ANSIG/1 - REPORT INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION REPORT OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE AIR NAVIGATION SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION GROUP ANSIG/1 (Cairo, Egypt, 10 – 12 February 2015) The views expressed in this Report should be taken as those of the ANSIG/1 Meeting and not of the Organization. This Report will, however, be submitted to the MIDANPIRG and any formal action taken will be published in due course as a Supplement to the Report Approved by the Meeting and published by authority of the Secretary General The designations employed 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 or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontier or boundaries. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PART I - HISTORY OF THE MEETING 1. Place and Duration ........................................................................................................ 1 2. Opening ......................................................................................................................... 1 3. Attendance ..................................................................................................................... 1 4. Officers and Secretariat ................................................................................................. 1 5. Language ....................................................................................................................... 2 6. Agenda .......................................................................................................................... 2 7. Conclusion and Decisions – Definition ......................................................................... 2 8. List of Conclusions and Decisions ............................................................................. 2/3 PART II - REPORT ON AGENDA ITEMS Report on Agenda Item 1 ........................................................................................... 1-1 Report on Agenda Item 2 ........................................................................................... 2-1 Appendix 2A & 2B Report on Agenda Item 3 ..................................................................................... 3-1/3-2 Appendix 3A – 3F Report on Agenda Item 4 .................................................................................. 4-1/4-23 Appendix 4A – 4W Report on Agenda Item 5 ..................................................................................... 5-1/5-3 Appendix 5A Report on Agenda Item 6 ..................................................................................... 6-1/6-2 Appendix 6A Report on Agenda Item 7 ........................................................................................... 7-1 Report on Agenda Item 8 ........................................................................................... 8-1 List of Participants .................................................................................... Attachment A --------------------- ANSIG/1-REPORT - 1 - PART I - HISTORY OF THE MEETING 1. PLACE AND DURATION 1.1 The First meeting of the Air Navigation Systems Implementation Group (ANSIG/1) was held at the Meeting Room of the ICAO Middle East Regional Office in Cairo, Egypt, from 10 – 12 February 2015. 2. OPENING 2.1 The meeting was opened by Mr. Mohamed Khonji, Regional Director, ICAO Middle East Office, Cairo. Mr. Khonji welcomed all the participants to Cairo and thanked them for their attendance. He recalled that taking into consideration the global developments related to air navigation planning, implementation and performance monitoring of the air navigation systems, MIDANPIRG/14 agreed to a new MIDANPIRG Organizational Structure and revised Terms of Reference of the different Subsidiary Bodies, including the newly established ANSIG, which is a Group responsible mainly of the implementation issues. 2.2 Mr. Khonji emphasized that ANSIG should, inter-alia, monitor the status of implementation of the MID Region Air Navigation Systems and related ASBU Modules included in the MID Region Air Navigation Plan/Strategy as well as other required Air Navigation facilities and services, identify the associated difficulties and deficiencies and provide progress reports, as required. ANSIG should also ensure that the implementation of Air Navigation Systems in the MID Region is coherent and compatible with developments in adjacent Regions, and is in line with the ATM Operational Concept (Doc 9854), Global Air Navigation Plan (GANP), the Aviation System Block Upgrades (ASBU) methodology and the MID Region Air Navigation Plan/Strategy. He highlighted that the outcomes of the MIDANPIRG subsidiary bodies related to implementation issues, as endorsed by the ANSIG/1 meeting, will be presented to the MIDANPIRG/15 meeting (Bahrain, 8-11 June 2015). 3. ATTENDANCE 3.1 The meeting was attended by a total of thirty two (32) participants from seven (7) States (Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates) and two (2) Organizations/Industries (IATA and MIDRMA). The list of participants is at Attachment A. 4. OFFICERS AND SECRETARIAT 4.1 The meeting was chaired by Mr. Adel H. Al-Aufi, Air Navigation Systems Engineer, General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), Saudi Arabia. 4.2 Mr. Mohamed Smaoui, ICAO Middle East Deputy Regional Director acted as the Secretary of the Meeting supported by: Mr. Raza A. Gulam - Regional Officer, Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) Mr. Adel Ramlawi - Regional Officer, Aerodrome and Ground Aids (AGA) Mr. Elie El Khoury - Regional Officer, Air Traffic Management and Search and Rescue (ATM/SAR) ANSIG/1-REPORT - 2 - Mr. Abbas Niknejad - Regional Officer, Aeronautical Information Management/Air Traffic Management (AIM/ATM) 5. LANGUAGE 5.1 The discussions were conducted in English. Documentation was issued in English. 6. AGENDA 6.1 The following Agenda was adopted: Agenda Item 1: Adoption of the Provisional Agenda and election of Chairpersons Agenda Item 2: Follow-up on the outcome of MIDANPIRG/14 and MSG/4 Conclusions and Decisions Agenda Item 3: Air Navigation Global and Regional Developments Agenda Item 4: Performance Framework for Regional Air Navigation Implementation Agenda Item 5: Air Navigation Safety Matters and Coordination with RASG-MID Agenda Item 6: Air Navigation Deficiencies Agenda Item 7: Future Work Programme Agenda Item 8: Any other Business 7. CONCLUSIONS AND DECISIONS – DEFINITION 7.1 The MIDANPIRG records its actions in the form of Conclusions and Decisions with the following significance: a) Conclusions deal with matters that, according to the Group’s terms of reference, merit directly the attention of States, or on which further action will be initiated by the Secretary in accordance with established procedures; and b) Decisions relate solely to matters dealing with the internal working arrangements of the Group and its Sub-Groups 8. LIST OF CONCLUSIONS AND DECISIONS DRAFT CONCLUSION 1/1: MID CIVIL/MILITARY SUPPORT TEAM DRAFT CONCLUSION 1/2: REGIONAL PERFORMANCE DASHBOARDS DRAFT CONCLUSION 1/3: PROPOSAL FOR AMENDMENT TO THE MID BASIC ANP TABLE ATS 1 ANSIG/1-REPORT - 3 - DRAFT CONCLUSION 1/4: LETTER OF AGREEMENT TEMPLATE TO BE USED BY ATS UNITS IN THE MID REGION DRAFT CONCLUSION 1/5: MID SSR CODE MANAGEMENT PLAN (CMP) DRAFT CONCLUSION 1/6: SECOND MID REGION AIR NAVIGATION ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT DRAFT CONCLUSION 1/7: SINGLE ENGINE TAXI OPERATIONS DRAFT DECISION 1/8: MID REGIONAL/SUB-REGIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING EXERCISES DRAFT CONCLUSION 1/9: AFTN/CIDIN AFS CONNECTIVITY AND AMHS IMPLEMENTATION DRAFT CONCLUSION 1/10: PROPOSAL FOR AMENDMENT TO THE MID FASID – AFTN PLAN DRAFT CONCLUSION 1/11: SUPPORT ICAO POSITION TO WRC-15 DRAFT CONCLUSION 1/12: WORKSHOP ON THE USE OF THE ICAO FREQUENCY FINDER DRAFT CONCLUSION 1/13: GNSS RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE ISSUES ----------------- ANSIG/1-REPORT 1-1 PART II: REPORT ON AGENDA ITEMS REPORT ON AGENDA ITEM 1: ADOPTION OF THE PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSONS 1.1 The meeting reviewed and adopted the Provisional Agenda as at Para 6 of the History of the Meeting. 1.2 Mr. Adel H. Al-Aufi, Air Navigation Systems Engineer, General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), Saudi Arabia, and Mr. Ehab Raslan Abdel Galil, ATCO and R & D Specialist, National Air Navigation Services Company (NANSC), Egypt, were unanimously elected as the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Air Navigation Systems Implementation Group (ANSIG), respectively. ------------------- ANSIG/1-REPORT 2-1 REPORT ON AGENDA ITEM 2: FOLLOW-UP ON MIDANPIRG/14 AND MSG/4 CONCLUSIONS AND DECISIONS 2.1 The meeting reviewed the progress made with regard to the implementation of the MIDANPIRG/14 and MSG/4 Conclusions and Decisions as reflected in the Follow up Action Plans at Appendices 2A and 2B, respectively. The meeting urged States and concerned stakeholders to take necessary measures to expedite the implementation of those Conclusions which have not yet been closed. -------------------- ANSIG/1-REPORT 3-1 REPORT ON AGENDA ITEM 3: AIR NAVIGATION GLOBAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS MID REGION AIR NAVIGATION STRATEGY 3.1 The meeting recalled that further to the MIDANPIRG/14 Conclusion 14/6, the MSG/4 meeting (Cairo, Egypt, 24-26 November 2014) endorsed the final version of the MID Region Air Navigation Strategy at Appendix 3A, which was consolidated based on the outcome of the different MIDANPIRG subsidiary bodies and other inputs