The Australian ADS-B Program Greg Dunstone Surveillance Program Lead, Airservices Australia
2001-4 : Australian operational trial Operationally commissioned 9 aircraft Dh8, Shorts, B200, Jabiru Objective : Learn operational lessons Separation standards approved
NOW INCORPORATED INTO AIP
Radar Coverage today at FL100
Australian Surveillance 250 NM Mode S radars (20) With Mode S DAPS (currently not used) With Flight ID Legacy A/C radars till 2015 50 NM Primary radars for TMA only Limited Multilateration Application Support to ASMGCS SYWAM and TASWAM Extensive ADS-B coverage Fully operational continent wide Shared with Indonesia Future: Additional ADS-B coverage ADS-B based surveillance including Air-Air applications
ADS-B : Current Status
ADS-B is operational today Service is provided today Continent wide Using internationally agreed standards Coverage is altitude dependent RADAR ADS-B FL100 COVERAGE Planned ADS-B
Australian ATC Display Radar ADS-C ADS-B WAM Flight Plan tracks
ADS-B Installation at Longreach with NDB & VHF outlet
Thursday Island
Operational for some years Billabong Roadhouse Satellite Ground Station
ADS-B Antenna Folding Pole at Billabong Roadhouse Satellite Ground Station
Operational for some years Karratha ADS-B station
Mt Newman ADS-B station Operational for some years
Broome An aircraft trajectory at Broome (ADS-B data)
OCEANIC ADS-B is operational 836m 945m New NDB, ADS-B & VHF site ~100m @ aerial top Transit Hill 120m 210m
ADS-B at FL100 Service is provided today Continent wide Using internationally agreed standards Coverage is altitude dependent RADAR ADS-B FL100 COVERAGE Planned ADS-B
WAM systems with ADS-B are operational TAS WAM Commissioned SY WAM Commissioned SY PRM Commissioned SY WAM ADS-B to enroute ATC Commissioned ADS-B from SYDNEY WAM
We share ADS-B data with Indonesia (Hopefully with PNG in future) Operational today Indonesian data is on screen in Brisbane ATC centre Impact on safety of FIR boundary
Planning ADS-B on Gas/Oil Rigs
PLANNING ADS-B for Remote Control Towers Why? Low cost surveillance No COMS But no monitoring TSAD PC BOX PC with integrated ADS-B receiver Status Display operational with radar
Alliance
Filtering was removed in September For safety operators must ensure that all ADS-B transmissions are compliant. Removal of approval process We no longer know who has which avionics Operator gets ADS-B service if they transmit ADS-B
We retain a Black list Your customers don t want to be in Blacklist The Blacklist is for Non compliant aircraft Airservices will ask CASA to chase down compliance Allows Airservices management of flights until aircraft is compliant CASA may issue an exemption to CAO 20:18 on request (no guarantees) ADS-B services restored once aircraft is fixed and Airservices notified. An interim correction may be to disable ADS-B output or set NUCp or NIC to zero
Australian ADS-B rules in place Effective date 6 June 2007 Mandate Non compliant ADS-B must be disabled before flight [no bad data] 12 Dec 2013 Operation at/above FL290 requires ADS-B [12 months to go] Status Regulation in place (see CAO 20:18) (All airspace categories) 6 Feb 2014 All IFR aircraft first registered after [14 months to go] 6 Feb 2014 must have ADS-B out 6 Jan 2016 All IFR must have ADS-B out within 500 Nm Perth to north & east Regulation in place (see CAO 20:18) 8 Dec 2016 6 Jan 2017 ADS-B position source must be SA aware for aircraft manufactured after date All IFR must have ADS-B out in Australia (Applies to aircraft operating in Class A,B,C, E) Regulation in place (see CAO 20:18) (All airspace categories)
Transponder Rules in place Effective date 9 Feb 2012 6 Feb 2014 6 Feb 2016 Mandate All new registrations with Mode S transponder must have Mode S Flight ID All Mode S DAPS must be in accord with ICAO SARPS [no bad data] New registrations must have Top/bottom antenna if >5700Kg or TAS>250 Kts All new registrations or transponder installation replaced must have mode S with Flight ID & ADS-B capability All operations at Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne & Perth airports must have mode S with Flight ID Status Regulation in place (see CAO 20:18) Applies to all aircraft operating in Class A,B,C, E or Above 10K in G Exceptions in Class E & G if the aircraft does not have an engine; or sufficient enginedriven electrical power generation capacity to power a Mode S transponder. Regulation in place (see CAO 20:18) Applies to all aircraft no exceptions New transponders for aircraft in Class A,B,C,E or above 10K must be Mode S with ADS-B capability - The phase out of Mode A/C has begun
Matching GPS rules in place too - Provides GPS based PBN (Note deeming rules CAO 20.91) Effective date 6 Feb 2014 Forward fit & New installations Mandate All IFR aircraft first registered after 6 Feb 2014 & New GPS installations in IFR after 6 Feb 2014 Must have TSO145/146/196 GPS (or CASA approved RNP capability) Status Regulation in place (see CAO 20:18) Almost no new TSO129 installations post Feb 2014 (they can be installed in VFR) 6 Jan 2016 Retrofit All IFR aircraft must have TSO145/146/196 GPS (or CASA approved RNP capability) or TSO129 Regulation in place (see CAO 20:18) Old TSO129 can stay until replaced BUT : a) probably can t feed ADS-B b) operator must carry fuel for alternate aerodrome with conventional navaids (many being decommissioned)
We are making sure everyone is aware.
AIP H96/12 Published Dec 2012
STATISTICS
% of Flights with ADS-B (Australian Rego) % Flights with ADSB 90 80 70 60 ABOVE FL 285 Percent 50 40 30 ALL LEVELS 20 10 BELOW FL 285 0 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Date
Australian Military aircraft are equipping with ADS-B Currently equipped, approved & receiving service A332- MRRT Transport/Tanker B737-BBJ VIP Fleet Bombardier CL604 VIP Fleet B350 Army & Air Force Images Courtesy of Department of Defence
Chief of Air Force affirmed - The Australian Defence force is committed to a joint national Air Traffic Management system Defence commitment to ensuring its aviation activities take account of the ADS-B implementation program. Defence will enhance IFF, Mode S and ADS-B capabilities All future Defence Surveillance platforms will meet the ADS-B requirements Defence aircraft being retained post 2020 are expected to be equipped by 2018, with the ability to disable transmission as required. Images Courtesy of Department of Defence
Work to be done on the Australian IFR Fleet for 2017 Equipped To be ADS-B equipped Above FL285 Below FL285 ~283 (61%) ~136 (5%) ~178 ~ 2,636 By Dec 2013 (12 months) 15/month By Feb 2017 (~50 months) 53/month Plus workload of new Mode S transponders for SSR rules Plus workload associated with GPS mandate 2016 Based on detections by Airservices Ground stations
BUSINESS ARGUMENT
Why owners should fit early Investment has to be made (Mandate) Benefits of early ADS-B fitment exceed time value of money Operational benefits now - Safety benefit (& for companies liability) - Efficiency benefit (more likely clearance) High dollar (may be different in 2015-6) Low interest rates cost to equip earlier is low Track by Web tools Installation costs are likely to be higher in 2016 panic period Mode S transponder required in 2016 for major cities ADS-B require earlier if you operate in WA Potential NAV benefit - NPA approaches - Reduced need for fuel to alternate with Navaid (TSO146 GPS) as Navaid numbers reduce Reason to Delay Possible new products Will dispose of aircraft before mandate
Thank you & Questions?
SPARES
Test the output! Use an ADS-B capable test set. Know whether the transponder is DO260 (TSO166), DO260A (TSO166A) or DO260B (TSO166B) standard. The version number is available in BDS 6.5 A/C OP status. Check Flight ID : Callsign/ Registration (WITHOUT VH) Check 24 bit aircraft address : Check 24 bit aircraft address as allocated by CASA Check Emitter category : Check emitter category set and type are appropriate for the aircraft. Check Integrity (NIC ) = Examine the Type code for DO260A & DO260B It is important that NIC be non zero If the aircraft is transmitting AIRBORNE squits then the type code needs to be 9-15 Type HPL NIC code 9 <7.5m 11 10 <25m 10 11 <185.2m 9 or 8 12 <0.2 nm 7 13 <0.5 nm 6 14 <1.0 nm 5 15 <2.0 nm 4 16 <10 nm 3 or 2 Not used by ATC 17 <20 nm 1 Not used by ATC 18 > 20 nm 0 Not useable indicates no integrity