(ICAO EUR/NAT Volcanic Ash Exercise) VOLCEX 12-01 (Simulated Eruption at Furnas Volcano S.Miguel island – Azores) EXERCISE DIRECTIVES (Draft Version) ‐ 1 ‐ INDEX EXERCISE DIRECTIVES 1 . General data ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 3 2 . General Scenario ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 3 3 . Debriefing ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 4 4 . Aims and Goals ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 4 5 . Supporting Documents ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 4 6 . List of Participating bodies ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Pg 5 6 . Exercise Schedule ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 5 7 . Communications ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 8 8 . Special instructions ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 8 ANNEX 1 – PARTICIPANTS LISTS of CONTACTS A – List of Contacts of National Players ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 10 B – List of Contacts of International Bodies ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 11 C – List of Contacts of Airline Operators ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 12 ANNEX 2 – OPERATIONAL MESSAGES (Examples) A – Example of VONA ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 16 B – Example of AIM ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 17 C – Example of VAA ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 18 D – Example of VAG ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 19 E – Example of Ash Concentration Charts ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 20 F – Examples of SIGMET ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 21 G – Examples of NOTAM ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 22 ANNEX 3 – INSTRUCTIONS for TELECONFERENCIES (with CFMU) A ‐ How to get connection ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 26 B – Agenda ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 26 ANNEX 4 – INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF EVITA A – Details ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 28 ANNEX 5 – ROLES OF PARTICIPANTS A – Role of Exercise Leader ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 30 B ‐ Role of Exercise Core Distaff ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 30 C – Role of VAAC ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 30 D ‐ Role of Volcano Observatories ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 30 E ‐ Role of ACCs / FMPs ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 31 F ‐ Role of Network Manager, EACCC and CFMU Network Operations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 32 G – Role of MWOs ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 33 H ‐ Role of NOF Centers ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 34 I ‐ Role of State Regulators ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 35 J ‐ Role of Airline Operators ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 35 ANNEX 6 – REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS A – General ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 40 B – Template of Initial Exercise Report ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 41 ANNEX 7 – ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATTIONS A – List of Abbreviations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ pg 43 ‐ 2 ‐ VOLCEX 12-01 EXERCISE DIRECTIVES (Draft Version) 1 . GENERAL DATA Exercise date and duration: April 26th, 2012 / 06:00‐ 18:00 UTC and April 27th, 2012 / 06:00‐ 18:00 UTC Exercise Directing Staff (core staff) Leader: Mr. Alvaro Antunes, NAV Portugal ([email protected]) VAAC Leader: Mr. Philippe Husson, VAAC Toulouse ([email protected]) Other participants (coordinating different areas of activity) o Volcano Observatory, Teresa Ferreira ([email protected]) o VAAC London, Mr. Nigel Gait ([email protected]) o Regulatory, Mr. Ricardo Alonzo Gonzalo ([email protected]) o Meteorological Watch Office, Dorinel Visoiu ([email protected]) o Air Navigation Service Provider, Pedro Perez de los Cobos ([email protected]) o Airline Representative, Kris Kimmons ([email protected]) o CFMU, Mark Fraser ([email protected]) o ICAO, Christopher Keohan ([email protected]) Volcano: FURNAS (S.Miguel Island / Azores): Smithsonian ID 1802‐10; loc 37 46N/025 19W (or rad114 VMG VORTAC/21NM dist) 2 . GENERAL SCENARIO The exercise will simulate a continuous eruption of an Azorean volcano (FURNAS 1802‐10, Azores, N37°46’ W25°19’) starting on 26th April 2012 at 0001 UTC. Exercise date and time: 26 and 27 April from 05:30UTC to 16:00 UTC The exercise will use real meteorological data gathered from ARPEGE (Meteo France Numerical Weather Prediction model) analyses on 1 and 2nd of December 2010. The exercise will simulate an eruption of FURNAS (Azores) starting at 0001 UTC on 26/04/2012 with a continuous plume height reaching 39,000 Feet (12Km). (NOTE: At eruption time ‐00:01‐ Santa Maria OACC, Volcano Observatory, VAAC Toulouse and Lisboa NOF – and only these bodies ‐ will run a separate but complementary local exercise with code name SMAVOLC 001; it will allow to exercise initial Alert Phase, to issue first VONA and to consequentially VAAC to star running Dispersal Models) By the time of the start of the exercise on 26 April the volcanic ash cloud has spread eastward from Azores, and reaches the Lisboa FIR. It continues to spread on 26th towards Maghreb and Italy. On 27th it has reached Poland and continues to spread north and eastward. During the two days, all the following FIRs are to be impacted by medium/high level concentration ash cloud: ‐ 3 ‐ Santa Maria Oceanic, Lisboa, Casablanca, Madrid, Barcelona, Alger, Tunis, Marseille, Malta, Roma, Beograd, Tirana, Sofia, Odesa, Chisinau, Athinai, Istanbul, Bucaresti, Sarajevo, Skopje, Zagreb, Budapest, Bratislava, Warszawa, Vilnius, Kaliningrad, Samara, Penza, Minsk, L’viv, Kyiv, Riga, Tallin, Simferopol, Kharkov, Moscow, Tampere. Samples of VAG, VAA, csv files, concentration charts and graphic scenario are given in annex. The Toulouse VAAC will generate and issue VAA/VAG and VA Concentration charts at 6 hourly intervals per the EUR/NAT VA Contingency plan. As one of the objectives of this exercise was to test the benefit of using PIREP in the production of advisories, VAG will be amended in real time during the exercise to reflect the PIREPs received at VAAC Toulouse (PIREP too inconsistent with the initial scenario will be disregarded). As the distribution by AFTN of PIREPs is not yet fully operational in each European country, it is highly recommended to double transmission (one by AFTN and the other by e‐mail at [email protected] ) 3 . DEBRIEFING Bödoe, end of May Debriefing host: AVINOR (Norway) Debriefing chair: Alvaro Antunes (Exercise Leader) and Ole‐Petter Nordnes (AVINOR) 4 . AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Testing the current regional volcanic ash contingency plans (DOC EUR 019 and DOC NAT 006‐ Part II) noting the activation of the EACCC that would promote the use of safety risk assessment approach Testing the creation, dissemination and use of special air‐reports on volcanic ash Promote participation of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia as well as other States influenced by the simulated volcanic ash plume (e.g. Adriatic) - To assess the potential impact of eruptive crisis events on air navigation operations and call the attention of all affected for the need of good awareness and preparedness to deal with THERE MUST BE NO REAL OPERATIONAL IMPACT, THIS IS A SIMULATION ! 5 . SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ICAO Annex 3 – Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation ICAO Annex 11 – Air Traffic Services ICAO Annex 15 – Aeronautical Information Services ICAO Doc 4444‐ATM/501 – Procedures for Air Navigation Services ICAO Doc 9691‐AN/954 – Manual on Volcanic Ash, Radioactive Material and Toxic Chemical Clouds ICAO Doc 9766‐AN/968 – Handbook on the International Airways Volcano Watch ICAO EUR Doc 019 / ICAO NAT Doc 006 Part II – Volcanic Ash Contingency Plan – EUR/NAT Regions EUROCONTROL ATFCM Handbook for AIM and ANM messages 6 . LIST OF PARTICIPATING BODIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (Lists of players for preparation and for operational Purposes are given in Annex 1) ‐ 4 ‐ 7 . EXERCISE SCHEDULE Time (UTC) Player Event/Action Until 10th Exercise Leader (coordinating Final directives to be published on the ICAO EUR/NAT April with ICAO EUR NAT VOLCEX office Volcanic Ash webpage Secretary) (http://www.paris.icao.int/Volc_Ash/index.htm) 2012 April 21 EUROCONTROL CFMU ( and Issues a general AIM to inform the aviation community of Moscow ATFMC) the exercise 2012 April 21 ACCs or FMPs Issue to their NOFs a request NOTAM msg to inform the aviation community of the exercise 2012 April