1. Objective ATC 16
ESSIP Plan 2015
Luca DELL’ORTO
DPS/PEPR

2. Comprehensive Explanation 1/2
Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) is an a/c (= airborne – based) system to reduce the incidence of mid-air collisions between aircraft.
This objective concerns the upgrade of existing ACAS/ TCAS.
Currently Airborne (ACAS II) is based on TCAS II (SW) version 7. An enhanced TCAS compliant with the changes TCAS II Change 7.1 would further reduce the risk of a mid-air collision in European airspace by a factor of 4.
Note: this OBJ is applicable to all flights performed by a/c of a given category, regardless of State of Registry:
with MTOW > 5700 kg, or
authorised to carry more than 19 passengers; or
any other a/c equipped with ACAS II.
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3. Comprehensive Explanation 2/2
Applicable legislation: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1332/2011 on common airspace usage requirements and operating procedures for airborne collision avoidance
Applicable ICAO Annexes: ICAO Annex 10 – Amendment 85 of )ctober 2010
Note:
the 12/2015 FOC date is for retrofit;
For new aircraft (forward-fit) the applicable date is March 2012.
Implementation is on a voluntary basis for the MIL transport type a/c, unless specified differently at National level.
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4. What is new or has changed for ESSIP Plan ed 2015
No Changes
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5. Link to European ATM Master Plan
Eur. ATM Master Plan:
PRO-AC-21 Cockpit procedure for AP/FD TCAS
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6. Most important SLoA(s)
Most SLoAs (REG01 – 03; MIL01 – 02; USE01 – 02) concern approval of i.e. airworthiness of (CIV/MIL) a/c and the implementation by airspace users.
ASP SLoAs:
ASP01 – Train controllers
ASP02 - Establish ACAS II (TCAS II change 7.1) performance monitoring:
This SLoA has to be understood as the requirement to perform ACAS monitoring as prescribed in ICAO PANS-ATM. Such monitoring should be performed by means of reporting (incident reports from airlines and ANSPs).
It would be useful to contribute ACAS monitoring data/reports to the EUROCONTROL Voluntary ATM Incident Reporting System (EVAIR). 
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7. Finalisation Criteria and Closed Questions
REG/MIL/USE: A/c airworthiness certification, equipage and operational approval of ACAS II (TCAS II version 7.1) equipped a/c;
ASP: Implementation of a performance monitoring system;
ASP: training of controllers
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8. ESSIP Plan 2015 / Objective ATC16
Supporting Material
Various – check ESSIP Plan 2015 – ATC16 List of supporting material in individual SLoAs; and
Description and SLoAs of ATC16 in the EATM Portal:
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9. ESSIP Plan 2015 / Objective ATC16
ESSIP Report 2015
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10. ESSIP Plan 2015 / Objective ATC16
Links and contacts
Objective Coordinator: Dell’Orto Luca,
EUROCONTROL Objective Expert:
Stanislaw Drozdowski,
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