Conformity Assessment Task Force Meeting # 14 EUROCONTROL Headquarters VEGA Meeting Room 27 November 2008 European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
Agenda Item 1 Opening & Approval of Agenda European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
Agenda Item 2 Key elements of the SES Annual Report Octavian Cioara European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
Context Legal obligation for the Member States to report annually on the implementation of the SES and of FUA Art 12 of the SES framework Regulation 549/2004 and Article 8 of the FUA Regulation 2150/2005. The European Commission has formally requested EUROCONTROL (31.07.2008) to: Collect Validate Analyse on its behalf, the data to be provided by States in their annual reports on the implementation of the SES 4
Context Reporting to be done through the LCIP 2009-2013 reporting mechanism, as follows: Annual Report on SES implementation through Chapter 2 of LCIP2009-2013 Annual Report on the Application of FUA through Chapter 7 of LCIP2009-2013 Most of the questions addressed to or through the NSA 5
Reporting on interoperability Specific section (2.8) dealing with the implementation of the interoperability Regulation and the associated implementing rules Questions derived directly from the interoperability Regulation or from the applicable implementing rules: Coordination and transfer (1032/2006) Flight Message Transfer Protocol (633/2007) Initial Flight Plan (1033/2006) Voice Channel Spacing (1265/2007) 6
CA issues Opportunity to have a consistent view across the 27 Member States (+ those having signed aviation agreements) Questions on: Definition/allocation of tasks and processes dealing with the supervision of compliance by the NSA Appointment of Notified Bodies Number of received EC declarations of verification and provision of some examples (max 8) Number of EC declarations of conformity/suitability and provision of some examples (max 8) Any cases of non-compliance ascertained by the NSA 7
Next steps More info available at: http://www.eurocontrol.int/elcip E-mail address set-up: sesreporting@eurocontrol.int FAQ section available Deadline for submission of the reports: 31.01.2009 Delivery of the results/analysis by EUROCONTROL to the EC: April 2009 8
Agenda Item 3 Application of Conformity Assessment to Meteorological Systems Jean-Paul Doré European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
Review of initial proposal Application of CA to met systems How to identify/delineate Met systems and constituents part of EATMN? Systems supporting D-ATIS & D-VOLMET should be part of EATMN (see CATF#13.5) Feedback from CATF members indicates that this approach is too restrictive Two possible views: Service provision of Met information (549/2004, 2096/2005 with amended Annex III) Systems and constituents for the acquisition, processing and dissemination of Met information 10
CATF#14 Paper on Met Systems Explore the way ahead to define EATMN Met systems Met information provided to aeronautical users and covered by ICAO / WMO standards Anticipate potential overlap or dependency with other processes / initiatives including verification of compliance activities with ICAO standards Highlight orientations for the drafting of specific CA guidelines 11
Essential Requirements Met systems ER 8.1 Seamless Operations Systems & procedures for the use of meteorological information shall improve the consistency and timeliness of its provision and the quality of its presentation, using an agreed set of data ER 8.2 Support for new concepts of operation Systems & procedures for the use of meteorological information shall improve the promptness and its availability and the speed with which it may be used, in order to support continuous improvement of the efficiency of airspace and airport use 12
Main benefits of Met info for the ATM system Improved accuracy and timeliness of shared met info to optimize flight trajectory and prediction, safety and efficiency of the ATM system Increased availability of shared met info onboard a/c will allow the preferred trajectory to be refined in real time Adverse weather conditions decision for diversion and re-routing Aerodrome reports and forecasts optimum use of aerodrome capacity Met info will contribute to minimize the environmental aspect of air traffic 13
SESAR technical architecture Aircraft En-route /Approach ATC Aerodrome ATC Airport Airside Operations A/G Datalink Ground Management Local and Subregional Systems Ground SWIM Network AOC ATM SWIM Supervision External Systems Regional Systems Aeronautical Information Management Advanced Airspace Management Network Information Management 14
15 SESAR View ATM Information Reference Model, AIRM
Meteo information supplied to aeronautical users /1 Information Distributor Destination Met report METAR SPECIALS, SPECI Aeronautical Met station + Met office Aeronautical Met station + Met office TWR, APP, ACC, FIC, COM Station TWR, APP, ACC, FIC, COM Station TAF Met office TWR, APP, ACC, FIC, COM Station Upper wind, temp., en-route forecasts Met office, MWO ACC, FIC SIGMET, AIRMET MWO TWR, APP, ACC, FIC, COM Station Others International weather centres / MWO 16
Meteo information supplied to airspace users /2 Pre-flight planning Met info for en-route and aerodromes VOLMET service ATIS service 17
Meteo information provided to aeronautical users /2 Presentation of Met information Abbreviated plain-language messages (ICAO approved abbreviations) existing alphanumeric codes accepted by flight crews and ATS personnel, Digital form for automatic information system Graphical format 18
Application of the Quality Management System defined in ICAO Doc 9873 Quality Management System for the Provision of Meteorological Service to ANS Requirements of ISO 9001:2000 Clause 7.5: Production and service provision Clause 7.6: Control of monitoring and measuring devices Potential overlap between requirements of the QMS for Met service providers and conformity assessment of constituents and systems 19
Considerations on the application of CA to Met systems /1 Two categories of users Airspace users ATS units, TWR, APP, ACC, FIC, AIS, RCC CA objectives Ascertain the quality of service of met information supplied to ATS units Verification of compliance of supporting systems with applicable ICAO and WMO standards Provide evidences of compliance for the technical file Met service providers associated to (ACC, FIC) should issue a DoV: Supply of met info meets QoS requirements Generation & dissemination of met info complies with applicable standards 20
Considerations on the application of CA to met systems /2 Met service providers associated to (TWR, APP) should issue a DoV: Supply of met info meets QoS requirements Generation & dissemination of met info complies with applicable standards Met systems subject to CA System supporting ATIS service System supporting VOLMET service Aerodrome weather observation systems, AWOS System for the generation & dissemination of met info to ACCs Automated pre-flight planning systems 21
Considerations on the application of CA to met systems /3 Met service providers which will implement a QMS on the basis of Doc 9873 should consider SES CA activities as part of their QMS 22
Next Step Drafting of guidance materials for the application of CA to met systems: Definition of EATMN met systems Identification of ICAO, WMO standards to conduct CA activities Review by Met service providers and ATSPs 23
Agenda Item 4 Approach for Drafting Guidance for the Application of Conformity Assessment to CNS systems Paul Ravenhill European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
Approach for drafting guidance for the application of Conformity Assessment to CNS Systems CATF#14 Agenda Item 4 Paul Ravenhill
Content Purpose Definitions Approach Step 1: Top-down Step 2: Bottom-up Step 3: Consolidation Timescales Slide 26
PART C: DEFINITION OF CNS-TYPE CONSTITUENTS To harmonise the application of CA to constituents, it is deemed necessary to define a set of CNS-type constituents subject to EC declaration. This definition should not be interpreted as a technical specification for the design, production or maintenance of CNS products. This definition should be used to determine and delineate the minimum granularity of CNS elements which are subject to EC declaration. Slide 27
Definitions - IOP Regulation Definition of a system: part of the EATMN and identified by a single name coherent group of linked constituents a system requires the administration of the assembly as a single system, for the purpose of the CA Definition of a constituent: part of a system provides a specific function as part of a system or component Slide 28
Working definitions The following working definitions are required as stepping stones to the identification of constituents: Functional Area: A CNS service that is typically provided by a system Candidate Constituent: A logical division of a functional area capable of providing a discrete service A constituent will be a refinement of a candidate constituent Physical component: A physical asset that supports provision of a CNS service Not all physical assets will be constituents A single constituent could represent several components A constituent will be a sub-set of physical components Slide 29
Outline Approach Step 1: Top-down: Analytical Analysis of existing CNS/ATM architectural products and standards to identify: Functional areas Identification of candidate constituents Identification of standards Step 2: Bottom-Up: Case Study Analysis of existing CNS systems from two ANSPs: Identification of physical components Grouping of physical components to functional areas Review of identified standards Step 3: Consolidation Refinement of CNS Element and Component mappings to identify: Constituents Alignment with: Part A Definition of EATMN systems Part B Determination of operational characteristics Slide 30
Step 1: Analytical identification Top-down approach is based on analysis of existing CNS/ATM architectural products (for example OATA, NAS, SESAR etc.) and standards (ICAO, EUROCAE, etc.) to identify: functional areas candidate constituents standards Slide 31
Step 1: Analytical identification Domain Functional Area Candidate Constituent Slide 32
Step 1: Types of ATM Standards ICAO SARPs FAA EASA (E)TSO s TGL s SAE RTCA EUROCAE SRC ESSARs MOPS MASPS Guidelines Eurocontrol IEEE AEEC ESO s ISO European Standards (IR s and CS s) Function, Form and Fit Core Technology Standards Slide 33
Step 1: Relevant standards Datalink 1/3 DLS APP NET DLK CASACDE Link2000+ CM CPDLC HMI ACM ACL DLIC AMC EUROCAE ED-110A ICAO Doc 9705 OLDI Link2000+ Slide 34
Step 1: Relevant standards Datalink 2/3 DLS APP NET DLK ACARS ATN IP X.25 HMI OLDI CMU ATN SARPs ICAO Doc 9705 ARINC 758 ATN Technical Manual ISO Slide 35
Step 1: Relevant standards Datalink 3/3 DLS APP NET DLK VDL2 Satcom HFDL ICAO Annex 10 ARINC 631-4 ICAO Doc 9776 EUROCAE ED-110A EUROCAE ED-120 VDL SARPs ISO/IEC 8208 ICAO Doc 9705 Link2000+ Safety Case Link2000+ ATN Naming and Addressing Plan X.25 ATN Technical Manual Slide 36
Step 1: Standards Maps Develop a standardised model ( map ) for standards and/or specifications for a functional area e.g. capture the generic standards required Populate map for each CNS element e.g. identify the specific standards (and potential gaps) Slide 37
Step 1: Analytical identification Domain Functional Area Standards Map Candidate Constituent Slide 38
Step 2: ANSP Case Study Bottom-up Analysis of existing CNS systems in operation with ANSPs Two Case studies will be performed: identification of physical components (e.g. an asset list) grouping physical components to functional areas review of identified standards Slide 39
Step 2: ANSP Case Study Domain Functional Area Physical Component Slide 40
Step 3: Consolidation Refinement of CNS Element and Component mappings to identify constituents Alignment with: Part A Definition of EATMN systems Part B Determination of operational characteristics Slide 41
Step 3: Analyse CNS Element and Components Domain Functional Area Candidate Constituent Physical Component Slide 42
Step 3: Identify Constituents Domain Functional Area Constituents Slide 43
Identification of Constituents The grouping of components into constituents will take due account of: procurement practice e.g. the definition of constituent should not constrain available procurement options. granularity of standards e.g. a constituent should represent the functionality required by a discrete set of standards. The concept of bringing in to service e.g. a constituent should be capable of deployment as part of a system upgrade which may or may not include additional operational characteristics. (This notion will be investigated further in Part B) Slide 44
Timescales Ref Title Approximate date M1 Project Development Plan Nov 2008 D3a Step 1 Functional Areas, CNS Elements and Standards Dec 2008 D3b Step 2 Case Studies: CNS components and Standards Jan 2009 D3c Step 3a Draft list of CNS constituents Feb 2009 D3d Step 3b Process for definition of CNS type constituents Mar 2009 D6 Guideline for the conformity assessment of constituents / Definition of the first subset of CNS-type constituents Apr 2009 Slide 45
Thank you for your attention Paul Ravenhill www.askhelios.com paul.ravenhill@askhelios.com
Agenda Item 5 Overview of EASA & SES Regulatory Systems Jean-Luc Garnier & Jean-Paul Doré European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
Overview 1) EASA & SES Regulatory Systems Today. 2) EASA & SES Regulatory Systems Tomorrow. 3) Application of both Regulatory Systems. 4) Requirements for the application of both Regulatory Systems. 5) Institutional arrangements. 6) Conclusions. 48
EASA & SES Regulatory Systems for Aviation 2 Regulatory Systems EASA SES Originated from different sources. Complementary Regulations and Means of Compliance. Coordinated application. 49
EASA and SES Regulatory Systems today Air operations A/c airworthiness A/c environment Certification Licensing Inspection EASA REGULATIONS SES Interoperability of EATMN Service Provision Airspace Safety of EATMN & ANS Regulated organisations Regulated processes Regulated objects 50 MEANS OF COMPLIANCE CONFORMITY
EASA and SES Regulatory Systems - today Air operations A/c airworthiness A/c environment Certification Licensing Inspection REGULATIONS MEANS OF COMPLIANCE CONFORMITY EASA IRs Cert. Spec. AMCs, TGLs Airworthiness Certification Ops. approval SES Interoperability IRs Comm. Spec. CA of constituents & systems Superv. Compli. Safety oversight. Interoperability of EATMN Service provision Airspace Safety of EATMN & ANS 51 EATMN Airborne Space Ground
EASA and SES Regulatory Systems -tomorrow Air operations A/c airworthiness A/c environment Certification Licensing Inspection Safety of EATMN & ANS REGULATIONS MEANS OF COMPLIANCE CONFORMITY EASA IRs Cert. Spec. AMCs, TGLs Airworthiness * Certification Ops. approval Safety compliance SES Interoperability IRs Comm. Spec. CA of constituents & systems Superv. Compli. Interoperability of EATMN 52 EATMN Airborne Space Ground
Application of both Regulatory Systems SESAR Concept of Operation EASA Regulated organisations Regulated processes Regulated objects SES Which requirements for the application of both regulatory systems in support of SESAR Concept of Operation? 53
Application of both Regulatory Systems Main driver for EATMN evolution SESAR IP-phased implementation requirements based on a common concept of operations and logical CNS/ATM architecture. Right balance of EASA and SES regulations providing the regulatory baseline to SESAR IP-phased implementation requirements. Right set of standards and specifications complementing these regulations. 54
Requirements for the application of both Regulatory Systems Development and maintenance of EASA & SES Regulatory Materials. Consistency of dependent EASA & SES regulatory materials. Coordination of EASA and SES processes for the delivery and maintenance of coherent dependent regulatory materials. 55
Requirements for the application of both Regulatory Systems Harmonisation and interoperability of EASA & SES Regulatory Systems. Interfaces between EASA and SES regulatory systems must be adjusted to streamline stakeholders activities (verification of compliance, supervision of compliance, ). Common basic principles and mechanisms for the implementation of both regulatory frameworks. 56
Institutional Arrangements EUROCONTROL Support to SES SES EUROCONTROL Interoperability IRs Comm. Spec. CA of constituents & systems Superv. Compli. Support to regulation Support to standardisation Support to implementation Support to regulatory studies Air operations A/c airworthiness A/c environment Certification Licensing Inspection Safety of EATMN & ANS Coordination with EASA 57
Conclusions European Commission EASA EUROCONTROL SES and EASA will provide clear regulatory and standardisation baselines to aviation community in Europe. Supporting mechanisms will be further developed. EUROCONTROL committed to support the European Commission and EASA, including through already existing coordination arrangements. 58
Agenda Item 6 Impact assessment of SES interoperability Regulation on ARTAS Products Jean Marc Duflot & Jean-Paul Doré European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
Outline Background on ARTAS SES requirements applicable to constituents and systems The issues Proposed approach Recommendations 60
Background (1/2) ARTAS (ATM surveillance Tracker and Server) Surveillance Data Processing system designed to establish an accurate Air Situation Picture and to distribute tracks to a community of user systems. Recognised as one of the most advanced SDP solution in the world Composed of ARTAS Application Software, OTS (Off-The-Shelf) software, COTS (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf) Software and Hardware. Used operationally in 19 ATC centres and tested at another 20 sites Common development and centralised support led by EUROCONTROL enabled substantial savings for ANSP Users. Development started in 1993, followed up by a group of European SDP experts Centralised EUROCONTROL Maintenance & Support organisation set up in 1999 Continued development in line with the Surveillance strategy Ongoing work for compliance to ESARR safety framework 61
Background (2/2) ARTAS distribution policy: End user shall sign a Run-time License Agreement Software used on an as-is basis Grants access to the Maintenance & Support service (CAMOS) ruled by SLA ARTAS industrial policy: EUROCONTROL holds most of ARTAS Intellectual Property Rights and can authorise support, maintenance and development to the ATM industry (Open tender actions) EUROCONTROL encourages and promotes the use of the ARTAS Application Software by the ATM industry in the ECAC area The ARTAS Industry Licence Agreement authorises the ATM industry to offer ARTAS together with own product line to any user, within ECAC. Principles of the license can be found on; http://www.eurocontrol.int/artas/public/standard_page/artas_industrialpolicy.html 62
SES Requirements SES interoperability Regulation (EC552/2004) requires in Article 5, that the manufacturer/representative shall issue an EC declaration of conformity or suitability for use Article 6, that ANSPs shall establish an EC declaration of systems and submit it to the NSA together with a technical file EUROCONTROL will continue to provide users with ARTAS technical file documentation needed for ANSPs to establish the EC declaration of verification of systems 63
The Issues (1/4) Application of obligations on manufacturers/representatives and ANSP s to an ARTAS product supplied by EUROCONTROL needs careful consideration. ARTAS users have raised questions on the role of ANSP s, EUROCONTROL, other actors and the need for a manufacturer declaration To clarify the status of the ARTAS product, the following 3 questions are asked; 64
The Issues (2/4) Q 1 Should the ARTAS product be considered a constituent of the EATM SUR? ARTAS designed for integration into SUR systems designed by ANSPs, or ATM system manufacturers EUROCONTROL provides support to ARTAS users to ease integration the design and integration No specific reason prevents ANSPs from considering ARTAS as an EATM constituent 65
The Issues (3/4) Q2 What roles do ANSPs, EUROCONTROL and designated sub-partners & contactors developing ARTAS products have? Role of EUROCONTROL and a manufacturer which designs, develops and maintains a software are alike Manufacturers in the EU must comply with EU regulations for the circulation of goods and services. EUROCONTROL is committed to comply with technical provisions of the SES Regulations, but is not directly subject to those or other EU regulations ANSPs are not considered to be manufacturers. However, some in-house ANSP manufacturers will issue an EC Declaration of suitability for use as if they were independent manufacturers. 66
The Issues (4/4) Q3 Should EUROCONTROL issue a declaration of suitability for use for ARTAS products? An EC declaration; Must be issued by EU manufacturers Might be issued by in-house ANSP manufacturers EUROCONTROL can not be considered as a manufacturer as it does not put any product on the market. Therefore, it is not considered appropriate that EUROCONTROL issues a formal EC declaration Issuance of an EC declaration does not influence the responsibility of ANSPs putting an ARTAS product into service 67 It is important to ensure that ANSPs have all necessary information, to be confident that the system complies with applicable requirements EUROCONTROL is willing to provide such information any time the product is made available to an ANSP
Proposed Approach EUROCONTROL provides technical requirements elements of the conformity case (Quality Manual, System Test Plan, Users manual, etc) This does not modify EUROCONTROL responsibility/liability to; Supply SUR products compliant with SES Interoperability Regulation Apply best practices for the conformity assessment of constituents not covered by implementing rules ANSPs shall still complete their declaration of verification of SUR systems with traceability between ARTAS constituents and SES interoperability Regulation 68
Recommendations CATF Members are invited to comment on The issues and questions raised The proposed approach 69
Agenda Item 7 Regulatory Contexts of RVSM and Mode S Monitoring Processes Peter Martin European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
Context Previous work illustrated benefit of monitoring overall operation of CNS/ATM Air/Ground Systems Failure of individual constituents => impact on interoperability, safety Own-system maintenance & monitoring => no complete end-to-end view of interoperability performance Increased integration => increased need for monitoring Objective Investigate regulatory basis for some current examples of overall CNS/ATM Air/Ground Systems monitoring Inform future development of monitoring schemes 71
RVSM Height Keeping ICAO Annex 11 Obligation on ICAO Regions to monitor height-keeping in RVSM airspace on regional basis Monitoring of height keeping is integral part of RVSM Safety Case Doc 9574 Doc 7030 Guidance to ICAO Regions on implementation incl. obligation to establish RMA ICAO EUR Region approach to RMA implementation responsibility on EANPG EANPG EANPG/43, 44 & 45 assigned RMA to EUROCONTROL. 72
Conduct of RVSM Monitoring EUROCONTROL support In run-up to RVSM GO In early stages of operation Longer term Reliability of Data for Safety Case Technical Risk (Automated Data Collection) Operational Risk (Reported Operational Error Data)? Conclusion Regulatory basis - clear Funding by beneficiaries clear arrangement Some issues on data provision 73
Mode S Airborne Monitoring ICAO Annex 10 Part IV EASA AMC 20-13 / JAA TGL 13 EC 2096/2005 EC 552/2004 Doc 7003 Standards for Mode S, mandatory carriage by a/c, no monitoring obligation Guidance includes routine monitoring of ongoing operation of a/c installation by operator ANSP monitoring of own services only and ANSP systems & constituents to comply with interoperability requirements throughout lifecycle. 74
Conclusion: Considerations for Effective Monitoring of CNS/ATM Air/Ground Systems Monitoring may be necessary for safety and/or interoperability Regulatory framework helpful but is not a pre-requisite Regulatory basis facilitates: Disclosure of information Follow-up of faults Funding arrangements 75
Agenda Item 8 Open Tour de table European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
Agenda Item 9 Any Other Business Date of next Meeting European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation