Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011Show full title

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011

of 22 November 2011

laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network (the interoperability Regulation)(1), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Commission has issued a mandate to Eurocontrol in accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework for the creation of the single European sky (the framework Regulation)(2) to develop requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance within the European air traffic management network (EATMN). This Regulation is based on the resulting mandate report of 9 July 2010.

(2) Seamless operations are dependent on the coherence of the minimum requirements for the separation of aircraft applied within the airspace of the single European sky.

(3) In order to ensure interoperability, common principles should be applied when surveillance data are exchanged between systems. In addition, minimal capabilities and performance applicable to airborne constituents of surveillance systems should be identified.

(4) The capabilities of the airborne constituents of surveillance systems should give the flexibility to the air navigation service providers to choose the most appropriate ground based surveillance solutions for their particular environments.

(5) The implementation of this Regulation should be without prejudice to the deployment of other surveillance applications and technologies bringing benefits in specific environments.

(6) Operators need sufficient notice to equip new aircraft and existing fleets with new capabilities. This should be taken into account when defining dates for mandatory equipage.

(7) Criteria for possible exemptions, based in particular on economic or compelling technical consideration, should be identified allowing operators exceptionally not to equip specific types of aircraft with some of the required capabilities. Appropriate procedures should be established to allow the Commission to take decisions in this respect.

(8) The 24-bit ICAO aircraft address should be assigned and operated in compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) requirements in order to ensure the interoperability of the air and ground surveillance systems.

(9) The foundation established through the implementation of ADS-B ‘Out’ capabilities by aircraft operators should enable the deployment of ground applications and should also facilitate the deployment of future airborne applications.

(10) The EATMN systems should support the implementation of advanced, agreed and validated concepts of operation for all phases of flight, in particular as envisaged in the ATM Master Plan for the development of the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR).

(11) The performance of the systems within the scope of this Regulation and of their constituents should be regularly assessed taking into account the local environment in which they operate.

(12) The uniform application of specific procedures within the airspace of the single European sky is critical for the achievement of interoperability and seamless operations.

(13) Spectrum used by surveillance systems should be protected to prevent harmful interferences. Member States should take the necessary measures in this respect.

(14) This Regulation should not cover military operations and training as referred in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004.

(15) With a view to maintaining or enhancing existing safety levels of operations, Member States should be required to ensure that the parties concerned carry out a safety assessment including hazard identification, risk assessment and mitigation processes. Harmonised implementation of these processes to the systems covered by this Regulation requires the identification of specific safety requirements for all interoperability and performance requirements.

(16) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 552/2004, implementing rules for interoperability should describe the specific conformity assessment procedures to be used to assess either the conformity or the suitability for use of constituents as well as the verification of systems.

(17) In the case of air traffic services provided primarily to aircraft flying as general air traffic under military supervision, procurement constraints could prevent compliance with this Regulation.

(18) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 U.K. Subject matter

This Regulation lays down requirements on the systems contributing to the provision of surveillance data, their constituents and associated procedures in order to ensure the harmonisation of performance, the interoperability and the efficiency of these systems [F1 of the United Kingdom Air Traffic Management System (UK ATMS) in relation to] the European air traffic management network (EATMN) and for the purpose of civil-military coordination.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Art. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 278; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 2 U.K. Scope

1. This Regulation shall apply to the surveillance chain constituted of:

(a) airborne surveillance systems, their constituents and associated procedures;

(b) ground-based surveillance systems, their constituents and associated procedures;

(c) surveillance data processing systems, their constituents and associated procedures;

(d) ground-to-ground communications systems used for distribution of surveillance data, their constituents and associated procedures.

[F2 2. This Regulation shall apply to all flights operating as general air traffic in accordance with instrument flight rules within the [F3 airspace provided for in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council] with the exception of Article 7(3) and 7(4) which shall apply to all flights operating as general air traffic]

3. This Regulation shall apply to air traffic service providers which provide air traffic control services based on surveillance data, and to communication, navigation or surveillance service providers which operate systems laid down in paragraph 1.

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2011 laying down requirements on aircraft identification for surveillance for the single European sky and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance).

F3 Words in Art. 2(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/459, reg. 278A (as inserted by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/784), regs. 1(2), 3)

Article 3 U.K. Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the definitions in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 shall apply.

The following definitions shall also apply:

(1)

‘surveillance data’ means any data item, time stamped or not, within the surveillance system that pertains to:

(a)

aircraft 2D position;

(b)

aircraft vertical position;

(c)

aircraft attitude;

(d)

aircraft identity;

(e)

24-bit ICAO aircraft address;

(f)

aircraft intent;

(g)

aircraft velocity;

(h)

aircraft acceleration;

(2)

‘operator’ means a person, organisation or enterprise engaged in or offering to engage in an aircraft operation;

(3)

‘ADS-B’ means automatic dependent surveillance — broadcast, a surveillance technique in which aircraft automatically provide, via a data link, data derived from on-board navigation and position-fixing systems;

(4)

‘ADS-B Out’ means the provision of ADS-B surveillance data from an aircraft transmit perspective;

(5)

‘harmful interference’ means interference that prevents the achievement of the performance requirements;

(6)

‘surveillance chain’ means a system composed of the aggregation of airborne and ground-based constituents used to determine the respective surveillance data items of aircraft, including the surveillance data processing system, if deployed;

(7)

‘cooperative surveillance chain’ means a surveillance chain requiring both ground and airborne components to determine surveillance data items;

(8)

‘surveillance data processing system’ means a system that processes all surveillance inputs received to form a best estimate of the current aircraft surveillance data;

(9)

‘aircraft identification’ means a group of letters, figures or a combination thereof which is either identical to, or the coded equivalent of, the aircraft call sign to be used in air-to-ground communications, and which is used to identify the aircraft in ground-to-ground air traffic services communications;

(10)

‘State aircraft’ means any aircraft used for military, customs and police purposes;

(11)

‘transport type State aircraft’ means fixed wing State aircraft that are designed for the purpose of transporting persons and/or cargo;

(12)

‘extrapolate’ means to project, predict or extend known data based upon values within an already observed time interval;

(13)

‘coasted’ means extrapolated for a period longer than the ground surveillance systems update period;

(14)

‘time of applicability’ means the time at which the data item has been measured by the surveillance chain or the time for which it has been calculated by the surveillance chain;

(15)

‘accuracy’ means the degree of conformity of the provided value of a data item with its actual value at the time when the data item is output from the surveillance chain;

(16)

‘availability’ means the degree to which a system or component is operational and accessible when required for use;

(17)

‘integrity’ means the degree of undetected (at system level) non-conformity of the input value of the data item with its output value;

(18)

‘continuity’ means the probability that a system will perform its required function without unscheduled interruption, assuming that the system is available at the initiation of the intended operation;

(19)

‘timeliness’ means the difference between the time of output of a data item and the time of applicability of that data item.

Article 4 U.K. Performance requirements

1. Air navigation service providers shall ensure seamless operations within the airspace under their responsibility and at the boundary with adjacent airspaces by applying appropriate minimum requirements for the separation of aircraft.

2. Air navigation service providers shall ensure that systems referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) are deployed as necessary to support the minimum requirements for the separation of aircraft applied in accordance with paragraph 1.

3. Air navigation service providers shall ensure that the output of the surveillance chain referred to in Article 2(1) complies with the performance requirements set out in Annex I provided that the airborne constituent functions used are compliant with the requirements set out in Annex II.

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Textual Amendments

F4 Deleted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2011 laying down requirements on aircraft identification for surveillance for the single European sky and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance).

Article 5 U.K. Interoperability requirements

1. Air navigation service providers shall ensure that all surveillance data transferred from their systems identified in points (b) and (c) of Article 2(1) to other navigation service providers complies with the requirements set out in Annex III.

2. Air navigation service providers when transferring surveillance data from their systems identified in points (b) and (c) of Article 2(1) to other air navigation service providers, shall establish formal arrangements with them for the exchange of the data in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex IV.

3. Air navigation service providers shall ensure that, by 2 January 2020 at the latest, the cooperative surveillance chain has the necessary capability to allow them to establish individual aircraft identification using downlinked aircraft identification made available by aircraft equipped in accordance with Annex II.

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[F2 5. By 7 December 2020 operators shall ensure that:

(a) aircraft operating flights referred to in Article 2(2) are equipped with serviceable secondary surveillance radar transponders that comply with the following conditions:

(i)

they have the capabilities set out in Part A of Annex II;

(ii)

they have the continuity sufficient to avoid presenting an operational risk;

(b) aircraft with a maximum certified take-off mass exceeding 5 700 kg or having a maximum cruising true airspeed capability greater than 250 knots, operating flights referred to in Article 2(2), with an individual certificate of airworthiness first issued on or after 7 June 1995, are equipped with serviceable secondary surveillance radar transponders that comply with the following conditions:

(i)

they have the capabilities set out in Parts A and B of Annex II;

(ii)

they have the continuity sufficient to avoid presenting an operational risk;

(c) fixed wing aircraft with a maximum certified take-off mass exceeding 5 700 kg or having a maximum cruising true airspeed capability greater than 250 knots, operating flights referred to in Article 2(2), with an individual certificate of airworthiness first issued on or after 7 June 1995, are equipped with serviceable secondary surveillance radar transponders that comply with the following conditions:

(i)

they have the capabilities set out in Parts A, B and C of Annex II;

(ii)

they have the continuity sufficient to avoid presenting an operational risk.

Points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph shall not apply to aircraft that operate within the [F6 airspace provided for in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council] and that belong to one of the following categories:

(i)

they are being flown to undergo maintenance;

(ii)

they are being flown for export;

(iii)

their operations will be ceased by 31 October 2025.

Operators of aircraft with a first certificate of airworthiness issued before 7 December 2020 shall comply by 7 June 2023 with the requirements set out in points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph, subject to the following conditions:

(i)

they have established before 7 December 2020 a retrofit programme demonstrating compliance with points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph;

(ii)

those aircraft have not benefitted from any Union funding granted to bring such aircraft in compliance with the requirements set out in points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph.

For aircraft where the capability of the transponders to comply with the requirements of points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph is temporarily inoperative, operators shall be entitled to operate that aircraft in the [F6 airspace provided for in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council] for a maximum of 3 consecutive days.

6. Operators shall ensure that aircraft equipped in accordance with paragraph 5 and having a maximum certified take-off mass exceeding 5 700 kg or having a maximum cruising true airspeed capability greater than 250 knots, operate with antenna diversity, with a minimum performance as prescribed in paragraph 3.1.2.10.4 of Annex 10 to the Chicago Convention, Volume IV, Third Edition, including all amendments up to No 77.]

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8. Air navigation service providers shall ensure that, before putting into service the systems referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1), they are implementing the most efficient deployment solutions taking into account the local operating environments, constraints and needs as well as airspace users capabilities.

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2011 laying down requirements on aircraft identification for surveillance for the single European sky and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance).

F4 Deleted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2011 laying down requirements on aircraft identification for surveillance for the single European sky and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance).

F5 Deleted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/386 of 6 March 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance).

F6 Words in Art. 5(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/459, reg. 279 (as substituted by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/784), regs. 1(2), 4)

Article 6 U.K. Spectrum protection

1. By [F7 2 January 2020] at the latest [F8 the CAA] shall ensure that a secondary surveillance radar transponder on board any aircraft flying over [F9 the United Kingdom] is not subject to excessive interrogations that are transmitted by ground-based surveillance interrogators and which either elicit replies or whilst not eliciting a reply are of sufficient power to exceed the minimum threshold level of the receiver of the secondary surveillance radar transponder.

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3. By [F7 2 January 2020] at the latest [F10 the CAA] shall ensure that the use of a ground based transmitter operated in [F11 the United Kingdom] does not produce harmful interference on other surveillance systems.

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Textual Amendments

F4 Deleted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2011 laying down requirements on aircraft identification for surveillance for the single European sky and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance).

F7 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/386 of 6 March 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance).

F8 Words in Art. 6(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 280(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F9 Words in Art. 6(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 280(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F10 Words in Art. 6(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 280(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F11 Words in Art. 6(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 280(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F12 Art. 6(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 280(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 7 U.K. Associated procedures

1. Air navigation service providers shall assess the level of performance of ground based surveillance chain before putting them into service as well as regularly during the service, in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex V.

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[F2 3. [F13 The CAA] shall ensure that the assignment of 24-bit ICAO aircraft addresses to aircraft equipped with a Mode S transponder complies with Chapter 9 and its appendix of Annex 10 to the Chicago Convention, Volume III, Second Edition including all amendments up to No 90.]

4. Operators shall ensure that on board the aircraft they are operating, any Mode S transponder operates with a 24-bit ICAO aircraft address that corresponds to the registration that has been assigned by the State in which the aircraft is registered.

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2011 laying down requirements on aircraft identification for surveillance for the single European sky and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance).

F4 Deleted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2011 laying down requirements on aircraft identification for surveillance for the single European sky and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance).

F13 Words in Art. 7(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 281; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 8 U.K. State aircraft

[F2 1. [F14 The Secretary of State] shall ensure that, by 7 December 2020 at the latest, State aircraft comply with point (a) of Article 5(5).

2. [F15 The Secretary of State] shall ensure that, by 7 December 2020 at the latest, transport-type State aircraft comply with point (c) of Article 5(5).]

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5. Air traffic service providers shall ensure that [F18 : ]

[F19 (a) State aircraft that cannot be equipped with secondary surveillance radar transponders that comply with the requirements set out in Part A of Annex 2, and

(b) transport-type State aircraft with a maximum certified take-off mass exceeding 5 700 kg or having a maximum cruising true airspeed capability greater than 250 knots, that cannot be equipped with secondary surveillance radar transponders that comply with the requirements set out in Part B and Part C of Annex 2,]

can be accommodated, provided that they can be safely handled within the capacity of the air traffic management system.

6. [F20 The Secretary of State] shall publish the procedures for the handling of State aircraft which are not equipped in accordance with paragraphs 1 or 2 in national aeronautical information publications.

7. Air traffic service providers shall communicate on an annual basis to the [F21 CAA] their plans for the handling of State aircraft which are not equipped according with paragraphs 1 or 2. Those plans shall be defined by taking into account the capacity limits associated with the procedures referred to in paragraph 6.

[F22 8. For State aircraft where the capability of the transponders to comply with the requirements of paragraphs 1 and 2 is temporarily inoperative, [F23 the Secretary of State] shall be entitled to allow the operation of that aircraft in the [F24 airspace provided for in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council] for a maximum of 3 consecutive days.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2011 laying down requirements on aircraft identification for surveillance for the single European sky and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance).

F14 Words in Art. 8(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 282(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F15 Words in Art. 8(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 282(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F16 Art. 8(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 282(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F17 Art. 8(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 282(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F18 Art. 8(5): colon substituted for words (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 282(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F19 Art. 8(5)(a)(b) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 282(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F20 Words in Art. 8(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 282(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F21 Word in Art. 8(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 282(6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F22 Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2011 laying down requirements on aircraft identification for surveillance for the single European sky and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance).

F23 Words in Art. 8(8) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/459, reg. 282(7)(a) (as inserted by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/784), regs. 1(2), 5)

F24 Words in Art. 8(8) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/459, reg. 282(7)(b) (as inserted by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/784), regs. 1(2), 5)

Article 9 U.K. Safety requirements

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2. [F26 The CAA] shall ensure that any changes to the existing systems referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) or the introduction of new systems are preceded by a safety assessment, including hazard identification, risk assessment and mitigation, conducted by the parties concerned.

3. During the assessments identified in [F27 paragraph 2], the requirements set out in Annex VI shall be taken into consideration as a minimum.

Textual Amendments

F25 Art. 9(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 283(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F26 Words in Art. 9(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 283(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F27 Words in Art. 9(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 283(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 10 U.K. Conformity or suitability for use of constituents

Before issuing [F28 a] declaration of conformity or suitability for use provided in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004, manufacturers of constituents of the systems referred to in Article 2(1) of this Regulation or [F29 if the manufacturer is not established in the United Kingdom] their authorised representatives established in the [F30 United Kingdom], shall assess the conformity or suitability for use of those constituents in compliance with the requirements set out in Annex VII.

However, certification processes complying with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3), shall be considered as acceptable procedures for the conformity assessment of constituents if they include the demonstration of compliance with the applicable interoperability, performance and safety requirements of this Regulation.

Textual Amendments

F28 Word in Art. 10 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 284(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F29 Words in Art. 10 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 284(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F30 Words in Art. 10 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 284(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 11 U.K. Verification of systems

1. Air navigation service providers which can demonstrate or have demonstrated that they fulfil the conditions set out in Annex VIII shall conduct a verification of the systems referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) in compliance with the requirements set out in Part A of Annex IX.

2. Air navigation service providers which cannot demonstrate that they fulfil the conditions set out in Annex VIII shall subcontract to [F31 an appointed] body a verification of the systems referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1). This verification shall be conducted in compliance with the requirements set out in Part B of Annex IX.

3. Certification processes complying with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 shall be considered as acceptable procedures for the verification of systems if they include the demonstration of compliance with the applicable interoperability, performance and safety requirements of this Regulation.

Textual Amendments

F31 Words in Art. 11(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 285; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 12 U.K. Additional requirements

1. Air navigation service providers shall ensure that all personnel concerned are made duly aware of the requirements laid down in this Regulation and that they are adequately trained for their job functions.

2. Air navigation service providers shall:

(a) develop and maintain operations manuals containing the necessary instructions and information to enable all personnel concerned to apply this Regulation;

(b) ensure that the manuals referred to in point (a) are accessible and kept up to date and that their update and distribution are subject to appropriate quality and documentation configuration management;

(c) ensure that the working methods and operating procedures comply with this Regulation.

3. Operators shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the personnel operating and maintaining surveillance equipment are made duly aware of the relevant provisions of this Regulation, that they are adequately trained for their job functions, and that instructions about how to use this equipment are available in the cockpit where feasible.

4. [F32 The CAA] shall ensure compliance with this Regulation including the publication of the relevant information on surveillance equipment in the national aeronautical information publications.

Textual Amendments

F32 Words in Art. 12(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 286; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F33 Article 13 U.K. Exemptions on the cooperative surveillance chain

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Textual Amendments

F33 Art. 13 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 287; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Article 14 U.K. [F4 Exemptions on aircraft]

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Textual Amendments

F4 Deleted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2011 laying down requirements on aircraft identification for surveillance for the single European sky and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance).

[F22 Article 14a U.K. Flight Plans

Operators of non-equipped State aircraft F34 ... and operators of aircraft not equipped in accordance with Article 5(5) operating within the [F35 airspace provided for in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council], shall include the indicators SUR/EUADSBX or SUR/EUEHSX or SUR/EUELSX or a combination thereof, in Item 18 of the flight plan.]

Textual Amendments

F22 Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2011 laying down requirements on aircraft identification for surveillance for the single European sky and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance).

F34 Words in Art. 14a omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/459, reg. 288A(a) (as inserted by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/784), regs. 1(2), 7)

F35 Words in Art. 14a substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/459, reg. 288A(b) (as inserted by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/784), regs. 1(2), 7)

F36 Article 15 U.K. Entry into force and application

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Textual Amendments

F36 Art. 15 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 289; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

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Textual Amendments

F37 Words in Signature omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 290; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

ANNEX I U.K. Performance requirements referred to in Article 4(3)

1. Surveillance data requirements U.K.

1.1. All surveillance chains referred to in Article 4(3) shall provide as a minimum the following surveillance data: U.K.

(a)

2D positional data (aircraft horizontal position);

(b)

surveillance data status:

• cooperative/non-cooperative/combined;

• coasted or not;

• time of applicability of 2D positional data.

1.2. In addition, all cooperative surveillance chains referred to in Article 4(3) shall provide as a minimum the following surveillance data: U.K.

(a)

vertical positional data (based upon pressure altitude received from the aircraft);

(b)

operational identification data (aircraft identity received from the aircraft like aircraft identification and/or Mode A code);

(c)

supplemental indicators:

• emergency indicators (i.e. unlawful interference, radio failure and general emergency);

• special position indicator;

(d)

surveillance data status (time of applicability of vertical position data).

2. Surveillance data performance requirements U.K.

2.1. The air navigation service providers shall define performance requirements for the accuracy, availability, integrity, continuity and timeliness of the surveillance data provided by the systems referred to in Article 4(3) and used to enable the surveillance applications conducted. U.K.

2.2. The evaluation of the accuracy of the horizontal position provided by the systems referred to in Article 4(3) shall include, as a minimum, the assessment of horizontal position error. U.K.

2.3. The air navigation service providers shall verify compliance with the performance requirements defined in accordance with points 2.1 and 2.2. U.K.

2.4. Verification of compliance shall be performed on the basis of the surveillance data provided at the output of the surveillance chain, to the surveillance data user. U.K.

ANNEX II U.K.

[F7 Part A: Secondary surveillance radar transponder capabilities referred to in Article 4(3), point (a) of Article 5(5), Article 7(2) and Article 8(1) and (3)] U.K.

[F2 1. The minimum capability for the secondary surveillance transponder shall be Mode S Level 2 meeting the performance and functionality criteria of Annex 10 to the Chicago Convention, Volume IV, Third Edition including all amendments up to No 77.] U.K.

2. Each implemented transponder register shall be compliant with the corresponding section of ICAO document 9871 (2nd edition). U.K.

3. The following data items shall be made available to the transponder and be transmitted by the transponder via the Mode S protocol and in accordance with the formats specified in ICAO document 9871 (2nd edition): U.K.

(a)

24-bit ICAO aircraft address;

(b)

Mode A code;

(c)

pressure altitude;

(d)

flight status (on the ground or airborne);

(e)

data link capability report;

• airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS) capability,

• Mode S specific services capability,

• aircraft identification capability,

• squitter capability,

• surveillance identifier capability,

• common usage Ground Initiated Comms.-B (GICB) capability report (indication of change),

• Mode S subnetwork version number;

(f)

common usage GICB capability report;

(g)

aircraft identification;

(h)

special position indication (SPI);

(i)

emergency status (general emergency, no communications, unlawful interference) including the use of specific Mode A codes to indicate different emergency states;

(j)

ACAS active resolution advisories when the aircraft is equipped with Traffic alert and collision avoidance system II (TCAS II).

4. Other data items may be made available to the transponder. U.K.

[F2 5. The data items referred to in point 4 shall only be transmitted by the transponder via the Mode S protocol. The aircraft and equipment certification process shall cover the transmission of those data items.] U.K.

F4 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

[F7 Part B: Secondary surveillance radar transponder capabilities referred to in Article 4(3), point (b) of Article 5(5), Article 5(7), Article 7(2) and Article 8(2) and (3)] U.K.

[F2 1. The minimum capability for the secondary surveillance transponder shall be Mode S Level 2 meeting the performance and functionality criteria of Annex 10 to the Chicago Convention, Volume IV, Third Edition including all amendments up to No 77.] U.K.

2. Each implemented transponder register shall be compliant with the corresponding section of ICAO document 9871 (2nd edition). U.K.

3. The following data items shall be made available to the transponder and be transmitted by the transponder via Version 2 of the extended squitter (ES) ADS-B protocol in accordance with the formats specified in ICAO document 9871 (2nd edition): U.K.

(a)

24-bit ICAO aircraft address;

(b)

aircraft identification;

(c)

Mode A code;

(d)

special position indication (SPI) using the same source as for the same parameter specified in Part A;

(e)

emergency status (general emergency, no communications, unlawful interference) using the same source as for the same parameter specified in Part A;

(f)

ADS-B version number (equal to 2);

(g)

ADS-B emitter category;

(h)

geodetic horizontal position in accordance with the world geodetic system revision 1984 (WGS84) latitude and longitude, both while airborne or on the ground;

(i)

geodetic horizontal position quality indicators (corresponding to the integrity containment bound (NIC), 95 % navigation accuracy category for position (NAC_p), source integrity level (SIL) and system design assurance level (SDA));

(j)

pressure altitude using the same source as for the same parameter specified in Part A;

(k)

geometric altitude in accordance with the world geodetic system revision 1984 (WGS84), provided in addition and encoded as a difference to pressure altitude;

(l)

geometric vertical accuracy (GVA);

(m)

velocity over ground, both while airborne (east/west and north/south airborne velocity over ground) or on the ground (surface heading/ground track and movement);

(n)

velocity quality indicator corresponding to navigation accuracy category for velocity (NAC_v);

(o)

coded aircraft length and width;

(p)

global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antenna offset;

(q)

vertical rate: barometric vertical rate using the same source as for the same parameter specified in the data item in point 2 (g) of Part C when the aircraft is required and capable to transmit this data item via the Mode S protocol, or Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) vertical rate;

(r)

mode control panel/flight control unit (MCP/FCU) selected altitude using the same source as for the same parameter specified in Part C when the aircraft is required and capable to transmit this data item via the Mode S protocol;

(s)

barometric pressure setting (minus 800 hectoPascals) using the same source as for the same parameter specified in Part C when the aircraft is required and capable to transmit this data item via the Mode S protocol;

(t)

ACAS active resolution advisories when the aircraft is equipped with TCAS II using the same source as for the same parameter specified in Part A.

4. Surveillance data items (the data items in point 3(h), (k) and (m)) and their quality indicator data items (the data items in point 3(i), (l) and (n)) shall be provided to the transponders on the same physical interface. U.K.

5. The data source connected to the transponder and providing the data items in point 3(h) and (i) shall meet the following data integrity requirements: U.K.

(a)

horizontal position (data item in point 3(h)) source integrity level (SIL, expressed with respect to NIC) shall be equal to or less than 10^-7 per flight-hour;

(b)

horizontal position (data item in point 3(h)) integrity time to alert (leading to a change of the NIC quality indicator), if on-board monitoring is required to meet the horizontal position source integrity level, shall be equal to or less than 10 seconds.

6. The primary data source providing the data items in point 3(h) and (i) shall be at least compatible with GNSS receivers that perform receiver autonomous integrity monitoring (RAIM) and fault detection and exclusion (FDE), along with the output of corresponding measurement status information, as well as integrity containment bound and 95 % accuracy bound indications. U.K.

7. The system integrity level of the data sources providing the data items in point 3(f), (g), (k) to (p) shall be equal to or less than 10^-5 per flight-hour. U.K.

8. The quality indicator information (NIC, NACp, SIL, SDA, NACv and GVA) (the data items in point 3(i), (l) and (n)) shall express the actual performance of the selected data source as valid at the time of applicability of the measurement of the data items in point 3(h), (k) and (m)). U.K.

9. With respect to the processing of the data items in point 3(a) to (t), the transponder system integrity level for the extended squitter ADS-B protocol, including any interconnecting avionics to the transponder, shall be equal to or less than 10^-5 per flight-hour. U.K.

10. The total latency of the horizontal position data (the data items in point 3(h) and (i)) shall be equal to or less than 1,5 second in 95 % of all transmissions. U.K.

11. The uncompensated latency of the horizontal position data (data item in point 3(h)) shall be equal to or less than 0,6 second in 95 % of the cases and shall be equal to or less than 1,0 second in 99,9 % of all transmissions. U.K.

12. The total latency of the ground speed data items (the data items in point 3(m) and (n)) shall be equal to or less than 1,5 second in 95 % of all transmissions. U.K.

13. If the transponder is set to use a Mode A conspicuity code of 1000 then the broadcast of Mode A code information via the extended squitter ADS-B protocol shall be inhibited. U.K.

14. Other data items may be made available to the transponder. U.K.

[F2 15. Except for military reserved formats, the data items referred to in point 14 shall only be transmitted by the transponder via the extended squitter ADS-B protocol. The aircraft and equipment certification process shall cover the transmission of these data items.] U.K.

F4 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

[F7 Part C: Secondary surveillance radar transponder additional surveillance data capability referred to in Article 4(3), point (c) of Article 5(5), Article 7(2), Article 8(2) and (3) and Article 14(1)] U.K.

1. Each transponder register that is implemented shall be compliant with the corresponding section of ICAO document 9871 (2nd edition). U.K.

[F2 2. The following data items, where available on a digital bus, shall be transmitted by the transponder as requested by the ground-based surveillance chain, via the Mode S protocol and in accordance with the formats specified in ICAO document 9871 (2 ^nd edition):] U.K.

(a)

MCP/FCU selected altitude;

(b)

roll angle;

(c)

true track angle;

(d)

ground speed;

(e)

magnetic heading;

(f)

indicated airspeed (IAS) or mach number;

(g)

vertical rate (barometric or baro-inertial);

(h)

barometric pressure setting (minus 800 hectoPascals);

(i)

track angle rate or true airspeed if track angle rate is not available.

3. Other data items may be made available to the transponder. U.K.

[F2 4. The data items referred to in point 3 shall only be transmitted by the transponder via the Mode S protocol. The aircraft and equipment certification process shall cover the transmission of these data items.] U.K.

ANNEX III U.K. Surveillance data exchange requirements referred to in Article 5(1)

1. Surveillance data exchanged between the systems referred to in points (b) and (c) of Article 2(1), shall be subject to a data format that is agreed between the parties concerned. U.K.

2. The surveillance data transferred outside the systems referred to in points (b) and (c) of Article 2(1) to other air navigation service providers shall allow: U.K.

(a)

identification of the data source;

(b)

identification of the type of data.

3. Surveillance data transferred outside the systems referred to in points (b) and (c) of Article 2(1) to other air navigation service providers shall be time stamped and expressed as coordinated universal time (UTC). U.K.

[F2 ANNEX IV U.K. Requirements for the establishment of formal arrangements referred to in Article 5(2)

Formal arrangements between air navigation service providers for the exchange or provision of surveillance data shall include the following minimum content:

(a)

the parties to the arrangements;

(b)

the period of validity of the arrangements;

(c)

the scope of the surveillance data;

(d)

the sources of the surveillance data;

(e)

the exchange format of the surveillance data;

(f)

the service delivery point of the surveillance data;

(g)

agreed service levels in terms of the following;

• surveillance data performance as established by Article 4(3)

• procedures in case of unserviceability;

(h)

change management procedures;

(i)

reporting arrangements with respect to performance and availability including unforeseen outage;

(j)

management and coordination arrangements;

(k)

ground-based surveillance chain safeguarding and notification arrangements.]

ANNEX V U.K. Requirements for the assessment of the level of performance of surveillance chains referred to in Article 7(1)

1. The assessment of the level of the ongoing performance of the systems referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) shall be performed in the volume of airspace where the corresponding provision of surveillance services utilising the systems is undertaken. U.K.

2. Air navigation service providers shall periodically check the system and its components and develop and enforce a performance validation regime. The periodicity shall be agreed with the [F38 CAA] taking into account the specificities of the system and its components. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F38 Word in Annex 5 point 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 291; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

3. Before the implementation of airspace design modification the systems referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) shall be verified in order to check that they still meet the required performance in the new volume of operation. U.K.

ANNEX VI U.K. Requirements referred to in Article 9

1. The performance requirements specified in Article 4. U.K.

2. The interoperability requirements specified in Article 5(2), (3) and (7). U.K.

3. The spectrum protection requirements specified in Article 6. U.K.

4. The associated procedures requirements specified in Article 7. U.K.

5. The State aircraft requirement specified in Article 8(5). U.K.

6. The additional requirements specified in Article 12(3). U.K.

7. The surveillance data exchange requirements set out in point 3 of Annex III. U.K.

ANNEX VII U.K. Requirements for the assessment of the conformity or suitability for use of constituents referred to in Article 10

1. The verification of compliance activities shall demonstrate the conformity or suitability for use of constituents with the applicable requirements of this Regulation whilst these 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.

(a)

determine the appropriate test environment;

(b)

verify that the test plan describes the constituents in the test environment;

(c)

verify that the test plan provides full coverage of applicable requirements;

(d)

ensure the consistency and quality of the technical documentation and the test plan;

(e)

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

(f)

perform the inspections and tests as specified in the test plan;

(g)

write the report presenting the results of inspections and tests.

3. The manufacturer shall ensure that the constituents referred to in Article 10, 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 F39 ... declaration of conformity or suitability for use, specifying notably 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.

Textual Amendments

F39 Word in Annex 7 point 4 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 292; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

ANNEX VIII U.K. Conditions referred to in Article 11(1) and (2)

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 judgment 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 IX U.K.

Part A: U.K. Requirements for the verification of systems referred to in Article 11(1)

1. The verification of systems identified in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) shall demonstrate the compliance of these systems with the interoperability, performance and safety 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 points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) shall be conducted in accordance with appropriate and recognised testing practices. U.K.

3. Test tools used for the verification of systems identified in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) shall have appropriate functionalities. U.K.

4. The verification of systems identified in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) 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.

(a)

description of the implementation;

(b)

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.

(a)

determine the appropriate operational and technical assessment environment reflecting the operational environment;

(b)

verify that the test plan describes the integration of systems identified in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) in an operational and technical assessment environment;

(c)

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

(d)

ensure the consistency and quality of the technical documentation and the test plan;

(e)

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

(f)

perform the inspections and tests as specified in the test plan;

(g)

write the report presenting the results of inspections and tests.

6. The air navigation service provider shall ensure that the systems identified in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) operated in an operational assessment environment meet the interoperability, performance and safety requirements of this Regulation. U.K.

7. Upon satisfying completion of verification of compliance, air navigation service providers shall draw up the F40 ... declaration of verification of system and submit it to the [F41 CAA] together with the technical file as required by Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F40 Word in Annex 9 Pt. A point 7 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 293(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F41 Word in Annex 9 Pt. A point 7 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 293(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Part B: U.K. Requirements for the verification of systems referred to in Article 11(2)

1. The verification of systems identified in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) shall demonstrate the compliance of these systems with the interoperability, performance and safety 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 points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) shall be conducted in accordance with appropriate and recognised testing practices. U.K.

3. Test tools used for the verification of systems identified in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) shall have appropriate functionalities. U.K.

4. The verification of systems identified in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) 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.

(a)

description of the implementation;

(b)

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 [F42 an appointed] body. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F42 Words in Annex 9 Pt. B point 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 293(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

6. The [F43 appointed] body shall manage the verification activities and shall in particular: U.K.

(a)

verify that the test plan describes the integration of systems identified in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) in an operational and technical assessment environment;

(b)

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

(c)

ensure the consistency and quality of the technical documentation and the test plan;

(d)

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

(e)

perform the inspections and tests as specified in the test plan;

(f)

write the report presenting the results of inspections and tests.

Textual Amendments

F43 Word in Annex 9 Pt. B point 6 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 293(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

7. The [F44 appointed] body shall ensure that the systems identified in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 2(1) operated in an operational assessment environment meet the interoperability, performance and safety requirements of this Regulation. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F44 Word in Annex 9 Pt. B point 7 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 293(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

8. Upon satisfying completion of verification tasks, the [F45 appointed] body shall draw up a certificate of conformity in relation to the tasks it carried out. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F45 Word in Annex 9 Pt. B point 8 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 293(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

9. Then, the air navigation service provider shall draw up the F46 ... declaration of verification of system and submit it to the [F47 CAA] together with the technical file as required by Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F46 Word in Annex 9 Pt. B point 9 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 293(3)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F47 Word in Annex 9 Pt. B point 9 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 293(3)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

(1)

OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 26.

(2)

OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 1.

(3)

OJ L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1.