IRISH AVIATION AUTHORITY PANS-OPS Inspectorate

Approval and publication

Presented by James O’Sullivan PANS-OPS & AIRSPACE INSPECTOR

Irish Aviation Authority

James O’Sullivan

• Title Pans-Ops & Airspace Inspector (Since 1997)

• Functions Regulator National Supervisory Authority (competent authority)

• Responsibilities Pans-Ops Airspace Charting Data Aeronautical Information Management

• EU/Eurocontrol TODWG ARWG & ADQi RNDSG ANT/NETOPS HETA RAISG Charting Group FUA AIM/SWIM Team

• ICAO IFPP AIS-AIMSG IMP ICARD PBNTF

ICAO Inspectorates

• Pans-Ops Inspectorate

• Charting Inspectorate

• AIS Inspectorate

Recommendations Mentoring:

Mentorship is a personal developmental relationship in which a more

experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less

experienced or less knowledgeable person. The mentor may be older

or younger, but have a certain area of expertise.

LOA:

Develop LOA with experienced states to perform the Pans-Ops

Inspectorate functions

Summary

Legislation

IFPD Certification

Consultation

Instrument Flight Procedure Design

Approval of IFPD Package

Publication of IFPD Package

Recommendation

Summary

Legislation

IFPD Certification

Consultation

Instrument Flight Procedure Design

Approval of IFPD Package

Publication of IFPD Package

Recommendation

Legislation

Annex 6 – Part 1 Operation of Aircraft

Approval and Promulgation

Annex 11 Air Traffic Services

CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS

Instrument Flight Procedure Design Service. A service established

for the design, documentation, validation, continuous

maintenance and periodic review of instrument flight procedures

necessary for the safety, regularity and efficiency of air navigation.

CHAPTER 2. GENERAL

2.32 Instrument flight procedure design service

States shall be responsible for an instrument flight procedure

design service as explained in Appendix 6.

Annex 11 Appendix 6 Air Traffic Services

APPENDIX 6. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES CONCERNING AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PROCEDURE DESIGN SERVICE (Note.— See Chapter 2, 2.32) 1. A State where instrument flight procedures exist shall:

a) provide an instrument flight procedure design service; and/or b) agree with one or more Contracting State(s) to provide a joint service; and/or c) delegate the provision of the service or a part of the service to non-governmental agency(ies).

2. In all cases in paragraph 1 above, the State concerned shall approve and remain responsible for all instrument flight procedures for aerodromes and airspace under the authority of the State.

Annex 11 Appendix 6 Air Traffic Services

3. Instrument flight procedures shall be designed in accordance with State-approved design criteria.

Note.— The criteria used in certain States may differ from ICAO criteria, and knowledge of these differences is essential for safety reasons.

4. Each State shall ensure that an instrument flight procedure design service provider intending to design an instrument flight procedure for aerodromes or airspace under the responsibility of that State meets the requirements established by that State’s regulatory framework.

Note.—Guidance material for regulatory framework for the oversight of instrument flight procedure design service is contained in the Manual on the Development of Regulatory Framework for Instrument Flight Procedure Design Service (Doc XXXX).

5. Safety Management

[To be developed]

Annex 11 Appendix 6 Air Traffic Services

6. A State shall ensure that an instrument flight procedure design service provider utilizes a quality management system at each stage of the instrument flight procedure design process.

Note.— This requirement can be met by means of a quality assurance methodology, such as that described in PANS-OPS (Doc 8168), Volume II, Part I, Section 2, Chapter 4 — Quality Assurance. Guidance for implementing such a methodology is contained in The Quality Assurance Manual for Flight Procedure Design (Doc 9906).

7. A State shall ensure that continuous maintenance and periodic review of instrument flight procedures for aerodromes and airspace under the responsibility of the State are conducted. Each State shall establish an interval for periodic review of instrument flight procedures not exceeding five years.

Note.— Guidance on continuous maintenance and periodic review is contained in The Quality Assurance Manual for Flight Procedure Design (Doc 9906).

Manual on the Development of Regulatory Framework for Instrument Flight Procedure

Design Service

Manual on the Development of Regulatory Framework for Instrument Flight Procedure

Design Service • 1.2.2.1. Approval of IFPs

– The provision in Annex 11 for a State to “approve” all procedures does not mean that the State shall approve all individual procedures. Rather, the requirement is that all procedures must be regulated under the State’s regulatory framework. Regulating procedures through the certification of an IFPDS may be an acceptable means of compliance with the requirement.

ICAO 9734 Part A - Inspectorate PANS-OPS/AIS/Cartographic Inspectorate

Does the State employ sufficient qualified technical staff to carry out its oversight tasks over the entity providing the Pans-Ops?

Are all the functions and responsibilities of the Pans-Ops inspectorate clearly defined? Have job descriptions been developed for Pans-Ops inspectorate staff? Has the State established minimum qualifications and experience requirements for Pans-

Ops inspectorate personnel? Has the State developed a formal training programme detailing what type of training

should be provided to its Pans-Ops inspectorate staff? Does the State develop a periodic training plan detailing and prioritizing what type of

training will be provided during the established period? Is the training programme appropriately implemented for Pans-Ops inspectorate staff? Are Pans-Ops inspectorate staff required to satisfactorily complete OJT prior to being

assigned tasks and responsibilities? Does the Pans-Ops inspectorate have a system for the maintenance of training records for

its technical staff? Does the State effectively conduct oversight over the entity providing the Pans-Ops?

ICAO 9734 Part A - Oversight PANS OPS/AIS/Cartographic Inspectorate

Has the State established a flight procedures design office or entity to oversee the process of development and maintenance of visual and instrument flight procedures?

Has the State promulgated general regulatory criteria and developed procedures for the establishment of aerodrome operating minima?

Has the State established minimum qualification requirements for procedures specialists and/or service providers who are responsible for the design of flight procedures?

Does the State effectively conduct oversight over its procedures specialists or service providers?

Has the State established a mechanism/system with time frame for elimination of deficiencies identified by PANS OPS inspectorate staff?

Does the State ensure that Pans-Ops provider has developed job descriptions for its Pans-Ops technical staff?

Does the State ensure that Pans-Ops service providers develop a training programme for Pans-Ops technical staff?

Does the State ensure that Pans-Ops service providers maintain training records for Pans-Ops technical staff?

ICAO 9734 Part A - Oversight PANS OPS/AIS/Cartographic Inspectorate

Does the State ensure that flight inspections of instrument flight procedures, including

obstacle checks, are carried out?

Does the State ensure that the entity responsible for developing flight procedures

publishes obstacle clearance altitude/height (OCA/H)?

Does the State ensure that the entity responsible for developing flight procedures has

established and published operating minima (e.g. visibility, MDA/H, DA/H) for

instrument approaches at aerodromes?

Does the State ensure that the entity responsible for PANS OPS develop procedures in

accordance with the criteria promulgated by the State?

Does the State ensure that PANS OPS service providers retain all procedure design

documentation so as to allow any data anomalies or errors found during the

production, maintenance or operational use of the procedure to be corrected?

ICAO USOAP Protocol Questions on Instrument Flight Procedure Design

• Annex 11 (Instrument Flight Procedure Design Service) and PANS OPS (Construction of visual and instrument flight procedures) — Civil aviation authority (CAA) oversight

• Revision to the existing PQ’s

ICAO Doc 9868 Training

Summary

Legislation

IFPD Certification

Consultation

Instrument Flight Procedure Design

Approval of IFPD Package

Publication of IFPD Package

Recommendation

Pans-Ops Oversight State Regulatory Framework

• Publish State Regulatory Framework – IFPD – Cartographic – AIS – Flight Validation

• Audit (certification/approval/acceptance) – Initial – Renewal

• PQ’s • Quality Management System/Manual • Operations Manual • Safety Manual

Summary

Legislation

IFPD Certification

Consultation

Instrument Flight Procedure Design

Approval of IFPD Package

Publication of IFPD Package

Recommendation

Consultation with Pans-Ops Inspectorate

• Initial meeting (IFPD & ANSP/Aerodrome) – State Requirements (PBN Implementation Plan &

ASAM’s – guidance material) • CCO • CDO • IAP’s

– Conventional – APV

• Flight Validation – Time

• AIRAC (3-5 months) • Pans-Ops Schedule (2-4 months prior to sign-off date

ASAM No.009 Guidance Material on Aeronautical Information Regulation

and Control (AIRAC)s Issue 3

Summary

Legislation

IFPD Certification

Consultation

Instrument Flight Procedure Design

Approval of IFPD Package

Publication of IFPD Package

Recommendation

Instrument Flight Procedures Volume II — Construction of Visual and Instrument Flight Procedures

ICAO Doc’s 9906

IFPD Validation process flow chart

Inspectorate Responsibility

• Independent IFPD Review

– Exactly what has been reviewed

• Design?

• Safety assessment?

• Flight Simulation?

• Charts?

• AIP Material?

State Responsibility

• Approve and Publish – review of all elements? – IFPD

• Flight Validation in consultation with provider – Charts

• Aeronautical Database • Annex 4 Chart

– AIP Material • Annex 15

– AD Section – ENR Section

Summary

Legislation

IFPD Certification

Consultation

Instrument Flight Procedure Design

Approval of IFPD Package

Publication of IFPD Package

Recommendation

Approval IFPD

• Assessment of ICAO Criteria • Written Reports to IFPP of follow-up issues

– High Level Report – Detailed Reports

Detailed Reports

• Design Criteria – References

• ICAO • Calculation

– Calculations – Database

Annex 4 Charts

• Validation Reports – Detailed checklists for IAP’s, SID’s & STAR’s – Symbology – Aeronautical database material – National Guidance material

• ASAM No 16 Policy on Route Designation issue 1 • ASAM No 07 Policy on Naming of Significant Points issue 2 • Aeronautical Database criteria

– ICAO Doc 8168

– ARINC 424

Annex 4 IAP’s

Annex 4 IAP’s

Annex 4 SID’s

Annex 4 STAR’s

ARINC 424 • Max 250 waypoint in TMA • Doesn’t Code Step Down Fix • Path Terminators

– ICAO – 16 – ARINC 424 – 23

• Route naming convention – Max 6 characters

• Double letters • Last letter

• Proposed Coding

Charting Naming Convention

• Circular 336 PBN Charts

• ICAO Doc 8168

– Part III

• Section 5

–Chapter 1

AIP Publication • Design Material

– Charts

– Aeronautical Database Material

– AIP AD material & ENR Material

• Aeronautical Database 5LNC Waypoints?

Summary

Legislation

IFPD Certification

Consultation

Instrument Flight Procedure Design

Approval of IFPD Package

Publication of IFPD Package

Recommendation

Annex 15 CHAPTER 2. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS

• 2.1.3 The State concerned shall remain responsible for the aeronautical data and aeronautical information provided in accordance with 2.1.2. Aeronautical data and aeronautical information provided for and on behalf of a State shall clearly indicate that they are provided under the authority of that State.

Annex 15 AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

3.2 Aeronautical data and aeronautical information validation and verification 3.2.1 Material to be issued as part of the Integrated Aeronautical Information Package shall be thoroughly checked before it is submitted to the aeronautical information service, in order to make certain that all necessary information has been included and that it is correct in detail prior to distribution. 3.2.2 An aeronautical information service shall establish verification and validation procedures which ensure that upon receipt of aeronautical data and aeronautical information, quality requirements (accuracy, resolution, integrity and traceability) are met. Note 1.— Guidance material on the liaison with other related services is contained in Doc 8126. Note 2.— Guidance material on the aeronautical data quality requirements (accuracy, resolution, integrity, and traceability and protection requirements) may be found in the World Geodetic System — 1984 (WGS-84) Manual (Doc 9674). Supporting data quality material in respect of data accuracy, publication resolution, and integrity of aeronautical data, together with guidance material in respect to the rounding convention for aeronautical data, is contained in RTCA Document DO-201A and European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) Document ED-77 — Standards for Aeronautical Information (or equivalent). Note 3.— Guidance material on the management of aeronautical data quality is included in the Manual on the Quality Management System for Aeronautical Information Services (Doc 9839).

Irish Style Solution

• AIS Inspectorate • Oversight Audit (Every 2 years) – ICAO & EU

– Certification of the AIS (EU)

• Traceability to Data Originators • Validation of AIP by state individual regulators

– Guidance Material on AIP Change Request ASAM No: 006

• Approved for publication – AIS Inspectorate

Summary

Legislation

IFPD Certification

Consultation

Instrument Flight Procedure Design

Approval of IFPD Package

Publication of IFPD Package

Recommendation

Recommendations Mentoring:

Mentorship is a personal developmental relationship in which a more

experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less

experienced or less knowledgeable person. The mentor may be older

or younger, but have a certain area of expertise.

LOA:

Develop LOA with experienced states to perform the Pans-Ops

Inspectorate functions

Thank you for your attention

Any questions?

James O’Sullivan james.osullivan@iaa.ie

Pans-Ops & Airspace Inspector Safety Regulation Division

Irish Aviation Authority

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