ATC16 — Implement ACAS II compliant with TCAS II change 7.1

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NOTE FOR MILITARY AUTHORITIES: It is the responsibility of each Military Authority to review this Objective IN ITS ENTIRETY and address each of the SLoAs that the Military Authority considers RELEVANT for itself. This has to be done on top and above of the review of "MIL" SLoAs which identify actions EXCLUSIVE to MIL Authorities.

Edition: 2019
Stakeholders: Regulator / Air Navigation Service Provider / Military / Airspace Users
Type: SESAR
Scope: ECAC+
Status: Achieved

Context

Related Elements

ATC16

PRO-AC-21

B0

B0-ACAS

Applicability Area(s) and Timescales

Applicability Area:: All ECAC+ States

Timescales	From	By	Applicable to
Initial operational capability	01-03-2012	—	Applicability Area
Full operational capability	—	31-12-2015	Applicability Area

Links to ATM Master Plan Level 2

Enablers

Code	Title	IOC	Related Elements
PRO-AC-21	Cockpit procedure for AP/FD TCAS	31-12-2011

Links to SESAR Solutions

Code	Title	Program	Related Elements	Analysis

Links to PCP ATM Sub-Functionalities

Code	Title	Related Elements

ICAO Block Modules

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Designator	Title	Related Elements
B0
B0-ACAS	ACAS Improvements

References

Applicable legislation: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1332/2011 of 16 December 2011 laying down common airspace usage requirements and operating procedures for airborne collision avoidance
Applicable ICAO Annexes and other references: ICAO Annex 10 - Amendment 85 of October 2010
Deployment Programme 2019: —
Operating Environments: —

Expected Performance Benefits

Safety: Improve ATM safety by reducing incidence of mid-air collisions between aircraft.
Capacity: N/A
Operational efficiency: -
Cost efficiency: N/A
Environment: N/A
Security: N/A

Stakeholder Lines of Action

Table Timeline

See 'Active' SLoAs only See all SLoAs (including 'Deleted' and 'Finalised')

Code	Title	From	By
REG01	Supervise compliance with regulatory provisions	01-03-2012	31-12-2015
REG02	Provide airworthiness certification	01-03-2012	31-12-2015
REG03	Deliver operational approval for ACAS II version 7.1 equipped aircraft	01-03-2012	31-12-2015
ASP01	Train controllers		01-03-2012
ASP02	Establish ACAS II (TCAS II version 7.1) performance monitoring		01-03-2012
MIL01	Equip and put into service transport-type aircraft with ACAS II (TCAS II version 7.1) capability	01-03-2012	31-12-2015
MIL02	Train aircrews of tactical aircraft (not ACAS II equipped)		31-03-2012
USE01	Obtain airworthiness certification for ACAS II version 7.1 equipped aircraft	01-03-2012	31-12-2015
USE02	Obtain operational approval for ACAS II version 7.1 equipped aircraft	01-03-2012	31-12-2015

Code	Dates
	1999 99 2000 00 2001 01 2002 02 2003 03 2004 04 2005 05 2006 06 2007 07 2008 08 2009 09 2010 10 2011 11 2012 12 2013 13 2014 14 2015 15 2016 16 2017 17 2018 18 2019 19 2020 20 2021 21 2022 22 2023 23 2024 24 2025 25

ATC16		20120301_20151231
REG01	95%	20120301_20151231
REG02	90%	20120301_20151231
REG03	84%	20120301_20151231
ASP01		20120301
ASP02		20120301
MIL01	37%	20120301_20151231
MIL02		20120331
USE01		20120301_20151231
USE02		20120301_20151231

Supporting Material

Title	Related SLoAs
EASA - AMC 20-15 - Airworthiness Certification Considerations for the Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS II) with optional Hybrid Surveillance - ED Decision 2011/001/R / 03/2011 http://www.easa.europa.eu/system/files/dfu/Annex II - AMC 20-15.pdf	ASP01, REG01, REG02, USE02
EASA - ETSO-C119c - Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Airborne Equipment, TCAS II - ED Decision 2009/015/R / 12/2009 http://easa.europa.eu/system/files/dfu/ws_prod-g-doc-Agency_Mesures-Agency_Decisions-2009-cs_etso_5-Annex-II---ETSO.pdf	ASP01, ASP02, REG01, REG02, USE01, USE02
EUROCAE - ED-143 - Volume I : Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System II (TCAS II) Volume II : TCAS II Collision Avoidance System (CAS) Requirements Specification- Attachment A to Volume II 09/2008 https://eshop.eurocae.net/eurocae-documents-and-reports	ASP02, MIL01, REG02, REG03, USE01, USE02
EUROCAE - ED-143 Change 1 - Minimum Operational Performance Standards For Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance 04/2009 https://eshop.eurocae.net/eurocae-documents-and-reports	ASP02, MIL01, REG02, REG03, USE01, USE02
EUROCAE - ED-181 - Guidance for the Development of Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems 09/2010 https://eshop.eurocae.net/eurocae-documents-and-reports	MIL01, REG01, REG02, REG03, USE01, USE02
EUROCONTROL - ACAS Guide https://www.eurocontrol.int/system/airborne-collision-avoidance-system	ASP01
ICAO - Annex 10,Volume IV - Aeronautical Telecommunications, Volume IV - Surveillance and Collision Avoidance Systems - 4th Edition http://store1.icao.int/	ASP01, MIL02, REG01, REG02
ICAO - Doc 9863 - Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) Manual - Edition 2 / 01/2012 https://store.icao.int/	ASP01, ASP02, MIL02, REG01, REG02
RTCA - DO-185A - Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System II (TCAS II) Airborne Equipment 12/1997 http://www.rtca.org/store_list.asp	REG03
RTCA - DO-185B - Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System II (TCAS II) 08/2006 http://www.rtca.org/store_list.asp	REG03, USE02
RTCA - DO-185B-Change 1 - Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System II (TCAS II) - Change 1 01/2007 http://www.rtca.org/store_list.asp	REG03, USE02

Consultation & Approval

Working Arrangement in charge: Unassigned
Outline description approved in: 03/2011
Latest objective review at expert level: 04/2012
Commitment Decision Body: Provisional Council (PC)
Objective approved/endorsed in: 08/2011
Latest change to objective approved/endorsed in: 07/2012

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