ALLPIRG/4-WP/16
2/1/01

FOURTH MEETING OF THE ALLPIRG /ADVISORY GROUP

(Montreal, 6 - 8 February 2001)

Agenda Item 2.3:	Interregional coordination and harmonization mechanism – Other issues which have global ramifications

FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE GLOBAL AIR NAVIGATION PLAN FOR CNS/ATM SYSTEMS

(Presented by the Secretariat)

Summary
On 13 March 1998, the Council (153/10) reviewed and accepted the Global Air Navigation Plan for CNS/ATM Systems (Global Plan). The Council also agreed that the process for future updates of the Global Plan should be accomplished by the Secretariat, based on the ongoing work of ICAO at both the global and regional levels. This paper presents the first amendment of the Global Plan for review and comment by ALLPIRG prior to submission to the Air Navigation Commission and Council.

1.	Introduction

1.1	In May 1996, the Council agreed that there was an established need for an updated Global Co-ordinated Plan for Transition to ICAO CNS/ATM Systems (Global Coordinated Plan) and that the updated plan should constitute a "living" document comprising technical, economic, legal and institutional elements. The Council further agreed that different elements of the updated plan should be developed by different ICAO bodies and that the work should be coordinated and completed before the ICAO World-wide CNS/ATM Systems Implementation Conference (Rio de Janeiro, 11 to 15 May 1998).

1.2	In line with the above, the Secretariat formed the CNS/ATM Systems Implementation Project Support Team (PST), comprising experts from the Air Navigation Bureau, Air Transport Bureau, Legal Bureau, Technical Cooperation Bureau and Regional Affairs Office, working under the direction of the Director of the Air Navigation Bureau. The principal mission of the PST was to draft a revised Global Coordinated Plan.

1.3	In July 1997, the PST completed a first draft version of Volume I of a two-part revised Global Co-ordinated Plan. Based on comments received from the ICAO Regional Directors, members of ALLPIRG and after a review by an Ad hoc Working Group of the Air Navigation Commission, as well as
by the Commission itself, the first version was updated and presented to the Council on 13 March 1998. The revised Global Plan was accepted by the Council at that time.

2.	Acceptance and update of the Global Plan

2.1	In summarizing the Council's review of the revised Global Plan, the President observed that the Global Air Navigation Plan for CNS/ATM Systems was a living document which would have to be updated from time to time. In taking action, the Council agreed with the process for acceptance and update of the Global Plan as outlined in paragraph 3 of C-WP/10807, noting that the Global Air Navigation Plan for CNS/ATM Systems served the intent of Recommendation 8/1 of the Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Special Committee for the Monitoring and Coordination of Development and Transition Planning for the Future Air Navigation System (FANS Phase II) (Doc 9623).

2.2	Paragraph 3 of C-WP/10807 stated, inter alia:

"It is intended that future amendments of the Global Plan will be developed by the Secretariat based on the ongoing work of ICAO at both the global and regional levels, followed by Commission review. In line with Recommendation 8/1 of the FANS(II)/4 Report, the consultation process should be kept to a minimum, limited to ICAO Representatives and chairmen of the PIRGs. After review by the Commission, the proposed amendments will be submitted to the Council for acceptance."

3.	First amendment of the Global Plan

3.1	Since the acceptance of the Global Plan by the Council in 1998, the Secretariat, several ICAO panels, and the planning and implementation regional groups (PIRGs) have recognized the increasing utility of the Global Plan in relation to their work, and its relevance in the overall ICAO CNS/ATM documentation structure. The need to amend the document to reflect the latest work of these groups was subsequently recognized. Based on the above, the Secretariat has conducted a review of the Global Plan, in coordination with several panels, working groups and PIRGs and has developed a comprehensive proposal for amendment to several parts of the document.

3.2	The Air Navigation Commission will review the attached proposal for amendment of the Global Plan and may make additional changes prior to recommending that the material be reviewed by the Council for subsequent acceptance.

3.3	It should be noted that the appendix contains a draft version of the first amendment of the Global Plan that is incomplete at this point. Prior to submission to the Air Navigation Commission, the Air Traffic Management Operational Concept (ATMCP) will likely make additional changes to Chapter 4 of Part I at its upcoming working group meeting; amendments to Chapters 12, 13 and 14, which could not be ready earlier because of extenuating circumstances, will be submitted; new material will be added in follow-up of the most recent meeting of the Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP), and the entire amendment will be edited.

4.	Action by ALLPIRG

4.1	The meeting is invited to review the appendix containing the first amendment to the Global Air Navigation Plan for CNS/ATM Systems (Doc 9750) and provide comments and suggestions as appropriate.

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Appendix

APPENDIX

FIRST AMENDMENT

TO THE

GLOBAL AIR NAVIGATION PLAN FOR CNS/ATM SYSTEMS (Doc 9750)