ALLPIRG/4-WP/1

14/12/00

FOURTH MEETING OF THE ALLPIRG/ADVISORY GROUP

(Montreal, 6 – 8 February 2001)

AGENDA AND EXPLANATORY NOTES

(Presented by the Secretariat)

Opening Remarks

The meeting will be opened by the Chairman of ALLPIRG, the President of the Council of ICAO.

Agenda Item 1:	Review of follow-up actions on the ALLPIRG/3 Report

The meeting will review follow-up actions taken on the conclusions of the ALLPIRG/3 Meeting.

Agenda Item 2:	Interregional coordination and harmonization mechanism

2.1	Harmonization of air navigation systems

As the formulation of regional, subregional and national plans for air navigation systems — including CNS/ATM systems — is progressively gaining maturity, States and aircraft operators are investing in the enabling technologies to gain early benefits. As this equipage progresses, both on the ground and in aircraft, further steps in the planning and implementation of CNS/ATM systems need to be addressed to meet the challenge of integration, interoperability and harmonization of the systems. The meeting will:

a)	review the interregional planning mechanism;

b)	consider the current work programme of planning and implementation regional groups (PIRGs) on interregional issues;

c)	identify missing elements in terms of duplications and omissions in present implementation activities; and

d)	address the interface problems resulting from the implementation of systems and procedures such as: a revision of the interregional air traffic services (ATS) trunk route structure; reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM); required navigation performance/area navigation (RNP/RNAV); very high frequency (VHF) air/ground voice and data communications; aeronautical telecommunication network (ATN); global navigation satellite system (GNSS); and the world geodetic system – 1984 (WGS-84).

2.2	Environmental benefits of CNS/ATM systems

The meeting will be presented with a common methodology that has been established for assessing the environmental benefits of CNS/ATM systems implementation, and will be invited to note the ongoing efforts on this subject within the work programme of the Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP).

2.3	Other issues which have global ramifications

The meeting will be invited to provide advice on matters which have global ramifications. They include:

a)	the merits of a global air navigation plan;

b)	the goals of the Global Air Navigation Conference/Meeting;

c)	the first amendment to the Global Air Navigation Plan for CNS/ATM Systems

(Doc 9750);

d)	the results of the World Radiocommunication Conference (2000) (WRC-2000) and ICAO's preparations for the forthcoming WRC-2003 for the protection of aeronautical radio frequency spectrum;

e)	the establishment of regional flight safety groups; and

f)	a review of the uniform methodology for the identification, assessment and reporting of air navigation shortcomings and deficiencies.

Agenda Item 3:	Coordination of CNS/ATM partners' planning and implementation efforts

The CNS/ATM planning and implementation efforts made by ICAO, States, airline operators, service providers and international and regional organizations would clearly benefit from greater coordination. The meeting will identify the shortcomings in the present arrangements and explore the possibilities for concrete improvements, perhaps through the formulation of a pilot project for a specific multi-partner CNS/ATM systems planning and implementation effort.

Agenda Item 4:	Safety oversight-related issues

A brief on the activities and progress of the safety oversight programme will be presented. The impact of the expansion of the programme will also be addressed.

Agenda Item 5:	Recent developments in the area of airport and air navigation services economics

The meeting will be briefed on the follow-up by the Council on those recommendations of the Conference on the Economics of Airports and Air Navigation Services (ANSConf 2000, Montreal, 19 – 28 June 2000) that are of relevance to the work of ALLPIRG.

Agenda Item 6:	Technical cooperation issues

The meeting will review relevant technical cooperation programmes and the CNS/ATM systems financing partnership, taking into account the requirements of developing States for a coordinated implementation of CNS/ATM systems.

Agenda Item 7:	Any other business

The meeting will consider any other relevant matters.

Agenda Item 8:	Report approval

The meeting will review and approve a draft report.

Closing Remarks

The meeting will be closed by the Chairman.

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