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INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION

REPORT OF THE COMBINED SEVENTH MEETING OF THE FANS
IMPLEMENTATION TEAM, BAY OF BENGAL (FIT-BOB/7)
AND FOURTH MEETING OF THE FANS IMPLEMENTATION TEAM,
SOUTH-EAST ASIA (FIT-SEA/4)

BANGKOK, THAILAND, 25 – 28 JULY 2006

The views expressed in this Report should be taken as those of the
Meeting and not of the Organization.

Approved by the Meeting
and Published by the ICAO Asia and Pacific Office
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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - HISTORY OF THE MEETING
Page
Introduction .................................................................................................................................i
Attendance ..................................................................................................................................i
Officers and Regional Office ......................................................................................................i
Opening of the Meeting ..............................................................................................................i
Language and Documentation .....................................................................................................i

PART II - REPORT ON AGENDA ITEMS

Agenda Item 1: Adoption of Agenda.......................................................................................1

Agenda Item 2: Review Bay of Bengal ADS/CPDLC Operational Trial................................2

Agenda Item 3: Review South China Sea ADS/CPDLC Operational Trial............................4

Agenda Item 4: Review ADS/CPDLC Implementation Bay of Bengal and South-East Asia11

Agenda Item 5: Central Reporting Agency – Bay of Bengal.................................................17

Agenda Item 6: Central Reporting Agency – South East Asia..............................................21

Agenda Item 7: Data Link Guidance Materials.....................................................................25

Agenda Item 8: Update Task Lists.........................................................................................26

Agenda Item 9: Any other business.......................................................................................27

Agenda Item 10: Date and venue of the next meeting.............................................................29

APPENDICES

Appendix A: List of Participants.................................................................................A-1
Appendix B: List of Papers...........................................................................................B-1
Appendix C: Terms of Reference of the FIT-BOB......................................................C-1
Appendix D: Update on ADS/CPDLC by India..........................................................D-1
Appendix E: Feedback from Emirates (EK).................................................................E-1
Appendix F: Terms of Reference of the FIT-SEA.......................................................F-1
Appendix G: Presentation on FIT and CRA by CRA-Japan.......................................G-1
Appendix H: ADS/CPDLC System in the Ujung Pandang FIR..................................H-1
Appendix I: ADS/CPDLC Logon Status in the Yangon FIR.......................................I-1
Appendix J: Data Link Implementation Table.............................................................J-1
Appendix K: ADS/CPDLC Equipage and ATS Status BOB.......................................K-1
Appendix L: ADS/CPDLC Equipage and ATS Status SEA........................................L-1
Appendix M: TOR of the FIT-BOB CRA....................................................................M-1
Appendix N: Draft AIP SUP for Establishing BOB CRA...........................................N-1
Appendix O: Confidentiality Agreement for FIT-BOB CRA......................................O-1
Appendix P: FANS Problem Report Form...................................................................P-1
Appendix Q: FANS 1/A Periodic Status Report Form................................................Q-1
Appendix R: Confidentiality Agreement for FIT-SEA CRA.......................................R-1
Appendix S: Revised TOR of the FIT-SEA CRA........................................................S-1
Appendix T: Revised Task List of the FIT-SEA CRA.................................................T-1
ATFM/TF/4 & BOBCAT
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Appendix U: Revised Problem Report Procedures of the FIT-SEA CRA...................U-1
Appendix V: Presentation of Summary PRs by CRA-Japan.......................................V-1
Appendix W: Guidance Material for End-to-End Safety and Performance
Monitoring of Air Traffic Service (ATS) Data Link Systems
in the Asia/Pacific Region......................................................................W-1
Appendix X: Task List FIT-BOB................................................................................X-1
Appendix Y: Task List FIT-SEA.................................................................................Y-1
Appendix Z: SITA OCL, FMC WPR, FANS 1/A and ATN location list.....................Z-1
Appendix AA: SITA D-ATIS, D-VOLMET, TWIP, DCL and PDC locations list......AA-1
Appendix BB: Draft Working Paper on Funding Arrangement...................................BB-1
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History of the Meeting

PART I – HISTORY OF THE MEETING

1. Introduction

1.1 The Combined Seventh Meeting of the FANS Implementation Team, Bay of Bengal
(FIT-BOB/7) and the Fourth Meeting of the FANS Implementation Team, South-East Asia (FIT-SEA/4)
was held from 25 to 28 July 2006 at the Kotaite Wing of the ICAO Asia and Pacific Office.

2. Attendance

2.1 The meeting was attended by 47 participants from Hong Kong China, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, IATA, IFALPA, ARINC, SITA
and BOEING. A list of participants is at Appendix A to this report.

3. Officers & Regional Office

3.1. Mr. Andrew Tiede, Regional Officer ATM from the ICAO Asia and Pacific Office, acted
as the Moderator and Secretary for the Combined Meeting and the FIT-BOB/7 side meeting. He was
assisted by Mr. Polawat Chootai, Regional Officer ATM.

3.2 Mr. Hiroshi Inoguchi, Special Assistant to the Director of ATS System Planning
Division, Japan Civil Aviation Bureau acted as the Moderator for the FIT-SEA/4 side meeting. Mr.
Kyotaro Harano Regional Officer ATM served as the Secretary for the FIT-SEA/4 side meeting.

4. Opening of the Meeting

4.1 The meeting was opened by Mr. Andrew Tiede on behalf of Mr. Lalit Shah, Regional
Director of ICAO Asia and Pacific Office.

4.2 In opening the meeting, Mr. Tiede recalled that the last two meetings of the BOB and
SEA FITs were also held as combined meetings, in April and November 2005 respectively, with the April
meeting incorporating an ADS/CPDLC seminar. By holding combined FIT meetings, the Regional Office
had been trying to capitalize on the potential for sharing of information between the Bay of Bengal and
the South China Sea areas whilst cutting down on resource requirements for both States and ICAO by
reducing the number of meetings.

4.3 However, in light of the good work towards the commencement of an initial
ADS/CPDLC operational trial in the South China Sea and the progress that had been made recently in the
Bay of Bengal in regard to finalizing the financial agreements necessary to provide CRA services it was
evident that the respective FITs would be pursuing active and separate work programmes. As such, Mr.
Tiede noted that future meetings of the respective FITs would need to be held separately from each other.

5. Language and Documentation

5.1. All discussions were conducted in English. Documentation was issued in English. A
total of 12 Working Papers and 10 Information Papers were considered by the meeting. A list of the
meeting papers considered is at Appendix B.
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PART II - REPORT ON AGENDA ITEMS

Agenda Item 1: Adoption of Agenda

1.1 The meeting reviewed the provisional agenda that had been proposed by the Regional
Office and adopted it as the agenda for the meeting:

Agenda Item 1: Adoption of Agenda

Agenda Item 2: Review Bay of Bengal ADS/CPDLC Operational Trial

Agenda Item 3: Review South China Sea ADS/CPDLC Operational Trial

Agenda Item 4: Review ADS/CPDLC Implementation Bay of Bengal and
South-East Asia

Agenda Item 5: Central Reporting Agency – Bay of Bengal

Agenda Item 6: Central Reporting Agency – South East Asia

Agenda Item 7: Data Link Guidance Materials

Agenda Item 8: Update Task Lists

Agenda Item 9: Any other business

Agenda Item 10: Date and venue of the next meeting

1.2 In addition, the meeting reviewed a list of sub-agenda items that had been proposed by
Boeing in order to address the BOB-CRA aspects of the meeting. The meeting agreed that the sub-
headings below should be considered during the BOB meeting discussions and by the FIT-SEA insofar as
they remained relevant to the work of the FIT-SEA.

Background

FIT - terms of reference
CRA - terms of reference

Problem reporting process

Required data to file a problem report
Where to send PR
Types of problems to report
Non disclosure agreement

System Performance Monitoring

Importance of monitoring
Information included in monthly monitoring report
Where to send monthly monitoring data
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Airside focus

Logon procedures
PF / PNF recommended data link procedures
Use of free text

Groundside focus

Logon - automatic flight number tail number check
Automatic transfers
Center coordination
Use of free text

Lessons Learned section

Use of conditional clearances
ADS Reporting rates

Around the room – State ANSPs.

Each ANSP to give a short update on their system and operations.

Around the room - Operators

Each Operator to give a short update on their system and operations

Agenda Item 2: Review Bay of Bengal ADS/CPDLC Operational Trial

Terms of Reference FIT-BOB

2.1 The meeting reviewed the current Terms of Reference (TORs) for the FIT-BOB as
adopted by the 13th Meeting of the Bay of Bengal ATS Coordination Group, and after some editorial
enhancements, agreed that the TOR shown at Appendix C to the Report reflected the requirements of the
FIT-BOB.

India-Review of Bay of Bengal Operational Trial

2.2 India provided a comprehensive update in respect to their ADS/CPDLC operations
(Appendix D refers), informing the meeting that the entire Indian oceanic airspace including Bay of
Bengal and Arabian Sea was now under ADS/CPDLC coverage. The ADS systems were integrated with
FDPS. Delhi and Mumbai systems were supplied by Raytheon while Chennai and Kolkatta systems were
developed by Electronic Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) in collaboration with Airports Authority of
India.

2.3 Chennai and Kolkatta regions have been participating in the ADS/CPDLC operational
trials since 19 February 2004, and were now operating on a 24 hour basis. The system trials at Delhi and
Mumbai by Raytheon started in March 2006, and the operational trials commenced from 1st July 2006
after system stabilization and completion of ATCO’s training. The present hours of operation of
ADC/CPDLC at Mumbai are: 0530-0930 & 2200-0300 UTC and at Delhi, 1100-2359 UTC. AIP
supplements have been issued for application of data link services within Kolkata FIR and Chennai FIR
via AIP Supplements 06/2006 and 07/2006 respectively.
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2.4 There had been a very gradual increase in the participation of airlines in the trial
operations, with 20 airlines presently participating in the Chennai region; however, increased airline
participation would be very beneficial. The trial operations serve 13 routes in the Bay of Bengal area
falling in the Chennai and Kolkata FIRs, including L301, L507, L645, L759, M770, N571, N563, N877,
N895, P574, P628, P646 and P762.

2.5 Mumbai ADS/CPDLC system is available for trial operations for aircraft operating within
Mumbai FIR on route segments of ATS routes N519, L301, L 505, N571, P574, M300, N563, P570,
R456, A451, UL425, UM551, P323, G450, G424, B459, T940, A474, A452, G465, A214, R461 over
Arabian Sea airspace.

2.6 Delhi ADS/CPDLC system is available for trial operations for aircraft operating within
Delhi FIR on route segments L333, G452, G333, A589, A466, M890, M875, L509, W30, W31, W34,
W36, and W39.

2.7 Analysis based on submitted flight plans had indicated that approximately 30% of the
Airlines operating in Bay of Bengal were logging on to ADS/CPDLC systems and approximately 12% of
the Airlines operating over Arabian Sea were logging on to ADS/CPDLC systems.

2.8 Sampling during May/June 2006 indicates that the daily number of uplink/downlink
messages at Chennai varied between 2000 and 2500 per day and between 1000 and 1500 per day at
Kolkata. CPDLC messages averaged around 250 per day.

2.9 India had changed AFN Logon address of Chennai and Kolkatta CPDLC to VOMF and
VECF respectively with effect from 24th November 2005 and, although difficulties were experienced for
about 3 months, the change had now been assimilated and minimal further problems had been
experienced.

2.10 The meeting noted that according to the Procedures for Air Navigation Services – Air
Traffic Management (PANS-ATM, Doc 4444), the communication requirement for 50NM longitudinal
separation with RNP 10 was direct controller-pilot communications (DCPC). Direct controller-pilot
communications shall be voice or CPDLC. The voice shall be the direct voice, i.e. VHF or direct HF (not
through the third party). India updated the meeting in this regard, noting that arrangements in Mumbai and
Delhi would not involve “third-party” as integrated displays were in use and therefore the situation would
be direct controller pilot communications (DCPC). This was also the situation in Chennai and Kolkatta.

2.11 The meeting recognized that the CRA analysis would comprise a significant and critical
component of the safety assessment in the context of implementing ADS/CPDLC. As the CRA analysis
and ongoing CRA monitoring capability was not yet available to the Bay of Bengal trial, the safety
assessment could not be completed and, consequently, the implementation of either CPDLC or ADS could
not be authorized.

2.12 The Secretariat briefed the meeting that concerns of this nature had been recognized by
APANPIRG/16 (August 2005) in relation to RVSM and reduced horizontal separation minima
implementations, and that the ICAO safety assessment and ongoing monitoring provisions were equally
applicable in the implementation of new communications and surveillance systems like ADS and CPDLC.
In order to highlight their significant concerns in this regard, the 16th Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Air
Navigation Planning and Implementation Group (August 2005, Bangkok) had formulated the following
Conclusion:
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Conclusion 16/5 – No implementation of reduced separation unless compliant
with Annex 11

That, recognizing that some States had not adequately complied with safety management
provisions, the Regional Office advise States of the Asia/Pacific Region that further
regional implementation of reduced separation minima should only proceed in
circumstances where implementing States can demonstrate an ability to comply with
Annex 11, Chapter 2, safety management provisions for the continuous monitoring and
regular assessment of the safety level achieved.

2.13 As such, it was evident to the meeting that the significant investment in ground-based
data link capability made by States of the area, particularly India, could not be utilized until the data link
technical parameters had been appropriately demonstrated and ongoing monitoring and remedial
arrangements were in place. Technical data from the BOB-CRA was necessary to enable India and the
FIT-BOB to progress the safety assessment for implementation. Once a suitable safety analysis had been
completed in accordance with ICAO provisions, implementation of CPDLC and/or ADS could be
considered.

Trial Participation by BOB States

2.14 An update in respect of the involvement of other Bay of Bengal States in the operational
trial has been included under Agenda Item 4 of this report.

Feedback from Users

2.15 The meeting, recognizing the importance of feedback from users, thanked Emirates for
providing feedback in relation to the Bay of Bengal data link trials. A copy of the feedback has been
included at Appendix E.

Agenda Item 3: Review South China Sea ADS/CPDLC Operational Trial

3.1 In reviewing the history of the FIT-SEA, the meeting noted that the readiness status of
States concerned was becoming mature enough for FIT-SEA to consider the implementation of FANS-
1/A-based ATS data link services in the South China Sea area and stressed the need to progress quickly to
ADS/CPDLC operational trials by Singapore, Philippines and Viet Nam. To this end, States were
encouraged to actively participate in the discussions, to clarify any ambiguous issues, and cooperate with
others in developing a time-bounded implementation programme for ADS/CPDLC.

Terms of Reference FIT-SEA

3.2 The meeting reviewed the TOR for the FIT- SEA as adopted by the 11th Meeting of the
South East Asia ATS Coordination Group and agreed that the TOR shown at Appendix F to the Report
continued to reflect the requirements of the FIT-SEA.

Safety Management Considerations

3.3 The meeting reaffirmed that the ATS safety management was required in accordance with
Annex 11 – Air Traffic Services as follows:
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2.26.1 States shall implement systematic and appropriate ATS safety management
programmes to ensure that safety is maintained in the provision of ATS within airspaces
and at aerodromes.

2.26.3 An ATS safety management programme shall, inter alia:

a) identify actual and potential hazards and determine the need for
remedial action;

3.4 It was also noted that the Procedures for Air Navigation Services – Air Traffic Services
(PANS-ATM, Doc 4444) details the safety assessment in terms of communication systems as follows:

2.6.1 Need for safety assessment

2.6.1.1 A safety assessment shall be carried out in respect of proposals for
significant airspace reorganizations, for significant changes in the provision of ATS
procedures applicable to an airspace or an aerodrome, and for the introduction of new
equipment, systems or facilities, such as:

···

f) implementation of new communications, surveillance or other safety-
significant systems and equipment, including those providing new
functionality and/or capabilities.

2.6.2 Safety-significant factors

The safety assessment shall consider relevant all factors determined to be safety-
significant, including:

···

e) type of air-ground communications and time parameters for
communication dialogues, including controller intervention capability;

f) type and capabilities of surveillance system, and the availability of
systems providing controller support and alert functions….

3.5 With reference to the time parameters required in paragraph 2.6.2 of PANS-ATM as
above, the meeting noted that the performance requirements were provided in the Manual of Air Traffic
Services Data Link Application (Doc 9694), and, more explicitly, in the FANS-1/A Operations Manual
(p. 3-2).

Requirement for FIT and CRA

3.6 CRA-Japan provided the meeting with the presentation on the CRA structure, Problem
Report (PR) reporting procedures and the system performance analysis by States for the meeting’s review.
The presentation is attached as Appendix G to the Report.
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Communication Requirement to Reduce Longitudinal Separations

3.7 The meeting noted that according to PANS-ATM, the communication requirement for
50NM longitudinal separation with RNP 10 was direct controller-pilot communications (DCPC). Direct
controller-pilot communications shall be voice or CPDLC. The voice shall be the direct voice, i.e. VHF
or direct HF (not through the third party).

ADS/CPDLC Operational Trials

3.8 The meeting recalled that FIT-SEA/1 (May 2004, Bangkok) had agreed that the South
China Sea area ADS/CPDLC operational trial would be carried out by the Philippines, Singapore and Viet
Nam. Singapore and Viet Nam had agreed to work together towards implementing an operational trial as
soon as Viet Nam’s equipment was commissioned.

3.9 In this regard, the meeting requested States to update information on the current situation
and agree on a suitable target date for the operational trial.

Hong Kong, China

3.10 Hong Kong, China advised the meeting that they started standalone ADS/CPDLC trial
system in 1996 and conducted a series of ADS/CPDLC trial with local/foreign airlines on selected routes
between 1997 and 2002, including downlink of MET data. Currently there was not a plan to conduct
further ADS/CPDLC trials in the Hong Kong FIR as the airspace was almost covered by radar and VHF
voice communications. However Hong Kong, China would keep abreast of the ADS/CPDLC
development in the region.

Indonesia

3.11 At FIT-SEA/3 (November 2005) Indonesia undertook to follow up and provide a
comprehensive update to the next meeting. In this regard, Indonesia reported to the meeting that CPDLC
implementation in the Jakarta FIR commenced in early 1999 with the CPDLC trials. Unfortunately, this
activity had been suspended as a result of the following:

a) CPDLC systems had not been integrated with ATSC systems; therefore this
system still remained as standalone configuration;

b) The performance of the system was not sufficiently stable;

c) Required restructuring of airspace dimensions effected the ATS improvement
especially for the Jakarta FIR; and

d) Planning is in place to enhance Jakarta ATSC system by commissioning the
Jakarta Automated ATS System (JAATS) which is expected to be operational
in 2010.

3.12 With regard to the Ujung Pandang FIR, Indonesia informed the meeting that Makassar
Advanced ATS System (MAATS) had been implemented and all supporting facilities for ATS had been
implemented for the Ujung Pandang FIR. The MAATS includes capability for ADS/CPDLC operations,
however supporting arrangements including the training of staff and trials/testing of this equipment still
need to be arranged. A short description relating to the ADS/CPDLC systems established in the Ujung
Pandang FIR is attached as Appendix H to the Report.