and Managerial Oversight

3.1.1 Memberships and FPP Steering Committee

3.1.1.1 The FPP currently has eleven (11) Active Participating States/Administrations1 and

twelve (12) User States/Administrations2. Beyond providing financial and in-kind contributions to the

FPP, each Active Participating State may nominate a member to the FPP Steering Committee - a body

which provides policy and managerial directions to the FPP Manager and approves the annual budget

and work program of the FPP.

3.1.1.2 The third Steering Committee Meeting (SCM) of the FPP was held in Bangkok,

Thailand on 8-9 February 2012, graciously hosted by the ICAO Asia-Pacific Regional Office. A total

of thirty-seven (37) participants attended the meeting, including representatives from Active

Participating and User States, ICAO, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the International

Air Transport Association (IATA). The meeting noted the progress of FPP work in 2011 and

approved the FPP Work Plan and budget for 2012. The meeting also considered the proposal for Host

State for FPP Phase 2. Full report of SCM/3 can be downloaded at http://www.fpp-icao.org.

3.1.2 Oversight and Consultation from ICAO

3.1.2.1 To ensure its transparency and effectiveness, the FPP receives continuous managerial

oversights and consultations from ICAO. ICAO Air Navigation Bureau and ICAO Asia-Pacific

Regional Office provide managerial and technical oversights and consultations over FPP technical

activities and its work program. On administrative and financial matters, the FPP received oversights

from the ICAO Technical Co-operation Bureau.

3.2 Capacity Enhancement for FPP Team Members

3.2.1 Successful Recruitments and Current Organization Structure

3.2.1.1 From January to July 2012, with contribution from its Member States, the FPP is

capable to fill in two (2) key positions within its organization. With assistances from Thailand and

Pakistan, the FPP successfully recruited Mr. Noppadol Pringvanich to serve as the FPP Manager and

Mr. Arif Mumtaz to serve as the Chief Procedure Designer, respectively.

1 Australia, China, Hong Kong China, Macao China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, French Polynesia

(France), Mongolia, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore and Thailand.

2 Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,

Timor-Leste and Vietnam.

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3.2.1.2 The current FPP organization structure and staffing are shown in the diagram below.

Beyond its regular team members at the FPP Office in Beijing, the FPP also received excellent

supports from the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department in availing Mr. Mike Tam and Mr. Joe Lam

to support the FPP as excellent procedure design instructors.

3.2.2 Internal Trainings and Participation in ICAO Technical Forum

3.2.2.1 The FPP paid a strong attention on enhancing skills and professional capacities of its

team members. From January to July 2012, team members of the FPP have participated in several

ICAO trainings including COSCAP PBN Operational Approval Training and PBN Flight Validation

for Pilot Course. Regular internal knowledge sharing sessions were also conducted at the FPP Beijing

Office. Examples of topics discussed during the knowledge sharing sessions included PBN, GNSS,

Conventional Navigation Aids, Quality Assurance Process and related State regulatory requirements.

3.2.2.2 The FPP will also looking forward to actively participate in relevant ICAO technical

forum such as Instrument Flight Procedure Panel (IFPP), PBN Study Group and Navigation System

Panel (NSP) as a way to increase the technical expertise of its team members and concurrently

contribute to ICAO efforts and activities.

3.3 Deployments of Information Technology

3.3.1 FPP Website (www.fpp-icao.org) - The FPP website (www.fpp-icao.org) has

continuously been updated to provide the latest news and activities of the FPP. The website includes

an up-to-date training schedule, training venue location, suggested accommodations for students, and

general information about the FPP.

3.3.2 Development of a Web-based Student Registration Process and Database - The FPP

is now developing a Web-based Student Registration Process and Database to increase efficiency and

accuracy of its training registration process. The web-based system will allow potential students to

register for FPP trainings and courses and track their acceptance status. Following the completion of a

course, student training records will be accessible by students through the password-protected web-

based system. The development of this web-based system is scheduled to be completed by August

2012 and the system will be launched in September 2012 in preparation for the upcoming PBN

Procedure Design Course in October 2012.

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3.4 International and Regional Partnerships

3.4.1 Strong partnership with international and regional organizations is a critical

component of FPP’s success in 2012. With close coordination and spirit of partnership with ICAO

COSCAPs and IATA, the FPP is able to provide trainings and services that are well targeted to States’

needs. Through co-operation with ICAO COSCAPs, the FPP conducted three (3) PBN

Implementation Workshops between January and September 2012 aiming to assist

States/Administration during the planning and early implementation stages of States’ PBN program.

With assistance from IATA, the FPP obtains sufficient resources and expertise to conduct PBN

Airspace Design Workshops to appropriately assist States/Administration that have become more

advanced regarding PBN implementations.

3.4.2 It is also very important to recognize and appreciate in-kind contributions from FPP

Member States that were extended beyond the annual financial contribution. In 2012, noteworthy in-

kind contributions in terms of expertise, highly skilled instructors and personnel, and excellent

supports on training venue and simulation facilities are received from China, Hong Kong China,

Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand.

4. STRATEGY FORWARD: TAWARDS FPP PHASE 2

Following a Steering Committee decision endorsing Phase 2 of the FPP which will cover the period of

2013 – 2017, the FPP is now developing a set of organizational strategies to continue its institutional

excellence and move the organization forward. The set of strategies include three important areas

which are:

Enhance Internal Process

Expand Value Creation

Increase Public Visibility

4.1 Enhance Internal Process

4.1.1 The FPP aims to enhance the efficiency and quality of its internal process by adopting

the guidance on quality assurance in flight procedure design process as outlined in ICAO Quality

Assurance Manual. The FPP will conduct an internal review of its quality assurance process to ensure

full compliance with the ICAO guidance.

4.1.2 Moreover, the FPP will continue enhancing its administrative manual to cover its

upcoming responsibilities and to make certain that the administrative procedures of the FPP are in

alignment with recommendations given by ICAO and the FPP Steering Committee.

4.1.3 Regarding human capacity buildings, the FPP plans to conduct additional Procedure

and Airspace Design Instructor Courses in 2012 and 2013 aiming to increase the capability of its

current team members and to expand the number of qualified instructors in FPP Member States.

4.1.4 In term of information technology deployments during the preparation for Phase 2,

the FPP is now developing a Steering Committee Section on the FPP web site to enable the Steering

Committee members to easily assess relevant information and previous meeting papers and records of

discussion. The FPP is also developing a web database for State’s PBN Action Items as a tool to track

the progress of the outcomes and actions derived from the COSCAP/FPP PBN Implementation

Workshops.

4.2 Expand Value Creation

4.2.1 The FPP aims to expand its value creations by improving existing trainings,

developing new training courses and ensuring effectiveness of its implementation support programs.

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For existing trainings such as PANS-OPS initial, PBN procedure design, On-the-job procedure

design, RNP AR procedure design and Flight validation for Pilot, the FPP has continuously gathered

and complied feedbacks and course evaluation results as provided by its students. These feedbacks

and course evaluations becomes very valuable tools which are used for improving existing training

methodologies, instructors, and teaching materials.

4.2.2 Regarding new courses, the FPP will develop new trainings on Quality Assurance

Process for Procedure Design and PBN Refresher training for Procedure Designers based on the

materials detailed respectively in the ICAO Quality Assurance Manual and recently revised ICAO

PBN Manual. Being a training organization under ICAO, the FPP will also explore a possibility and

requirements of becoming a registered member of ICAO TrainAir Programme.

4.2.3 In term of its PBN implementation support programs, the FPP will actively engage

with its Member States/Administrations during their PBN implementation journey by providing a

series of workshops and technical support visits including PBN Implementation Workshops, PBN

Implementation Follow-up Visits and PBN Airspace Design Workshops.

4.3 Increase Public Visibility

4.3.1 Success of the FPP can only be ensured by continuing participations by its Member

States/Administrations. To maintain the current excellent supports by its Members and to increase

participations from other States/Administration in the Asia-Pacific region, the FPP will continue its

active participations in ICAO and relevant international forum. The FPP will seek opportunities to

participate and make presentations at Asia-Pacific DGCA Conference, ICAO Global PBN Conference

and ICAO Asia-Pacific Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APANPIRG) Meeting in order

to obtain appropriate inputs and feedbacks from the aviation community and to increase visibility to

the public regarding FPP activities. Moreover, the FPP will attempt to participate and provide inputs

to related ICAO technical and operational panels, such as Instrument Flight Procedure Panel (IFPP),

PBN Study Group and Navigation System Panel (NSP).

4.3.2 The FPP will also attempt to establish co-operations with relevant working groups

and teams under Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC), where significant numbers of FPP

Member States/Administrations are currently involved. It is important to note that one of the APEC’s

Guiding Principles is to work co-operatively with ICAO to support ICAO’s activities and initiatives.

Specifically, several APEC working groups and teams, such as APEC Transportation Working Group

and APEC GNSS Implementation Team, are now working on PBN and GNSS implementation

projects for aviation which are in line with the Goal and Objective of the FPP.

5. ACTION BY THE CONFERENCE

5.1 The Conference is invited to:

a) note the information in this paper;

b) urge States/Administrations to continue their supports of the FPP into Phase 2

(2013-2017) of the Programme and to endorse its Strategy Forward;

c) urge States/Administrations who are not yet a member of the FPP to consider

becoming Active Participating States or User States; and

d) urge current User States of the FPP to consider upgrading their participation

status to Active Participating States and to become part of the FPP Steering

Committee.

END

DGCA 49/DP/3/8

Revised 21.09.2012

49th

CONFERENCE OF

DIRECTORS GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION


New Delhi, India

08 –12 October 2012

AGENDA ITEM 3: AIR NAVIGATION PLANNING

AND IMPLEMENTATION

PBN FLIGHT VALIDATION PROCESS

(Presented by the Republic of Indonesia)

SUMMARY

DGCA of Indonesia has been implementing Performance Based Navigation

(PBN) for enroute, terminal operation and for approach for some routes and

airports. Due to the limitation number of flight testing fleet, it could lead the

deceleration of the flight validation. In this case, further regulation regarding

flight validation is needed.

DGCA 49/DP/3/8

PBN FLIGHT VALIDATION PROCESS

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Indonesia is an archipelago country consisting of 13,000 islands with a total population

around 237,556,363. The population distributions per island are Java 58%, Sumatera 21%, Celebes 7%,

Borneo 6%, Bali and Nusa Tenggara 6%, Papua and Maluku 3%. The implementation of PBN is one of the

key to accelerate and to connect our resources among islands.

1.2 In term of PBN Roadmap, our strategy is to implement RNAV1 for terminal operation

(STAR/SID), implement RNP Approach for all instruments runway and RNP AR Approach where

required.

2. IMPLEMENTATION OF PBN IN INDONESIA

2.1 The following table indicates the update of PBN Implementation in Indonesia.

Type of RNAV (GNSS) or

RNAV (RNP)

Date of Implementation

En-Route - RNAV routes/RNP 10 - the RNAV en routes are L504, L511, L644,

L764, L774, L895, L896, L897, M300, M522,

M653, M766, M768, M772, M774, N628,

N633, N646, P570, P574, P627, P648, P567,

AMDT 31,05 April 2012.

Terminal - RNAV 1 STAR/SID

on selected

international airport(s)

- Implementation of New SID RNAV 1 and

STAR RNAV 1 at Jakarta International

Soekarno Hatta Airport. AIP SUPP NR:08/12

effective date 23 August 2012.

Approach - RNP Approach

- RNP Approach at Palembang Sultan Mahmud

Badaruddin Airport, AMDT 24, 8 April 2010

- RNP Approach at Bengkulu Fatmawati

Soekarno Airport, AMDT 28, 10 Februari

2011

- RNP Approach at Pekanbaru Sultan Syarif

Kasim II Airport, AMDT 28, 10 Februari

2011

- RNP Approach at Lombok International

Airport, AIP SUPP Nr: 04/11, 22 Sept 2011

- RNP Approach at Kupang Eltari Airport, AIP

SUPP Nr: 10/12, 28 Juni 2012

- Will be implement soon RNP Approach

Surabaya International Juanda Airport.

- RNP AR Approach

- Will be published on 20 September 2012 for

Sam Ratulangi Manado Airport and Pattimura

Ambon Airport

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2.2 Based on our roadmap, we have planned to provide RNAV 1 STAR SID for all

International Airports and RNP Approach for all 188 airports by 2015.

2.3 In term of flight validation process, Indonesia is facing the problem to validate the PBN

based procedure due to the limited number of its fleet versus the number of procedures to be tested.

3. DISCUSSION

3.1 The Conference is invited to discuss and share their experiences in the field of flight

validation process. We proposes the validation could be done either by using flight simulator or

commercial flight under VMC or using non revenue commercial flight and would be standardized under

the ICAO documment.

END

International Civil Aviation Organization

In Asia Pacific The Future is Now

Nancy Graham

Director, Air Navigation Bureau RASG APAC/2 and DGCA/49

New Delhi, India 8 – 12 October 2012

A Shared Vision for the Future

– Annual reports on the Strategic Objectives

• Working Strategically

Assembly Endorsement

Nov 2013

Draft Development in collaboration with industry partners

ANC Review Spring 2013

Council Approval Spring 2013


• Global Strategic Plans with Priorities and Targets

– Events focused on Priorities

• Enhancing Runway Safety • Reducing Controlled Flight Into

Terrain • Reducing Loss of Control Inflight

Safety

• Performance-Based Navigation • Continuous Climb Operations • Continuous Descent Operations

Air Navigation Capacity and Efficiency

Loss of Control Symposium May 2014

End to End Demo Nov 2013

Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Oct 2014

Commercial Space May 2013


eANP / GIS ISTARS

OASIS

• Better Tools for Everyone

– New Public Website (with completion in Dec 2012)

– Regional Dashboards for each Strategic Objective organized by UN Region (with completion in Jan 2013)

• All offices linked

– Continuous improvements of online Systems

SMART

Better Tools for Everyone

• Better Tools for Everyone




Better Tools for Everyone

REPORTS DATA ANALYSIS

PAPER ELECTRONIC / PAPER ELECTRONIC / PAPER ONLINE

ONLINE DATABASE

ONLINE ONLINE




PBN Global Status - All Regions International Airport Approach Type

Heading in the right direction, but are we on target?

2016

Packaging Tomorrow’s Aviation System 7

Hot off the Press at the Symposium

• PBN information - Hot off the press: • Revised PBN Manual

– Advanced RNP

– RNP 2

– RF legs for all RNP applications

– RNP 0.3 (Helis)

• PBN Airspace Concepts Manual

• CCO Manual

• OPS Approval Manual

• Flight Validation Manual


PBN (iKit) – Implementation Kit

Free documents available on the “PBN in a Box” USB drive:

• PBN Manual, 4th Edition (Doc 9613) • CCO Manual (Doc 9993) • CDO Manual (Doc 9931) • PBN Airspace Concept Manual (Doc 9992) • PBN Operations Approval Manual (Doc TBD)

All other referenced documents are available through links to ICAO-Net or the On-line Store


PBN Symposium


Register at: www.icao.int/meetings/pbn-symposium

http://www.icao.int/meetings/pbn-symposium



Packaging Air Navigation’s Future

• Aviation System Block Upgrades

– Prioritizing the Modules based on Operational Need

Airport Operations

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Benefiting from the Modules Over Time

• There is added value in using all modules

– States should view modules in B0 & B1 as critical:

• Formalizing a minimum track

– They will allow for benefits down the road in B2 & B3

Packaging Tomorrow’s Aviation System

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The Cost of Not Implementing

• Focusing on what it will cost if modules are not implemented:

– Increased risk of serious incidents and accidents

– Negative impact on operations

– Environmental repercussions

– etc.


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Aligning the Conference and the Global Plan

CHAPTERS AN-CONF/12 WORKING PAPERS

Global Air Navigation Policy 1

Standardization: Aviation System Block Upgrades 2

Continuing Strategic Planning 3

Implementing Globally Interoperable ATM 4

Aviation System Reporting & Performance Adjustments 5

• WP3 – Revised Global Air Navigation

Plan (GANP) – framework for global planning

• WP5 – High-level Conference on Aviation Security (HLCAS)

• WP13 – Civil/military coordination/cooperation and flexible use of airspace

• WP25 – Minimum Path


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Aviation System Block Upgrade Modules on: • WP4 – Airport Capacity • WP7 – SWIM • WP8 – FF-ICE • WP9 – Service improvement through

digital AIM and ATM information • WP10 – Network Operations • WP11 – Airborne Separation • WP12 – Airborne collision avoidance

systems and ground-based safety nets • WP14 – Integration of RPA into non-

segregated airspace • WP15 – Meteorological Information • WP17 – TBO • WP23 – Standardization – in support of

One Sky



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• WP6 – PBN for terminal and approach

operations • WP16 – PBN for en-route operations • WP18 – CCO & CDO • WP19 – Regional Performance

Framework – planning methodologies and tools

• WP20 – Human Performance • WP21 – GNSS implementation issues • WP22 – Rationalization of terrestrial

navigation aids



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• WP24 – Regional Performance

Framework – alignment of areas of applicability of ANPs and regional SUPPs


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Desired Outcomes of AN-CONF/12

– Endorsement of: • Global Air Navigation Capacity and Efficiency Plan as the unified

planning mechanism

– Recommendations for ICAO technical work programme: • Priority Implementation for what exists ALREADY – Block 0

• Agreement on Block 1

– Clear strategic direction for future infrastructure: • Endorsement for medium and long term Block Upgrades

• Agreement on Blocks 2 & 3

– Agreement on: • Integrated standards work programme

• Structure and management of Expert Groups


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Future events

• For more information: www.icao.int/anconf12

For more information: www.icao.int/anconf12


http://www.icao.int/anconf12

http://www.icao.int/anconf12

Next Steps After the AN Conference

– President of the Council will meet with Chairs of the RASGs and PIRGs during the AN Conference to discuss optimizing states resources and focusing ICAO Regional Officers on assistance vs meeting reports

– President Kobeh will call a joint meeting of ALLPIRG/6 and ALLRASG/1 (Chairs) on 19 March 2013 to seek PIRG and RASG views on establishment of Regional priorities and targets

– PIRGS will be asked to restructure around a series of projects with timelines

– Both PIRGS and RASGS will be asked to participate in setting performance targets

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(5 pages) ANConf.12.IP.062.en.docx

TWELFTH AIR NAVIGATION CONFERENCE

Montréal, 19 to 30 November 2012

Agenda Item 2: Aerodrome operations – improving airport performance 2.2: Performance-based navigation (PBN) – a practical way to improve airport performance

with safety and efficiency

SUMMARY OF THE PBN SYMPOSIUM AND WORKSHOPS 16 TO 19 OCTOBER 2012

(Presented by the Secretariat)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ICAO has demonstrated significant leadership and effort in promoting the implementation of performance-based navigation, through the provision of symposia, ICAO/IATA Go team visits, regional workshops, and educational forums, as well as the development of guidance material and training courses. This PBN forum was consistent with ICAO’s strategy to expedite the global implementation of PBN to meet the timelines of Assembly Resolution 37-11 and help prepare States for the upcoming Twelfth Air Navigation Conference with respect to PBN. This paper provides an overview of the Symposium and Workshops and includes a summary of the main issues with PBN implementation that were raised by the participants. The conference is invited to note the summary at the end of the paper.

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 As part of its efforts to facilitate the global implementation of performance-based navigation (PBN), and to assist States in meeting the timelines of Assembly Resolution 37-11, ICAO organized the PBN Symposium and Workshops at ICAO Headquarters Montreal, from 16 to 19 October 2012. The timing of the symposium was purposely set to precede the Twelfth Air Navigation Conference (AN-Conf/12) in order to provide a status update and increase awareness of the global issues impacting the timely implementation of PBN, the number one priority for air navigation.

1.2 The aim of the symposium and workshops was to bring the global experts together in one location, to emphasize the value of PBN to increasing flight safety and operational efficiency, and to seek solutions to implementation barriers. The main objectives were to provide updates on developments, strategies and guidance material, report on the status of global and regional implementation, describe actual examples of PBN in use today, and identify the challenges to implementation. With these objectives in mind, the theme of the symposium, was “Expediting Implementation Together” which inferred that in order to accelerate PBN implementation, it must be a team effort, requiring participation and collaboration by all Stakeholders.

International Civil Aviation Organization WORKING PAPER

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2. OVERVIEW

2.1 This three and a half day symposium provided a comprehensive program for all participants including representation from government regulators, air navigation service providers, international associations, airline operators and general aviation, ATM system manufacturers, avionics designers, air traffic controllers, pilots, the military, aeronautical information companies and instrument procedure design organizations. Over 400 participants from sixty-seven Member States and thirteen international organizations attended.

2.2 The format included both plenary sessions and two focused workshops. The plenary sessions provided a high level overview and confirmation of why PBN implementation is necessary now and set the ‘call for action’ tone for all Stakeholders to be proactive. Status of global implementation as well as actual examples of the significant benefits resulting from specific State PBN programs were also explained. The workshops dealt with the various ATM and fight operations issues that impact implementation. More than fifty speakers provided expert presentations on a myriad of topics. All presentations as well as the full agenda can be accessed by going to the PBN Symposium web-site at: http://www.icao.int/Meetings/PBN-Symposium/Pages/default.aspx.

2.3 To assist States with the implementation of PBN, ICAO with support from States, organizations and international associations, developed new guidance material and documentation. These new documents were included in a PBN iKit, which was provided free to all participants. This iKit was designed specifically for aviation professionals (executives, regulators, ANSPs, operators and manufacturers) and is tailored to their particular responsibility and domain. The iKit will also be provided to all participants of the 12th ANC and is currently available on-line at the PBN web-site: http://www.icao.int/safety/pbn/SitePages/PBN%20ikit.aspx.

2.4 ICAO also took initiative to promote the design of PBN instrument flight procedures. ICAO developed an endorsement mechanism of Instrument Procedure Design Organization to assist States with the implementation of PBN. The endorsement is awarded for the design of both conventional and PBN instrument flight procedures and is based on the organization meeting all ICAO conditions and criteria. Five organizations received an ICAO endorsement during the symposium. More information can be found on the PBN web-site at: http://www.icao.int/safety/pbn/Pages/PBN-Endorsement.aspx

2.5 In addition, the symposium provided the opportunity for organizations to display and demonstrate specific products, tools and capabilities that can assist States with the implementation of PBN. Six exhibitors including instrument procedure designers, avionics and aerospace technologies manufacturers, ATM system manufacturers, and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) participated.

3. ASSESSMENT

3.1 Throughout the plenary sessions and the workshops, the underlying message heard was that there are still major challenges with the understanding and implementation of PBN. Participants were very appreciative of the fact that ICAO took the initiative to organize the event as it provided ‘one-stop shopping’ for information, expertise, interaction and dialogue on this important air navigation matter. More importantly, it identified the issues that still exist with implementation, through the discussions in both the plenary sessions and the workshops. Attachment A provides summary of the issues which can also be found in the presentations of the closing session at: http://www.icao.int/Meetings/PBN-Symposium/Pages/Presentations.aspx?RootFolder=%2FMeetings% 2FPBN%2DSymposium%2FPresentations%2FClosing%20Session&FolderCTID=0x012000CB4445B2309B674DAC9706D84C6DFA3C&View={A282A209-1183-489A-A466-E94B1D7B00CB}.

http://www.icao.int/Meetings/PBN-Symposium/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.icao.int/safety/pbn/SitePages/PBN%20ikit.aspx

http://www.icao.int/safety/pbn/Pages/PBN-Endorsement.aspx

http://www.icao.int/Meetings/PBN-Symposium/Pages/Presentations.aspx?RootFolder=%2FMeetings%25%202FPBN%2DSymposium%2FPresentations%2FClosing%20Session&FolderCTID=0x012000CB4445B2309B674DAC9706D84C6DFA3C&View=%7bA282A209-1183-489A-A466-E94B1D7B00CB%7d



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3.2 The symposium also highlighted the fact that the PBN concept continues to evolve. New navigation specifications and documentation have just been developed and published. Others are under consideration and will require further investigation. Current instrument procedure design criteria is considered too conservative. Consequently these issues indicate that further work to support PBN implementation will be required to address overall understanding and education, documentation, criteria, and training.

3.3 To gauge the value of the symposium and workshops, a feedback form was distributed to all participants at the closing of the forum. In general, the participants felt that event was certainly worthwhile and that future symposiums should be planned to provide updates and ‘howgozits’ with the Assembly Resolution 37-11 timelines. The following two charts provide the main points from the feedback:

0% Poor 1% Fair 15% Acceptable

64% Good

20% Excellent

Did the Symposium meet your expectations

1

2

3

4

5

0% Poor 5% Fair

21% Acceptable

51% Good

23% Excellent

Will the information help you with PBN implementation

1

2

3

4

5

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4. SUMMARY

4.1 The outcome of the PBN symposium and workshops was positive in many areas. It was well attended by all Stakeholders involved with PBN implementation. It reinforced the importance and priority of PBN implementation in respect to safety and efficiency and emphasized its status as the number one priority for air navigation. It brought together the experts from around the world to one location making information, interaction and dialogue on many issues, successful. It provided an update on global implementation of PBN in regard to the Assembly Resolution 37-11, showing clearly were deficiencies continue to exist. It provided new documentation, guidance and training material, to assist States with implementation. Finally, it highlighted outstanding challenges affecting PBN implementation and areas for further work.

4.2 Lastly, the Symposium provided a clear indication that the PBN concept is not fully mature. It continues to be an evolving program, as new specifications are needed and developed. This evolution will drive new requirements that will demand additional provisions. ICAO with its partners must be prepared to continue to support PBN implementation in the foreseeable future. Without ICAO and its partners acting as a champion, there is a high risk that the rate of PBN implementation will slow significantly.

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AN-Conf/12-IP62 Appendix

APPENDIX

SUMMARY OF MAIN TECHNICLA POINTS FROM THE PBN SYMPOSIUM AND WORKSHOPSs

16 to19 October 2012

Symposium Summary (including Workshops)

• Complete State PBN implementation plans • Encourage establishment of multi-disciplinary collaborative decision making teams to expedite

PBN implementation • Block 0 is ready; ICAO has developed standards, procedures guidance, computer-based learning

packages, and have provided workshops and formal courses. Implement Block 0 now! • Take baby implementation steps, involve all Stakeholders early, educate and communicate • Visit and learn from each other’s successes with PBN implementation • Share regulatory and guidance material (through an ICAO website) • Provide downloadable template for JOBAIDS and Ops approval submissions • Increase education and awareness of PBN – Stakeholders to organize workshops, courses and

informational sessions to address internal awareness • Encourage States to commence using Ops approval manual • Encourage States to recognize foreign carrier approvals – Need for a global single Ops approval

process and reciprocity among States • Incorporate PBN into standard instrument rating training • Incorporate PBN into the standard aircraft equipment fit • Develop standard phraseology for CCO and CDO • Mixed mode operations can be done successfully – don’t wait, start now. To implement mixed

mode, learn from other implementations and identify champions early. Plan for mixed equipage and capability

• Provide a PBN Help Desk/on-line forum to assist States with PBN Implementation • Collaboration is key to implementation – include all disciplines in the process. PBN is a team

game • With GNSS available, gather lateral performance data to justify reduction in route spacing • Develop new design criteria for:

o Guided visual approaches o RNP AR departures

• Develop back-up plans for loss of GNSS capability • Determine separation criteria for free/direct routes • Address PBN terminal procedures with long paths • Review PANS-Ops instrument procedure design criteria – too conservative

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