ATM/SAR/AIS

412 Pages·2009·6.16 MB·English

ATM/SAR/AIS SG/11 -REPORT

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION

REPORT OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE
MIDANPIRG ATM/SAR/AIS SUB-GROUP

ATM/SAR/AIS SG/11

(Bahrain, 10 – 12 November 2009)

The views expressed in this Report should be taken as those of the
ATM/SAR/AIS Sub-Group and not of the Organization. This Report will,
however, be submitted to the MIDANPIRG and any formal action taken
will be published in due course as a Supplement to the Report.

Approved by the Meeting
and published by authority of the Secretary General
The designations employed 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 or of its
authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontier or boundaries.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I - HISTORY OF THE MEETING

1. Place and Duration ........................................................................................................ 1
2. Opening ......................................................................................................................... 1
3. Attendance ..................................................................................................................... 1
4. Officers and Secretariat ................................................................................................. 2
5. Language ....................................................................................................................... 2
6. Agenda .......................................................................................................................... 2
7. Conclusions and Decisions - Definition ........................................................................ 3
8. List of Conclusions and Decisions ............................................................................. 3-4
PART II - REPORT ON AGENDA ITEMS

Report on Agenda Item 1 ........................................................................................... 1-1

Report on Agenda Item 2 ........................................................................................... 2-1
Appendix 2A

Report on Agenda Item 3 ...................................................................................... 3-1/3-5
Appendix 3A – 3B

Report on Agenda Item 4 ................................................................................... .4-1/4-10
Appendix 4A – 4C

Report on Agenda Item 5 ...................................................................................... 5-1/5-3
Appendix 5A

Report on Agenda Item 6 ...................................................................................... 6-1/6-3

Report on Agenda Item 7 ...................................................................................... 7-1/7-3
Appendix 7A – 7B

Report on Agenda Item 8 ...................................................................................... 8-1/8-3
Appendix 8A

Report on Agenda Item 9 ............................................................................................ 9-1

Report on Agenda Item 10 ................................................................................ 10-1/10-6
Appendix 10A

Report on Agenda Item 11 ................................................................................ 11-1/11-3

Report on Agenda Item 12 .............................................................................. 12-1/12-14
Appendix 12A – 12K

Report on Agenda Item 13 ........................................................................................ 13-1
Appendix 13A & 13B

Report on Agenda Item 14 ................................................................................ 14-1/14-2
Appendix 14A – 14B

Report on Agenda Item 15 ........................................................................................ 15-1
Appendix 15A – 15B

Report on Agenda Item 16 ........................................................................................ 16-1

List of Participants .................................................................................... Attachment A

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PART I – HISTORY OF THE MEETING

1. PLACE AND DURATION

1.1 The Eleventh Meeting of the MIDANPIRG ATM/SAR/AIS Sub-Group
(ATM/SAR/AIS SG/11) was held at the Movënpick Hotel in Bahrain, 10 – 12 November 2009.

2. OPENING

2.1 The Meeting was opened by Mr. Ahmed Nemat Ali, Assistant Undersecretary for
Civil Aviation Affairs who extended a warm welcome to all participants to the ATM/SAR/AIS SG/11
meeting and wished them a successful meeting and pleasant stay in Bahrain. He highlights the
challenges that Civil Aviation is facing especially with the continuous growth of air traffic and the
need to work together to increase the efficiency of international air navigation and accommodate the
airspace capacity constraints and future growth of air traffic.

2.2 Mr. Mohamed R. M. Khonji, ICAO Regional Director, Middle East Office,
welcomed also all the participants to Bahrain. He expressed his gratitude and appreciation to CAA
Bahrain and especially to H.H Shaikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister and Capt.
Abdul Rahman Al Gaoud, Undersecretary for Civil Aviation Affairs, for hosting this important
meeting and supporting the MIDANPIRG and the ICAO MID Regional Office activities. He pointed
out that Bahrain has always played an important and positive role in the MID Region. Mr. Khonji
thanked also Mr. Ahmed Nemat Ali, Assistant Undersecretary for Civil Aviation Affairs and Mr. Ali
Ahmed Mohammed, Director Air Navigation as well as their staff for their good cooperation and for
the excellent hospitality extended to the ICAO MID Regional staff and all participants.

2.3 In his opening remarks, Mr. Khonji highlighted that the Secretariat is always
preparing the necessary working papers and documentation to facilitate the ICAO meetings.
However, he emphasized on the fact that meetings organized by the ICAO MID Regional Office are
for States and concerned international organizations and as such, he urged them to contribute to the
proceedings of the meeting.

2.4 Mr. Khonji highlighted that air operators are under significant operational pressure
due to the high cost of fuel, and increasing concerns on the environmental impact of air transport
operations. He indicated that ICAO is taking necessary efforts to address this situation and
highlighted the role of the Sub-Group and the States in this regard. He invited the participants’
attention to several developments in the fields of ATM and AIS which required decisive action by the
Sub-Group. Finally, Mr. Khonji urged the participants to work as ATM, SAR and AIS experts in the
interest of the Region and wished the meeting fruitful deliberations.

3. ATTENDANCE

3.1 The meeting was attended by a total of thirty eight (38) participants from eleven (11)
States (Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria and UAE)
and two (2) International Organizations (IATA and IFALPA) and one (1) Company (Jeppesen). The
list of participants is at Attachment A to the Report.
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4. OFFICERS AND SECRETARIAT

4.1 The meeting was chaired by Mr. Aon Abdullah Al-Garni, Head of ATM, General
Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), Saudi Arabia.

4.2 Mr. Mohamed Smaoui, Regional Officer AIS/MET and Mr. Saud Al Adhoobi,
Regional Officer ATM/SAR were the Secretaries of the meeting, supported by Mr. Mohamed R. M.
Khonji, ICAO Regional Director.

5. LANGUAGE

5.1 The discussions were conducted in the English language and documentation was
issued in English.

6. AGENDA

6.1 The following Agenda was adopted:

Agenda Item 1: Adoption of provisional agenda

Agenda Item 2: Follow-up on MIDANPIRG/11 Conclusions and Decisions
relevant to the ATM/SAR and AIS/MAP fields

Agenda Item 3: Improvement of the MID ATS Route Network

Agenda Item 4: RVSM operations and Monitoring activities in the MID Region

Agenda Item 5: SSR Code Allocation Plan (CAP) for the MID Region

Agenda Item 6: ATS Safety Management Systems

Agenda Item 7: New ICAO FPL Model

Agenda Item 8: Air Traffic Flow management (ATFM)

Agenda Item 9: Contingency Plans

Agenda Item 10: Search and Rescue (SAR) and Civil/Military Coordination

Agenda Item 11: Language Proficiency

Agenda Item 12: AIS/MAP issues

Agenda Item 13: Review of Air Navigation deficiencies in the ATM/SAR and
AIS/MAP fields

Agenda Item 14: MID Region ATM and AIM Performance O bjectives

Agenda Item 15: Future Work Programme

Agenda Item 16: Any other business.
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7. CONCLUSIONS AND DECISIONS – DEFINITION

7.1 The MIDANPIRG records its actions in the form of Conclusions and Decisions with
the following significance:

a) Conclusions deal with matters that, according to the Group’s terms of reference,
merit directly the attention of States, or on which further action will be initiated
by the Secretary in accordance with established procedures; and

b) Decisions relate solely to matters dealing with the internal working arrangements
of the Group and its Sub-Groups

8. LIST OF CONCLUSIONS AND DECISIONS

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/1: PROPOSAL FOR AMENDMENT TO THE MID BASIC ANP
ATS-1 TABLE

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/2: RNAV IMPLEMENTATION IN THE MID REGION

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/3: ALLOCATION OF FIVE-LETTER-NAME CODES IN THE
MID REGION

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/4: AIRCRAFT WITHOUT CONFIRMED RVSM APPROVAL
STATUS

DRAFT DECISION 11/5: MID RVSM SCRUTINY GROUP

DRAFT DECISION 11/6: FOLLOW UP ACTION ON SSR CODE ALLOCATION IN
THE MID REGION

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/7: ATS SAFETY MANAGEMENT

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/8: ICAO NEW FLIGHT PLAN MODEL IMPLEMENTATION

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/9: ICAO NEW FLIGHT PLAN MODEL SEMINAR/
WORKSHOP

DRAFT DECISION 11/10: FOLLOW UP ACTION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SAR
PROVISIONS IN THE MID REGION

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/11: CIVIL/MILITARY COOPERATION

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/12: UNCOORDINATED FLIGHTS OVER THE RED SEA AREA

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/13: USE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND STANDARD
ICAO PHRASEOLOGY

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/14: IMPROVEMENT OF THE ADHERENCE TO THE AIRAC
SYSTEM
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DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/15: DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR AMENDMENT TO THE MID
FASID, PART VIII (AIS TABLES)

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/16: AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES
ON QMS

DRAFT DECISION 11/17: TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE QMS
IMPLEMENTATION ACTION GROUP

DRAFT DECISION 11/18: TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE AIS AUTOMATION
ACTION GROUP

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/19: eTOD CHECKLIST

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/20: eTOD AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/21: PROPOSAL FOR AMENDMENT TO THE MID BASIC ANP
(DOC 9708)RELATED TO eTOD

DRAFT DECISION 11/22: DISSOLUTION OF THE eTOD WORKING GROUP

DRAFT CONCLUSION 11/23: TRANSITION FROM AIS TO AIM

DRAFT DECISION 11/24: PLANNING FOR THE TRANSITION FROM AIS TO AIM

DRAFT DECISION 11/25: TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE AIS/MAP TASK FORCE

DRAFT DECISION 11/26: REVISED TOR OF THE ATM/SAR/AIS SUB-GROUP

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Report on Agenda Item 1

PART II: REPORT ON AGENDA ITEMS

REPORT ON AGENDA ITEM 1: ADOPTION OF PROVISIONAL AGENDA

1.1 The meeting reviewed and adopted the Provisional Agenda as at Para 6 of the History
of the Meeting.

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Report on Agenda Item 2

REPORT ON AGENDA ITEM 2: FOLLOW-UP ON MIDANPIRG/11 CONCLUSIONS AND DECISIONS
RELEVANT TO THE ATM/SAR AND AIS/MAP FIELDS

2.1 The meeting recalled that with a view to improve the efficiency of the process of
follow-up of MIDANPIRG Conclusions and Decisions, MIDANPIRG/11 agreed to the following
Conclusion:

CONCLUSION 11/1: FOLLOW UP ON MIDANPIRG CONCLUSIONS AND DECISIONS

That:

a) States send their updates related to the MIDANPIRG follow up action plan to the
ICAO MID Regional Office on regular basis (at least once every six months);

b) the MIDANPIRG subsidiary bodies review the appropriate actions/tasks of the
MIDANPIRG follow up action plan and undertake necessary updates based on
the feedback from States; and

c) ICAO MID Regional Office post the MIDANPIRG follow up action plan on the
ICAO MID website and ensure that it is maintained up-to-date.

2.2 The meeting noted the status of relevant MIDANPIRG/11 Conclusions and Decisions
related to the ATM/SAR and AIS/MAP fields and the follow up actions taken by States, the
secretariat and other parties concerned as at Appendix 2A to the Report on Agenda Item 2. The
meeting agreed also to review the Conclusions and Decisions, which are still current, under the
associated Agenda Items with a view to propose to MIDANPIRG/12 appropriate follow-up action (re-
iterate, remove or replace these Conclusions/Decisions with more up-to-date ones or issue appropriate
Proposals for Amendments to the MID Basic ANP/FASID or SUPPs to reflect their content, etc).

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APPENDIX 2A
ATM/SAR/AIS SG/11
Appendix 2A to the Report on Agenda Item 2

FOLLOW-UP ACTION PLAN ON MIDANPIRG/11 CONCLUSIONS AND DECISIONS

TO BE
CONCLUSIONS AND DECISIONS FOLLOW-UP DELIVERABLE TARGET DATE REMARKS
INITIATED BY
CONC. 11/1: FOLLOW UP ON MIDANPIRG

CONCLUSIONS AND DECISIONS
That, Implement Conclusion ICAO State Letter Every six months Ongoing
States Updated Action Plan
a) States send their updates related to the MIDANPIRG
follow up action plan to the ICAO MID Regional Office Subsidiary Updated Action Plan Every six months
on regular basis (at least once every six months); Bodies
Updated follow up Every six months
b) the MIDANPIRG subsidiary bodies review the
ICAO Action Plan posted
appropriate actions/tasks of the MIDANPIRG follow up
on web
action plan and undertake necessary updates based on
the feedback from States; and
c) ICAO MID Regional Office post the MIDANPIRG
follow up action plan on the ICAO MID website and
ensure that it is maintained up-to-date.