ITY-AGVCS2 — 8,33 kHz Air-Ground Voice Channel Spacing below FL195

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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 military authorities.

Edition: 2019
Stakeholders: Regulator / Air Navigation Service Provider / Military / Airport Operator / Airspace Users / Network Manager
Type: SES
Scope: EU+
Status: Active

Context

Related Elements

ITY-AGVCS2

CTE-C01a

Applicability Area(s) and Timescales

Applicability Area:: All ECAC States except: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Maastricht UAC, Moldova, Turkey, Ukraine

Timescales	From	By	Applicable to
Entry into force	07-12-2012	—	Applicability Area
New and upgraded radio equipment	17-11-2013	—	Applicability Area
New or upgraded radios on State aircraft	01-01-2014	—	Applicability Area
Interim target for freq. conversions	—	31-12-2014	Applicability Area
All radio equipment	—	31-12-2017	Applicability Area
All frequencies converted	—	31-12-2018	Applicability Area
State aircraft equipped, except those notified to EC	—	31-12-2018	Applicability Area
State aircraft equipped, except those exempted [Art 9(11)]	—	31-12-2020	Applicability Area

Links to ATM Master Plan Level 2

Enablers

Code	Title	IOC	Related Elements
CTE-C01a	Existing Voice radio (VHF 25/8.33KHz)	31-12-2012

Links to SESAR Solutions

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Links to PCP ATM Sub-Functionalities

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ICAO Block Modules: No associated data

References

Applicable legislation: Regulation (EU) No 1079/2012 of 16 November 2012 laying down requirements for voice channels spacing.
Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of 10 March 2004 - the interoperability Regulation
Applicable ICAO Annexes and other references: ICAO Annex 10;
ICAO PANS-ATM Doc. 4444.
Deployment Programme 2019: —
Operating Environments: Airport; Terminal Airspace; En-Route; Network

Expected Performance Benefits

Safety: -
Capacity: -
Operational efficiency: Optimisation of the use of the bandwidth, which is a prerequisite to a number of crucial operational
improvements that will deliver benefits such as reduced delays and increased capacity. Such benefits will be postponed or even impossible if the additional frequencies required are not readily available.
Cost efficiency: -
Environment: -
Security: -

Stakeholder Lines of Action

Table Timeline

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

Code	Title	From	By
REG01	Ensure radios have 8,33 kHz channel spacing capability		31-12-2017
REG02	Ensure the achievement of the interim target for 8,33 kHz frequency conversions	FINALISED
REG03	Ensure compliance with the requirements on 8,33 kHz frequency conversions		31-12-2018
ASP01	Ensure conformity of voice communications systems and associated procedures		31-12-2018
ASP02	Convert 25 kHz frequencies to 8,33 kHz to achieve the interim target	FINALISED
ASP03	Convert all 25 kHz frequencies to 8,33 kHz		31-12-2018
ASP04	Develop safety assessment		31-12-2018
ASP05	Organise personnel training and awareness		31-12-2018
MIL01	Equip State aircraft with radio equipment with 8,33 kHz channel spacing capability		31-12-2020
MIL02	Organise personnel training and awareness of military aircrew		31-12-2020
APO01	Convert all 25 kHz frequencies to 8,33 kHz		31-12-2018
APO02	Accommodate non-equipped vehicles		31-12-2017
APO03	Organise personnel training and awareness		31-12-2018
USE01	Equip aircraft with radio equipment with 8,33 kHz channel spacing capability		31-12-2017
USE02	Organise personnel training and awareness		31-12-2017
NM01	Ensure the centralised flight planning processing and distribution service complies with the Regulation	FINALISED

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

ITY-AGVCS2		20121207_20131117_20140101_20141231_20171231_20181231_20181231_20201231
REG01		20171231
REG02 (FINALISED)		20141231
REG03		20181231
ASP01		20181231
ASP02 (FINALISED)		20141231
ASP03		20181231
ASP04		20181231
ASP05		20181231
MIL01		20201231
MIL02		20201231
APO01		20181231
APO02		20171231
APO03		20181231
USE01		20171231
USE02		20171231
NM01 (FINALISED)		20121207

Supporting Material

Title	Related SLoAs
EUROCONTROL - 8.33kHz Voice Channel Spacing (VCS) implementation handbook https://www.eurocontrol.int/publication/833khz-voice-channel-spacing-vcs-implementation-handbook	APO01, ASP01, ASP03, ASP04, REG01, REG03
EUROCONTROL - EAM 4 - ESARR 4 - Risk Assessment and Mitigation in ATM - Edition 1.0 / 04/2001 https://www.eurocontrol.int/publication/esarr-4-risk-assessment-and-mitigation-atm	ASP04
EUROCONTROL - GUID-174 - EUROCONTROL Guidelines on 8.33kHz channel spacing for military operators - 2.0 https://www.eurocontrol.int/publication/eurocontrol-guidelines-833khz-channel-spacing-military-operators	MIL01, MIL02
ICAO - Annex 10, Volume III, Part 2 - Aeronautical Telecommunications, Volume III Communication Systems, Part 2 (incorporating Amendment No 85), Chapter 2, Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 (excluding Subsection 2.3.2.8) - Second Edition / 07/2007 http://store1.icao.int/	ASP01, MIL01, REG01, USE01
ICAO - Doc 4444 - Air Traffic Management, Section 12.3.1.4 '8,33 kHz channel spacing' - Edition 15 https://store.icao.int/	ASP01, MIL01, REG01, USE01

Consultation & Approval

Working Arrangement in charge: CNS / COM SG
Outline description approved in: —
Latest objective review at expert level: 04/2013
Commitment Decision Body: Provisional Council (PC)
Objective approved/endorsed in: 07/2013
Latest change to objective approved/endorsed in: —

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