1. Objective ATC 16 ESSIP Plan 2013 Luca DELLORTO DSS/EIPR 13.09.2013

2. 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. ESSIP Plan 2013 / Objective ATC16

3. 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. ESSIP Plan 2013 / Objective ATC16

4. 4 What is new or has changed for ESSIP Plan ed 2013 No change ESSIP Plan 2013 / Objective ATC16

5. 5 Link to European ATM Master Plan and/or Interim Deployment Programme (IDP) Eur. ATM Master Plan: Linked to OI step CM-0803 via Enabler [CTE-S11a] - Upgrades to TCAS, TAWS etc. IDP: None ESSIP Plan 2013 / Objective ATC16

6. 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). ESSIP Plan 2013 / Objective ATC16

7. 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 ESSIP Plan 2013 / Objective ATC16

8. 8 Supporting Material Various – check ESSIP Plan 2013 – ATC16 List of supporting material in individual SLoAs ESSIP Plan 2013 / Objective ATC16

9. 9 ESSIP Report 2012 Objective included in the ESSIP Plan as from 2011. 5 States have already it completed, 10 have partially completed the SLoAs. 22 States plan to implement within the FOC date (12/2015). The objective does not require changes to ATM system: the 2 ASP SLoAs cover ATCO training (ASP01) and incident reporting (ASP02). ESSIP Plan 2013 / Objective ATC16

10. 10 Links and contacts Objective Coordinator: DellOrto Luca, +32 2 729 3325 luca.dellorto@eurocontrol.int EUROCONTROL Objective Expert: Stanislaw Drozdowski +32 2 729 3760 stanislaw.drozdowski @eurocontrol.int ESSIP Plan 2013 / Objective ATC16