FINAL REPORT INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION REPORT OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE CAR/SAM REGIONAL PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GROUP (GREPECAS/14) (San Jose, Costa Rica, 16 – 20 April 2007) Prepared by the Secretariat and the Chairman of GREPECAS April 2007 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. GREPECAS/14 i – Table of Contents i-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS i Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................... i-1 ii History of the Meeting .............................................................................................................ii-1 Place and Duration of the Meeting...........................................................................................ii-1 Opening Ceremony and Other Matters ....................................................................................ii-1 Organization, Officers and Secretariat .....................................................................................ii-1 Working Languages.................................................................................................................ii-2 Agenda.....................................................................................................................................ii-2 Attendance................................................................................................................................ii-3 Conclusions and Decisions.......................................................................................................ii-3 List of Conclusions ..................................................................................................................ii-4 List of Decisions ......................................................................................................................ii-7 iii List of Participants ..................................................................................................................iii-1 REPORT ON AGENDA ITEM 1 Review of the Air Navigation Commission (ANC) and Unlawful Interference Committee (UIC) actions on the GREPECAS/13 Report........................................................................................................... 1-1 MANAGEMENT OF THE CAR/SAM AIR NAVIGATION SYSTEM REPORT ON AGENDA ITEM 2 Analysis of Global, Inter- and Intra-Regional Activities............................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Interregional and Intra-Regional CNS/ATM Activities and Coordination 2.2 Directors General of Civil Aviation Conference on a Global Strategy for Aviation Safety (DGCA/06) 2.3 Fifth Meeting of all Planning and Implementation Regional Groups (ALLPIRG/5) 2.4 Development of ICAO Business Plan and its relationship to GREPECAS 2.5 Safety Management System (SMS) Implementation in CAR/SAM States REPORT ON AGENDA ITEM 3 Assessment of development of regional air navigation and security infrastructure ...................................... 3-1 3.1 Report of the Third Meeting of the Task Force on Institutional Aspects 3.2 Report of the AVSEC/COMM/5 Meeting 3.3 Report of the AERMET/SG/8 Meeting 3.4 Report of the AGA/AOP/SG/5 Meeting 3.5 Report of the AIS/MAP/SG/10 Meeting 3.6 Report of the ATM/CNS/SG/5 Meeting GREPECAS/14 i-2 i – Table of Contents EVALUATION OF AIR NAVIGATION PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION DEFICIENCIES/ PROBLEMS IN THE CAR/SAM REGIONS REPORT ON AGENDA ITEM 4 Evaluation of Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Deficiencies/Problems in the CAR/SAM Regions ........................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Report of the ASB/7 Meeting 4.2 Specific air navigation planning and implementation deficiencies/problems in the CAR/SAM Regions GREPECAS MANAGEMENT REPORT ON AGENDA ITEM 5 Management of the GREPECAS Mechanism ............................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Report of the ACG/6 Meeting 5.2 Review of GREPECAS and its Contributory Bodies Terms of Reference and Work Programmes REPORT ON AGENDA ITEM 6 Examination of GREPECAS Outstanding Conclusions ................................................................................ 6-1 REPORT ON AGENDA ITEM 7 Other Business ............................................................................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 Review of Outcome of GREPECAS/14 Using Business Plan approach GREPECAS/14 ii – History of the Meeting ii-1 HISTORY OF THE MEETING ii.1 Place and Duration of the Meeting Upon the kind invitation of the Costa Rican Civil Aviation Authorities, the Fourteenth Meeting of the CAR/SAM Planning and Implementation Group (GREPECAS/14) was held in San José, Costa Rica, from 16 to 20 April 2007 at the Ramada Plaza Herradura Hotel. ii.2 Opening Ceremony and Other Matters Ms. Loretta Martin, Regional Director of the ICAO North American, Central American and Caribbean Regional Office addressed the audience and expressed her sincere appreciation to the authorities of Costa Rica for hosting this Meeting. Ms. Viviana Martín Salazar, Vice Minister of Public Works and Transport of Costa Rica, welcomed the delegates wishing them success with the Meeting objectives, and emphasised the need for close interregional coordination aimed at providing a more harmonised air navigation system. ii.3 Organization, Officers and Secretariat Mr. Normando Araújo de Medeiros (Brazil), Chairman of GREPECAS, presided over the Meeting throughout its duration and expressed his appreciation to the Costa Rican Civil Aviation Administration. Mr. José Miguel Ceppi, ICAO Regional Director, South American Office, as Secretary of the Meeting was assisted by the following officers from Montreal and the ICAO NACC and SAM Regional Offices: Loretta Martin Regional Director , ICAO NACC Office José Antonio Díaz de la Serna Secretary of the ATM/CNS Subgroup Carlos Stehli Secretary of the Institutional Aspects Task Force Hindupur Sudarshan Regional Affairs Officer, PCO, Headquarters Nohora Arias Secretary of the AERMET Subgroup Jorge Fernández Secretary of the ATM Committee Aldo Martínez Secretary of the CNS Committee Samuel Cardoso Secretary of the AGA/AOP Subgroup Victor Hernández Regional Officer ATM, NACC Office Ricardo Delgado Secretary of the AVSEC Committee Raúl Martínez Secretary of the AIS/MAP Subgroup GREPECAS/14 ii-2 ii – History of the Meeting ii.4 Working Languages The working languages of the meeting and its documentation were English and Spanish. ii.5 Agenda The agenda was adopted: Agenda Item 1 Review of the Air Navigation Commission (ANC) and Unlawful Interference Committee (UIC) actions on the GREPECAS/13 Report MANAGEMENT OF THE CAR/SAM AIR NAVIGATION SYSTEM Agenda Item 2 Analysis of Global, Inter- and Intra-Regional Activities 2.1 Interregional and Intra-Regional CNS/ATM Activities and Coordination 2.2 Directors General of Civil Aviation Conference on a Global Strategy for Aviation Safety (DGCA/06) 2.3 Fifth Meeting of all Planning and Implementation Regional Groups (ALLPIRG/5) 2.4 Development of ICAO Business Plan and its relationship to GREPECAS 2.5 Safety Management System (SMS) Implementation in CAR/SAM States Agenda Item 3 Assessment of development of Regional Air Navigation and Security Infrastructure. 3.1 Report of the Third Meeting of the Task Force on Institutional Aspects 3.2 Report of the AVSEC/COMM/5 Meeting 3.3 Report of the AERMET/SG/8 Meeting 3.4 Report of the AGA/AOP/SG/5 Meeting 3.5 Report of the AIS/MAP/SG/10 Meeting 3.6 Report of the ATM/CNS/SG/5 Meeting EVALUATION OF AIR NAVIGATION PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION DEFICIENCIES/ PROBLEMS IN THE CAR/SAM REGIONS Agenda Item 4 Evaluation of Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Deficiencies/Problems in the CAR/SAM Regions 4.1 Report of the ASB/6 Meeting 4.2 Specific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Deficiencies/Problems in the CAR/SAM Regions GREPECAS MANAGEMENT Agenda Item 5 Management of the GREPECAS Mechanism 5.1 Report of the ACG/6 Meeting 5.2 Review of GREPECAS and its Contributory Bodies Terms of Reference and Work Programmes GREPECAS/14 ii – History of the Meeting ii-3 Agenda Item 6 Examination of GREPECAS outstanding Conclusions Agenda Item 7 Other Business 7.1 Review of outcome of GREPECAS/14 using Business Plan approach ii.6 Attendance The Meeting was attended by 82 participants from 19 Member States and 1 Contracting State, located or having territories in the CAR/SAM Regions, as well as 1 State located outside the Regions, and observers from 6 international organizations. A list of participants is shown in pages iii-1 to iii-3. ii.7 Conclusions and Decisions GREPECAS records its action in the form of conclusions and decisions as follows: Conclusions deal with matters which, in accordance with the Group's terms of reference, merit directly the attention of States or on which further action will be initiated by ICAO in accordance with established procedures. Decisions deal with matters of concern only to the GREPECAS and its contributory bodies. GREPECAS/14 ii-4 ii – History of the Meeting ii.8 List of Conclusions Conc. No. Title of Conclusion Page 14/2 IMPLEMENTATION OF ALLPIRG/5 CONCLUSIONS BY STATES 2-4 14/3 IMPLEMENTATION OF ALLPIRG/5