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Aircraft Certification and

Operational Approval

D. J. Hawkes

Chairman JAA CNS/ATM Steering Group

Luxembourg 2001

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RNAV in Terminal Airspace Workshop


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation Authorities Key Objectives

• Meeting the requirements

• Meeting implementation schedules

• Obtaining approval to fly RNAV


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation Authorities Key Milestones

Approval to operate European RNAV

routes


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation Authorities Key Milestones

Certification of aircraft modifications


routes


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation Authorities

....which Authority ?

Key Milestones

Approval of equipment

Certification of aircraft modifications


routes


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation AuthoritiesThe Joint Aviation

AuthoritiesThe JAA is a European organisation operating from its headquarters in the Netherlands.

Under the terms of an Arrangements Document agreed by the 33 member states, common requirements are adopted and applied for

• aircraft operational approval • airworthiness certification • aircraft maintenance, and • personnel licensing.


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation Authorities

National authorities are responsible for implementing JAA requirements and decisions.

JAA is for:• airspace policy• implementation schedules• air traffic services• airport regulation• military aircraft• non-European carriers

JAA is for:• airspace policy• implementation schedules• air traffic services• airport regulation• military aircraft• non-European carriers

No separate legal identity outside the

Netherlands. Requirements and

decisions not legally binding on members.

No separate legal identity outside the

Netherlands. Requirements and

decisions not legally binding on members.

not responsible

January 2001

Croatia

EU

UK France

GermanyNetherlandsBelgium

PortugalGreece

Luxembourg

Austria

SwedenIreland

DenmarkItaly

Spain

ICAO (EUR/NAT)

Russian Federation

San Marino

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Georgia

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenstan

Uzbekistan

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Latvia

ECAC Lithuania

Estonia

ArmeniaAlbania Ukraine

Finland

Poland

Iceland2

JAA

The former YugoslavianRepublic of Macedonia

Norway Hungary

Turkey

Bulgaria

EUROCONTROL

Slovenia

Romania

MoldovaMonaco

Cyprus

Malta

Switzerland

Slovak Republic

Czech Republic

NATO1

1 NATO includes USA and Canada. 2 Iceland is in ICAO NAT Region.


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation AuthoritiesOperational

Requirements

JAR OPS-1 sets operational requirements which apply only to aeroplanes used for commercial air transportation where the principal place of business of the operator is in a JAA member state.

JAR OPS-3 applies to helicopters.


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation Authorities Airworthiness Requirements

JAA airworthiness requirements (JAR-25, etc.) apply only to civil aircraft registered in a JAA member state.

For general aviation, national regulations and procedures apply, pending development of appropriate JAA requirements.


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation Authorities Operators from Non JAA States

• Will need to satisfy European airspace RNAV standards

• Must apply to their own national Authority for approval

• Authorities of Non JAA States may adopt JAA certification and operational material or publish equivalent standards.


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation AuthoritiesJAA

Guidance Leaflets

TGL No. 2 rev 1: Basic RNAV

TGL No. 3 rev 1: GPS

TGL No. 9: Database Assurance

TGL No. 10: Precision RNAV JAA


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation Authorities Guidance Material in Preparation

RNAV Approach RNP-RNAV RNP-10 Reduced Longitudinal Separation


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation AuthoritiesBasic RNAV

JAA TGL 2 rev 1

• Not intended for Terminal Airspace other than entry and exit.

• A simple standard for en-route navigation giving +/- 5NM lateral accuracy

• Not compatible with complex procedures

• Cockpit integration often very basic

• Not compatible with high crew workload

• Navigation database integrity an issue


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation AuthoritiesPrecision RNAV

JAA TGL 10

• An interim step towards the full ICAO RNP standard but relaxed to allow many existing aircraft to be accepted with minimum modification.

• P-RNAV is applicable to Terminal Airspace including departures, arrivals, and approaches up to the point of the Final Approach Waypoint.


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation Authorities Precision RNAV

• Lateral track keeping accuracy is +/- 1NM• Compatible with design criteria for airspace

procedures and expected crew workload.• Certification criteria is based on a total of

17 Assumptions about the operating environment that the airspace authorities will need to address.


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation Authorities P-RNAV AssumptionsTGL 10 Section 4

• Airspace procedures satisfy PANS OPS and follow the guidelines of EUROCONTROL document NAV.ET1.ST10 ‘Guidance Material for the Design of Procedures for DME/DME and GNSS Area Navigation’.

• The need to carry dual P-RNAV systems is identified in the AIP for terminal P-RNAV procedures with particular hazards.

• RT phraseology for P-RNAV is promulgated.

Three (of the 17) important assumptions:


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation AuthoritiesExperience:

Aircraft Equipage

Aircraft operators under-estimate the availability of equipment and installation

service bulletins, the available capacity in modification centres, and the time needed to complete the approval

processes.

“ A view in the mirror is not always good. ”Zen

How long can it take ?

Problem recognised

Problem recognised

Solution proposed

Solution proposed

Statement of intent

Statement of intent

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Problem recognised

Problem recognised

Solution proposed

Solution proposed

Statement of intent

Statement of intent

Proof of conceptProof of concept

Years elapsed

Consultation and planning

Consultation and planning

1 3+

Go DecisionGo Decision

Safety studiesSafety studies

Regulations prepared:JAA, FAA, ATS

Regulations prepared:JAA, FAA, ATS

Standardisation:ICAO, EUROCAE

Standardisation:ICAO, EUROCAE


Years elapsed1 3+

Implementation Implementation

Preparation by aircraft operators and ATS


Certification & operational approval


Commercial arrangementsCommercial arrangements

Equipment procurement and Modifications


TrainingTraining



Problem recognised

Problem recognised

Solution proposed

Solution proposed

Statement of intent

Statement of intent

Proof of conceptProof of concept

Years elapsed

ConsultationConsultation

1 3+


Safety studies

RegulationsRegulations

StandardisationStandardisation

Implementation Implementation





Commercial arrangementsCommercial arrangements



TrainingTraining

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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation Authorities Next step?

Following that first important step of B-RNAV we now have the

opportunity to introduce P-RNAV as the next step towards full RNP-RNAV

operations.


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation Authorities Conclusion

If we are to enjoy the full benefits that RNAV can bring, the air traffic services and the aircraft operators should be planning and preparing

NOW !

Cautionary Note

Any views expressed in this presentation, or references made to publications, should not be interpreted as being the current policies of any national authority. Readers are advised to consult the latest publications of national authorities for information on applicable policies, requirements and guidance material.

Enquiries relating to the certification of aircraft systems, or to operational approvals, should be made to the applicant’s own national authority.


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EUROCONTROLoint Aviation Authorities Obtaining Information: useful Web Sites

JAA JAA Publisher

EUROCAE

EUROCONTROL

www.jaa.nl www.global.ihs.com and

www.avdataworks.com

www.eurocae.org

www.eurocontrol.be and www.ecacnav.com

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