Cns/Atm Technology Development Roadmap

CNS/ATM TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP

Should be used in conjunction with the IBAC CNS/ATM AG Guidance Material.

Ver. 03Rev. 02- 29/05/2012

EUR/NAT / APAC / WACAF / NACC / SAM / MID / ESAF
Communications
CPDLC / Datalink forward fit compliance for all new aircraft operating above FL285 became compulsory in Europe in 2011 to assist in reducing frequency congestion.
The 7th February 2013 is the date of availability of the end to end Service, which includes the ground capability. This date does not change the applicability of the aircraft forward fit date of 1st January 2011.
Flights shall be fitted with and operate CPDLC/ADS-C equipment from Feb. 2013, on 2 specified core tracks between FL360 and FL 390 within the OTS and from Feb. 2015, in specified portions of NAT MNPS Airspace.
LINK TO NAT SPG 47 see Conclusions 47/1 & Sec 3.1.3 - 3.1.14 / CPDLC is in use in the APAC region in FIRs (e.g. Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, India, China, Myanmar, Etc.) / CPDLC is being implemented in WACAF States. / Brazil and Chile using CPDLC. / Adequate number of MID carrier’s fleet are ready.
Plans are in some MID States.
Test on FANS will be conducted specially (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran)
ATN / FANS aircraft w/airworthiness certificate issued prior to Jan 1, 2014 are exempt from DLS IR for their useful life. Aircraft w/o ops approval are not exempt.
. No temporary exemption is available for the 2015 retrofit date.
Permanent exemptions are forever for that aircraft type.
(LINK TO EC Implementing Rule No. 29/2009 see Art. 3 Para’s. 1 - 5) / ATN for use in USA by 2016.
VDL2 / DLS IR mandated above FL285 in ECAC airspace for aircraft delivered after 2011 and by 2015 for retrofit. VDL2 is the baseline technology but other technology may be acceptable if demonstrated compliance w/standards and has regulatory acceptability.
(LINK TO EC Implementing Rule No. 29/2009 see Art. 3 Para’s. 1 - 5) / VDL2 will be utilized more often as more aircraft become equipped with digital ACARS / .
VDL3 / VDL Mode 3 with data dates is tentative. In the US in the high/super-high en route structure
VDL4
SATCOM / Satellite voice communications (SATCOM) may someday enable Direct Controller Pilot Communications (DCPC) by voice in oceanic and remote airspace.The ICAO Inter-regional SATCOM Voice Ad Hoc Task Force (IRSVTF) is developing SATCOM VoiGuidance Material (SVGM) which should be published for global use by the end of 2012
Navigation
RNP / PRNAV (RNAV1) for enroute 2010 and beyond in Europe. RNAV used for some arrivals and departures since 2007.
Limited RNP4 operations in the WATRS.
RNP10 or better mandatory from 2011 in WATRS Plus airspace.
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. / RNAV above FL180 in USA by 2015 and all altitudes in continental USA by 2020.
RNP2 at/and above FL290 in USA by 2015.
RNP for busy enroute and terminal airspace by 2020. / RNAV and RNP10 is being used in Oceanic sectors of SAMStates of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. / RNAV 5 (formally RNP 5) already implemented en-route / RNAV and RNP10 is being used in Oceanic sectors of Angola and South Africa
RNP / A trial implementation of reduced longitudinal separation of 5 minutes between ADS-C equipped aircraft commencedin March 2012. and will continue as a trial until March 2014.(LINK TO ATMG/39 Para. 2.3
PBN / Currently there is no mandate in the European Union for P-RNAV, and conventional (non-RNAV) terminal area procedures will continue to be provided for the near future. / MID PBN Implementation targets for short (2008-2012) and medium (2013-16)terms attached.
Surveillance
ADS-C / Flights shall be fitted with and operate ADS-C equipment from Feb. 2013, on 2 specified core tracks between FL360 and FL 390 within the OTS and from Feb. 2015, in specified portions of NAT MNPS Airspace.
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LINK TO NAT SPG 47 see Conclusions 47/1 & Sec 3.1.3 - 3.1.14 / ADS-C is in use in the APAC region in FIRs.
ADS-B
IN / Eurocontrol will have some “ADS-B in” by 2011.
“ADS-B in” to be mandated in the NAT in 2025?
ADS-B
OUT / Trials from Southern Greenland to and including Canadian east coast in 2012.
Eurocontrol is in the process of mandating ADS-B out.
The likely dates are 2015 to update current aircraft and 2012 for new aircraft, with a couple of years grace for aircraft retiring from service. / The world’s first nationwide satellite-based air navigation surveillance system has been put into operational use in Australia since end of December 2009.
Being implemented in New Zealand, Japan Oceanic, Indonesia, Etc. / Initial implementation in Canada - Hudson Bay Basin area.
The USA implemented ADS-B over the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 and intends to have nationwide ADS-B coverage by 2013 and full mandatory implementation by 2020. / ADS-B is being implemented in some SAM FIRs (e.g. Brazil) / ADS-B is being implemented in the UAE. .
Iran and Saudi Arabia are conducting ADS-B testing
Other
CVR / See Annex 6 Part 1 Chapter 6 and Part 2 Chapter 3.6 re FDRs and CVRs.
Requirements have different dates and are fairly detailed. / All aircraft 11+ seats, CVRs must record last two hours of cockpit audio, have an independent backup power source to allow continued recording for nine to 11 minutes if all aircraft power sources are lost or interrupted, and must use solid-state technology. FDRs must retain the last 25 hours of recorded information. / See Annex 6 Part 1 Chapter 6 and Part 2 Chapter 3.6 re FDRs and CVRs.
Requirements have different dates and are fairly detailed.
References / See MID REGION PBN IMPLEMENTATION TARGETS next
Nat Regional Supplementary Procedures Doc 7030

MID REGION PBN IMPLEMENTATION TARGETS

Short Term (2008-2012)
Airspace / Navigation Specification
En-route – Oceanic / RNAV-10
En-route - Remote continental / RNAV-10
En-route – Continental / RNAV-5, RNAV-1
En-route - Local / Domestic / RNAV-5, RNAV-1
TMA – Arrival / RNAV-1 in surveillance environment and with adequate navigation infrastructure. Basic RNP-1 in non-surveillance environment
TMA – Departure / RNAV-1 in surveillance environment and with adequate navigation infrastructure. Basic RNP-1 in non- surveillance environment
Approach / RNP APCH with Baro-VNAV in most possible airports;
RNP AR APCH in airport where there are obvious operational benefits.
Medium Term (2013-2016)
Airspace / Navigation Specification (preferred/acceptable)
En-route – Oceanic / Nil
En-route - Remote continental / Nil
En-route – Continental / RNAV-1, RNAV-5
En-route - Local / Domestic / RNAV-1 , RNAV-5
TMA – (Arrival, Departure) / RNAV-1 or RNP-1 application
Approach / RNP APCH (with Baro-VNAV) and APV Expansion of RNP AR APCH where there are operational benefits Introduction of landing capability using GNSS and its augmentations
Implementation Targets

RNP APCH with Baro-VNAV or APV in 100% of instrument runways by 2016
RNAV-1 or RNP-1 SID/STAR for 100% of international airports by 2016
RNAV-1 or Basic RNP-1 SID/STAR at busy domestic airports where there are operational benefits
Implementation additional RNAV/RNP routes