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8.33 KHZ ABOVE FL195 USER GUIDE

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1. 37 12 12 ACTION ITEM 12 4 4 0 51000 37 12 13 ACTION ITEM 13 AIRCRAFT OPERATOR COMPLIANCE 38 12 14 ACTION ITEM 14 IMPLEMENTATION OF 8 33 kHz FREQUENCIES 38 13 PROCEDURES FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF 8 33 KHZ CHANNEL SPACING IN ADDITIONAL STATES FIR UIR 2 44 39 13 1 COORDINATE WITH THE ICAO EANPG FMG TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY IN TERMS OF FREQUENCY n namra anna nmnnnmnnnznna 39 132 ADVANCE NOTIFICATION VIA AIC AIP 4 4 111011 39 133 CO ORDINATE WITH ADJACENT FIR UIR 39 14 PROGRAMME 40 141 PROGRAMME SUPPORT 40 14 2 EUR STATES CONTACTS PERSONS MAY 2006 41 15 REFERENCE 11 46 151 EUROCONTROL DOCUMENTATION 46 15 2 ICAO APPROVED DOCUMENTATION 11 46 15 3 USA APPROVED
2. 29 10 1 SAFETY ACTIVITIES iiri nini 29 10 2 30 10 3 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS 2 4 404444222 1 31 11 LAUNCH 33 12 SSTATEAGTONS 55 TEUER 34 121 ACTION ITEM 1 PROJECT ORGANISATION 34 12 2 ACTION ITEM 2 PUBLISH AIC ABOVE FL 195 esses eene 34 12 3 AcrioNITEM 3 NATIONAL SAFETY 55 55 34 12 4 ACTION ITEM 4 NATIONAL SAFETY REPORT FOR THE PISC 35 12 5 ACTION ITEM 5 IFPS WARNING MESSAGE CO ORDINATION eene 35 12 6 ACTION ITEM 6 FINAL IFPS CHECKING CO ORDINATION 35 12 7 AcrioNITEM 7 AIP AMENDMENT HANDLING STATE AIRCRAFT ABOVE FL195 35 12 8 ACTION ITEM 8 PUBLISH AIP AMENDMENT 36 12 9 AcrioNITEM 9 LETTERS OF 36 12 10 ACTION ITEM 10 37 12 11 ACTION ITEM 11 ATS
3. 46 15 4 EUROPEAN APPROVED 46 15 5 JAA 47 XE L 2silomeep M 48 161 ANNEX A FREQUENCY LIST 4 0 0 411101 49 16 2 ANNEX B AIP 50 16 3 ANNEXC 1 AIC SPECIMEN FOR 8 33 KHZ STATES VERSION 2 52 164 AIC SPECIMEN FOR NON 8 33 KHZ STATES VERSION 1 54 16 5 ANNEX D SPECIMEN 56 16 6 ANNEXE SPECIMEN LETTERS OF AGREEMENT LOA 57 16 7 ANNEXF STATE naunan aende napintas panaia 61 16 8 ANNEX G GENERAL 64 16 9 LIST OF TERMS AND 5 65 Page 6 Draft Edition Number 6 0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The mandatory carriage and operation of 8 33 kHz capable radio equipment above FL195 in the ICAO EUR Region is effective from 15 March 2007 Eurocontrol Permanent Commission Recommendation 05 06 urges that the mandatory carriage above FL195 be enforced as a minimu
4. 5 Consultancy Group Acknowledgement Message Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee Aerodrome of Departure Aeronautical Information Circular Aeronautical Information Publication Aeronautical Mobile Communication Panel Aeronautical Mobile Service Aircraft Operator Aeronautical Radio Inc Air Traffic Control Air Traffic Services Central Flow Management Unit Modification Message Convergence and Implementation Programme Double Side Band European Air Navigation Planning Group European Civil Aviation Conference Estimated Off Blocks Time European Telecommunication Standardisation Institute European Regional Air Navigation Meeting European Region European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment European Organisation for the Safety of the Air Navigation Flight Information Region Flight Leve Frequency Management issues Frequency Management Group Flight Plan Message General Air Traffic Hospital Flight International Air Transport Association International Civil Aviation Organisation Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System IFPS Zone International Telecommunication Union Joint Aviation Authorities Letter of Agreement Meeting on the Air Traffic System in Europe Minimum Operational Performance Standards Mean Time Between Failure Programme Support Office Requested Flight Level Radio Management Panel Repetitive Flight Plan Rerouting Proposal Message Requirements and Technical Concepts for
5. Page 6 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide 3 CARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS This section considers the mandatorv carriage requirement for 8 33 kHz channel spacing radio equipment bv the States enforcing the requirements and those States publishing exemptions The requirements for State aircraft to equip with 8 33 kHz radios are also outlined 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 AIRSPACE In accordance with Eurocontrol Permanent Commission Recommendation 05 6 the carriage and operation of 8 33 kHz capable radio equipment is effective from 15 March 2007 In order to create a homogeneous area of operations an enforced mandatorv carriage above FL195 is recommended as a minimum in those States that alreadv enforce above FL245 Hereinafter e Those States which enforce mandatory carriage above FL195 are referred to as 8 33 kHz States e Those States that do not enforce mandatory carriage above FL195 are referred to as Non 8 33 kHz States State aircraft are discussed at section 3 3 States that grant exemptions for the carriage and operation of 8 33 kHz radio equipment above FL 195 in their airspace should publish details in their AIP The recommended text for States publishing exemptions can be found at Annex B States granting exemptions may still need to take actions relating to Operations e g rerouting non 8 33 kHz equipped traffic frequency management e g shifting VHF assignments as required retrofit advi
6. Bencsik janos hungarocontrol hu Ireland O CONNOR Michael Irish Aviation Authority Shannon Centre Ballycasey Cross Shannon Co Clare 353 61 366 066 353 61 472115 michael oconnor iaa ie Italy Kazakhstan ZAPPI Silvio ENAV Spa Italian Agency for Air Traffic Services Via Salaria 716 00138 Roma Italy Additional contact ROSSI Giuseppe ORAZBAKOV Committee on Airspace Use and Civil Aviation Activities Chairman Ministry of Transport and Communication 49 av Abai 473000 ASTANA 39 6 816 6497 39 06 816 6530 7 327 2324256 39 6 816 6361 7 327 2321696 szappi Denav it grossi enav it Kyrgyzstan OSTRENKO Valery Victorovitch Ministry of Transport and Communication Deputy Senior Engineer Department of Air Transport and Airspace Use rue Ahunbaev 184 Bishkek 44 7 3312 542141 7 3312 420686 Latvia ANSONS Maris Aeronautical Telecommunications Inspector ATS Division Latvian Civil Aviation Administration Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia Airport Riga LV 1053 371 783 0951 371 783 0967 ansons latcaa gov lv Lithuania RUDOKAS Mindaugas Technical Shift Supervisor State Enterprise ORO NAVIGACIJA Rodunes kelias 2 Airport CAD LT 02188 Vilnius 370 5 2 739 192 370 5 2 739 161 rudokas m ans It Luxemburg KLEIN Henri Minist re des Transports Directeur de l Aviation civile 1
7. Bulgaria VITKOV Alexander Deputy Director General Operations ATSA Air Traffic Services Authority 1 Brussels Blvd Sofia Airport 1540 Sofia 359 2 937 1210 359 2 945 9168 alexander vitkov atsa bg Croatia ROSIC Ivan Executive Director ATS Croatia Control Ltd Pleso b b P O Box 45 10150 Zagreb Airport Additional contact GRGURIC Daria SEMES Milena 385 1 622 9298 385 1 625 9358 385 1 625 9366 385 1 626 5823 385 1 622 8103 385 1 622 8103 ivan rosic crocontrol hr Dario grguric crocontrol hr Milena duran corcontrol hr Cyprus ORPHANOS Costas Ministry of Communications and Works for Director Dept of Civil Aviation 16 Grivas Digenis Ave 1429 NICOSIA 357 2 304908 357 2 766552 acc cytanet com cy Czech Republic Denmark Estonia STINDL Jan Director Operations Air Navigation Services CR K letisti 1040 16008 Praha 6 FELDBERG Bo Senior Air Traffic Controller ATM Section SLV Ellebjergvej 50 DK 2450 Copenhagen SV TARLAP Mati Chief of NavCom Department Lennuliiklusteenninduse AS Estonian ANS Lennujaama 2 110011 Tallinn P O Box 9 420 220 374 401 45 36 4 40 473 or 186 395 372 62 58222 420 220 374 249 45 36 186 001 372 62 58200 stindl ans cz bofe slv dk mati eans ee Finland PUISTO Martti ATS specialist Air Traffic Controller Air Navigation Services ATM Unit FINAVIA P O Box
8. Preliminary System Safety Assessment PSSA System Safety Assessment 55 10 1 2 FHA PSSA 10 1 2 1 An FHA and PSSA have been performed The FHA identified potential safety hazards and analysed them in order to assess the effect on operations and the severity of these effects A set of safety objectives were then developed defining how safe the system would need to be The PSSA then identified a set of credible safety requirements to ensure that the safety objectives could be met This then comprised the set of actions needed to ensure the hazards would occur at an acceptable rate 10 1 3 Pre Implementation Safety Case 10 1 3 1 Prior to implementation an SSA will be performed to verify that the safety requirements have been implemented in order to ensure that the safety objectives are satisfied This will be documented in the Pre Implementation Safety Case taking into account the guidance in the Safety Case Development Manual Version 2 0 which will contain the safety arguments necessary to determine whether the implementation of 8 33 kHz above FL 195 can proceed as planned 10 1 4 Post Implementation Safety Case 10 1 4 1 Post implementation the validity of the safety arguments in the Pre Implementation Safety Case will be verified against operational experience gained during the actual implementation in order to ensure that the operations remain acceptably safe This will be documented in the Post Implementation Safe
9. 3 3 4 t is intended that the State aircraft policy be submitted for approval to both the EUROCONTROL Provisional council by end 2006 and to the European Commission through the draft Implementing Rule on Air Ground Voice Channel Spacing currently under development 3 3 5 Air Navigation Service Providers providing services in the airspace above FL195 are expected to make appropriate arrangements to handle the remaining non 8 33 kHz State aircraft provided that they can be safely handled within the capacity limit of the ATM system on UHF or 25 kHz assignments 3 3 6 For the definition of State Aircraft please refer to Annex F Handling State Aircraft Page 8 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide 4 8 33 FLIGHT PLANNING This chapter on flight planning covers flight planning procedures Flight Plan Messages FPL and Repetitive Flight Plans RPL the Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System IFPS procedures and processes including compliance and non compliance checks for 8 33 kHz equipped or non 8 33 kHz equipped aircraft 41 FLIGHT PLANNING PROCEDURES 4 1 1 Do not plan your flight in the ICAO EUR Region above FL195 if the aircraft is not equipped with 8 33 kHz capable radios unless your flight is subject to exemption section 3 1 of this User Guide 4 22 4 2 1 Flight Planning Messages FPL 5 44 SAQ Submitting a Flight Plan 8 33 EQUIPPED No Yes Do not insert Y in
10. 729 3141 benedetto miuccio eurocontrol int Mr Cay Boquist 32 2 729 3260 cav boquist Qeurocontro lint CIP Support Mr J M Henelle 32 2 729 3125 9196 j marc henelle eurocontrol int Safety Manager Mr Christer Prahl 32 2 729 3317 christer prahl a eurocontrol int Marketing Mr Frank Riquet 32 2 729 3296 frank riquet eurocontrol int Military Capt Thomas Oster 32 2 729 5035 thomas oster eurocont rol int IFPS CFMU Mr Gabriel Mateuca 32 2 729 9869 9189 gabriel mateuca a eurocontrol int Page 40 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide 14 2 EUR STATES CONTACTS PERSONS May 2006 States Contacts Persons Telephone Fax EMAIL Albania HAXHIAJ Alfred Albanian Directorate General of Civil Aviation Technical Standards Department Rruga e Kavajes Perballe Xhamise POB 205 Tirana Additional contact BRACULLA Enkelejda Head of Communications Department National Air Traffic Agency Mother Teresa Airport P O 8172 Tirana 355 4 25 1220 4355 43 71231 43488 355 4 223 969 355 43 75804 alfred haxhiaj dgca gov al ebraculla anta com al Armenia ASATRYAN Simon General Department of Civil Aviation ATS Expert Joint Stock State Company ARMATS Zvartnots Airport 375042 YEREVAN 3742 771082 or 593304 3742 284142 or 151398 ais armats com Austria Azerbaijan WOLFMAYR Bernd Chief CNS ATM Austro Contr
11. 8 33 kHz equipped aircraft shall include under the EQPT element in Item Q of the RPL the letter Y together with ALL other equipment and capability information The data provided shall be the complete information in Field 10 type of format e g EQPT SHRVX C see also IFPS Users Manual Each FPL generated from an RPL will contain in Field 10 the equipment information as provided after the EQPT element in the corresponding RPL In appropriate cases the exemption indicator STS EXM833 shall be provided in Item Q of the RPL Each FPL generated from the RPL will contain the exemption indicator in Field 18 An RPL for a flight which is above FL195 within the IFPZ and which does NOT contain either the exemption indicator or the letter V within the EQPT element will fail RPL processing IFPS PROCEDURES Error Objects cannot be created from editing field codes 4 6 4 6 1 4 7 4 7 1 8 33 NON COMPLIANCE CHECK IFPS will deem a flight plan to be 8 33 non compliant when l at least a part of the flight is inside the IFPS Zone and above FL195 but the aircraft is not equipped with 8 33 radios no Y in Field 10 and the flight is not planned in accordance with published exemptions no STS EXMS833 in Field 18 Il the flight penetrates an 8 33 sector and e EITHER the aircraft is not equipped with 8 33 radios no Y in Field 10 e OR the aircraft is a State aircraft but is not equipped with either 8 33 radios
12. 9 1 2 ETSO 2C37e Receiver and ETSO 2 C38e Transmitter are the related EUROPEAN standards which are comparable with FAA 5 2 37 and TSO 2C38e Such general regulations describe the applicable MOPS Minimum Operational Performance Specification documents for transceivers This includes ED 23B ED 14D and ED 12B in case of transmitters and receivers and the applicable issues of these documents 9 2 AVAILABILITY OF 8 33 KHZ RADIOS UPRADE KITS 9 2 1 8 33 kHz capable radios are available for Commercial and for General Aviation aircraft Most of the avionics manufacturers have 8 33 kHz capable and equipment for sale Upgrades are also available for some but not all older equipment 9 3 RADIO RETROFIT PROCEDURES 9 3 1 The 8 33 kHz related retrofit effort depends on the class aircraft the type of the VHF radio equipment currently installed and on the general avionics concept mainly analogue vs digital and non integrated integrated avionics of the particular aircraft Thus it may be required to e Upgrade configure the radio software or e Replace the radio control panel only see Figure 9 1 or e Upgrade the complete VHF radio or e Replace the complete VHF radio see Figure 9 2 9 3 2 Aircraft classes can be defined as follows e Light piston and turboprop aircraft with takeoff mass of less than 5700 kg e g Cessna 172 King Air C90B or CJ1 2 Beech 1900 2000 Dornier 228 SAAB 226 227 e Small jet and turbop
13. 50 FIN 01531 Vantaa 358 9 8277 2248 358 9 8277 2292 martti puisto finavia fi France BUTAULT Francois Chef de Subdivision Radio Communication DSNA DO 3 9 rue Champagne F 91250 Athis Mons Cedex 33 1 6957 7256 33 1 6957 7373 francois butault aviation civile gouv fr F Y R O M KONSTANTINOVIC Nenad Civil Aviation Administration Air Navigation Services PO Box 9 1207 PETROVEC 389 23 148 205 389 23 148 239 nkonstantinovic dgca gov mk Georgia KHVEDELIDZE Bessiki Air Transport Department Chief of Air Space Management Office Air Space Management 12 Kazegi Ave TBILISI 380060 995 32 999 852 995 32 999 852 Page 42 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide States Contacts Persons Telephone Fax EMAIL Germany MOBASCHERI Niema Concepts amp Future Developments DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH Am DFS Campus 10 D 63255 Langen 49 6103 707 1142 49 6103 707 1195 niema mobascheri dfs de Greece ALEVIZOPOULOS Stasinos Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority P O Box 70360 GR 16610 GLYFADA Ex Athens Airport Tower Building Athens Additional contact KTISTAKIS Pericles 30 210 9972 779 30 210 9972 670 accb hcaa gr accb hcaa gr Hungary BENCSIK Janos ATCO ATM system Design Hungracontrol BUDAPEST Ferihegy H 1675 P O Box 80 36 30 409 2755 36 1 296 9189
14. Aeronautics Search And Rescue Standards and Recommended Practices Stakeholder Consultation Group Terms of Reference Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 65 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 UIR UTC VDL VDR WG Upper Information Region Universal Time Co ordinated VHF Digital Link VHF Digital Radio Working Group Page 66 Draft Edition Number 6 0
15. Plan APL message or an ATC Flight Plan Change ACH message as appropriate and in case of an air filed flight plan a FPL message If the information received by IFPS does not show either the carriage of 8 33 compatible radio equipment Y in Field 10 or an exemption STS EXM833 in Field 18 then IFPS will insert a warning indicator in Field 18 of the output message as follows IFP 833UNKNOWN 4 10 RE ROUTING 4 10 1 4 10 2 4 11 4 11 1 The aircraft operator is always responsible for ensuring that the information provided in the flight plan i e 8 33 kHz equipage information or the presence of the exemption indicator is consistent with the aircraft to be used the route to be flown and the requested cruising levels Re routing proposals RRP Messages received from the CFMU Enhanced Tactical Flow Management System will NOT take into consideration 8 33 kHz exemption requirements However if an alternative route which would render the aircraft 8 33 non compliant is accepted by the Aircraft Operator the re filed flight plan will fail IFPS processing OCCASIONS WHEN IFPS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ATC WITH PRIOR WARNING OF NON EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT PLANNED TO ENTER THE AIRSPACE OF MANDATORY CARRIAGE IFPS will not add a warning indicator to a flight plan which it does not distribute This means that a warning will only be added to flight plans addressed to units outside the IFPZ if the flight plan has been submitted to IFP
16. States should individually start their State progressive implementation of 8 33 kHz frequency conversions with respect to FMG coordination procedures along with notifying Eurocontrol 15 March 2007 Each Each ICAO EUR Region State must start to Region State operate according to their revised and approved 8 33 AIC AIP LoA requirements as of 15 March 2007 from 00 00 UTC Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 33 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 12 STATE ACTIONS To ensure a consistent and co ordinated implementation of 8 33 kHz channel spacing area it is necessary that all States in the ICAO EUR Region take the following actions 12 1 Action Item 1 PROJECT ORGANISATION Each ICAO EUR Region State is required to nominate 8 33 Contact Person 8 33 CP for the purpose of the 8 33 kHz Channel Spacing Implementation in Europe Each State is required to put in place a Project Organisation gt Contact Person Details Name Position Department Organisation Address Tel Fax e mail Comments 12 2 Action Item 2 PUBLISH AIC Above FL195 Each ICAO EUR Region State is required to publish an AIC for the implementation of 8 33 kHz channel spacing above FL195 specimen AIC provided 8 33 Enforced Mandatory Carriage 15 March 2007 Yes No Date of published 8 33 AIC dd mm yy 8 33 AIC Reference Number 12 3 Action Item 3 NATIO
17. personnel are expected to ascertain on first contact the communications capabilities of State aircraft planned to operate in the airspace of Mandatory Carriage UHF frequencies are managed by NATO according to NATO Frequency Management criteria based on States needs NATO co ordination is applicable to both Members of NATO and members of the Euro Atlantic Partnership Council Page 18 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide 5 4 5 4 1 5 4 2 5 4 3 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 6 5 4 7 MEDICAL FLIGHTS AND FLIGHTS ON SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS Medical flights specifically declared by the medical authorities and aircraft engaged in search and rescue missions are not exempt from the 8 33 kHz mandatory carriage requirement However due to the frequently urgent nature of these flights they are subject to a special IFPS processing To ensure the correct processing of the flight plan HOSP and SAR flights are required to insert STS HOSP and STS SAR as appropriate in Field 18 of the flight plan Flight plans containing either of these indicators will not be rejected by IFPS even if there is no Y in Field 10 to indicate 8 33 kHz equipage and the aircraft is planned to enter airspace where no exemption is applicable Nevertheless you should insert the letter V in Field 10 if the aircraft is equipped with 8 33 kHz capable radios because this will prevent IFPS including a warning in the flight plan it
18. that non 833 kHz equipped State Aircraft are exempted oniv if UHF equipped Confirm that the possibility to change the 8 33 equipage status is provided to controllers to cater for flight plan errors e Planned Completed Ves No 12 12 Action Item 12 LAUNCH PROCEDURE Required bv 18 Januarv 2007 Each ICAO EUR Region State should ensure that the launch procedure is fullv in place and confirm as soon as possible to the 8 33 PSO that it can be fullv supported gt Launch Procedure in place Yes No Trigger published Yes No Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 37 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 12 13 Action Item 13 AIRCRAFT OPERATOR COMPLIANCE Each ICAO EUR Region State should urge their national aircraft operator s to be fully compliant by the 15th March 2007 State Letter sent to Aircraft Operators informing them on 8 33 kHz above FL 195 Yes No The estimated percentage of the national fleet that will be 8 33 kHz equipped on 15 March 2007 and expected to fly in the 8 33Hz airspace 12 14 Action Item 14 IMPLEMENTATION OF 8 33 kHz FREQUENCIES As Appropriate Each 8 33 kHz State should start progressive co ordinated implementation of 8 33 kHz channel spaced frequencies above FL195 where sector split permits States shall ensure that standard ICAO frequency planning criteria are respected when making conversions to 8 33 kHz States shall ensure that 25 to 8 33 kHz conversions are operated for a t
19. the ICAO EUR region 1 2 mandatory carriage and operation of 8 33 kHz channel spacing capable radio equipment above FL 245 in the ICAO EUR Region came into effect on 7th October 1999 Currently 30 States enforce the mandatory carriage of 8 33 kHz radio equipment above FL245 in their airspace 1 3 The demand for VHF assignments in the aeronautical mobile radio communication service band 118 to 137 MHz continues to grow due to a The creation and modification of ATC sectors b The creation and modification of air traffic services such as approach tower and ATIS c The provision of backup services and avoiding interference d The provision of aeronautical operational control AOC services e Accommodating VHF Digital Link services in the band 136 600 to 137 MHz 1 4 response to the increasing VHF frequency congestion the ICAO European Air Navigation Planning Group 44 meeting held in December 2002 decided to proceed with a phased approach to 8 33 kHz vertical expansion below FL245 2 IMPLEMENTATION OF 8 33 KHZ ABOVE FL195 IN THE ICAO EUR REGION 2 1 Eurocontrol Member States have supported a recommendation to implement 8 33 kHz channel spacing above FL195 in the ICAO EUR Region with a carriage date of 15 March 2007 and to amend their respective national legislations before the end of 2006 Permanent Commission Recommendation No 05 06 The corresponding amendment to ICAO Doc 7030 is expected before end 2005 2 2 Euro
20. 27N050W 33N040W 36N030W 38 020 DCT KOMUT NO474F330 DCT ESP N0479F350 UG7 CCS TLD1DA LEMD0727 LEBL LPPR EET TTZP0035 2 0115 050W0241 LPPO0350 030W0445 020W0536 LPPCO602 LECM0649 REG YV138C SEL CFLM IFP NON833 DOF 060712 gt ACK message returned to the originator and or aircraft operator including a warning indication TITLE MSGTYP IFPL FILTIM 150600 ORIGINDT 0607150602 BEGIN ADDR KTULAALD END ADDR IFPLID 00840418 COMMENT THIS FLIGHT PLAN DOES NOT COMPLY WITH 8 33 KHZ RADIO REQUIREMENTS MSGTEXT FPL AAL136 IS B767 H SDHIX C KLAX0110 N0460F330 LOOP9 DAG J100 56N010W N453F370 UN561 BEL UB3 HON EGLL 1026 EET CZWG0327 2 20357 CZULO419 CZQX0600 DOF 060716 48 IFPS PROCESSING FROM 00 00 UTC ON 26 OCTOBER 2006 UNTIL 23 59 UTC ON 15 MARCH 2007 4 8 1 For flights with an estimated off block time during this period IFPS will issue warning messages for exempted non 8 33 equipped aircraft filing between FL195 and FL245 in the 8 33 States Flight plans for such flights will NOT fail IFPS processing if they are properly filed based on the exemptions applicable up to 15 March 2007 4 8 2 A flight plan for an exempted flight of a non 8 33 equipped aircraft filing to operate between FL195 and FL245 in the 8 33 States will continue to be processed and will be distributed by IFPS as usual However the ACK message that is returned to the originator of the flight plan an
21. 4 0 20 7453 6529 44 1489 612 109 44 20 7453 6565 44 0 20 7453 6565 44 1489 612 055 andrew knill dap caa co uk nick hall dap caa co uk jerry laker nats co uk Ukraine AFANASIEV Viktor State Department of Aviation Transport of Ukraine Aeronavigation Technical Support Department Acting Head Ave Peremogy 14 Kiev 135 252135 380 44 461 5206 380 44 461 5511 ukrcns sirena net Uzbekistan GILFANOV Ravil State Inspection for Flight Safety Supervision Deputy Head Aircraft Maintenance Overhaul and Manufacturing Oversight Division 73 Nukusskaya Street 700015 Tashkent 998 71 133 4338 998 71 254 1482 techniqu uzcaa uz Uzbekistan SUBBOTA Vladimir State Commission for ICAO Deputy Executive Secretary 73B Nukusskaya Street 700015 Tashkent 998 71 136 7375 998 71 133 2429 vsubbota uzcaa uz Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 45 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 15 REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION 15 1 EUROCONTROL DOCUMENTATION 15 1 1 Implementation Plan for 8 33 kHz above FL195 in ICAO EUR Region Ed 1 0 dated 14 10 2005 15 1 2 European Convergence and Implementation Programme ECIP Detailed Objectives 2006 2010 Ed1 0 20 07 2005 15 1 3 CFMU Handbook 2006 Edition 11 0 15 1 4 IFPS User Manual Edition 11 0 15 1 5 Safety Assessment FHA PSSA 8 33 kHz above FL195 Ed 2 0 dated 15 03 2006 15 2 APPRO
22. 9 21 boulevard Royal L 2938 LUXEMBOURG 352 478 4412 or 352 4781 352 467 790 Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 43 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 States Contacts Persons Telephone Fax EMAIL Malta BORG MARKS George Department of Civil Aviation Senior Operations Officer Air Navigation Services Operations Section Luqa Airport Malta 356 21 24 9175 ext 507 356 21 23 9278 george borg marks gov mt Moldova SOMOV Konstantin Aviatiei Civile Moldova ATS Expert Airport Chisinau MD 2026 Chisinau 373 2 529 161 373 2 529 118 somov caa md Monaco BAYOL Henri H liport de Monaco Chef de Service de l Aviation civile Terre Plein de Fontvieille MC 98000 Principaut de Monaco 377 9315 8024 377 9315 8708 Netherlands BIERLING Harry Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland LVNL Senior Expert ATS procedures Postbus 75200 NL 1117 ZT Schipol Airport 31 20 406 3624 31 20 406 3538 h bierling lvnl nl Norway PEDERSEN Jan Gunnar AVINOR ATM Specialist Air Navigation Services Department P O Box 8124 Dep N 0032 Oslo 1 47 22 942 336 47 22 942 397 jan gunnar pedersen avinor no Poland BABUT Tomasz Polish Air Traffic Agency ul Zwirki i Wigury 1 00 906 Warszawa POLAND 48 22 574 5057 48 22 574 5059 t babut polish airports com Portugal CARDOSO Edgar NAV EPE Rua C Edificio 118 Aeropo
23. 95 8 33 kHz User Guide The capability and status field may be updated by ATS if the information in the flight plan is found to be incorrect Inclusion of Field 18 STS information is optional and subject to bilateral agreement of the States concerned 6 3 ATC PROCEDURES The following ATC procedures have been applied since 1999 above FL245 and will be applied above FL195 from 15 March 2007 6 3 1 If your sector is outside the Airspace of Mandatory Carriage 6 3 1 1 6 3 1 2 6 3 1 3 6 3 1 4 If your sector is not adjacent to any sector within the Airspace of Mandatory Carriage no additional action is required If your sector is adjacent to a sector which is within the Airspace of Mandatory Carriage but which allows unconditional exemption to non equipped aircrafts no additional action is required If your sector is adjacent to a sector which is within the Airspace of Mandatory Carriage but allows exemption to specified non equipped aircrafts you must be sure of the aircrafts radio capability or compliance with the conditions for exemption before transfer of control to that sector A non equipped aircraft must operate in accordance with the specific conditions for exemption applicable within the next sector and if it does not an alternative clearance must be co ordinated If your sector is adjacent to a sector which is within the Airspace of Mandatory Carriage within which flight of non equipped aircraft is not permitted i
24. ACING i anat au sna duse aia ida nad E an Dua naa aad cu 3 1 2 8 33 KHZ ABOVE FL195 leidet DA AD da ana doo PRA n naa adn CR RR EAR 4 INSTITUTIONAL 5 5 2 1 ICAO POPE ORTOS OLET LOEO EOD 5 2 2 cR agfadata bati ERN an 5 2 3 5 2 4 SINGLE EUROPEAN SKY 6 CARRIAGE REQUIREMENT S 7 3 1 AIRSPAGCE testet ciii cras erase co aia dar ARD AREE ELA 7 3 2 AIRCRAFT 7 3 3 STATE AIRCRAFT 7 8 33 FLIGHT PLANNING ii ia a i taa ad 9 4 1 FLIGHT PLANNING PROCEDURES 9 4 2 EDUARD RERUMS 9 4 3 RP L A E 10 4 4 RPESUBMISSION rris ita 11 4 5 IEPS PROCEDURES enne Ra DR 11 4 6 8 33 NON COMPLIANCE CHECK 0 4 41 1 11 4 7 IFPS 8 33 11 4 8 IFPS PROCESSING FROM 00 00 UTC
25. BRUSSELS Tel 32 0 2 729 51 51 Fax 32 0 2 729 99 84 E mail eatmp infocentre eurocontrol int Open on 08 00 15 00 UTC from Monday to Thursday incl DOCUMENT APPROVAL The following table identifies all management authorities who have successively approved the present issue of this document Peter ALTY 8 33 kHz Programme Manager Prepared by Rob STEWART Communication Infrastructure amp Enablers Reviewed by Guido KERKHOFS Director ATM Programmes Approved by Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 3 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 DOCUMENT CHANGE RECORD The following table records the complete history of the successive editions of the present document Approved by the EATMP 8 33 Programme Management Cell Editorial changes mentioned during COM Team 9 in paragraphs 4 3 1 4 and 4 3 1 15 of edition 1 0 23 July 1998 Approved by Upgrades further to 8 33 Regional co ordination meetings with the ICAO EUR Region States 19 April 1999 Full review for the 8 33 kHz Horizontal Expansion 1 2 5 6 7 8 1 BE er 2001 FYROM joined HEX Programme State 6 23 25 31 5 1 D comments Updated references to ICAO 39 46 51 2002 SUPPS DOC 7030 4 57 59 62 64 67 77 82 83 pod ERN Full review for the 8 33 kHz above FL195 Page 4 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide INTRODUCTION m 3 1 1 8 33 KHZ CHANNEL SP
26. EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR THE SAFETY OF AIR NAVIGATION g EUROCONTROL 8 33 KHZ ABOVE FL195 USER GUIDE 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 DOCUMENT CHARACTERISTICS 8 33 KHZ ABOVE FL195 USER GUIDE EATMP Infocentre Reference Document Identifier Edition Number 6 0 Edition Date 28July 06 Abstract The 8 33 User Guide aims to provide in a single document a description of 8 33 kHz channel spacing above FL195 including institutional provisions flight planning operational procedures aircraft retrofit safety frequency management and programme management aspects Keywords 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL 195 ICAO EUR Region Contact Person s Unit Peter ALTY DAP NET 8 33 Paul DUNKLEY DAP NET 8 33 STATUS AUDIENCE AND ACCESSIBILITY Status Intended for Accessible via Working Draft General Public Intranet Draft EATMP Stakeholders Extranet Proposed Issue Restricted Audience Internet www eurocontrol int Released Issue Printed amp electronic copies of the document can be obtained from the EATMP Infocentre see page iii ELECTRONIC SOURCE P 8 33 kHz P EATM DAP BD_NET 8 33 kHz 8 33 EXP PhaseWork Packages User Guide Program O fficial Document s Eurocont rol 8 33 User Guide 5 0 Windows_NT Windows_NT Microsoft Word 10 0 1249 Kb Page 2 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide EATMP Infocentre EUROCONTROL Headquarters 96 Rue de la Fus e B 1130
27. HF coverage and will handle non 8 33 equipped UHF State aircraft under specific procedures to be inserted in the State AIP GERMANY is handling military aircraft flying GAT on UHF It also includes the delegated part of Austria IRELAND will not accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT HUNGARY will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT on UHF frequencies ITALY will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT on UHF frequencies LATVIA No answer LITHUANIA has not yet decided how non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT will be accommodated NORWAY will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT on UHF frequencies POLAND will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT on UHF frequencies PORTUGAL will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT on UHF frequencies ROMANIA has not yet decided how non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT will be accommodated SLOVAKIA will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT on UHF frequencies Page 62 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide SLOVENIA will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT on UHF frequencies SPAIN will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT on UHF frequencies SWEDEN will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT on UHF frequencies SWITZERLAND is using a limited number of UHF frequencies
28. L 195 the ICAO EUR Region by rejecting their flight plans if the aerodrome of departure is within the IFPS Zone hereafter IFPZ see Figure 5 1 below or by inserting a warning in the flight plan if the aerodrome of departure is outside the IFPS Zone see Figure 5 2 below Operational scenario for non 8 33 equipped flights 1 FLIGHTS DEPARTING FROM AIRPORTS WITHIN THE IFPZ STATE A STATE B STATE C STATE D 8 33 kHz REJECTED FLIGHT PLAN Flight plans of non 8 33 equipped aircraft will be rejected unless an exemption is applicable and the OUTSIDE indicator STS EXM833 is inserted field 18 except for IFPZ HOSP amp SAR flights Figure 5 1 Page 16 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide Error Objects cannot be created from editing field codes Figure 5 2 As previously described in this User Guide Section 4 8 refers for a period of time in advance of 15 March 2007 the IFPS will issue warning messages for exempted non 8 33 kHz equipped aircraft filing above FL195 in the 8 33 kHz States 5 2 COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 5 2 4 5 2 5 5 2 6 5 2 7 Revised R T procedure 6 digits for 8 33 kHz AND 25 kHz channels The radiotelephony communication procedures shall be in accordance with ICAO SARPS Annex 10 Volume Chapter 5 Flight crew ATS personnel and other ground personnel shall be thoroughly familiar with the radiotelephony procedures contained
29. NAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT Required Date 24 May 2006 A National Safety Assessment should be performed including a review of the main hazards mitigations actions and resultant Safety Requirements SR contained in the Safety Assessment FHA amp PSSA for 8 33 kHz above FL195 report The applicability to the local environment should also be evaluated Guidance material is provided A review of National Hazards Mitigations and resultant safety Requirements has been performed Yes No gt Any regional specific hazards not already covered have been identified Yes No These include Page 34 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide 12 4 Action Item 4 NATIONAL SAFETY REPORT for the PISC Required Date 29 September 2006 Each State is responsible for ensuring that National Safety activities are completed in accordance with the requirements prevailing within that State The Pre Implementation Safety Case PISC requires confirmation of a National Safety Assessment This will provide evidence of safe implementation of 8 33 kHz on the National level and subsequently assure the preparedness of the States National Safety Assessment for 8 33 kHz above FL195 has been completed Yes No gt Have all necessary safety actions been or planned to be undertaken to ensure that 8 33 kHz channel spacing can be safely implemented Yes No 12 5 Action Item 5 IFPS WARNING MESSAGE CO ORDINATION AIRAC Date 31 Au
30. ON 26 OCTOBER 2006 UNTIL 23 59 UTC ON 15 MARCH pal y 12 4 9 8 33 STATUS UNKNOWN 14 4 10 URE ROUTING dr cn Fora RE i naa 14 411 OCCASIONS WHEN IFPS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WITH PRIOR WARNING OF NON EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT PLANNED TO ENTER THE AIRSPACE OF 24 2 2 0 cn hari nn Candi aaa daa odd nuca cada ERE OR a DN DR Ka Ro dE DE EA a 14 4 12 FLIGHT PLANNING PROCEDURES FOR AIRCRAFTS WITH REQUESTED CRUISING LEVEL BELOW FE195 tii nr n ann La LA RENT ade 14 413 FLOWCHART DESCRIBING IFPS CHECKING LOGIC FOR 8 33 2 15 OPERATIONAL ASPECTS ierit tiere Dri naa cria ila a Ra FANE DR ER EATER 16 5 1 GENERAL i i 16 5 2 COMMUNICATIONS 8 17 5 3 HANDLING NON 8 33 KHZ EQUIPPED STATE AIRCRAFT 18 5 4 MEDICAL FLIGHTS AND FLIGHTS ON SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS 19 CO ORDINATION et 20 6 1 GENERAL oss E Sa FAI Cra aa 20 6 2 SYSTEMS 20 6 3 ATC PROCEDURES ii ii i
31. October 1998 will remain the same except that flight plans of non 8 33 equipped aircraft planned above FL195 will be rejected as of 15 March 2007 except where exemption s apply TRIGGER NOTAM SPECIMEN 7 02 NOTAMN Q XX QOEXX I NBO E 245 999 appropriate co ordinates radius for whole State A location indicators of all FIR UIR of the State B 0210030000 C PERM E 8 33 KHZ OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS ARE APPLICABLE REF AIC insert AIC reference AND AIRAC AIP AMDT insert AIP reference FPL RPL OF NON 8 33 EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT WILL BE REJECTED IF FLIGHT IS SUBJECT TO EXEMPTION INCLUDE INDICATOR STS EXM833 IN RPL AND FPL FOLLOWING CHANNELS insert list of CHANNELS ARE OPERATED Applicable only to 8 33 kHz States Page 56 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide 16 6 ANNEXE SPECIMEN LETTERS OF AGREEMENT LoA The initiation of LoA co ordination rests with the 8 33 States and will be extended to upstream ATC units as required and if applicable SPECIMEN LETTERS OF AGREEMENT REFLECTING CHANGES FOR 8 33 KHZ CHANNEL SPACING IMPLEMENTATION finalised 19th March 1999 Two Specimen Letters of Agreement LoA follow They are Specimen LoA 1 between 8 33 amp 8 33 States or between 8 33 amp non 8 33 States and Specimen LoA 2 between non 8 33 amp non 8 33 States These Specimen Letters of Agreement which have resulted from discussions held in the 8 33 kHz Programme Regional Co ordi
32. S for group addressing Therefore if your sector is outside the IFPZ and you receive a flight plan not distributed by IFPS you will have no additional indicator other than the information available in Fields 10 and 18 of the FPL that a particular aircraft is not equipped and extra care must be taken when transferring aircrafts to sectors within the IFPS Zone 4 12 FLIGHT PLANNING PROCEDURES FOR AIRCRAFTS WITH REQUESTED 4 12 1 CRUISING LEVEL BELOW FL195 Aircraft normally capable of operating above FL195 but planning to fly below these levels shall nevertheless insert the appropriate indicator Page 14 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide 4 12 2 Irrespective of the RFL it is essential that field 10 of the FPL accurately reflects the 8 33 equipage of the aircraft and therefore the letter Y shall be inserted in field 10 of the flight plan for aircraft equipped with 8 33 kHz capable radio equipment and omitted for non 8 33 equipped aircraft 4 13 FLOWCHART DESCRIBING IFPS CHECKING LOGIC FOR 8 33 kHz YES YE FPL PASS WITH IFP NON833 INDICATOR Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 15 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL 195 5 OPERATIONAL ASPECTS The chapter outlines the general operational aspects for 8 33 kHz equipped and non 8 33 kHz equipped flights the communication procedures associated with 8 33 kHz the handling of non 8 33 kHz State aircraft flights along with how the Medical amp S
33. Switzerland considers that this coverage is sufficient to provide the service for the military flying as GAT in a normal situation UNITED KINGDOM will accommodate non 8 33 State aircraft on UHF in London FIR In a first step the Scottish Air traffic control centre will not have UHF capabilities and non 8 33 State aircraft will be handled as OAT on UHF when flying in 8 33 sectors Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 63 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 16 8 ANNEX GENERAL PLANNING 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2 DATE OF MANDATORY CARRIAGE ABOVE FL245 e 07 10 3 DATE OF 8 33 kHz HORIZONTAL EXPANSION ABOVE FL245 e 31 10 4 IFPS CFMU WARNING PHASE 26 10 15 03 5 OF MANDATORY CARRIAGE ABOVE FL195 15 03 6 FREQUENCY CONVERSIONS 15 03 03 07 Page 64 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide 16 9 ANNEX H LIST OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 8 33 CP 8 33 kHz State ACC ACG ACK AEEC ADEP AIC AIP AMCP AMS AO ARINC ATC ATS CFMU CHG CIP DSB EANPG ECAC EOBT ETSI EUR RAN EUR Region EUROCAE EUROCONTROL FIR FL FM FMG FPL GAT HOSP IATA ICAO IFPS IFPZ ITU JAA LoA MATSE MOPS MTBF PSO RFL RMP RPL RRP RTCA SAR SARPS SCG TOR 8 33 Contact Person A State enforcing the mandatory carriage of 8 33 kHz radio communication equipment Area Control Centre
34. VED DOCUMENTATION 15 2 1 ANNEX 10 Amendments 80 November 2005 to volume Chapter 5 and volume V November 2001 of Annex 10 15 2 2 The Regional Supplementary Procedures Doc 7030 4 Note Amendment due September 2006 for above FL195 15 2 3 The Air Navigation Plan European Region Doc 7754 22 15 2 4 The Procedures for Air Navigation Services Air Traffic Management PANS ATM Doc 4444 15 3 USA APPROVED DOCUMENTATION 15 3 1 RTCA MOPS for Airborne Radio Communications Equipment DO 186B November 2005 15 3 2 AEEC 716 supplement October 1994 and basically included in ARINC 750 VDL 15 4 EUROPEAN APPROVED DOCUMENTATION 15 4 1 JAR OPS 1 sub part L March 1998 15 4 2 EUROCAE ED 23 B Version March 1995 Amendment 3 December 1997 Note ED 23C due OCTOBER 2006 Page 46 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide 15 4 3 ETSI Document ETSI EN 300 676 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters ERM Ground based VHF hand held mobile and fixed radio transmitters receivers and transceivers for the VHF aeronautical mobile service using amplitude modulation 15 5 JAA DOCUMENTATION 15 5 1 Administrative and Guidance material leaflet No 7 Operations with 8 33 kHz Channel Spacing VHF Communication Radios Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 47 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 16 ANNEXES Page 48 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz Use
35. a T 21 FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT 23 7 1 VHF CONGESTION E 23 7 2 FREQUENCY 1 23 7 3 25 TO 8 33 KHZ 8 2 4 24 7 4 ABOVE FL195 25 EQUIPMENT 6 85 2 4040 26 8 1 26 8 2 esie 26 8 3 HIE VA MOPS TET 26 8 4 ARINC 716 4 26 8 5 ETSI ETSI EN 300 676 26 Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 5 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 9 AIRCRAFT 00 2 and LL Tee AREE dE 27 9 1 AIRCRAFT 8 33 KHZ RADIO REQUIREMENTS esses ennt nnn 27 9 2 AVAILABILITY OF 8 33 KHZ RADIOS UPRADE KITS eese 27 9 3 RADIO RETROFIT PROCEDURES 1 antes nannte nein 27 9 4 AIRCRAFT 28 10 SAFETY iiid oie Ge oct
36. ases where the IFPS FPL indicates either e that the aircraft is not equipped with 8 33 kHz Channel spacing or e the equipment status is unknown IFP 833UNKNOWN or e flight is an exempted State aircraft or STS SAR or STS HOSP in field 18 2 Handling of non 8 33 equipped aircraft and non exempted State aircraft Centre 1 shall transfer all non 8 33 equipped aircraft and non exempted aircraft to Centre 2 below FL 195 if the aircraft is to enter the 8 33 area its further route Page 60 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide 16 7 ANNEX F STATE AIRCRAFT 2 1 DEFINITION OF STATE AIRCRAFT EUROCONTROL established the following principles to clarify what is to be considered as State Aircraft within the context of European Air Traffic Management particularly in relation to exemption policies and special procedures In formulating the principles careful consideration was given not to interfere with the general provisions of the Chicago Convention article 3b and to fully preserve the sovereignty of every State to define what State Aircraft are within their national borders The sole purpose of the principles are to give clear guidance to the Air Navigation Service Providers on what constitutes State Aircraft in the European ATM environment PRINCIPLE 1 For ATM purposes and with reference to article 3 b of the Chicago Convention only aircraft used in military customs and police services s
37. atible with the requirements for the new services and the aircraft operators retrofit capabilities taking into account the Frequency Management Procedures Notify withdrawal of the relevant exemptions and change the date in National AIP if such a date has been included Publish AIC describing the planned changes including the relevant dates Co ordinate with the military authorities to ensure that the required UHF coverage is provided or other means are available which can permit handling of State aircraft 13 3 CO ORDINATE WITH ADJACENT FIR UIR Amend AIP and LoA including contingency procedures Launch operation according to predefined procedures similar to those described in chapter 11 Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 39 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 14 PROGRAMME SUPPORT 14 4 PROGRAMME SUPPORT OFFICE The 8 33 kHz channel spacing implementation is co ordinated and supported by the 8 33 Programme Support Office 8 33 PSO For additional information you can contact the following 8 33 EUROCONTROL PSO members EUROCONTROL Tel Fax Programme Manager Mr Peter Alty 32 2 729 3491 4655 peter alty eurocontrol int Deputy Programme Mr Paul Dunkley 32 2 729 3044 4655 paul dunkley eurocontrol int Retrofit Mr Peter Alty 32 2 729 3491 4655 peter alty eurocontrol int Frequency Management Mr Antonio Astorino 32 2 729 3374 9086 antonio astorino eurocontrol int Mr Angelo Miuccio 32 2
38. ations in order to Mitigate against safety hazards resulting from non 8 33 kHz aircraft e Minimise ATC workload at complex transition zones e Allow further 8 33 kHz channels to be introduced at a later date in line with operational needs and ground infrastructure developments An 8 33 kHz policy for State aircraft is at an advanced stage of development The policy foresees that State aircraft flying as GAT above FL195 should be equipped by the end of a transition period expected to be 2009 with exemptions being limited to justified exceptional circumstances The frequency planning benefits due to 8 33 kHz channel spacing are driven by the number of 25 to 8 33 kHz conversions that can be achieved The main conversions in the above FL195 phase will be implemented in France Italy and the UK during 2007 and early 2008 Other States may implement subject to the availability of suitable sectors The implementation of 8 33 kHz on the ground requires modifications to ground based radios and in some cases entails significant infrastructure changes including the building of new radio sites Moreover changes are required to ATC displays and flight plan processing systems principally to assist controllers in identifying potentially non 8 33 kHz compliant aircraft It is essential that all operational personnel in particular air traffic controllers flight dispatchers and flight crew are familiar with the operational changes resulting f
39. cent 8 33 kHz channels on the so called shoulder frequencies figure 7 2 25 kHz 8 33k 132 0500 F MHz Figure 7 1 25 to 8 33 kHz conversion 132 0500 F MHz 132 0416 132 0583 Figure 7 2 adjacent 8 33 kHz channels on shoulder frequencies The frequency planning benefits due to 8 33 kHz are driven by the number of 25 to 8 33 kHz conversions that can be achieved on the ground In practice the number of conversions is constrained by i Sectors having a lower limit below the mandatory carriage level FL245 since October 1999 and FL195 from 15 March 2007 and ii Sectors in which climax offset carrier operation is in use Climax systems are used where radio coverage is not achievable from a single ground site such as in the case of very large sectors or in mountainous regions To avoid interference Page 24 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide 7 3 4 7 3 5 7 4 7 4 1 7 4 2 7 4 3 problems when two or more stations transmit on the same frequencv an offset carrier svstem is used For example 5 kHz offset in the case of a 2 station implementation Frequency Frequency Fo 5KHz Fo SKHz Figure 7 3 climax operation At present the use of climax systems is not compatible with 8 33 kHz channel spacing Within the Eurocontrol Communications Domain however the feasibility of using an 8 33 kHz compatible climax system based on 2 stations and 2 5 kHz offset i
40. control has developed an implementation plan for 8 33 kHz above FL 195 in the ICAO EUR Region The plan foresees that initially France and UK will implement 8 33 kHz channels in their airspace above FL195 and that other States may implement at a later date Importantly the Page 52 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide plan also foresees that in order to create a homogeneous area of operations the mandatory carriage of 8 33 kHz radio equipment above FL 195 is enforced all those States that enforce mandatory carriage above FL 245 2 3 A revised 8 33 kHz policy for State aircraft has been approved by the Eurocontrol Civil Military Interface Standing Committee The policy aims to maximise the 8 33 kHz equipage of transport type State aircraft and for new aircraft procurements and planned retrofits 3 IMPLEMENTATION OF 8 33 KHZ ABOVE FL195 IN insert name of State 3 1 insert name of State the Mandatory carriage and operation of 8 33 kHz channel spacing capable radio equipment for aircraft operating as GAT above FL 195 has an effective date of the 15th March 2007 4 EQUIPAGE RECOMMENDATIONS It is recommended that 4 1 Airspace users note the date and prepare for 8 33 kHz mandatory carriage above FL 195 4 2 Given that further phases of vertical expansion below FL195 are under consideration all airspace users equip with 8 33 kHz capable radio equipment where new aircraft are purchased or where t
41. craft operating below FL 195 UHF equipped State aircraft Military Customs Police Centre 1 shall transfer all UHF equipped State aircraft to Frequency TBD Approval request shall be made as soon as possible before delivering clearance to an exempt aircraft to enter airspace controlled by Centre 2 e Controller controller telephone co ordination shall be made before transfer indicating the exemption status of the aircraft concerned Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 59 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 Specimen LoA 2 NON 833 centre1 with NON 833 centre2 To be inserted in LoA Annex D if Centre2 has published an exemption policy which precludes the operation within its airspace of non 8 33 equipped aircraft intending to operate within the 8 33 States airspace above FL 195 Annex D D 1 General conditions for acceptance of aircraft Except for UHF equipped State aircraft and Aircraft not intending to operate within airspace where no exemption is applicable to its flight Centre1 shall ensure that aircraft identified as not equipped with 8 33 kHz channel spacing capability are co ordinated with Centre2 below FL 195 Attachment to LoA 2 1 For aircraft operating or intending to operate above FL195 in airspace controlled by Centre 2 Centre 1 shall verify as soon as possible with the Pilot In Command the 8 33 and or UHF equipment status in any doubtful case and in c
42. d or to the aircraft operator will contain a warning indication Page 12 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide e g TITLE ACK MSGTYP IFPL FILTIM 150600 ORIGINDT 0607150602 BEGIN ADDR FAC LIRFAZAW END ADDR COMMENT FLIGHT PLAN MAY BE REJECTED IF FILED AFTER 14 03 2007 DUE TO 8 33 KHZ RADIO REQUIRMENTS IFPLID BB24836140 MSGTXT FPL AZA8953 IS PAY3 L SD C LIPY1100 N0277F230 LEONN UA15 BOL UZ800 TAQ UZ801 VALMA UG23 ALG LIEA0105 LIRA EET LIRROO02 STS EXM833 DOF 060715 ORGN LIRFAZAW Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 13 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 4 9 8 33 STATUS UNKNOWN 4 9 1 4 9 2 The IFPS functionality includes the processing of certain messages which concern an aircraft already in flight As the aircraft is already flying IFPS does not reject such messages The following are the messages and scenarios concerned e ATC Flight Plan Proposal Message AFP created by unit and sent to IFPS when the ATC unit has received estimate information concerning an aircraft for which it had no flight plan or when a change to an already received flight plan occurs e Flight Notification Message FNM amp Message from Shanwick MFS co ordination messages concerning eastbound North Atlantic flights e Air Filed Flight Plans AFIL flight plan filed with ATS Unit while the aircraft is in the air The downstream ATC Units will receive an ATC Flight
43. distributes and will avoid unnecessary questions from ATC The above measures have been implemented to ensure that the processing of flight plans of SAR and HOSP status flights which are often composed and filed with considerable urgency and hence are prone to unintentional errors is not delayed unnecessarily The communication capability of HOSP or SAR flights which have failed to indicate them and which are planned to operate in airspace where the carriage and operation of 8 33 kHz radios is mandatory must be verified by ATC as soon as possible At the latest ATC in the 25 kHz sector immediately before an 8 33 kHz sector should verify on first contact the 8 33 kHz status of such aircraft It is likely that a limited number of HOSP SAR flights may also be State aircraft equipped with UHF In this case the flight may qualify for the exemption applicable to State aircraft where UHF is available and operators may insert STS EXM833 in Field 18 U in Field 10 and M in Field 8 The aircraft will then be handled as a UHF equipped State aircraft It is important to note that HOSP and SAR flights are not exempt from the 8 33 kHz radio mandatory carriage requirement and a non 8 33 kHz and non UHF equipped HOSP or SAR flight will be handled clear of airspace where no exemption applies Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 19 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 6 CO ORDINATION The chapter considers the ATC co ordination including opera
44. e no exemptions are applicable except to UHF equipped State aircraft you must be sure of the aircraft s 8 33 kHz or UHF radio capability before transfer of control to that sector and if it is not appropriate you must co ordinate an alternative clearance 6 3 2 If your sector is within the Airspace of Mandatory Carriage and no flight of non equipped aircraft is permitted within your sector You may or may not be operating a frequency within the 8 33 kHz spectrum 6 3 2 1 You do not need to confirm the 8 33 kHz or UHF capability of any aircraft within your airspace This will have been done by preceding sectors All aircraft within your airspace must be properly equipped You need to be aware however that there is a slight possibility of severe interference caused by aircraft which are not properly equipped communicating with another 8 33 kHz sector using a 25 kHz frequency 6 3 3 If your sector is within the Airspace of Mandatory Carriage but specified flights of non equipped aircraft are permitted within your sector 6 3 3 1 6 3 3 2 You should only receive aircrafts from adjacent sectors which are in accordance with the carriage and exemption requirements of your sector If your sector is adjacent to a sector within the Airspace of Mandatory Carriage which allows exemption to specified non equipped aircraft you must be sure of the aircraft s 8 33 or UHF radio capability or compliance with the conditions for exemption before t
45. e that clear instructions are available in the cockpit on how to use the equipment 25 States shall review the need for enhanced UHF coverage as a means of handling non 8 33 kHz equipped State aircraft 27 States shall assess the impact of descending non 8 33 kHz equipped aircraft below FL195 taking into account factors such as minimum safe crossing altitudes etc and determine whether modifications to sector capacity or airspace design structures are required 29 States shall ensure that standard ICAO frequency planning criteria are respected when making conversions to 8 33 kHz 30 States shall ensure that 25 to 8 33 kHz conversions are operated for a trial period during which time safe operation can be verified prior to coordination in the ICAO COM 2 table Page 32 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide 11 LAUNCH PROCEDURE In order to achieve a successful 8 33 kHz channel spacing implementation the procedure described below will be followed 31 August 2006 8 33 kHz States 8 33 kHz States to co ordinate and CFMU to CFMU implement the required changes in the CFMU Environment database in order to prepare for the warning phase starting on 26 October 2006 26 October 2006 CFMU Start output warning messages for non 8 33 equipped exempted aircraft with a requested flight level above FL 195 in the 8 33 kHz States 18 January 2007 Each ICAO EUR official d
46. earch and Rescue Missions are treated 5 1 GENERAL 5 1 1 The pilot is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the radio communication equipment appropriate for the flight to be conducted is available and operational on board the aircraft 5 1 2 ensure successful operation and safe conduct of air ground communication within the 8 33 kHz environment it is essential those ATC units with sectors operating in the 8 33 kHz channel spacing and the ATC units adjacent to them co operate effectively 5 1 3 Tactical re routing and or descent below 8 33 kHz sectors of non 8 33 kHz equipped aircraft are not necessarily an option in a complex and busy airspace Unplanned diversion may be the only alternative particularly where the route network below FL195 is different to that at higher levels 5 1 4 Providing that no exemptions are applicable ATC units controlling adjacent or subjacent airspace must ensure that aircraft not properly equipped do not enter airspace in which the carriage and operation of 8 33 kHz capable radio communication equipment is mandatory Within and between ATC units agreements must be made to meet this requirement Appropriate arrangements must also be made for the handling of State aircraft specimen Letter of Agreement is provided at Annex E 5 1 5 As previously described in this User Guide Chapters 4 refers the IFPS will provide a degree of protection against improperly equipped aircraft planned to operate above F
47. ected and may only display 5 digits In such cases caution must be exercised to ensure that the radio is configured for 8 33 kHz channel spacing operations Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 17 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 5 2 8 5 2 9 5 2 10 5 3 5 3 1 5 3 2 5 3 3 5 3 4 5 3 5 Note Situations may arise outside of the airspace of mandatory carriage where an aircraft is equipped with a 25 kHz only capable radio and a 5 digit radio control panel and the pilot receives a communication transfer in 6 digits In such cases caution must be exercised to ensure that the first five digits are tuned correctly for example being instructed to change to 132 025 would require setting of 132 02 in a 5 digit radio com box 8 33 kHz and UHF Status Phraseology To mitigate against the risk of a non 8 33 kHz compliant aircraft air traffic controllers must know the 8 33 kHz equipage status of aircraft under their control In the event that an aircraft is not 8 33 kHz compliant this will usually be indicated on the flight progress strip and or the radar track label Should the ATC be uncertain about the 8 33 kHz equipage status of any aircraft or the UHF status of a State aircraft then the following phraseology applies Circumstance Phraseology To request confirmation of 8 33 kHz capability CONFIRM EIGHT POINT THREE THREE To indicate 8 33 kHz capability AFFIRM EIGHT POINT THREE THREE To indica
48. equency manager uses the day to day planning process and tries to find a direct solution for a new VHF assignment Secondly in the event that no direct solution exists the block planning process is Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 23 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 7 2 5 7 2 6 7 3 7 3 1 7 3 2 7 3 3 used to facilitate the shifting of VHF assignments often with other States in order to free up a VHF assignment At a European level it becomes more and more difficult to find new VHF assignments Very often there is a need to shift existing VHF assignments prior to the implementation of a new VHF assignment in a given State In order to facilitate this coordination a bi annual block planning meeting of national frequency managers takes place under the auspices of the ICAO Frequency Management Group FMG a sub group of the European Air Navigation Planning Group EANPG A tool developed by EUROCONTROL Planif Planification is used to identify the best allocation of VHF assignments to satisfy the demands of the European ATM community Often allocating a VHF assignment in one State requires VHF assignments to be shifted elsewhere 25 TO 8 33 KHZ CONVERSIONS The introduction of 8 33 kHz channel spacing involves the conversion of a number of existing 25 kHz channels to 8 33 kHz channels figure 7 1 An 8 33 kHz channel has a reduced bandwidth compared to its 25 kHz counterpart This allows for the creation of two adja
49. equipment The document sets equipment performance standards for offset carrier operations including class A and C equipment and defines an exclusion band for a radio frequency susceptibility test DO 160 Section 20 0 The document also defines Class E transceivers which are used in 8 33 kHz channel separation environments 8 4 AEEC ARINC 716 SUPPLEMENT 8 4 1 The Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee AEEC produced a supplement to ARINC 716 to cover the 8 33 kHz mode ARINC 750 which specifies that the VDR provides the functionality of an AEEC 716 transceiver and hence covers the 8 33 kHz mode A supplement for the 8 33 kHz mode to ARINC 716 was adopted at the AEEC General Session in October 1994 8 5 ETSI 300 676 8 5 1 Finally 8 33 kHz channel specification is covered by the European Telecommunication Standardisation Institute ETSI in document ETSI EN 300 676 under Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters ERM Ground based VHF hand held mobile and fixed radio transmitters receivers and transceivers for the VHF aeronautical mobile service using amplitude modulation Note that an updated version is due for release in September 2006 Page 26 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide 9 AIRCRAFT RETROFIT 9 1 AIRCRAFT 8 33 KHZ RADIO REQUIREMENTS 9 1 1 In order to enter the 8 33 kHz airspace aircraft must be equipped with two independent sets of 8 33 kHz radios
50. field 10 Insert Y in field 10 State Flight and Equipped with UHF Insert U in field 10 Insert STS EXM833 in field 18 Insert 2 in field 8 Exempt from Carriage No Yes Plan your flight below Insert STS EXM833 in FL195 field 18 EUROCONTROL 4 2 2 If your aircraft is equipped with 8 33 kHz capable radios insert the letter Y in Field 10 of the filed flight plan regardless of the requested flight level 4 2 3 f your aircraft is NOT equipped with 8 33 kHz capable radios but you are a State aircraft equipped with UHF insert the letter M in field 8 the letter U in field 10 and the indicator STS EXM833 in Field 18 of the filed flight plan 4 2 4 f your aircraft is NOT equipped with 8 33 kHz capable radios but your flight is exempted from the carriage requirement insert the indicator STS EXM833 in Field 18 of the filed flight plan 4 2 5 If you change from an 8 33 equipped aircraft to a non 8 33 equipped aircraft follow the applicable filed flight plan modification procedure including in the modification message CHG or new flight plan as appropriate a Field 10 without the letter Y Do not forget to modify also your requested cruising level s if the original level s was were higher than FL195 Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 9 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 4 2 6 4 2 7 If the status of your flight changes from non exempted to exempted follow the applicable filed flight
51. g implementation Confirm 8 33 kHz above FL195 training planned completed Yes No Confirm 8 33 kHz R T phraseology training planned completed Yes No Note ATS and Flight Crew training available on http elearning eurocontrol int opencourses htm select transfer of communications Above FL195 training due July 2006 12 11 Action Item 11 ATS PROCEDURES Required Date 18 January 2007 Each ICAO EUR Region State should ensure that the 8 33 equipage status as distributed by IFPS is displayed to the Air Traffic Controllers States shall assess the impact of descending non 8 33 kHz equipped aircraft below FL195 taking into account factors such as minimum safe crossing altitudes etc and determine whether modifications to sector capacity or airspace design structures are required State should indicate if the following agreed operational requirements for systems support to 8 33 kHz operations above FL195 are available Confirm ATC systems indicate to controllers the relevant 8 33 kHz equipage status of an aircraft via e flight progress strip or Planned Completed Yes No e through the radar track label Planned Completed Yes No Confirm that the controller HMI for the display of VHF channels is consistent with R T procedures Yes No Confirm that for non 8 33 kHz equipped State aircraft systems indicate to controllers that the aircraft is UHF equipped e Planned Completed Ves No Note
52. gust 2006 Each 8 33 kHz State is required to co ordinate with the CFMU the necessary changes to the CFMU environment database in order to enable IFPS to output warning messages for non 8 33 kHz equipped aircraft with a requested flight level between FL195 and FL245 within the 8 33 kHz mandatory carriage airspace from 26 October 2006 Environmental Database Changes agreed with CFMU Yes No 12 6 Action Item 6 FINAL IFPS CHECKING CO ORDINATION AIRAC Date 18 January 2007 Each 8 33 kHz State is required to co ordinate with the CFMU the necessary changes to the CFMU environment database in order to enable IFPS to include the airspace between FL 195 and FL245 in the current 8 33 kHz flight plan checking from 15 March 2007 Airspaces where means to handle UHF equipped State aircraft that are non 8 33 kHz equipped are provided and airspaces where only 8 33 kHz equipped aircraft are accepted shall be indicated separately Environmental Database Changes agreed with CFMU Yes No 12 7 Action Item 7 AIP AMENDMENT HANDLING STATE AIRCRAFT ABOVE FL195 Publication AIRAC Date 18 January 2007 Each 8 33 kHz State must publish in its National AIP the 8 33 kHz channels the rules for handling State aircraft including UHF capabilities The requirement for enhanced coverage as a means of handling non 8 33 kHz equipped State aircraft has been reviewed Yes No Planned Published date for Handling State Aircraft dd mm yy
53. hall qualify as State Aircraft Accordingly e Aircraft on a military register or identified as such within a civil register shall be considered to be used in military service and hence qualify as State Aircraft e Civil registered aircraft used in military customs and police service shall qualify as State Aircraft e Civil registered aircraft used by a State for other than military customs and police service shall not qualify as State Aircraft PRINCIPLE 2 A reporting mechanism should be available for cases where operators are suspected of having incorrectly claimed that their aircraft was used in military customs and police services PRINCIPLE 3 States shall ensure compliance with the above mentioned recommendations and investigate reports of incorrect claims PRINCIPLE 4 States shall develop provisions procedures as part of their rules of the air and reports referred to in Principle 3 above be acted upon in accordance with Article 12 of the Chicago Convention UHF COVERAGE HANDLING OF NON 8 33 STATE AIRCRAFT The following additional information was available at the time of printing This information will be reviewed in light of the new policy for State aircraft the planned military equipage plans and the revised plans by the States for UHF coverage This information is subject to possible changes Please refer to State National AIPs for the official position of each State 8 33 kHz States AUSTRIA UHF is not availab
54. he Frequency Management Group FMG a sub group of the ICAO EANPG maintains the rules to be applied by national frequency managers to ensure that all allocated VHF assignments can coexist in the limited VHF band between 118 and 137 MHz In the case of Area Control Centre ACC services protection criteria based on the radio horizon are used For example in the case of an upper airspace sector with a ceiling at FL450 the radio horizon is calculated to be 261 nautical miles i e 1 23 multiplied by the square root of the height in feet Therefore if the same frequency were to be assigned to two such sectors i e both having a ceiling at FL450 then the two sectors would need to be separated by a minimum of 522 NM Less stringent criteria are used to protect other services for example Tower and Ground services which are referred to as circular services 7 ed EAT 3 SS 5 EE UE Ga l SOCHI ACC PETS A450 H R E 14051 132 575 BARCELONA ACC ACCU Doc A450 Polygon 268 260 270 The allocation of VHF assignments for aviation services is a national responsibilitv When a sector designer needs to open a new sector the frequencv manager has to find a VHF assignment that does not interfere with existing assignments within the countrv or with neighbouring States The planning of VHF assignments is achieved two ways Firstly the fr
55. he replacements of existing radios are planned 5 FURTHER INFORMATION For further information on the policy planning and implementation of 8 33 kHz spaced channels in insert name of State can be obtained from insert specific details General information on the 8 33 kHz Programme policy planning and co ordination of 8 33 kHz channel spacing implementation can be obtained from 8 33 kHz Programme Support Office EUROCONTROL Rue de la Fus e 96 B 1130 Brussels BELGIUM Tel 32 2 729 3350 3044 3491 Fax 32 2 729 4655 E mail 8 33 eurocontrol int Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 53 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 16 4 ANNEX C ii AIC SPECIMEN FOR NON 8 33 kHz STATES Version 1 The following text is expected to be inserted in the new 8 33 AIC to be published by those ICAO EUR Region States not implementing any 8 33 sectors if not already published or in case modification of the applicable exemptions is necessary as a result of the expansion of the 8 33kHz area Text in italics will be inserted by the State concerned as required DRAFT Number 8 33 kHz CHANNEL SPACING ABOVE FL 195 IN THE ICAO EUR REGION FROM 15 MARCH 2007 1 INTRODUCTION 1 4 This AIC provides advanced notification to airspace users in respect of the implementation of 8 33 kHz channel spacing above FL 195 in the ICAO EUR region 1 2 The mandatory carriage and operation of 8 33 kHz channel spacing capable radio equipment ab
56. ier override squelch that might cause problems in airspace where offset carrier systems are used 6 Increased traffic below FL195 Operators may choose not to equip aircraft with 8 33 kHz radios and instead fly below FL195 increasing thereby the sector load and the workload of the controller in the case of an unplanned diversion through an already congested sector Furthermore during the initial phases of the 8 33 kHz expansion this may lead to more conflicts to be solved in a concise airspace and it will take more time to resolve potential conflicts due to the size of airspace T Lack of consistency in route structure above below FL 195 Problems may occur due to lack of consistency in the route structure For example not equipped aircraft may have to be descended below the 8 33 sector and thereby they may end up off route or in uncontrolled airspace as the Page 30 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide airspace below may have a totally different structure and a different airspace classification This may in addition jeopardize other aircraft in the particular area Increased number of frequencies in an area Radios ground equipment are transmitting very narrow Even though that frequency management is well undertaken by EUROCONTROL it is very difficult to avoid problems with interference totally The vertical expansion will introduce a large set of new frequencies which
57. ineering by design organization radio retrofit SCN or replacement update of testing Maint Manual bv maintenance Flight Manual organization Wiring Diagram Weight8 Balance data package application for amp installation kit STC by design certified by organization STC update of Maint Manual Flight Manual Wiring Diagram Weight amp Balance etc The above diagram gives an overview on certification procedures if the above mentioned OEM solution of the radio OEM does not exist Page 28 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide 10 SAFETY The principal safety objective is to ensure that the 8 33 kHz above FL195 implementation achieves an acceptable level of safety Therefore in order to meet its principal safety objective the risk of an accident due to the above FL195 implementation should not increase in relation to the above FL245 implementation 10 1 SAFETY ACTIVITIES 10 1 1 The following activities have been defined to ensure the safe implementation of 8 33 kHz above FL195 in the ICAO EUR Region i A safety assessment will be performed in compliance with ESARR4 Risk Assessment and Mitigation in ATM and executed in accordance with the EUROCONTROL Safety Assessment Methodology SAM Version 2 0 SAF ET1 ST03 1000 MAN 01 00 ii accordance with the SAM the safety assessment will be performed in three steps Functional Hazard Analysis FHA
58. ing standards and specifications have been approved by the following bodies ICAO EUROCAE RTCA AEEC and ETSI 8 1 8 1 1 ACP SARPS The Aeronautical Communication Panel ACP working group M maintains the Standards And Recommended Practices SARPS This includes 8 33 kHz Double Side Band DSB Amplitude Modulated AM carriers The Air Navigation Commission ANC and ICAO Council approved November 1996 this new channel spacing as an amendment to Annex 10 It describes the characteristics of the 8 33 kHz ground and airborne systems 8 2 EUROCAE MOPS 8 2 1 8 2 2 8 2 3 On the airborne side the European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment EUROCAE produced the relevant Minimum Operational Performance Standards MOPS document which was used by the Joint Aviation Authorities JAA for the certification of avionics ED 23B replaces the previous document ED 23A published in 1986 and incorporates changes which allow receivers and transmitters to be used in both a 25 kHz and 8 33 kHz channel separation environment Includes Amendment no 3 28 November 1997 Please note that ED 23C is due for release in October 2006 83 RTCA MOPS 8 3 1 In addition the RTCA SC 172 agreed in 1995 to produce a MOPS for 8 33 kHz operation based on the EUROCAE MOPS DO 186B includes changes 1 and 2 made to DO 186A and highlights standards and test procedures for airborne VHF communication transmitters as well as for installed
59. le in Austria with the exception of West of 12 E which is Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 61 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 delegated to Munich and where UHF coverage is available In the East of 12 E part of Austria 8 33 is implemented only above FL 335 and UHF equipped aircraft are allowed to fly between FL195 and FL 335 Any expansion of the 8 33 implementation should be carefully studied in co operation with the military authorities BELGIUM NETHERLANDS LUXEMBOURG These States use the EUROCONTROL Maastricht UAC which is handling military aircraft flying GAT on UHF BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA services are delegated to Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia that will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT on UHF frequencies CROATIA will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT on UHF frequencies CZECH REPUBLIC will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT on UHF frequencies DENMARK will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT on UHF frequencies ESTONIA will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT on UHF frequencies SERBIA amp MONTENEGRO will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT on UHF frequencies FINLAND will accommodate non 8 33 equipped State aircraft flying GAT in the FIR Tampere on UHF frequencies FRANCE French ACCs are providing an adequate UHF coverage to military FYROM will provide limited U
60. m in those States that enforce above FL245 Details of any exemptions granted by States will be described in State AIPs The recommendation for a harmonised enforcement of mandatory carriage at the same flight level throughout Europe is principally driven by the need to establish a homogeneous area of operations in order to Mitigate against safety hazards resulting from non 8 33 kHz aircraft e Minimise ATC workload at complex transition zones e Allow further 8 33 kHz channels to be introduced at a later date in line with operational needs and ground infrastructure developments The 8 33 kHz above FL195 User Guide is intended for any person engaged in air traffic services aircraft operations regulation aviation industry and other related sectors that may be impacted by the introduction of 8 33 kHz channel spacing above FL195 within the ICAO EUR region The User Guide aims to provide in a single document a description of 8 33 kHz channel spacing above FL195 including institutional provisions flight planning operational procedures aircraft retrofit safety frequency management and programme management aspects This document is a draft The final issue will take into account the amendment to ICAO Doc 7030 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 This page is intentionally left blank Page 2 Draft Edition Number 6 0 Above FL195 8 33 kHz User Guide 1 INTRODUCTION In accordance with Eurocontrol Permanent Commission Recomme
61. mme of 8 33 kHz in the EUR Region on behalf of ICAO 2 2 2 In April 2005 the EUROCONTROL Member States approved Permanent Commission Recommendation 05 6 for an 8 33 kHz implementation above FL195 in the ICAO EUR Region with a carriage date from 15 March 2007 2 3 STATES 2 3 1 The States within the ICAO EUR Region are responsible for their national 8 33 kHz implementations and for the amendments of their respective regulations 2 3 2 Advance notification to airspace users is provided by States via the publication of Aeronautical Information Circular AIC refer to State Action 2 in section 12 2 and to specimen AIC in Annex C 2 3 3 The individual States are required to amend their National Aeronautical Information Publications to reflect both the 8 33 kHz mandatory carriage requirements and the rules for handling State aircraft refer to State Actions 7 and 8 section 12 2 and to Specimen AIP text in Annex B Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 5 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 2 4 SINGLE EUROPEAN SKY 2 4 1 EUROCONTROL has been mandated by the European Commission in accordance with article 8 1 of the Framework Regulation EC No 549 2004 to develop requirements for the coordinated introduction of air ground voice communications based on reduced 8 33 kHz channel spacing 2 4 2 A draft Implementing Rule is being developed and submitted to the European Commission for presentation to the Single European Sky Committee
62. n on the policy planning and implementation of 8 33 kHz spaced channels in insert name of State can be obtained from insert specific details General information on the 8 33 kHz Programme policy planning and co ordination of 8 33 kHz channel spacing implementation can be obtained from 8 33 kHz Programme Support Office EUROCONTROL Rue de la Fus e 96 B 1130 Brussels BELGIUM Tel 32 2 729 3350 3044 3491 Fax 32 2 729 4655 E mail 8 33 eurocontrol int Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 55 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 16 5 ANNEX D NOTAM SPECIMEN Though the following NOTAM Specimen relate to 8 33 kHz channel spacing and a NOTAM code exists for air ground facility it was deemed more appropriate to use the code related to Aircraft entry requirement as the common subject to all these Specimen is the introduction of the mandatory carriage of 8 33 kHz capable equipment within the EUR Region which can potentially affect the entry of a non equipped aircraft within the airspace of a State It is important that the dates indicated for the publication of the NOTAM and the items B and C are followed Note The underlined space is expected to be filled in by the State concerned as required A trigger NOTAM will be published 15 February 2007 to confirm that 8 33 kHz channel spacing operation will start on 15 March 2007 Note The operational requirements flight plan filing applicable since 1st
63. nation Meetings throughout the EUR Region were endorsed at the 8 33 Contact Persons Meeting No 2 CP 2 held on the 17th and 18th of March 1999 in Brussels These have subsequently been modified to reflect the above FL195 implementation scenario The meeting agreed a generic text which should be included in every LoA and other supporting text which may be included in the LoA or in national procedures if required by the States themselves The supporting texts are provided as the Attachment to LoA 1 and Attachment to LoA 2 Notes The generic text has been written in line with that of the EUROCONTROL Common Format Letter of Agreement The generic text reflects the policy that no exemptions will be granted by 8 33 States other than to UHF equipped State aircraft States are reminded that the Specimen LoA s are a recommendation which may be fully or partially used Copies of the EUROCONTROL Common Format Cross Border Inter Centre Letter of Agreement may be obtained through the 8 33 PSO Section 14 1 Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 57 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 Specimen LoA 1 8 33 kHz States centre 1 with 8 33 kHz States centre2 or NON 8 33 kHz States centre1 with 8 33 kHz States centre2 To be inserted LoA Annex D if Centre2 does not publish exemptions beyond those prescribed for UHF equipped State aircraft Annex D D 1 General conditions for acceptance of aircrafts Except for UHF equip
64. ndation 05 6 8 33 kHz channel spacing operations will commence above FL 195 in the ICAO EUR Region from 15 March 2007 The 8 33 kHz User Guide is intended for any person engaged in air traffic services aircraft operations regulation aviation industry and other related sectors that may be impacted by the introduction of 8 33 kHz channel spacing above FL195 The 8 33 kHz User Guide aims to provide in a single document a description of 8 33 kHz channel spacing above FL 195 including institutional provisions flight planning operational procedures aircraft retrofit safety frequency management and programme management aspects 1 1 1 1 1 8 33 KHZ CHANNEL SPACING Radio communication systems for aircraft are used primarily for the purpose of air traffic control ATC Communications for air traffic control use the Very High Frequency VHF band between 118 and 137 MHz The same frequency can be reassigned many times provided that there are no interference problems At the time of writing there are about 11 000 VHF assignments in the band 118 137 MHz In line with increases in air traffic levels which are predicted to double by 2020 in comparison to the year 2000 there has been an increase in the demand for operational improvements like re sectorisation These in turn have led to an increase in the demand for VHF assignments The number of available VHF assignments can be increased by optimising frequency re use improved coordination and p
65. ocumentation AIC AIP LoA etc 2 AIRAC cycles Region State must have been published or amended 8 33 CP b Ensure that all ATC centres are fully aware of and are able to operate in accordance with any changes to the 8 33 kHz channel spacing requirements by 15 March 2007 from 00 00 UTC EUROCONTROL Activate the dedicated 8 33 Support Cell This 23 October 2006 Cell will consist of EUROCONTROL experts and will be available to support airspace users at the beginning of the warning period and up to and immediately following implementation 26 October 2006 Each ICAO EUR Confirm to the secretary of PSO that all ATC Region State centres will be able to operate in accordance 8 33 CP with any changes to the 8 33 kHz channel spacing requirements by 15 March 2007 from 00 00 UTC 18 January 07 8 33 kHz States 8 33 kHz States to co ordinate and CFMU to CFMU implement the required changes in the CFMU Environment database in order to prepare for the inclusion of the 8 33 kHz above FL 195 in the current 8 33 checking on 15 March 2007 15 February 2007 Each ICAO EUR Publish the trigger NOTAM to notify airspace Region State users of changes resulting from the Expansion 8 33 CP of 8 33 kHz channel spacing operation starts on 15 March 2007 from 00 00 UTC use the specimen provided in Annex D 8 33 checking 15 March 2007 ACC should monitor potential problems and notify the 8 33 Support Cell in the CFMU 15 March 2007 Each 8 33 kHz 8 33 kHz
66. ol GmbH Schnirchgasse 11 A 1030 Wien NADJAFOV Namik Azerbaijan Air Navigation Services AZANS Bina Airport Baku 370109 43 51703 2020 994 12 972740 43 51703 2006 994 12 971695 bernhard wolfmayr austrocontrol at office azans az Belarus BONDAR Vladimir State Aviation Committee Chief Expert Communication amp Radio Technical Dept 4 Aerodromnaya str Minsk 220065 Contact 1 REUTOVICH Henadzi Leading Engineer of ATM Safety Belaeronavigatsia Korotkevicha str 19 220039 Minsk Belarus Contact 2 TOPCHIENKO Valery Chief Radio Engineering Department Belaeronavigatsia Korotkevicha str 19 220039 Minsk Belarus 375 17 222 5585 375 17 222 5788 375 17 222 5250 357 17 222 7728 375 17 222 5521 375 17 222 5794 sac ivcavia com reutovich ivcavia com topchienko ivcavia com Belgium VAN DER HEYDEN Johan Belgocontrol Tervuursesteenweg 303 1820 Steenokkerzeel 32 2 206 2265 32 2 206 2201 VDH belgocontrol be Edition Number 6 0 Draft Page 41 8 33 kHz User Guide Above FL195 States Contacts Persons Telephone Fax EMAIL Bosnia amp Herzegovina RAGUZ Eldo Bosnia and Herzegovina Council of Ministers Head of Technical Service Department of Civil Aviation Council of Ministers Envera Sehovica 2 71000 Sarajevo 387 71 653 016 387 71 653 008 eldo raguz bhdca gov ba
67. or UHF radios no Y or U in Field 10 e the aircraft is a non 8 33 equipped State aircraft no Y in Field 10 which is equipped with UHF radios U in Field 10 but the sector concerned does not allow the use of handling of UHF equipped aircraft IFPS 8 33 PROCESSING Flight plans which are dee