Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2009Show full title

ANNEX I U.K. Airspace referred to in Article 1(3)

PART A U.K.

The airspace referred to in [X1 the first paragraph of Article 1(3)] shall include the airspace above FL 285 within the following Flight Information Regions (FIR) and Upper Flight Information Regions (UIR):

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2009 of 16 January 2009 laying down requirements on data link services for the single European sky (Official Journal of the European Union L 13 of 17 January 2009).

• Amsterdam FIR,

• Wien FIR,

• Barcelona UIR,

• Brindisi UIR,

• Brussels UIR,

• Canarias UIR,

• France UIR,

• Hannover UIR,

• Lisboa UIR,

• London UIR,

• Madrid UIR,

• Milano UIR,

• Rhein UIR,

• Roma UIR,

• Scottish UIR,

• Shannon UIR.

PART B U.K.

The airspace referred to in [X1 the second paragraph of Article 1(3)] shall include the airspace above FL 285 defined in Part A and in addition, the following Flight Information Regions and Upper Flight Information Regions:

• Bratislava FIR,

• Bucuresti FIR,

• Budapest FIR,

• Kobenhavn FIR,

• Ljubljana FIR,

• Nicosia FIR,

• Praha FIR,

• Sofia FIR,

• Warszawa FIR,

• Finland UIR south of 61°30′,

• Hellas UIR,

• Malta UIR,

• Riga UIR,

• Sweden UIR south of 61°30′,

• Tallinn UIR,

• Vilnius UIR.

ANNEX II U.K. Definition of data link services referred to in Articles 3, 4, 5 and 7 and Annex IV

1. Definition of Data Link Communications Initiation Capability (DLIC) U.K.

The DLIC service shall enable the exchange of the necessary information for the establishment of data link communications between ground and aircraft data link systems.

The DLIC service shall be available to support:

• the unambiguous association of flight data from the aircraft with flight plan data used by an ATS unit,

• the exchange of the supported air–ground application type and version information,

• and the delivery of the addressing information of the entity hosting the application.

The exchanges between airborne and ground data link systems for the execution of DLIC service shall comply with:

• operating methods, time sequence diagrams and messages for the DLIC initiation and DLIC contact functions specified in Section 4.1 of the Eurocae document identified in point 11 of Annex III,

• safety requirements specified in Section 4.2.2 of the Eurocae document identified in point 11 of Annex III,

• performance requirements specified in Section 4.3.2 of the Eurocae document identified in point 11 of Annex III.

2. Definition of ATC Communications Management service (ACM) U.K.

The ACM service shall provide automated assistance to flight crews and air traffic controllers for conducting the transfer of ATC communications (voice and data) comprising:

• the initial establishment of CPDLC with an ATS unit,

• the transfer of CPDLC and voice for a flight from one ATS unit to the next ATS unit, or to instruct a change of voice channel within an ATS unit or sector,

• the normal termination of CPDLC with an ATS unit.

The exchanges between airborne and ground data link systems for the execution of ACM service shall comply with:

• operating methods and time sequence diagrams specified in Sections 5.1.1.1.1 to 5.1.1.1.7 and 5.1.1.2 of the Eurocae document identified in point 11 of Annex III,

• safety requirements specified in Section 5.1.2.3 of the Eurocae document identified in point 11 of Annex III, excluding requirements relating to downstream clearance,

• performance requirements for the en route phase specified in Section 5.1.3.2 of the Eurocae document identified in point 11 of Annex III.

3. Definition of ATC Clearances and Information service (ACL) U.K.

The ACL service shall provide flight crews and controllers with the ability to conduct operational exchanges comprising:

• requests and reports from flight crews to air traffic controllers,

• clearances, instructions and notifications issued by air traffic controllers to flight crews.

The exchanges between airborne and ground data link systems for the execution of ACL service shall comply with:

• operating methods and time sequence diagrams specified in Sections 5.2.1.1.1 to 5.2.1.1.4 and 5.2.1.2 of the Eurocae document identified in point 11 of Annex III,

• a common subset of the message elements specified in Section 5.2.1.1.5 of the Eurocae document identified in point 11 of Annex III as appropriate to the en route operational environment,

• safety requirements specified in Section 5.2.2.3 of the Eurocae document identified in point 11 of Annex III,

• performance requirements for the en route phase specified in Section 5.2.3.2 of the Eurocae document identified in point 11 of Annex III.

4. Definition of ATC Microphone Check service (AMC) U.K.

The AMC service shall provide air traffic controllers with the capability to send an instruction to several data link equipped aircraft, at the same time, in order to instruct flight crews to verify that their voice communication equipment is not blocking a given voice channel.

This instruction shall only be issued to those aircraft tuned to the frequency that is blocked.

The exchanges between airborne and ground data link systems for the execution of AMC service shall comply with:

• operating methods and time sequence diagrams specified in Sections 5.3.1.1.1, 5.3.1.1.2 and 5.3.1.2 of the Eurocae document identified in point 11 of Annex III,

• safety requirements specified in Section 5.3.2.3 of the Eurocae document identified in point 11 of Annex III,

• performance requirements specified in Section 5.3.3.2 of the Eurocae document identified in point 11 of Annex III.

ANNEX III U.K. ICAO provisions referred to in Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 13 and Annex IVEurocae documents referred to in Articles 3 and 13 and Annex II

1. Subpart B, OPS 1 030, of Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91. U.K.

2. Chapter 3 – Aeronautical Telecommunication Network, Section 3.5.1.1 ‘Context Management’ (CM) application items (a) and (b) of ICAO Annex 10 – Aeronautical Telecommunications – Volume III, Part I (Digital Data Communication Systems) (First edition July 1995 incorporating Amendment 81 (23.11.2006)). U.K.

3. Chapter 3 – Aeronautical Telecommunication Network, Section 3.5.2.2 ‘Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications’ (CPDLC) application items (a) and (b) of ICAO Annex 10 – Aeronautical Telecommunications – Volume III, Part I (Digital Data Communication Systems) (First edition July 1995 incorporating Amendment 81 (23.11.2006)). U.K.

4. Chapter 3 – Aeronautical Telecommunication Network, Sections 3.3, 3.4 and 3.6 of ICAO Annex 10 – Aeronautical Telecommunications – Volume III, Part I (Digital Data Communication Systems) (First edition July 1995 incorporating Amendment 81 (23.11.2006)). U.K.

5. Chapter 6 – VHF air–ground digital link (VDL) of ICAO Annex 10 – Aeronautical Telecommunications – Volume III, Part I (Digital Data Communication Systems) (First edition July 1995 incorporating Amendment 81 (23.11.2006)). U.K.

6. Chapter 3 – General procedures for the international aeronautical telecommunication service, Section 3.5.1.5 of ICAO Annex 10 – Aeronautical Telecommunications – Volume II, (Communication Procedures) (Sixth edition October 2001 incorporating Amendment 81 (23.11.2006)). U.K.

7. Chapter 2 – General – Sections 2.25.3 of ICAO Annex 11 – Air Traffic Services (13th edition July 2001 incorporating Amendment 45 (16.7.2007)). U.K.

8. Chapter 6 – Air traffic services requirements for communications – Sections 6.1.1.2, of ICAO Annex 11 – Air Traffic Services (13th edition – July 2001 incorporating Amendment 45 (16.7.2007)). U.K.

9. Eurocae ED-111, Functional specifications for CNS/ATM ground recording, July 2002, including Amendment 1 (30.7.2003). U.K.

10. Eurocae ED-100 (September 2000) and ED-100A (April 2005), Interoperability requirements for ATS applications using ARINC 622 Data Communications. U.K.

11. Eurocae ED-120 Safety and Performance Requirements Standard for Air Traffic Data Link Services in Continental Airspace, published in May 2004, including Change 1, published in April 2007, and Change 2, published in October 2007. U.K.

ANNEX IV U.K. Requirements referred to in Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9

Part A: U.K. Requirements for end-to-end communications

1. End-to-end data communications shall ensure seamless provision and use of communication services in the airspace referred to in Article 1(3). U.K.

2. End-to-end data communications shall support the exchange of messages in support of the data link services defined in Annex II, in accordance with a common standardised messages set. U.K.

3. End-to-end data communications shall support a common standardised end-to-end protection mechanism to ensure the integrity of messages received consistent with safety requirements of the data link services defined in Annex II. U.K.

Part B: U.K. Requirements for air-ground communications based on ATN and VDL Mode 2

1. Air-ground communications shall be designed to support end-to-end communications and to ensure seamless provision and use of communications services to air-ground applications defined in the ICAO standards specified in points 2 and 3 of Annex III in the airspace referred to in Article 1(3). U.K.

2. Air-ground communications shall comply with safety and performance requirements of the data link services defined in Annex II. U.K.

3. Air-ground communications shall be based on a common addressing scheme. U.K.

4. The transmission and reception of data units between ground and aircraft systems hosting the air-ground applications defined in the ICAO standards specified in points 2 and 3 of Annex III shall be based on communication protocols which comply with the ICAO standards defining the Aeronautical Telecommunication Network referred to in point 4 of Annex III. U.K.

5. The ground and aircraft communication system characteristics and the transmission and reception of bit frames between ground and aircraft communication systems shall comply with the ICAO standards defining the very high frequency digital link, VDL Mode 2, referred to in point 5 of Annex III. U.K.

Part C: U.K. Requirements for air-ground communications based on other communication protocols

1. Air-ground communications shall be designed to support end-to-end communications and to ensure seamless provision and use of communications services to air-ground applications defined in the ICAO standards specified in points 2 and 3 of Annex III in the airspace referred to in Article 1(3). U.K.

2. Air-ground communications shall comply with safety and performance requirements of the data link services defined in Annex II. U.K.

3. Air-ground communications shall be based on a common addressing scheme. U.K.

4. The transmission and reception of bit frames between ground and aircraft communication systems shall be based on communication protocols fulfilling the conditions set out in Part D. U.K.

Part D: U.K. Conditions referred to in Part C

1. Communication protocols must support end-to-end communications. U.K.

2. Communication protocols must be subject to a safety case to demonstrate compliance with safety and performance requirements of the data link services defined in Annex II. U.K.

3. Communication protocols must support bidirectional point-to-point communications using those parts of the radio frequency spectrum identified by ICAO as suitable for air–ground data communications in support of air traffic services. U.K.

4. Communication protocols must include a mechanism to manage mobile connectivity between ground and airborne stations in a transparent way. U.K.

5. Communication protocols must be specified and validated with respect to airworthiness regulations and operational approval regulations applicable to aircraft communication equipment. U.K.

6. Communication systems supporting these protocols must not create harmful effects on airborne and ground installations supporting VDL 2. U.K.

ANNEX V U.K. Requirements for the assessment referred to in Article 11 of the conformity or suitability for use of constituents

1. The verification activities shall demonstrate the conformity or suitability for use of constituents implementing the data link services, end-to-end communications and air–ground communications with the applicable requirements of this Regulation whilst those constituents are in operation in the test environment. U.K.

2. The manufacturer shall manage the conformity assessment activities and shall in particular: U.K.

• determine the appropriate test environment,

• verify that the test plan describes the constituents in the test environment,

• verify that the test plan provides full coverage of applicable requirements,

• ensure the consistency and quality of the technical documentation and the test plan,

• plan the test organisation, staff, installation and configuration of test platform,

• perform the inspections and tests as specified in the test plan,

• write the report presenting the results of inspections and tests.

3. The manufacturer shall ensure that the constituents implementing data link services, end-to-end communications and air–ground communications, integrated in the test environment meet the applicable requirements of this Regulation. U.K.

4. Upon satisfying completion of verification of conformity or suitability for use, the manufacturer shall under its responsibility draw up the EC declaration of conformity or suitability for use, specifying the applicable requirements of this Regulation met by the constituent and its associated conditions of use in accordance with point 3 of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 552/2004. U.K.

ANNEX VI U.K. Conditions referred to in Article 12

1. The air navigation service provider must have in place reporting methods within the organisation which ensure and demonstrate impartiality and independence of judgement in relation to the verification activities. U.K.

2. The air navigation service provider must ensure that the personnel involved in verification processes, carry out the checks with the greatest possible professional integrity and the greatest possible technical competence and are free of any pressure and incentive, in particular of a financial type, which could affect their judgement or the results of their checks, in particular from persons or groups of persons affected by the results of the checks. U.K.

3. The air navigation service provider must ensure that the personnel involved in verification processes, have access to the equipment that enables them to properly perform the required checks. U.K.

4. The air navigation service provider must ensure that the personnel involved in verification processes, have sound technical and vocational training, satisfactory knowledge of the requirements of the verifications they have to carry out, adequate experience of such operations, and the ability required to draw up the declarations, records and reports to demonstrate that the verifications have been carried out. U.K.

5. The air navigation service provider must ensure that the personnel involved in verification processes, are able to perform their checks with impartiality. Their remuneration shall not depend on the number of checks carried out, or on the results of such checks. U.K.

ANNEX VII U.K.

Part A: U.K. Requirements for the verification of systems referred to in Article 12(1)

1. The verification of systems identified in Article 1(2) shall demonstrate the conformity of these systems with the applicable requirements of this Regulation in an assessment environment that reflects the operational context of these systems. U.K.

2. The verification of systems identified in Article 1(2) shall be conducted in accordance with appropriate and recognised testing practices. U.K.

3. Test tools used for the verification of systems identified in Article 1(2) shall have appropriate functionalities. U.K.

4. The verification of systems identified in Article 1(2) shall produce the elements of the technical file required by point 3 of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 552/2004, including the following elements: U.K.

• description of the implementation,

• the report of inspections and tests achieved before putting the system into service.

5. The air navigation service provider shall manage the verification activities and shall in particular: U.K.

• determine the appropriate operational and technical assessment environment reflecting the operational environment,

• verify that the test plan describes the integration of systems identified in Article 1(2) in an operational and technical assessment environment,

• verify that the test plan provides full coverage of the interoperability and performance requirements of this Regulation,

• ensure the consistency and quality of the technical documentation and the test plan,

• plan the test organisation, staff, installation and configuration of the test platform,

• perform the inspections and tests as specified in the test plan,

• write the report presenting the results of inspections and tests.

6. The air navigation service provider shall ensure that the systems identified in Article 1(2) operated in an operational assessment environment meet the applicable requirements of this Regulation. U.K.

7. Upon satisfying completion of verification of compliance, air navigation service providers shall draw up the EC declaration of verification of system and submit it to the national supervisory authority together with the technical file as required by Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004. U.K.

Part B: U.K. requirements for the verification of systems referred to in Article 12(2)

1. The verification of systems identified in Article 1(2) shall demonstrate the conformity of these systems with the applicable requirements of this Regulation in an assessment environment that reflects the operational context of these systems. U.K.

2. The verification of systems identified in Article 1(2) shall be conducted in accordance with appropriate and recognised testing practices. U.K.

3. Test tools used for the verification of systems identified in Article 1(2) shall have appropriate functionalities. U.K.

4. The verification of systems identified in Article 1(2) shall produce the elements of the technical file required by point 3 of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 552/2004, including the following elements: U.K.

• description of the implementation,

• the report of inspections and tests achieved before putting the system into service.

5. The air navigation service provider shall determine the appropriate operational and technical assessment environment reflecting the operational environment and shall have verification activities performed by a notified body. U.K.

6. The notified body shall manage the verification activities and shall in particular: U.K.

• verify that the test plan describes the integration of systems identified in Article 1(2) in an operational and technical assessment environment,

• verify that the test plan provides full coverage of the requirements of this Regulation,

• ensure the consistency and quality of the technical documentation and the test plan,

• plan the test organisation, staff, installation and configuration of the test platform,

• perform the inspections and tests as specified in the test plan,

• write the report presenting the results of inspections and tests.

7. The notified body shall ensure that the systems identified in Article 1(2) operated in an operational assessment environment meet the applicable requirements of this Regulation. U.K.

8. Upon satisfying completion of verification tasks, the notified body shall draw up a certificate of conformity in relation to the tasks it carried out. U.K.

9. Then, the air navigation service provider shall draw up the EC declaration of verification of system and submit it to the national supervisory authority together with the technical file as required by Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004. U.K.