EASA RNAV AMC Development

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EASA RNAV AMC Development

• Geoff Burtenshaw UK CAA
• EASA Drafting Group Chairman
• Presented to OST by C Ullvetter

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Drafting Group for RNAV AMC

• Chairman G Burtenshaw (CAA-UK)
• Members
• Lionel Bertin (Airbus)
• Jeremy Davidson (Eurocontrol)
• Didier Delibes (Airbus)
• Dave Nakamura (AIA-Boeing)
• Bruno Rabiller (DGAC-F)
• Andy Shand (British Airways)
• Christer Ullvetter (CAA-Sweden)

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AMC 20-XX Scope

• RNAV (GNSS) Approach Operations
• Stand-alone procedures supporting either T or
  Y approaches
• Final approach from conventional STAR/Transition
  or RNAV Initial Approach Procedure (RIAP)
• GNSS only

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Timescales - AMC 20-XX

• Step 1
• (LNAV only)
• End of 2005
• Step 2
• (LNAV/Baro VNAV and inclusion of SBAS geometric
  VNAV approval criteria)
• End of June 2006

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AMC 20-XZ Scope

• RNP Terminal Airspace Operations
• RNP SIDS and STARS and Final Approach
• Default approach of RNP 0.3
• DO-236()/ED-75() functionality
• Optional use of RF legs before the FAF
• Data integrity - reliance on Letter of Acceptance
  (LoA)

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AMC 20-XZ Scope cont.

• Appendix containing Special Authorisation
  Required material
• Mapping with ICAO Doc 8168
• Low RNP assessment and operational approval (RNP
  lt0.3)
• Use of RF leg after the FAF
• Additional (operator) data integrity checks
  required

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Timescales - AMC 20-XZ

• Complete material for all terminal airspace
  applications
• End of March 2006
• Note Owing to the higher requirements contained
  within AMC 20-XZ, an aircraft/fleet and operator
  approved to this AMC is assumed to be approved
  for operations predicated on AMC 20-XX

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Required Coordination

• Preparation of NPA within EASA Rulemaking
• Allow a month
• Internal EASA and Central JAA comments
• 15 days
• Public consultation (including coordination with
  EUROCONTROL)
• 90 days
• Review of comments and preparation of Comment
  Response Document
• 3 months

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Required Coordination

• Publication of CRD
• 2 months
• Final publication of NPA
• Total time up to 9 ½ months from delivery of
  NPA to EASA