1.When [F1participating in] the European Route Network Improvement Plan, the [F2Secretary of State] and air navigation service providers, F3... shall, through cooperative decision-making, adhere to the following airspace design principles:U.K.
the establishment and configuration of airspace structures shall be based on operational requirements, irrespective of national F4... borders or Flight Information Region (FIR) boundaries, and shall not be constrained by the division level between upper and lower airspace;
the design of airspace structures shall be based on a transparent process allowing to consult the decisions made and understand their justifications and shall take into account the requirements of all users whilst reconciling safety, capacity, environmental aspects and having due regard to military and national security needs;
the present and forecast traffic demand, at network and local level, and the performance targets shall be the input for the European Route Network Improvement Plan with a view to satisfying the needs of the main traffic flows and airports;
ensure vertical and horizontal connectivity, including terminal airspace and the airspace structure at the interface;
the possibility for flights to operate along, or as near as possible to, user required routes and flight profiles in the en route phase of flight;
the acceptance for assessment and possible development of all airspace structures proposals, including Free Route Airspace, multiple route options and Conditional Routes (CDRs), received from stakeholders having an operational requirement in that area;
the design of airspace structures including Free Route Airspace and ATC sectors shall take into account existing or proposed airspace structures designated for activities which require airspace reservation or restriction. To that end only such structures that are in accordance with the application of the Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA) shall be established. F5...;
ATC sector design development shall commence with the required route or traffic flow alignments within an iterative process that ensures compatibility between routes or flows and sectors;
ATC sectors shall be designed to enable the construction of sector configurations that satisfy traffic flows and are adaptable and proportionate to variable traffic demand;
in cases where for operational reasons ATC sectors require to be designed across national F6... borders or FIR boundaries, agreements on service provision shall be established between the operational stakeholders concerned.
Textual Amendments
F4Words in Annex 1 Pt. C Point 1(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/694), regs. 1(2), 47(4)(a)(iv)
F5Words in Annex 1 Pt. C Point 1(g) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/694), regs. 1(2), 47(4)(a)(v)
F6Words in Annex 1 Pt. C Point 1(j) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/694), regs. 1(2), 47(4)(a)(vi)
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Annex 1 Pt. C Point 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/694), regs. 1(2), 47(4)(a)(i)
F2Words in Annex 1 Pt. C Point 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/694), regs. 1(2), 47(4)(a)(ii)
F3Words in Annex 1 Pt. C Point 1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/694), regs. 1(2), 47(4)(a)(iii)