Domain Programme Area

Equipment Requirement for ECAC Airspace

Applicability to State Aircraft

References

VHF Com.

25 kHz spacing

2 Sets of VHF Transceivers with 25 KHZ channel spacing.

Mandatory Requirement Below FL245 and elsewhere not covered by 8.33 KHZ.

VHF Com.

8.33 kHz spacing (above FL245)

2 Sets of VHF Transceivers with 8.33 KHZ channel spacing.

Mandatory above FL245.

“When UHF ground infrastructure permits a close operational link to a State’s airspace management procedure, UHF-equipped State aircraft not equipped with an 8.33 kHz channel spacing capable radio will be allowed to operate in the airspace designated for 8.33 kHz channel spacing operations”.

See national AIPs to verify UHF coverage.

ICAO SUPPS – Doc 7030/4 EUR/RAC-7

EUROCONTROL 8.33 User Guide, 21/01/02

National AIPs.

VHF Com.

8.33 kHz spacing (above FL195)

2 Sets of VHF Transceivers with 8.33 KHZ channel spacing.

Mandatory above FL195 from 15 March 2007.

Decision for mandatory carriage below FL195 is expected in 2006.

A Revised 8.33 kHz exemption Policy for State Aircraft is under development.

8.33 kHz Expansion work programme.

National AIPs.

VHF Com Immunity from FM radio broadcasts

All VHF Com equipment.

Exemptions for State aircraft may still be negotiated on a bilateral basis.

National AIPs.

ATN/VDL Mode 2 data link

VHR Digital radio and ACARS/FANS 1/A for initial set of applications.

Mandate expected from 2010 above FL 285 for following ANSPs:

Spain, Austria, Italy, UAC Maastricht, Portugal, Switzerland.

The EUROCONTROL Link 2000+ Mandate Rule for the provision and use of air-ground data link CPDLC services shall not be applicable to State aircraft.

Link 2000+ Draft Mandate, 08/06/04 and Initial Draft Rule for the Provision and Use of Data Link Services, 05/12/03.

National AIPs.

ILS

2 ILS NAV Receivers. Terminal aid available at most airports.

“Procedures to accommodate State aircraft flights without compliance to the civil air navigation equipment requirements are to be established and infrastructure support is to be maintained”.

“Supporting non-precision approach and Cat I PA operations will continue to be required at ECAC airports”.

Navigation Strategy for ECAC, Edition 2.1, 15 Mar 1999

National AIPs.

MLS

2 MLS receivers. Available at London Heathrow. Under consideration at other airports.

B-RNAV

RNAV systems for +/- 5NM accuracy. Single B-RNAV system is acceptable if backup of conventional Navaids is available Mandated for en-route airspace.

“State aircraft are exempted from the B-RNAV mandatory requirement”.

“Within TMAs, non B-RNAV State aircraft should be routed via non-RNAV-based SIDs and STARs. For en route State aircraft should be routed via VOR/DME-defined ATS routes or via conventional navigation aids”.

Navigation Strategy for ECAC, Edition 2.1, 15 Mar 1999 and ICAO Doc 7030/4

National AIPs.

P-RNAV

RNAV systems capable of +/-1NM accuracy. Not expected to be mandated before 2010.

Introduced for aircraft operating RNAV in Terminal Airspace by Nov 2005.

“For certain TMAs for aircraft that are not approved for P-RNAV operations conventional procedures may continue to be available as stated in national AIPs”.

National AIPs.

APV/Baro VNAV

Under consideration at selected airports. To be introduced as a replacement of Non Precision Approach (NPA).

RNP-RNAV

Under consideration.

“Some military GAT operations may still require conventional infrastructure support beyond 2010. On a national basis, authorities may decide to continue the provision of conventional services for military use”.

Navigation Strategy for ECAC, Edition 2.1, 15 Mar 1999.

National AIPs.

4D-RNAV

Under consideration. Long term objective

GBAS Cat 1

Under consideration at selected airports. GBAS contained in Multi Mode Receiver (MMR). Implementation not before 2008.

RVSM

Mandated in EUR RVSM Airspace from FL290 to FL410. ICAO MASPS.

“State aircraft benefit from RVSM exemption. Military aircraft operating as GAT which are non MASPS RVSM compliant are allowed in RVSM airspace but are subject to 2000ft vertical separation from all other aircraft”.

ICAO SUPPS – Doc 7030/4 EUR/RAC-7.

National AIPs.

SSR Mode A+C (Surveillance with altitude reporting)

Mandated. Airborne transponder in accordance with ICAO annex 10.

SSR Mode S (Discrete addressing plus Elementary Surveillance)

Mandated in ECAC 'designated airspace' from Mar 2003 with transition period till Mar 2009. Airborne transponder in accordance with ICAO Annex 10 Amendment 77.

Transition arrangements for State aircraft concerning Mode S foresee:

-   The final date for compliance for the carriage and operation of Mode S Elementary Surveillance (ELS) and Enhanced Surveillance (EHS) airborne equipment is 31 March 2009 for State aircraft.

-    ELS equipment is required for all State aircraft flying in Mode S designated airspace.

-   Fixed wing “Transport type” State aircraft are liable for EHS equipage, when:

o      MTOM in excess of  5700 kg or with a maximum true cruising airspeed in excess of 250 kts.

o      conducting IFR flights as GAT for more than 30 hrs/annum/airframe in EHS designated airspace,

o      the aircraft is capable of providing all required DAPS.

Exemptions against the requirements for State aircraft are processed through the EUROCONTROL Agency Military Unit.

Mode S Harmonisation of the Transition Arrangements for State Aircraft - Process and Procedures for the Managing of the Mode S Compliance Status and the Exemptions Granted to State Aircraft, Ed. 1.1 22/08/05

SSR Mode S (Discrete addressing plus Enhanced Surveillance)

Mandated in ECAC 'designated airspace' from Mar 2005 with transition period till Mar 2009. Airborne transponder in accordance with ICAO Annex 10 Amendment 77.

ADS-B

Under consideration.

No military position/impact yet determined.

ACAS II

TCAS II, version 7 mandated from 01Jan 2000 and 01 Jan 2005 for civil aircraft depending on its MTOM and passenger seats.

ACAS mandate is only applicable for civil aircraft. Voluntary installation programme on military transport-type aircraft by 1 January 2005. In Germany the 01JAN 2005 mandate includes “military transport aircraft” but German authorities put in place transitional arrangements and an exemption process.

ICAO doc 7030

German AIC IFR 8 23 Dec 04.

National AIPs.

EGPWS/TAWS

ICAO world wide mandate. ICAO Annex 6 part 1.

Applicability to State aircraft not defined. This is not an ATM/CNS Requirement as stated in ICAO Annex 6 Part 1. Paras 6.15.5 to 6.15.7

National AIPs.

Flight Data Monitoring

Planned for 2005. Proposed equipage for aircraft>27,000 kg with electronic flight data recorder.