ICAO Annex 10 and Doc 8071:

current status and

planned developments

Alessandro
Alessandro Capretti
Capretti
Technical
Technical Officer,
Officer, CNS
CNS
ICAO
ICAO

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 Presentation
overview

 Introduction to ICAO
 ICAO SARPs and guidance material
 Definitions
 Development process
 Navigation systems SARPs and GM
 The ICAO Navigation Systems Panel (NSP)
 Current SARPs developments in NSP
 Doc 8071 evolution

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 Introduction - ICAO
 Convention (Chicago, 1944) and Annexes
 UN Specialized Agency
 190 Contracting States
 Assembly (ordinarily every 3 years)
 Council – 36 States
 Air Navigation Commission – 19 members
 Secretariat (Secretary General)
 Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs)

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 Standards and Recommended Practices
(SARPs)

 Contained in the Annexes to the ICAO Convention

 Standard: Any specification […] the uniform
application of which is recognized as necessary for the
safety or regularity of international air navigation and to
which Contracting States will conform in accordance
with the Convention; in the event of impossibility of
compliance, notification to the Council is compulsory
 Recommended Practice: Similar to Standard, but
application is “desirable” rather than “necessary” and
notification of non-compliance is not compulsory

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 Guidance material
(GM)

 Additional material supplementary to SARPs

 Provides guidance on technical aspects and
application of SARPs
 Placed in Attachments to Annexes or in separate
documents
 Does not have the legal status of SARPs
 Examples: “green pages” in Annexes; Doc 8071;
GNSS Manual (Doc 9849)

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 SARPs development
process
 Proposed draft developed by ICAO Secretariat and/or
groups of experts
 Preliminary review by the Air Navigation Commission
(ANC)
 Consultation with States and International Organizations
(“State letter”)
 Final review by ANC and report to Council
 Adoption by Council
 Approval/disapproval by States
 SARPs become applicable

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 Origin of Proposal

O rg a niz at io n s
I nt e r n atio n al
Contracting States
Assembly
Council
Secretariat ANC
Meetings Panels &
Committees

Proposal for Action

ANC
Development Phase
ANC Panel Secretariat Divisional Meeting
AN
0 - 5 years
Study Group

Technical
Proposal
Direct Submission
ANC Preliminary Review
Review Phase
International
Contracting States Organizations 3 Months

Secretariat
Validation
Secretariat
Analysis

ANC Final Review

PANS ANNEX Adoption/ 10 Months Approximately
ANC Approves ANC Recommends Publication Phase
S u b je c t to A p p r o v a l
b y P r e s id e n t o f C o u n c il Council Adopts Adoption Date
o n b e h a lf o f C o u n c il
2 weeks (Usually March)
Green Edition Green Edition
4 Months
D is a p p r o v e
States States Effective Date
Notification of Differences (Amendment becomes effective if
Secretariat not disapproved by majority of
PANS ANNEX States)
4 Months minimum
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Applicability Date Applicability Date
Applicability Date
© ICAO, 2004 (Usually November)
 Annexes
 Annex
Annex 11 —
— Personnel
Personnel Licensing
Licensing
 Annex
Annex 22 —
— Rules
Rules ofof the
the Air
Air
 Annex
Annex 33 —
— Meteorological
Meteorological Service
Service for
for International
International Air
Air Navigation
Navigation
 Annex
Annex 44 —
— Aeronautical
Aeronautical Charts
Charts
 Annex
Annex 5 — Units of Measurement to
5 — Units of Measurement to be
be Used
Used in
in Air
Air and
and Ground
Ground Operations
Operations
 Annex
Annex 66 —
— Operation
Operation of of Aircraft
Aircraft
 Annex
Annex 77 —
— Aircraft
Aircraft Nationality
Nationality and
and Registration
Registration Marks
Marks
 Annex
Annex 88 —
— Airworthiness
Airworthiness of of Aircraft
Aircraft
 Annex
Annex 99 —
— Facilitation
Facilitation
 Annex 10 — Aeronautical Telecommunications
 Annex
Annex 1111 —
— Air
Air Traffic
Traffic Services
Services
 Annex
Annex 1212 —
— Search
Search and
and Rescue
Rescue
 Annex
Annex 13 — Aircraft Accident and
13 — Aircraft Accident and Incident
Incident Investigation
Investigation
 Annex
Annex 1414 —
— Aerodromes
Aerodromes
 Annex
Annex 1515 —
— Aeronautical
Aeronautical Information
Information Services
Services
 Annex 16 — Environmental Protection
Annex 16 — Environmental Protection
 Annex
Annex 1717 —
— Security
Security — Safeguarding
Safeguarding International
International Civil
Civil Aviation
Aviation Against
Against Acts
Acts of
of Unlawful
Unlawful
 Interference
Interference
 Annex
Annex 1818 —
— The
The Safe
Safe Transport
Transport of
of Dangerous
Dangerous Goods
Goods byby Air
Air

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 Annex 10

 Volume I: Radio Navigation Aids

 Volume II: Communication Procedures
 Volume III: Communication Systems
 Volume IV Surveillance and Collision
Avoidance Systems
 Volume V: Aeronautical Radio Frequency
Spectrum utilization

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 Volume I SARPs and GM

 SARPs
SARPs (Annex
(Annex 10
10 Volume
Volume II white
white pages):
pages):
 Chapter
Chapter 1:
1: Definitions
Definitions
 Chapter
Chapter 2:
2: General
General provisions
provisions for
for radio
radio navigation
navigation aids
aids
 Chapter
Chapter 3:
3: Specifications
Specifications for
for radio
radio navigation
navigation aids:
aids:
 Conventional
Conventional navaids:
navaids: ILS,
ILS, PAR,VOR,
PAR,VOR, NDB,
NDB, DME,
DME, marker
marker beacons,
beacons, MLS
MLS
 GNSS:
GNSS: GPS,
GPS, GLONASS,
GLONASS, ABAS,
ABAS, SBAS,
SBAS, GBAS/GRAS
GBAS/GRAS
 Appendix
Appendix A:
A: MLS
MLS characteristics:
characteristics:
 Appendix
Appendix B:
B: Technical
Technical specifications
specifications for
for GNSS
GNSS
 Guidance
Guidance Material
Material (Annex
(Annex 10
10 Volume
Volume II green
green pages);
pages);
 Attachments
Attachments A-G
A-G
 Other
Other guidance
guidance material:
material:
 ICAO
ICAO Doc
Doc 8071
8071 (Testing
(Testing of
of radio
radio navigation
navigation aids),
aids), Vol.
Vol. II and
and IIII
 ICAO
ICAO Doc
Doc 9849
9849 (GNSS
(GNSS Manual)
Manual)

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 The ICAO Navigation
Systems Panel (NSP)
 Technical group of qualified experts formed by the ANC
 31 members (from 23 States and 8 International
Organization), nominated at the ANC’s request
 Members participate in their personal, expert capacity and
not as representatives of their nominators
 Created in 2003 by merging the GNSS Panel (established in
1993) and the Testing of Radio Navaids Study Group
(TRNSG)
 Responsible for development of SARPs and GM for all radio
navigation systems (GNSS and conventional navaids)

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 Current
developments

 Review of conventional navaids provisions

 GPS/GLONASS evolution
 Introduction of Galileo
 GNSS Cat II/III landing operations
 SBAS evolution
 Other issues

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 Review of conventional
navaids provisions (1)
 General clean-up of obsolete or ambiguous material
 Restructuring of Chapter 2 (General provisions)
 Deletion of “protection dates”
 Complete revision of material
material on
on ILS
ILS critical
critical and
and sensitive
areas
 Review of VOR/DME service volumes and frequency planning
material
 Alignment of DME accuracy Standard with actual avionics
performance
 Deletion of NDB testing material
 MLS CAT III certification
certification issues
issues

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 Review of conventional
navaids provisions (2)
 Impact of changes on existing systems carefully
evaluated
 Backwards compatibility assessment completed
 Most of the changes should raise no cost /
implementation issues
 Feedback from consultation with States will be
used to confirm these findings
 State Letter sent in June
 Amendment 84, to become applicable end 2009

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 Review of conventional
navaids provisions (3)

 Relaxations of ILS localizer coverage requirements are under

review by NSP, in coordination with the OPSP
 Intent: to limit clearance signal reflection (multipath) from
buildings
 Method: Raising the lower boundary of the coverage from
2000ft height above threshold at 17NM and +/- 15 degrees to
a variable height (4500 ft max) at +/- 35 degrees
 Condition: “if operational requirements permit” (based on a
specific operational impact evaluation)
 NSP recommendation expected at October 2008 meeting

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 GPS SARPs evolution
 Short-term (Amendment 83 to Annex 10):
 Harmonization with GPS Interface Specification
IS-GPS-200
 Longer-term:
 SARPs for GPS L5 signal (1176.45 MHz),
designed for safety-of-life uses

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 GLONASS SARPs evolution

 Short-term (Amendment 83 to Annex 10):

 Harmonization of the formulation of GLONASS
accuracy, availability and reliability provisions
with that of the corresponding GPS provisions
 Modifications to carrier frequency plans to
protect radio astronomy bands
 Longer-term:
 SARPs for GLONASS L3 signal in the 1164 –
1215 MHz band (GLONASS-K satellites)

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 Introduction of Galileo
SARPs

 Longer term: Galileo SARPs to be

developed
Open Service (OS)
Safety of Life (SoL)

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 SBAS SARPs evolution

 SBAS: Satellite-based augmentation system (WAAS,

EGNOS, MSAS, GAGAN)
 Short-term (Amendment 83 to Annex 10):
 Harmonization with airborne receiver standards (RTCA
DO-229C/D)
 Mid term:
 Investigate use of SBAS down to a 200 ft decision height
(already planned for WAAS)
 Longer term:
 SBAS L5 SARPs

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 GNSS Cat II/III operations

 Current GBAS SARPs support Cat I

 Development of GBAS SARPs for Cat II/III
is ongoing
NSP Cat II/III Subgroup
 Several conceptual options still under
assessment

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 Other SARPs issues

 Evolving ICAO policy on formulation of SARPs:

 Assembly Resolution A36-13 (2007)
 “ SARPs and PANS shall be drafted in clear, simple and concise language. SARPs shall consist of
broad, mature and stable provisions specifying functional and performance requirements that
provide for the requisite levels of safety, efficiency and interoperability. Supporting technical
specifications, when developed by ICAO, shall be placed in separate documents to the extent
possible;”
 “ In the development of SARPs, procedures and guidance material, ICAO should utilize, to the
maximum extent appropriate and subject to the adequacy of a verification and validation process,
the work of other recognized standards-making organizations. Material developed by these other
standards-making organizations may be deemed appropriate by the Council as meeting ICAO
requirements; in this case such material should be referenced in ICAO documentation;”

 Evolving relationship with other standards-making

organizations

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 Doc 8071
Manual on testing of radio navigation aids

 Volume I — Testing of Ground-based

Radio Navigation Systems.
 Volume II — Testing of Satellite-based
Radio Navigation Systems.
 Volume III — Testing of Surveillance
Radar Systems.

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 Doc 8071 evolution

 NSP CNTSG (Conventional Navaids and Testing Subgroup)

is responsible for the development of updates to Doc 8071
 New material on flight validation of instrument flight
procedures introduced as Chapter 5 of Volume II in 2007
 Similar material to be introduced as Chapter 8 of Volume I
 Additional corrigendum to Volume II (GBAS chapter) to be
published shortly
 Package of Volume I changes to be developed by NSP
CNTSG (October 2008 meeting), to align with the proposed
changes to SARPs.

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 END

Thank you for your attention!

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