EANPG/52 - REPORT REPORT OF THE FIFTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN AIR NAVIGATION PLANNING GROUP (Paris, 23 to 25 November 2010) PREPARED BY THE EUROPEAN AND NORTH ATLANTIC OFFICE OF ICAO NOVEMBER 2010 THE DESIGNATIONS AND THE PRESENTATION OF MATERIAL IN THIS PUBLICATION DO NOT IMPLY THE EXPRESSION OF ANY OPINION WHATSOEVER ON THE PART OF ICAO CONCERNING THE LEGAL STATUS OF ANY COUNTRY, TERRITORY, CITY OR AREA OF ITS AUTHORITIES, OR CONCERNING THE DELIMITATION OF ITS FRONTIERS OR BOUNDARIES. i European Air Navigation Planning Group i TABLE OF CONTENTS 0. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Place and duration ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Attendance ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Officers and Secretariat ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Conclusion, Decisions and Statements ....................................................................................................................... 1 Agenda ............................................................................................................................................ 1 1. REVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL AVIATION DEVELOPMENTS ....................................... 3 Assembly ............................................................................................................................................ 3 European Commission ............................................................................................................................................ 3 International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations (IFALPA) ............................................................................ 3 Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) ......................................................................................................................... 3 Establishment of the Regional Aviation Safety Groups (RASGs) ............................................................................. 4 A global CNS technology roadmap ............................................................................................................................ 4 Civil/military cooperation – in support of optimum airspace use .............................................................................. 5 Keeping standards relevant ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Work programme of ANC Panels and sub-groups ..................................................................................................... 7 Developments in the economic aspects of airports and air navigation services – economic analysis ........................ 7 Cooperation between MATMC of Russian Federation and CFMU ........................................................................... 7 Outcome of TRASAS/3 ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Tel Aviv Flight Information Region........................................................................................................................... 7 2. PREVIOUS EANPG FOLLOW UP ....................................................................................................................... 8 Review of the actions of the ANC on the Report of EANPG/51 ............................................................................... 8 Status of EANPG Decisions and Conclusions ........................................................................................................... 9 Performance-based global air navigation system – developments in implementation ............................................... 9 Outcome of the COG Performance Task Force ........................................................................................................ 10 3. AVIATION SAFETY .......................................................................................................................................... 10 ICAO-ECAC States ATM Safety Framework Monitoring ...................................................................................... 10 Tackling the global issue of runway safety .............................................................................................................. 11 Review of other safety-related activities .................................................................................................................. 12 4. PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES ............................................................................................. 12 4.1 amendments to ICAO documents / provisions .................................................................................................... 12 Global Operational Data Link Document (GOLD) .................................................................................................. 15 Proposed amendment to PANS-ATM – transfer of identification ........................................................................... 17 Emergency Descent Procedure ................................................................................................................................. 18 Radio communications failure .................................................................................................................................. 19 4.2 AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 20 SSR Code Allocation at the interface between two ICAO Regions ......................................................................... 20 Report on ACID programme .................................................................................................................................... 21 All Weather Operations 23 Outcome of the Thirteenth meeting of the Route Development Group - East (RDGE/13) ...................................... 23 ICARD (ICAO Five Letter Name Codes and Route Designators) ........................................................................... 24 EANPG52 final Report_.docx 2010 ii European Air Navigation Planning Group ii 4.3 Aeronautical information management ............................................................................................................... 26 Status of implementation of the required AIS/MAP facilities and services ............................................................. 26 Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) ........................................................................................................ 28 Electronic Terrain and Obstacle Data (eTOD) ......................................................................................................... 31 4.4 Communication, Navigation and Surveillance .................................................................................................... 33 Aeronautical Fixed Service (AFS) ........................................................................................................................... 33 EUR aeronautical radio frequency spectrum requirements ...................................................................................... 34 ICAO position for ITU WRC-12 .............................................................................................................................. 35 4.5 human resources .......................................................................................................................................... 36 Report on Outcomes of Initiatives Regarding Next Generation of Aviation Professionals ..................................... 36 Language Proficiency Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 36 4.6 Performance Based Navigation Implementation ................................................................................................. 37 Status of the PBN implementation ........................................................................................................................... 37 4.7 METEOROLOGY .......................................................................................................................................... 40 Outcome of the Twentieth Meeting of the Meteorology Group of the EANPG....................................................... 40 Update to EUR Doc 019 / NAT Doc 006 Part II ...................................................................................................... 40 Activities in the context of volcanic ash contingency .............................................................................................. 44 Activities of the meteorological/air traffic management task force of the EANPG COG (MET/ATM TF) ............ 45 Reforming the structure of meteorological services for civil aviation in the Russian Federation ............................ 45 4.8 implementation of the new contents of the FPL in 2012 ..................................................................................... 45 Implementation of flight plan