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SAM/IG/4-WP/11APPENDIXA-1ADVISORYCIRCULARAC:91-001DATE:12/10/09VERSION:OriginalISSUEDBY:SRVSOPSUBJECT:AIRCRAFTANDOPERATORSAPPROVALFORRNAV1OOPERATIONS(DESIGNATEDANDAUTHORIZEDASRNP10)CA91-001SRVSOP1ADVISORYCIRCULARAC:91-001DATE:12/10/09VERSION:OriginalISSUEDBY:SRVSOPSUBJECT:AIRCRAFTANDOPERATORSAPPROVALFORRNAV1OOPERATIONS(DESIGNATEDANDAUTHORIZEDASRNP10)1.
PURPOSEThisadvisorycircular(AC)establishesRNP10approvalrequirementsforaircraftandoperationsinoceanicorremoteairspace.
Anoperatormayusealternatemeansofcompliance,asfarasthosemeansareacceptablefortherespectiveCivilAviationAuthority(CAA).
Thefuturetenseoftheverbortheterm"shall"applytooperatorswhochoosetomeetthecriteriasetforthinthisAC.
2.
RELEVANTSECTIONSOFTHELATINAMERICANAERONAUTICALREGULATIONS(LAR)OREQUIVALENTLAR91:Sections91.
1015and91.
1640orequivalentLAR121:Section121.
995(b)orequivalentLAR135:Section135.
565(c)orequivalent3.
RELATEDDOCUMENTSAnnex2RulesoftheAirAnnex6OperationofaircraftICAODoc9613Performance-basedNavigation(PBN)manualICAODoc4444Proceduresforairnavigationservices–AirtrafficmanagementICAODoc7030RegionalSupplementaryProceduresICAODoc8168AircraftoperationsVolumeII–PartsIandII–GeneralcriteriaFAAOrder8400.
12ARequirednavigationperformance10(RNP10)operationalapprovalEASAAMC20-12RecognitionofFAAOrder8400.
12AforRNP-10operationsEspaaDGACCO01/01AprobaciónoperacionalycriteriosdeutilizacióndesistemasparalanavegaciónenespacioaéreodesignadoRNP-10AustraliaCAAPRNP10-1Requirednavigationperformance10operationalapprovalSRVSOPCA91-00124.
DEFINITIONSANDABBREVIATIONS4.
1Definitionsa)Aircraft-basedaugmentationsystem(ABAS).
-Anaugmentationsystemthataugmentsand(orintegratestheinformationobtainedfromotherGNSSelementswithinformationavailableonboardtheaircraft.
b)AreaNavigation(RNAV).
-Anavigationmethodthatallowsaircrafttooperateonanydesiredflightpathwithinthecoverageofground-orspace-basednavigationaids,orwithinthelimitsofthecapabilityofself-containedaids,oracombinationofthese.
Note.
-Areanavigationincludesperformance-basednavigationaswellasotherRNAVoperationsthatdonotmeetthedefinitionofperformance-basednavigation.
c)AreaNavigation(RNAV)Specification.
-Areanavigationspecificationthatdoesnotincludetheon-boardperformancecontrolandalertingrequirement,designatedbytheprefixRNAV;e.
g.
,RNAV5,RNAV2,RNAV1.
Note1.
-TheManualonPerformance-basedNavigation(PBN)(Doc9613),VolumeII,containsdetailedguidelinesonnavigationspecifications.
Note2.
-ThetermRNP,formerlydefinedas"astatementofthenavigationperformancenecessaryforoperationwithinadefinedairspace",hasbeendeletedfromtheAnnexestotheConventiononInternationalCivilAviationbecausetheRNPconcepthasbeenreplacedbythePBNconcept.
InsaidAnnexes,thetermRNPisnowonlyusedwithinthecontextofthenavigationspecificationsthatrequireon-boardperformancecontrolandalerting;e.
g.
,RNP4referstotheaircraftandtheoperationalrequirements,includingalateralperformanceof4NM,withtherequirementforon-boardperformancecontrolandalertingasdescribedinthePBNManual(Doc9613).
d)Displayerrors(screenprotectionsystemerror).
-Theseerrorsmayincludeerrorcomponentscontributedbyanyinput,outputorsignalconversionequipmentusedbythedisplayasitpresentseitheraircraftpositionorguidancecommands(e.
g.
coursedeviationorcommandheading)andbyanycoursedefinitionentrydeviceemployed.
Forsystemsinwhichchartsareincorporatedasintegralpartsofthedisplay,thedisplaysystemerrornecessarilyincludeschartingerrorstotheextentthattheyactuallyresultinerrorsincontrollingthepositionoftheaircraftrelativetoadesiredpathovertheground.
Tobeconsistent,inthecaseofsymbolicdisplaysnotemployingintegralcharts,anyerrorsinway-pointdefinition,directlyattributabletoerrorsinthereferencechartusedindeterminingway-pointpositions,shouldbeincludedasacomponentofthiserror.
Thistypeoferrorisvirtuallyimpossibletohandle,andingeneralpractice,highlyaccurate,publishedway-pointlocationsareusedtothegreatestextentpossibleinsettingupsuchsystemstoavoidsucherrorsandreduceworkload.
e)Faultdetectionandexclusion(FDE).
-IsafunctionperformedbysomeonboardGNSSreceivers,whichcandetectthepresenceofafaultysatellitesignalandautomaticallyexcludeitfromthepositioncalculation.
Inadditiontothetotalnumberofsatellitesneededforreceiverautonomousintegritymonitoring(RAIM),atleastonemoreavailablesatelliteisrequired(6satellites).
f)FlightManagementSystem(FMS).
-Anintegratedsystem,consistingofanairbornesensor,areceiverandacomputercontainingbothnavigationandaircraftperformancedatabases,capableofprovidingRNAVperformanceandguidancevaluestoadisplayandautomaticflightcontrolsystem.
CA91-001SRVSOP3g)FlightTechnicalError(FTE).
-TheFTEistheaccuracywithwhichanaircraftiscontrolledasmeasuredbytheindicatedaircraftposition,withrespecttotheindicatedcommandordesiredposition.
Itdoesnotincludeblundererrors.
Note.
-Foraircraftthatarenotcapableofautopilotorflightdirectorcoupling,anFTEof3.
7km(2NM)foroceanicoperationsmustbetakenintoaccountindetermininganylimitations.
h)GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem(GNSS).
-AgenerictermusedbyICAOtodefineanyglobalposition,speed,andtimedeterminationsystemthatincludesoneormoremainsatelliteconstellations,suchasGPSandtheglobalnavigationsatellitesystem(GLONASS),aircraftreceiversandseveralintegritymonitoringsystems,includingaircraft-basedaugmentationsystems(ABAS),satellite-basedaugmentationsystems(SBAS),suchasthewideareaaugmentationsystems(WAAS),andground-basedaugmentationsystems(GBAS),suchasthelocalareaaugmentationsystem(LAAS).
Distanceinformationwillbeprovided,atleastintheimmediatefuture,byGPSandGLONASS.
i)GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS).
-TheUnitedStatesglobalnavigationsatellitesystem(GNSS)isasatellite-basedradionavigationsystemthatusesprecisedistancemeasurementstodetermineposition,speed,andtimeanywhereintheworld.
TheGPSismadeupbythreeelements:thespatial,control,anduserelements.
TheGPSspacesegmentisnominallymadeupby,atleast,24satellitesin6orbitalplanes.
Thecontrolelementconsistsof5monitoringstations,3groundantennas,andonemaincontrolstation.
Theuserelementconsistsofantennasandreceiversthatprovidetheuserwithposition,speed,andprecisetime.
j)NavigationSystemError(NSE).
-Thedifferencebetweentruepositionandestimatedposition.
k)NavigationSpecifications.
-Setofaircraftandflightcrewrequirementsneededtosupportperformance-basednavigationoperationsinadefinedairspace.
Therearetwokindsofnavigationspecifications:l)OceanicAirspace.
-TheairspaceovertheoceanicareaisconsideredinternationalairspaceinwhichICAOproceduresandseparationsapply.
TheresponsibilityforprovidingairtrafficservicesinthisairspaceisdelegatedtothoseStateswiththegreatestgeographicproximityand/orthathavemoreresourcesavailable.
m)Pathdefinitionerror(PDE).
-Thedifferencebetweenthedefinedpathandthedesiredpathinagivenplaceandtime.
n)Performance-basedNavigation(PBN).
-Performance-basednavigationspecifiessystemperformancerequirementsforaircraftoperatingalonganATSroute,onaninstrumentapproachprocedure,orinadesignatedairspace.
Performancerequirementsaredefinedintermsoftheprecision,integrity,continuity,availability,andfunctionalitynecessarytoperformtheproposedoperationwithinthecontextofaparticularairspaceconcept.
o)PrimaryMeansofNavigation.
-Anavigationsystemapprovedforagivenoperationorflightphase,thatmustmeetprecisionandintegrityrequirementsbutnotfullavailabilityandcontinuityofservice.
Safetyisguaranteedbylimitingflightstospecifictimeperiodsandthroughtheestablishmentoftimelyrestrictiveprocedures.
p)ReceiverAutonomousIntegrityMonitoring(RAIM).
-AtechniqueusedinaGNSSreceiver/processortodeterminetheintegrityofitsnavigationsignals,usingonlyGPSsignalsorGPSsignalsenhancedwithbarometricupper-airdata.
Thisdeterminationisachievedbyaconsistencycheckbetweenpseudo-rangemeasurements.
Atleastoneadditionalavailablesatelliteisrequiredwithrespecttothenumberofsatellitesthatareneededtoobtainthenavigationsolution.
SRVSOPCA91-0014q)RequiredNavigationPerformance(RNP)Specification.
-Areanavigation(RNAV)specificationthatincludestheon-boardperformancecontrolandalertingrequirement,designatedbytheprefixRNP;e.
g.
,RNP4,RNPAPCH,RNPARAPCH.
r)RNAVOperations.
-AircraftoperationsthatuseareanavigationforRNAVapplications.
RNAVoperationsincludetheuseofareanavigationforoperationsthatarenotperformedinkeepingwiththePBNmanual.
s)RNAVSystem.
-Anareanavigationsystemwhichpermitsaircraftoperationonanydesiredflightpathwithinthecoverageofground-orspace-basednavigationaidsorwithinthelimitsofthecapabilityofself-containedaids,oracombinationofthese.
AnRNAVsystemmaybeincludedaspartofaFlightManagementSystem(FMS)t)Singlemeansofnavigation.
-Anavigationsystemapprovedforagivenoperationorflightphase,andthatallowstheaircrafttomeetthefournavigationcriteria:precision,integrity,availability,andcontinuityofservice.
u)Stand-aloneGlobalPositioningSystem(Stand-aloneGPS).
-AGPSthatisnotconnectedto,orcombinedwith,anyothernavigationsystemorsensor.
v)Supplementarymeansofnavigation.
-Anavigationsystemthatmustbeusedtogetherwithasystemconsideredtobeasinglemeansofnavigation,andthatmustmeetprecisionandintegrityrequirementsbutnotavailabilityandcontinuityconditions.
w)TotalSystemError(TSE).
-Isthedifferencebetweenthetruepositionandthedesiredposition.
Thiserrorisequaltothevectorsumofpathdefinitionerror(PDE),flighttechnicalerror(FTE)andnavigationsystemerror(NSE).
Totalsystemerror(TSE)DesiredpathPathdefinitionerror(PDE)DefinedpathFlighttechnicalerror(FTE)EstimatedpositionNavigationsystemerror(NSE)TruepositionTotalsystemerror(TSE)CA91-001SRVSOP54.
2Abbreviationsa)CAACivilAviationAdministration/CivilAviationAuthorityb)ACAdvisorycircular(FAA)c)ACAS/TCASAirbornecollisionavoidancesystemd)AFFlightmanuale)AFMAirplaneflightmanualf)AIPAeronauticalinformationpublicationg)APAutopiloth)AIMAeronauticalinformationmanuali)AMCAcceptablemeansofcompliancej)ATCAirtrafficcontrolk)ATSAirtrafficservicesl)BRG/DISBearing/distancem)CA/ACCirculardeasesoramiento–SRVSOPinspanish/Advisorycircularn)DMEDistancemeasuringequipmento)DVFlightdispatcher(spanishabbreviation)p)EASAEuropeanAviationSafetyAgencyq)EURICAOEuropeanRegionr)FAAUnitedStatesFederalAviationAdministrations)FDFlightdirectort)FDEFaultdetectionandexclusionu)FIRFlightInformationRegionv)FLFlightlevelw)FMSFlightmanagementsystemx)FTEFlighttechnicalerrory)GBASGround-basedaugmentationsystemz)GNSSGlobalnavigationsatellitesystemaa)GLONASSGlobalnavigationsatellitesystembb)GPSGlobalpositioningsystemcc)INSInertialnavigationsystemdd)IRSInertialreferencesystemee)IRUInertialreferenceunitSRVSOPCA91-0016ff)gg)LAASLocalareaaugmentationsystemhh)LARLatinAmericanRegulationsii)LAT/LONGLatitude/longitudejj)LNAVLateralnavigationkk)LOALetterofauthorisation/letterofacceptancell)LRNSLong-rangenavigationsystemmm)MELMinimumequipmentlistnn)NAVNavigationoo)NAVAIDSNavigationaidspp)NDBNon-directionalradiobeaconqq)NMNauticalmilerr)NSENavigationsystemerrorss)ICAOInternationalCivilAviationOrganizationtt)OMOperationsmanualuu)OpSpecsOperationsspecificationsvv)PANS-OPSProceduresforAirNavigationServices-AircraftOperationsww)PBNPerformance-basednavigationxx)PDEPathdefinitionerroryy)POHPilotoperatinghandbookzz)POIPrincipaloperationsinspectoraaa)RAIMReceiverautonomousintegritymonitoringbbb)RNAVAreanavigationccc)RNPRequirednavigationperformanceddd)RNPAPCHRequirednavigationperformanceapproacheee)RNPARAPCHRequirednavigationperformanceauthorisationrequiredapproachfff)SAMICAOSouthAmericanRegionggg)SATSouthAtlantichhh)SATMASouthAtlanticMonitoringAgencyiii)SBASSatellite-basedaugmentationsystemjjj)SLOPStrategiclateraloffsetprocedurekkk)SRVSOPRegionalsafetyoversightcooperationsystemlll)SSRSecondarysurveillanceradarmmm)STCSupplementarytypecertificatennn)TCTypecertificateCA91-001SRVSOP7ooo)TSETotalsystemerrorppp)TSOTechnicalstandardorderqqq)UIRUpperflightinformationregionrrr)VMCVisualmeteorologicalconditionssss)VORVeryhighfrequencyomnidirectionalradiorangettt)WAASWideareaaugmentationsystemuuu)WATRSWestAtlanticroutesystemvvv)WGSWorldgeodeticsystemwww)WPTWaypoint5.
INTRODUCTION5.
1ThisACisentitledRNAV10inordertobeconsistentwiththecriteriasetforthinICAODoc9613–Performance-basednavigation(PBN)manual.
ThisnewdesignationandversionofthisdocumentdoesnotchangeanyrequirementnordoesitaffectoperatorsthathavealreadyobtainedanRNP10approvalbytheCivilAviationAuthority(CAA).
5.
2TheRNAV10navigationspecificationdoesnotrequireon-boardperformancemonitoringandalerting.
However,thedesignationforairworthinessandoperationalapprovals,aswellasairspaceandroutedesignationswillremainasRNP10,inordertoexemptthispublicationandtheapprovalsonthismatterfromcomplyingwiththenewRNAV10designation.
5.
3Recognisingthatthereareairspaces,routes,andairworthinessandoperationalapprovalsdesignatedasRNP10,itisexpectedthatthenewdenominationsofairspace,routes,andaircraftandoperatorapprovalswillcontinuetousesuchterm(RNP10),whilethePBNapplicationwillbeknownasRNAV10.
5.
4ThisACprovidesorientationandguidanceonaspectsrelatedtoairworthinessandoperationalapprovals.
TheseapprovalswillallowanoperatortoobtainaRNP10authorisationtooperateinoceanicorremoteairspaces.
Furthermore,thisdocumentprovidescriteriaforoperatorstoextendanynavigationtimelimitassociatedwiththeRNP10approval.
5.
5Theimplementationofthe50-NMlateralandlongitudinalseparationminimaforoceanicorremoteRNP10airspaceswillresultinbenefitsfortheoperatorsintermsofhavingagreaternumberofoptimumroutes,reduceddelays,increasedflexibility,andcostreduction,withoutreducingsafety.
ATSproviderswillobtainbenefitsfromtheefficientuseofairspaceandincreasedairtrafficflow.
5.
6RNP10operationsinoceanicorremoteareaswithnoground-basednavigationaids,exceptforisolatedareas,requireaircraftnavigationtobebasedonlong-rangenavigationcapabilitywithinertialnavigationand/orglobalpositioningsystems.
5.
7ThematerialdescribedinthisAChasbeendevelopedbaseonthefollowingdocument:9ICAODoc9613,VolumeII,PartB,Chapter1–ImplementingRNAV10(designatedandauthorizedasRNP10).
5.
8ThisAChasbeenharmonisedwiththefollowingdocuments:9FAAOrder8400.
12A-Requirednavigationperformance10(RNP10)operationalapproval.
9EASAAMC20-12-RecognitionofFAAOrder8400.
12AforRNP-10operations9EspaaDGACCircularOperativa01/01–AprobaciónoperacionalycriteriosdeutilizacióndesistemasparalanavegaciónenespacioaéreodesignadoRNP-10SRVSOPCA91-00186.
GENERALINFORMATION6.
1Navigationaidinfrastructurea)RNP10wasdevelopedforoperationsinoceanicandremoteareasanddoesnotrequireanyground-basednavigationinfrastructureorassessment.
6.
2ATScommunicationsandsurveillancea)ThisACdoesnotaddresscommunicationorairtrafficservices(ATS)surveillancerequirementsthatmaybespecifiedforoperationonaparticularrouteorarea.
Theserequirementsarespecifiedinotherdocuments,suchastheaeronauticalinformationpublications(AIP)andICAORegionalSupplementaryProcedures(Doc7030).
OperatorsandflightcrewsshalltakeintoaccountalltheoperationaldocumentsrelatedtoRNP10airspacerequiredbytheCAAbeforeconductingflightsinsaidairspace.
6.
3Obstacleclearanceandroutespacinga)Doc8168(PANSOPS),VolumeII–ProceduresforAirNavigationServices:AircraftOperationsprovidesdetailedguidanceonobstacleclearance.
ThegeneralcriteriainPartsIandIIIshallbeapplied.
b)TherationaleforhavingchoosentheRNP10valuewastosupportreducedlateralandlongitudinalseparationminimaforaplicationinoceanicandremoteareaswheretheavailabilityofnavigationaids,communication,andsurveillanceislimited.
c)TheminimumroutespacingwhereRNP10isutilizedis50NM.
6.
4Publicationsa)TheAIPshouldclearlyindicatethatthenavigationapplicationisRNP10,wherereferenceistoexistingroutes.
Therouteshouldidentifytheminimumsegmentsaltituderequirements.
b)ThenavigationdatapublishedintheAIPforroutesandnavigationaidsmustmeettherequirementsestablishedinAnnex15–AeronauticalInformationServices.
Allroutesmustbebasedonthecoordinatesoftheworldgeodeticsystem(WGS-84).
7.
AIRWORTHINESSANDOPERATIONALAPPROVAL7.
1ToobtainRNP10authorisation,acommercialairtransportoperatormustcomplywithtwotypesofapprovals:a)theairworthinessapprovalgrantedbytheStateofregistry(seeArticle31oftheChicagoConventionandParagraphs5.
2.
3and8.
1.
1ofAnnex6PartI);andb)theoperationalapproval,grantedbytheStateoftheoperator(SeeParagraph4.
2.
1andAttachmentFtoAnnex6PartI).
7.
2Forgeneralaviationoperators,theStateofregistrywilldeterminewhetherornottheaircraftmeetstheapplicableRNP10requirementsandwillissuetheoperationauthorisation(e.
g.
,aletterofauthorisation–LOA)(seeParagraph2.
5.
2.
2ofAnnex6PartII).
7.
3Beforesubmittingtheapplication,operatorsshallreviewallaircraftqualificationrequirements.
Compliancewithairworthinessrequirementsortheinstallationoftheequipmentalonedoesnotconstituteoperationalapproval.
CA91-001SRVSOP98.
AIRWORTHINESSAPPROVAL8.
1Aircraftrequirements8.
1.
1Navigationsystems.
-TheRNP10navigationspecificationrequiresthataircraftoperatinginoceanicandremoteareasbeequippedwithatleasttwoindependentandserviciablelongrangenavigationsystems(LRNS),comprisinganinertialnavigationsystem(INS),aninertialreferencesystem/flightmanagementsystem(IRS/FMS),oraglobalnavigationsatellitesystem(GNSS)(e.
g.
,theglobalpositioningsystem(GPS)),withanintegritysuchthatthenavigationsystemdoesnotprovideanunacceptableprobabilityofmisleadinginformation.
8.
1.
2Systemperformance,monitoringandalertinga)Accuracy.
-DuringoperationsinairspaceoronroutesdesignatesasRNP10,thelateraltotalsystemerrormustnotexceed+10NMforatleast95%ofthetotalflighttime.
Thisincludespositioningerror,flighttechnicalerror(FTE),pathdefinitionerroranddisplayerror.
Thealong-trackerrormustalsonotexceed+10NMforatleast95%ofthetotalflighttime.
Note1.
-ForRNP10operationalapprovalofaircraftcapableofcouplingtheRNAVsystemtotheflightdirector(FD)orautopilot(AP),thenavigationpositionerroristhemaincontributingfactortotransverseandlongitudinalerror.
FTE,thepathdefinitionerror,anddisplayerrorsareconsideredinsignificantforpurposesofRNP10approval.
Nota2.
-WhendatacollectionmethoddescribedenAppendix1ofFAAOrder8400.
12AisusedasthebasisforanRNP10operationsapproval,theseerrortypesareincludedintheanalysis.
However,whenthedatacollectionmethoddescribedinAppendix6ofFAAOrder840012.
Aisused,theseerrorsarenotincludedsincethatmethodismoreconsevative.
TheAppendix6nethodusesradialerrorinsteadofcross-trackandalong-trackerror.
b)Integrity.
-Malfunctioningoftheaircraftnavigationequipmentisclassifiedasamajorfailureconditionaccordingtoairworthinessregulations(e.
g.
,10-5perhour).
c)Continuity.
-Thelossofthisfunctionisclassifiedasamajorfailureconditionforoceanicandremotenavigation.
ThecontinuityrequirementismetbycarryingtwoindependentLRNSsystemsonboard(excludingsignal-in-space).
d)Signal-in-space.
-IfGNSSisused,theaircraftnavigationequipmentmustprovideanalertiftheprobabilityofsignal-in-spaceerrorscausealateralpositionerrorgreaterthan20NMtoexceed10-7perhour(Annex10,VolumeI,Table3.
7.
2.
4.
1).
8.
2Aircraftgroups(aircraftfleets)8.
2.
1Aircraftgroup.
-ForanaircrafttobeconsideredpartofagroupforpurposesofRNP10airworthinessapproval,itmustmeetthefollowingconditions:a)theaircraftmusthavebeenbuiltfollowinganominallyidenticaldesignandmusthavebeenapprovedforthesametypecertificate(TC),anamendmenttoaTC,orasupplementaltypecertificate(STC),asapplicable;Note.
-Forderivativeaircraft,datafromtheoriginalconfigurationcouldbeusedtominimisetheamountofadditionalinformationneededtoindicateconformity.
Theextentoftheadditionalinformationneededwilldependonthecategoryofthedifferencesbetweentheoriginalaircraftandthederivativeone,whenanINS/IRUisusedtomeetRNP10requirements.
b)ForthenavigationsysteminstalledineachaircrafttomeettheminimumRNP10airworthinessapproval,itmusthavebeenbuiltwiththesamemanufacturerspecificationsandhavethesamepartnumbers.
SRVSOPCA91-00110c)d)Whenapprovalisrequestedforagroupofaircraft,thedatapackagemustcontainthefollowinginformation:1)alistofthegroupofaircrafttowhichtheinformationpackageapplies;2)alistoftheroutestobeoperatedandthemaximumestimatednavigationtimeinnavigationfromalignmenttothetimeinwhichtheflightwillleaveClassIInavigationairspace;3)thecomplianceprocedurestobeusedtoensurethatallaircraftsentforapprovalmeetRNP10navigationcapabilitiesfortheRNP10approvedtimeduration;and4)theengineeringdatatobeusedinordertoensurecontinuityofRNP10servicefortheRNP10approvedtimeduration.
Note.
-AircraftwithINS/IRUsystemsfromdifferentmanufacturersorwithdifferentpartnumbersmaybeconsideredpartofthegroupifitisdemostratedthatthenavigationequipmentprovidesanequivalentnavigationperformance.
8.
2.
2Non-groupaircraft.
-Aircraftforwhichanapprovalisrequestedbasedontheuniquecharacteristicsofthenavigationsystemandstructuretobeusedinsteadofthecharacteristicscommontothegroupaircraft.
Note.
-TheinformationgatheredbyoneormoreoperatorsinaccordancewithAppendix6toFAAOrder8400.
12Acanbeusedasthebasisfortheapprovalofanotheroperatorandmayreducethenumberoftestsrequiredforapproval.
Appendix6toFAAOrder8400.
12Acontainsanexampleofthedatacollectionprocedureandsamplesoftheformstobeusedforcollectingsuchinformation.
8.
3DeterminingaircrafteligibilityforRNP10operations8.
3.
1AircrafteligibilityManyoftheaircraftandnavigationsystemscurrentlyusedforoceanicandremoteoperationsareeligibleforRNP10operations,basedononeormoreoftheprovisionsincludedinthecurrentcertificationcriteria.
Therefore,anadditionalaircraftcertificationmaynotbeneededformostRNP10operationalapprovals.
Inthesecases,anewaircraftcertificationwillonlybeneedediftheapplicantchoosestorequestadditionalperformance,beyondtheoriginalcertificationorthecertificationdeclaredintheaircraftflightmanual(AFM),andwhenthedesiredperformancecannotbeshownthroughdatacollectionmethods.
Thefollowingthreemethodsfordeterminingaircrafteligibilityhavebeendefined:a)Method1–AircrafteligibilitythroughRNPcertification(aircraftwithRNPairworthinessdeclarationintheAFM)1)ThismethodcanbeusedtoapproveaircraftthathaveofficiallybeencertifiedandapprovedforRNPoperations.
2)RNPCompliance(conformityorcapability)willbedocumentedintheAFMorinitsapprovedsupplementandnormallyisnotlimitedtoRNP10.
TheAFMwillindicatetheRNPlevelsthathavebeendemonstratedandanyrelatedprovisionapplicabletotheiruse(forexample,navaidsensorrequirements).
OperationalapprovaloftheseaircraftwillbebasedontheperformancedeclaredintheAFM.
3)AnairworthinessapprovalthatspecificallyindicatesRNP10performancecanbeobtained.
ThefollowingwordingcanbeusedintheAFM,whenRNP10approvalisgrantedbytheCAAaircraftcertificationofficeforamodificationtotheINS/IRUcertifiedperformance:"IthasbeenshownthattheXXXXnavigationsystemmeetsthecriteriasetforthin(Statedocumentorguidelines)asprimarymeansofnavigationforflightsuptoXXXXhourswithnoupdate.
Determinationofthedurationoftheflightbeginswhenthesystemissetonnavigationmode.
Forflightsthatincludeon-boardnavigationpositionupdate,theoperatormustaddresstheeffectthatsuchupdatehasontheprecisionofthepositionandofanytimelimitassociatedwithRNPoperations,relativetoupdatestoNAVAIDSusedandtothearea,routes,andprocedures,whichshallbeusedfortheflight.
Proofofperformanceaccordingtotheprovisionssetforthin(Statedocumentorguidelines)doesnotentailapprovalforconductingRNPoperations".
CA91-001SRVSOP11Note.
-TheAFMwordingdescribedaboveisbasedontheperformanceapprovalbytheCAAandisonlyoneoftheelementsintheapprovalprocess.
AircraftwhoseAFMincludesthistextshallbeeligibleforapprovalthroughtheissuanceofOpSpecsoraLetterofAuthorisation(LOA),providedallothercriteriahavebeenmet.
TheXXXXhoursspecifiedintheAFMdonotincludeupdates.
Whentheoperatorproposestocredittheupdate,theproposalmustindicatetheeffectthattheupdatehasontheaccuracyofthepositionandonanytimelimitassociatedtoRNPoperations,relativetotheupdatesofNAVAIDSusedandthearea,routes,orprocedurestobeusedfortheflight.
b)Method2–Aircrafteligibilitythroughpriornavigationsystemcertification(aircraftthatdonothaveRNPdeclarationintheAFM)Method2canbeusedtograntapprovaltoaircraftwhoselevelofperformance,byvirtueofotherstandardsorpreviousstandards,canbeusedasequivalenttotheRNP10criteria.
ThestandardslistedinParagraphsa)throughg)canbeusedtoclassifyanaircraft.
OtherstandardscanalsobeusediftheyaresufficienttoensurethattheRNP10requirementsaremet.
Shouldotherstandardsbeused,theapplicantmustproposeacceptablemeansofcompliance:1)AircraftequippedwithdualGNSSapprovedasaprimarymeansofnavigationinoceanicandremoteareas(a)aircraftapprovedtouseGNSSasaprimarymeansofnavigationforoceanicandremoteoperations,inaccordancewiththeappropriaterequirementsoftheCAA,meetRNP10requirementswithouttimelimitations;(b)FAAAC20-138AorequivalentdocumentsprovideanacceptablemeansofcompliancewithinstallationrequirementsforaircraftthatuseGNSS,butdonotintegratethissystemwithothersensors.
(c)operatorswhointendtouseGNSSastheonlynavigationsystem(withoutINSorIRS)forRNP10routesorairspacesmustalsocomplywiththeregulationsandadvisorydocumentationrelatedtotheCAA.
TheapplicantoroperatormustalsocomplywiththespecificrequirementsdescribedinthisAC.
ThisincludestheuseofaGNSSapprovedasaprimarymeansofnavigationforoceanicandremoteareas.
(d)theAFMmustindicatethataparticularGNSSfacilitymeetstheappropriateCAArequirements.
TheauthoriseddualGNSSequipmentmustbeinstalledbyvirtueofatechnicalstandardorder(TSO)andanapprovedprogrammeforFDEavailabilitypredictionmustbeused.
ThemaximumallowabletimeinwhichitisforecastthatFDEcapabilitywillnotbeavailableis34minutes.
ThemaximumserviceinterruptiontimemustbeincludedasaconditionforRNPapproval.
Note.
-IftheFDEserviceinterruptiontimefortheexpectedRNPoperationisexpectedtobeexceeded,theoperationmustbere-scheduledforatimewhenFDEisavailableorconducttheRNP10operationbasedonanalternatemeansofnavigation.
2)Multi-sensorsystemsintegratingGNSSwithRAIM,FDEorequivalentsystemfunctionality(a)multi-sensorsystemstowhichGNSSisintegratedwiththeRAIM,FDEorequivalentsystem,thathavebeenapprovedbyvirtueoftheguidancecontainedinFAAAC20-130Aorequivalentdocuments,meettheRNP10requirementswithoutanylimitationsoftime.
Inthiscase,INSorIRUmusthavebeenapprovedinaccordancewithLAR121AppendixG.
SRVSOPCA91-001123)Transportaircrafteligiblefor/Esuffix,asdefinedintheUnitedStatesaeronauticalinformationmanual(AIM)(a)AircraftequippedwithINSorIRU,withradionavigationpositionupdateandelectronicmapdisplay,thatclassifyfor/EequipmentsuffixasdefinedintheUnitedStatesAIM,meetalloftheRNP10requirementsforupto6.
2hoursofflighttime.
Timingstartswhenthesystemissetonnavigationmodeoratthelastpointwherethesystemswereupdated.
Ifthesystemsareupdatedenroute,theRNPtimelimitof6.
2hoursmustbeadjustedaftertheupdatetoaccountfortheupdateprecision.
Note.
-The6.
2-hourflighttimeisbasedonaninertialsystemwitha95%radialpositionerrorindex(circularerrorindex)of3.
7km/h(2.
0NM/H),whichisstatisticallyequivalenttospecific95%cross-trackerrorindicesof2,9678km/h(1,6015NM/h)and95%along-trackpositionerrorindices(orthogonalerrorindices)of18.
5km(10NM)each,and95%cross-trackandalong-trackpositionerrorlimitsof18.
5km(10NM)each(forexample,18.
5km(10NM)/2,9678km/h(1,6015NM/h)=6,2hours).
(b)Aircraftequipmentwith/EsuffixisadesignationusedbytheUnitedStates;itisnotanICAOdesignationandshouldonlybeusedforflightsinthecontinentalUnitedStates.
Onlythesuffixinthisplaceisdefinedinordertodeterminetherequirementstomeetthatstatedinthisparagraph.
4)AircraftequippedwithINSorIRUthathavebeenapprovedinaccordancewithLAR121AppendixGorequivalentdocuments(a)inertialsystemsapprovedinaccordancewithLAR121AppendixGorequivalentdocumentsmeettheRNP10requirementsforuptoaflighttimeof6.
2hours.
Timingbeginswhenthesystemsaresetonnavigationmodeoratthelastpointwherethesystemswereupdated.
Ifthesystemsareupdatedenroute,theoperatormustshowtheimpactthatupdateaccuracyhasonthetimelimit.
INSaccuracy,reliability,andmaintenance,aswellasflightcrewtrainingrequiredaccordingtoLAR121AppendixG,areapplicabletotheRNP10authorisation.
5)AircraftequippedwithdualINSorIRU(a)WhendualINSorIRUisprovidedastheonlylong-rangemeansofnavigation,thesystemsmustbeinstalledinaccordancewithCAAstandards.
Abasictimelimitof6.
2hoursforRNP10isapplicableafterthesystemsaresetonnavigationmode(NAV).
Thebasictimelimitof6.
2hourscanbeextendedbasedonthemethodsdescribedinparagraph8.
4.
6)AircraftequippedwithdualINSorIRUapprovedforminimumnavigationperformancespecifications(MNPS)operationsorapprovedforRNAVoperationsinAustralia(a)aircraftequippedwithdualINSorIRUthathavebeenapprovedforMNPSorRNPoperationsinAustraliameettheRNP10requirementsupto6.
2hoursafterthesystemshavebeensetonnavigationmodeorafteranen-routeupdate.
Ifsystemsareupdatedenroute,theoperatormustshowtheimpactthataccuracyhasonthetimelimit.
7)AircraftequippedwithasingleINS/IRUandasingleGNSSapprovedasprimarymeansofnavigationinoceanicandremoteareasCA91-001SRVSOP13(a)aircraftequippedwithasingleINSorIRUandasingleGNSSareconsideredtomeetRNP10requirementswithoutanytimelimitations.
INSorIRUmustbeapprovedinaccordancewithLAR121AppendixG.
GNSSmustbeauthorisedinaccordancewithTSO-C129andmusthaveanapprovedprogrammeforpredictingfaultdetectionandexclusion(FDE)availability.
ThemaximumallowabletimeinwhichitisexpectedthatFDEwillnotbeavailableis34minutes.
ThemaximumserviceinterruptiontimemustbeincludedasaconditionforRNP10approval.
TheAFMmustindicatethatthespecificINS/GNSSfacilitymeetstheappropriateCAArequirements.
c)Method3–Eligibilityofaircraftthroughdatacollection1)ThismethodrequiresoperatorstocollectdataduringaspecifiedperiodoftimeinordertoobtainRNP10approval.
ThedatacollectionprogrammemustindicatethenavigationaccuracyrequirementsappropriateforRNP10.
DatacollectionmustensurethatapplicantcanprovetotheCAAthattheaircraftandthenavigationsystemprovidetheflightcrewwithnavigationawarenessconcerningtheforeseenRNP10route.
Datacollectionmustalsoprovideaclearunderstandingofnavigationsystemstatusandthattheindicationsandproceduresincaseoffailureareconsistentwiththecontinuingrequirednavigationperformance.
2)Therearetwodatacollectionmethods:(a)Thesequentialmethod.
-ThismethodisadatacollectionprogrammethatmeetstheprovisionssetforthinFAAOrder8400.
12AAppendix1.
Thesequentialmethodallowsoperatortocollectandplotdatain"pass-fail"graphsinordertodetermineiftheaircraftsystemoftheoperatorwillmeetRNP10requirementsaslongasneededbytheoperator;and(b)Theperiodicmethod.
-ThisdatagatheringmethodrequiresaGNSSmanualreceiverasthebasisforINSdatacollection,thisisdescribedinFAAOrder8400.
12AAppendix6.
ThecollecteddataareimmediatelyanalysedinordertodeterminewhetherornotthesystemiscapableofmaintainingRNP10aslongasneededbytheoperator.
3)TheoperatormustsubmitdocumentsrelevanttothechosenqualificationmethodsothattheCAAcandetermineiftheaircraftisequippedwithLRNSthatmeetRNP10requirements(forexample,theAFM).
Theapplicantmustsubmitaconfigurationlistwithdetailsontherelevantcomponentsandequipmenttobeusedforlong-rangenavigationandforRNP10operations,andwilldescribetherelationshipsbetweensuchcomponentsandequipment.
TheapplicantmustindicatetheproposedtimelimitforINSorIRUforRNP10operations,andmustconsidertheeffectofheadwindsontheareawhereRNP10operationswillbecarriedoutinordertodeterminethefeasibilityoftheproposedoperation.
8.
4ObtainingapprovalwithextendedtimelimitforaircraftequippedwithINSorIRUsystemsa)ThebaselineRNP10timelimitforaircraftequippedwithINSand/orIRUsystems,oncetheequipmentissetonnavigationmode,is6.
2hours,accordingtothedetailscontainedinParagraphs8.
3.
1b),3),4),5),and6).
Thetimelimitmaybeextendedusinganyofthefollowingmethods:1)anextendedtimelimitmaybeestablishedwhenRNPisintegratedtoanaircraftnavigationsystemthroughthedocumentedairworthinessstatementintheAFMoritssupplement,asdescribedinParagraph8.
3.
1a).
Theapplicantmustsubmittotheaircraftcertificationofficeorequivalent,aircraftcertificationdatashowingthatthetimelimitextensionforRNP10isjustified;SRVSOPCA91-001142)whenanINSorIRUhasbeenapprovedusinganexistingapprovalstandard,asdetailedinParagraphs8.
3.
1b),3),4),5),and6),anextendedtimelimitcanbeestablishedbyanapplicantwhosubmitssupportingdatatotheCAAaircraftcertificationoffice.
Aircraftgroupapprovalswillbegrantedwiththeappropriaterestrictionsduringaircraftcertification,ifthedatacollectedshowthattheapprovaliswarranted;and3)anapplicantmayestablishanextendedtimelimitusingmultiplenavigationsensors,byshowingthatthemixedoraveragenavigationpositionerrorjustifiessuchextension(forexample,triplemixedINS).
Iftheapplicantusesamixedtimelimit,thenthemixedcapacityavailabilitymustbeoperationalfromthetake-off(flightdispatch)forflightsinRNP10airspaceorroutes.
Ifthemixedoraveragefunctionalityisnotavailableatthetimeoftake-off,thentheapplicantmustuseatimelimitthatisnotmixed.
Theextendedtimelimitmustbevalidatedthroughadatacollectionprogrammeandanalysisasspecifiedinthenextparagraph;4)whenanINSorIRUhasbeenapprovedusinganexistingapprovalstandard,operatorscanestablishanextendedtimelimitbyapplyingadatacollectionprogrammeinaccordancewiththeguidanceprovidedinAppendixes1and6ofFAAOrder8400.
12A.
8.
5Maintenanceaspectsa)Minimumequipmentlist(MEL)IfRNP10approvalisgrantedbasedonagivenoperationalprocedure,(suchas,creditfortriplemix),operatorsmustadjusttheMELandspecifytherequireddispatchconditionsthroughtheCAAcertificationandinspectionofficeorequivalent.
b)Continuingairworthiness(maintenancerequirements)Theoperatormustestablishandimplementamaintenanceprogrammeforindividualnavigationsystems.
Forinstallednavigationsystems,theoperatorwillsendtheappropriatechangestoitsexistingmaintenancemanualforreviewandacceptance.
8.
6CertificationmeasuresrelatedtoRNP108.
6.
1Theoperatormaychoosetocertifytheaircraftnavigationperformanceinaccordancewithanewstandardinordertotakeadvantageofaircraftfunctions.
Creditcanbegiventoanaircraftperformanceimprovementbycollectingoperationaldata,inwhichcasecertificationwouldnotbenecessary.
8.
6.
2Guidanceonthedifferenttypesofnavigationsystemsisprovidedinthefollowingparagraphs.
Theoperatorwillproposeanacceptablemeansofcomplianceregardinganyofthesystemsthatarenotindicatedbelow.
a)AircraftwithINS.
-AircraftwithINSequipmentcertifiedunderLAR121AppendixGorequivalentdocument,onlyneedanewcertificationinthecaseofoperatorsthatchoosetocertifyINSaccuracyasbetterthanaradialerrorof3.
7km(2NM)perhour.
However,thefollowingconditionsmustapply:1)theINSperformancecertificationmustaddressallmattersconcerningcontinuingrequiredaccuracy,includingprecisionandreliability,acceptancetrialprocedures,maintenanceprocedures,andtrainingprogrammes;and2)theapplicantmustdeterminethestandardtobeusedtodemonstrateINSperformance.
Itcouldbearegulation(i.
e.
,LAR121AppendixGorequivalentdocument)oraspecificationexclusivetotheindustryoroperator.
AstatementtotheAFMmustbeadded,statingtheprecisionstandardusedforthecertification.
CA91-001SRVSOP15b)AircrafttowhichGNSSisadded.
-BothU.
S.
A.
FAAAC20-138AandAustraliaCAAP35-1provideacceptablemeansofcomplianceofinstallationrequirementsforaircraftthatuseGNSS,buttowhichothersensorsarenotadded.
FAAAC20-130Aorequivalentdescribestheacceptablemeansofcomplianceformulti-sensornavigationsystemstowhichGNSSisadded.
OperatorswhowishtouseGNSSintheiraircraftassinglemeansofnavigation(forexample,withoutINSorIRS)alongRNP10routesorairspacemustalsocomplywithCAAregulationsandcorrespondingadvisorydocumentation,exceptforsomeGNSSrequirementsdescribedinthisAC.
8.
6.
3Equipmentconfigurationa)TheconfigurationoftheequipmentusedtoshowtherequiredaccuracymustbeidenticaltotheconfigurationspecifiedintheMEL.
b)TheconfigurationoftheequipmentusedtoshowtherequiredaccuracymustbeconsistentwithRNP10oceanicandremoteairspace.
Forexample,thestatisticalbenefitofestimatingpositionusingINSpositiondatafilteredwithDMEdatawillnotbetakenintoaccount.
c)Theinstallationdesignmustmeetthedesignstandardsapplicabletotheaircraftbeingmodified.
9.
OPERATIONALAPPROVALAirworthinessapprovalalonedoesnotauthoriseanapplicantoroperatortoconductRNP10operations.
Inadditiontotheairworthinessapproval,theapplicantoroperatormustobtainanoperationalapprovaltoconfirmthesuitabilityofnormalandcontingencyproceduresinconnectiontotheinstallationofagivenpieceofequipment.
Concerningcommercialairtransportation,theevaluationofanapplicationforRNP10operationalapprovalisdonebytheStateoftheoperator,inaccordancewithstandingoperatingrules(e.
g.
,LAR121.
995(b)andLAR135.
565(c)orequivalent),supportedbythecriteriadescribedinthisAC.
Forgeneralaviation,theevaluationofanapplicationforRNP10operationalapprovalisdonebytheStateofregistry,inaccordancewithstandingoperatingrules(e.
g.
,LAR91.
1015andLAR91.
1640orequivalent),supportedbythecriteriadescribedinthisAC.
9.
1Operationalapprovalrequirements9.
1.
1InordertoobtainRNP10approval,theapplicantoroperatorwilltakethefollowingsteps,takingintoaccountthecriteriaestablishedinthisparagraphandinParagraphs10,11,12,and13:a)Airworthinessapproval.
-aircraftmusthavethecorrespondingairworthinessapprovals,pursuanttoParagraph8ofthisAC.
b)Application.
-TheoperatorwillsubmitthefollowingdocumentationtotheCAA:1)RNP10operationalapprovalapplication;2)airworthinessdocumentsconcerningaircrafteligibility.
-DocumentationshowingthattheequipmentoftheproposedaircraftmeetstherequirementsofthisAC,asdescribedinParagraph8.
Theoperatorwillsubmitrelevantdocumentationshowingthattheaircraftisequippedwithlong-rangenavigationsystems(LRNS)thatmeetRNP10requirements,forexamplethosepartsoftheAFMorAFMsupplementthatcontaintheairworthinessstatement.
3)descriptionofaircraftequipment.
-TheoperatorwillprovideaconfigurationlistwithdetailsoftherelevantcomponentsandtheequipmenttobeusedinRNP10operations.
Thelistmustincludethemanufacturer,modelandversionofeachGNSS,INS/IRUequipmentandsoftwareoftheinstalledFMS.
SRVSOPCA91-001164)timelimitforRNP10withINS/IRU(ifapplicable).
-TheoperatormustsubmitdocumentationthatjustifiestheproposedRNP10timelimitinconnectionwiththespecifiedINSorIRU.
TheapplicantwilltakeintoaccounttheeffectofheadwindsontheareawhereitplanstoconductRNP10operationsinordertodeterminewhetherornottheproposedoperationsareviable.
5)TrainingProgrammeforflightcrewsandflightdispatchers(DV),procedures,andoperatingpractices(a)CommercialoperatorsmustsubmitthetrainingcurriculumandotherappropriatematerialtotheCAAinordertoshowthattheoperationalproceduresandpracticesandthetrainingaspectsidentifiedinParagraph12,relatedtoRNP10operations,havebeenincludedinthetrainingprogrammes,whereapplicable(forexample,initial,upgradeorrecurrenttrainingprogrammesforflightcrewsandflightdispatchers).
TheoperatorwilldevelopandstandardiseproceduresandpracticesaccordingtotheguidelinesestablishedinParagraph11,inthefollowingareas:flightplanning,aircraftpre-flightproceduresforeachflight,proceduresbeforeenteringanRNP10routeorairspaceandin-flight,contingency,andflightcrewqualificationprocedures.
Note.
-ItisnotnecessarytoestablishaseparatetrainingprogrammeifRNP10training,identifiedinParagraph12,hasalreadybeenincludedintheoperatortrainingprogramme.
However,itshouldbepossibletoidentifywhatRNP10aspectsarecoveredinatrainingprogramme.
(b)GeneralaviationoperatorsmustbefamiliarandshowthattheywillconducttheiroperationsapplyingthepracticesandproceduresdescribedinParagraph11.
6)Operationsmanualandchecklist(a)LAR121and135operators.
-Commercialoperatorsmustreviewtheoperationsmanual(OM)andthechecklistsinordertoincludeinformationandguidanceonstandardoperationalprocedures(SOP)detailedinParagraph11ofthisAC.
Theappropriatemanualsmustcontaintheoperationinstructionsfornavigationequipmentandanyotherprocedureestablishedinordertooperateinagivenoperationsarea(e.
g.
,contingencyprocedures).
ThemanualsandchecklistsmustbesubmittedforreviewalongwiththeformalapplicationinPhasetwooftheapprovalprocess.
(b)LAR91operators.
-Generalaviationoperatorsmustdevelopoperatinginstructionsfornavigationequipmentandcontingencyprocedures.
ThisinformationmustbeavailabletocrewsintheOMorinthepilotoperationshandbook(POH).
Thesemanualsandthemanufacturer'sinstructionsfortheoperationoftheaircraftnavigationequipment,asappropriate,mustbesubmittedasattachmentstotheformalapplicationforreviewoftheCAA.
7)Minimumequipmentlist(MEL).
-TheoperatorwillsendanyrevisiontotheMELthatisnecessarytoconductRNP10operations(e.
g.
,iftheapprovalisbasedona"triplemix",theMELmustincludethethreenavigationunitsthatmustbeoperational).
8)Maintenance.
-Alloperatorsmustestablish,maintain,andsubmittotheCAAthemaintenanceprogrammeforeachnavigationsystem.
Forotherinstallations,theoperatormustsubmitanychangetoitsmaintenancemanualforreviewandacceptance.
TheoperatorwillprovideaproceduretowithdrawandthenrestoreRNP10operationalcapabilitytoanaircraft.
9)Maintenancepersonneltrainingprogramme.
-Theoperatorswillsendthecorrespondingmaintenancestafftrainingcurricula.
CA91-001SRVSOP1710)11)Pastperformance.
-Theapplicationwillincludetheoperatinghistoryoftheoperator.
TheapplicantwillincludetheeventsorincidentsinrelationtonavigationerrorsinClassIIairspace,whichhavebeencorrectedthroughchangesinthetrainingprogrammes,procedures,maintenanceoraircraftnavigationsystemsused.
12)Navigationdatavalidationprogramme.
-Ifadatabaseisused,theoperatorwillpresentdetailsaboutthenavigationdatavalidationprogrammeasdescribedinAppendix1tothisAC.
c)Trainingprogramme.
-Oncetheamendmentstomanuals,programmes,anddocumentssubmittedhavebeenacceptedorapproved,theoperatorwillprovidetherequiredtrainingtoitspersonnel.
d)Validationflight.
-TheCAAmaydeemitadvisabletoperformavalidationflightbeforegrantingtheoperationalapproval.
Suchvalidationcanbeperformedoncommercialflights.
ThevalidationflightwillbecarriedaccordingtotheprovisionsofChapter13,VolumeII,PartIIoftheSRVSOPOperationsInspectorManual(MIO).
e)IssuanceofanauthorisationtoconductRNP10operations.
-Oncetheoperatorhassuccessfullycompletedtheoperationalapprovalprocess,theCAAwillgranttheoperatortheauthorisationtoconductRNP10operations.
1)LAR121and/or135operators.
-ForLAR121and/orLAR135operators,theCAAwillissuethecorrespondingoperationsspecifications(OpSpecs)thatwillreflecttheRNP10authorisation.
2)LAR91operators.
-ForLAR91operators,theCAAwillissuealetterofauthorisation(LOA).
10.
OPERATIONALREQUIREMENTS10.
1Navigationperformancea)Allaircraftmustmeetalateralandlongitudinalprecisionequaltoorbetterthan+10NMfor95%oftheflighttimeinRNP10airspace.
10.
2Navigationequipmenta)AllaircraftperformingRNP10operationsinoceanicandremoteairspacemustbeequippedwithtwoLRNS,independentandoperational,madeupbyoneINS,oneIRS/FMSoroneGNSS(e.
g.
,aGPS),withsuchanintegritythatwillpreventthenavigationsystemfromprovidingerror-inducinginformation.
b)TheCAAmayapprovetheuseofasingleLRNSunderspecificcircumstances(e.
g.
,intheNorthAtlanticMNPSairspace).
10.
3Flightplandesignationa)OperatorsmustindicatetheircapabilitytomeetRNP10fortherouteorairspace,inaccordancewiththeProceduresforAirNavigationServices–RulesoftheAirandAirTrafficServices(PANS-RACDoc4444),Appendix2,Box10:equipment.
Theletter"R"mustbeinsertedinBox10ofICAOflightplantoindicatethatthepilothas:1)reviewedtheforeseenflightroute,includingtheroutestothealternateaerodromeinordertodeterminethetypesofRNPinvolved;2)confirmedthatoperatorandaircrafthavebeenapprovedbytheCAAforRNPoperations;and3)confirmedthattheaircraftcanoperateinaccordancewithRNP(RNAV)requirementsintheforeseenflightroute,includingtheroutestothealternateaerodrome.
SRVSOPCA91-00118b)OperatorsapplyingtouseWATRSplusairspacewillalsoinserttheletter"Z"inBox10and"NAV/RNP10"inBox18.
10.
4Availabilityofnavigationaids(NAVAIDS)Atthetimeofdispatchorduringflightplanning,theoperatormustensureNAVAIDSareavailableenroutetoenabletheaircrafttonavigatetoRNP10forthedurationoftheplannedRNP10operation.
10.
5EvaluationofroutesforRNP10timelimits-AircraftequippedonlywithINSorIRUa)AnRNP10timelimitmustbeestablishedforaircraftequippedonlywithINSorIRU.
WhenplanningoperationsinareaswhereRNP10isapplied,theoperatormustestablishthattheaircraftwillcomplywiththetimelimitsalongtheroutestobeflown.
b)Whenperformingthisevaluation,theoperatormusttakeintoaccounttheeffectofheadwindsand,inthecaseofaircraftnotcapableofcouplingthenavigationsystemortheFDtotheAP,theoperatormaychoosetomakethisevaluationeachtimeorforeveryflight.
Duringtheevaluation,theoperatormusttakeintoaccountthefollowingitems:1)Routeevaluation.
-TheoperatormustestablishthattheaircraftcanmeetRNPtimelimitsfordispatchordeparturetoRNP10airspace.
2)Starpointforcalculation.
-Thecalculationmuststartwhenthesystemissetonnavigationmodeoratthelastpointwherethesystemisexpectedtobeupdated.
3)Stoppointforcalculation.
-Thestoppointforcalculationmaybeoneofthefollowing:(a)thepointwheretheaircraftwillbegintonavigatebyreferencetoICAOstandardnavigationaids(VOR,DME,non-directionalbeacon(NDB))orwillenterintoradarsurveillanceofanairtrafficcontrol(ATC);or(b)thefirstpointwherethesystemisexpectedtobeupdated.
4)SourcesofwindcomponentdataTheheadwindcomponenttobeconsideredfortheroutecanbeobtainedfromanysourcedeemedacceptablebytheCAA.
Thefollowingsourcesofwinddataaredeemedacceptable:themeteorologicalofficeofeachState,thenationalweatherservice,anindustrysource,suchasBoeingwindsonworldairroutesandhistoricaldataprovidedbytheoperator.
5)One-timecalculation,basedon75percentprobabilitywindcomponentsSomesourcesofwinddataindicatetheannualprobabilityofagivenwindcomponentoccurringalongtheroutesbetweenpaircities.
IfanoperatordecidestomakeRNP10timelimitcompliancecalculationseverytime,theoperatormayapplythe75%annualprobabilitytocalculatetheeffectofheadwinds(ithasbeenshownthatthislevelisareasonableestimationoftheintensityofwindcomponents).
6)CalculationofthetimelimitforeachspecificflightTheoperatormaydecidetoevaluateeachspecificflight,applyingflightplanwindstodeterminewhetherornotanaircraftwillcomplywiththespecifiedtimelimit.
Ifitisdeterminedthatitwillexceedsuchtimelimit,theaircraftmustthenflyanalternaterouteordelaytheflightuntilitcanmeettheestablishedtimelimit.
Thisevaluationisaflightplanningordispatchtask.
CA91-001SRVSOP1910.
6Effectofen-routeupdates(increaseddurationofRNP10navigationcapability)a)OperatorsmayincreasethedurationoftheRNP10navigationcapabilitythroughpositionupdatingprocedures.
Approvalsforvariousupdatingproceduresarebaseduponthebaselineforwhichtheyhavebeenapprovedminusthetimefactorsshownbelow:1)automaticupdateusingdualdistance-measuringequipment(DME/DME)=baselineminus0.
3hours(forexample,anaircraftthathasbeenapprovedfor6.
2hourscangainanother5.
9hoursafteranautomaticDME/DMEupdate);2)automaticupdateusingdistance-measuringequipmentandveryhighfrequencyomnidirectionalradiobeacon(DME/VOR)=baselineminus0.
5hours;and3)manualupdateusingaCAA-approvedmethod=baselineminus1hour.
AmethodsimilartotheoneshowninAppendix7toFAAOrder8400.
12Acanbeused.
10.
7ConditionsunderwhichautomaticradiopositionupdateisconsideredacceptableforflightsinRNP10airspacea)Theautomaticupdatingisanyupdatingprocedurethatdoesnotrequiretheflightcrewtomanuallyinsertcoordinates.
AutomaticupdateisconsideredacceptableforoperationsinRNP10airspace,provided:1)automaticupdatingproceduresareincludedinthetrainingprogrammeoftheoperator;2)fightcrewsarefamiliaroftheupdateproceduresandtheeffectoftheupdateonthenavigationsolution;and3)anacceptableprocedureforautomaticupdatecanbeusedasthebasisforanRNP10approvalwithextendedtime,asindicatedbythedatasubmittedtotheleaderoftheCAAteamresponsiblefortheapprovalortotheprincipaloperationsinspector(POI).
Thesedatamustclearlyindicatetheaccuracyoftheupdateandtheeffectoftheupdateonthenavigationcapabilitiesfortheremainingflighttime.
10.
8ConditionunderwhichmanualradiopositionupdateisconsideredacceptableforflightsinRNP10airspacea)Ifmanualupdatinghasnotspecificallybeenapproved,manualradiopositionupdatesarenotallowedforRNP10operations.
ManualradiopositionupdatesmaybeconsideredacceptableforRNP10airspaceoperations,providedthat:1)theCAAexaminesthemanualupdateproceduresonacasebycasebasis.
FAAOrder8400.
12AAppendix7describesanacceptablemanualupdateprocedureandmaybeusedasthebasisforRNP10approvalforanextendedtimewhentheupdateissupportedbyacceptabledata;2)operatorsshowthattheirupdatingproceduresandtrainingproceduresincludemeasures/crosscheckingtopreventhumanfactorserrors,andtheCAAdeterminesthattheflightcrewqualificationsegmentprovidesthemwitheffectivetraining;and3)operatorsprovidedatatodeterminetheaccuracywithwhichtheaircraftnavigationsystemcanbeupdatedusingmanualproceduresandnavigationaids.
Datashowingtheaccuracyachievedduringoperationsmustbeprovided.
ThisfactormustbetakenintoaccountwhenestablishingtheRNP10timelimit,withINSorIRU.
SRVSOPCA91-0012011.
OPERATINGPROCEDURES11.
1InordertomeettherequirementsforRNP10operationsinoceanicorremoteareas,anoperatormustcomplywiththerelevantrequirementscontainedinAnnex2–RulesoftheAir,totheConventiononInternationalCivilAviation.
a)Flightplanning.
-Duringflightplanning,flightcrewsandflightdispatchersmustpayparticularattentiontoconditionsthatmayaffectoperationsinRNP10airspaceorroutes,including:1)verifyingifaircrafthasbeenapprovedforRNP10operations;2)verifyingthattwoLRNSareoperational;3)verifyingiftheRNP10timelimithasbeentakenintoaccount(onlyaircraftequippedwithINSorIRU);4)verifyingtherequirementsforGNSS,suchasFDE,ifapplicabletotheoperation;5)verifyingiftheletter"R"hasbeeninsertedinBox10oftheICAOflightplan(alsoinserttheletterZinthatsamebox,andNAV/RNP10inBox18forWATRSplusspaces);6)ifrequired,takingintoaccountanyoperationalrestrictionrelatedtoRNP10approvalforaspecificnavigationsystem;and7)verifyingtheplannedflightroute,includingthedeviationtoanyalternateaerodrome,inordertoidentifytheexistingRNPtypes.
b)Pre-flightprocedures.
-Thefollowingactionsmustbecompletedduringpre-flight:1)reviewflighttechnicalrecords(maintenancelogs)toascertaintheconditionsoftheequipmentrequiredforflightinRNP10airspaceorroute.
Ensurethatmaintenanceactionshavebeentakentocorrectdefectsintherequiredequipment;2)duringtheexternalinspectionoftheaircraft,checktheconditionofthenavigationantennasandtheconditionofthefuselageskinaroundeachoftheseantennas(thiscanbedonebyacompetentandauthorisedpersonotherthanthepilot,like,forinstance,anon-boardmechanicoramaintenanceperson);and3)reviewtheemergencyproceduresforoperationsinRNP10airspaceorroutes.
Thesearenotdifferentfromthenormaloceanicemergencyprocedures,withoneexception:crewsmustbecapableofrecognising,andtheATCmustbenotified,whentheaircraftisnolongercapableofflyingatitscapacitylevelaccordingtotheRNP10approval.
CA91-001SRVSOP21c)En-routeprocedures.
-Thefollowingmustbeobserved:1)attheoceanicpointofentry,atleasttwoLRNSmustbecapableofnavigatinginRNP10,otherwise,thecrewwillconsiderusinganalternaterouteorinitiatingadeviationtorepairthesystems;2)beforeenteringoceanicairspace,aircraftpositionmustbecheckedasaccuratelyaspossibleusingexternalnavigationaids.
ThismayrequireDME/DMEorVORcheckstoidentifynavigationsystemerrorsbycomparingdisplayedandactualpositions.
Ifitisnecessarytoupdatethesystem,theappropriateproceduresmustbefollowedwiththeassistanceofapreparedchecklist;3)operatingproceduresmustincludemandatorycross-checkproceduresinordertoidentifynavigationerrorsinadvanceandpreventtheaircraftfrominadvertentlydeviatingfromtheroutesauthorisedbytheATC;4)crewsmustnotifytheATCofanydegradationorfailureofthenavigationequipmentbelowthenavigationperformancerequirements,orofanydeviationrequiredforacontingencyprocedure;and5)pilotsmustusealateraldeviationindicator,anFDoranAPinlateralnavigationmode(LNAV)forRNP10operations.
Allpilotsareexpectedtofollowtheroutecentreline,asrepresentedontheon-boardlateraldeviationindicatorsand/orflightguidance,duringallRNP10operations,unlessauthorisedbytheATCtodeviateorduetoanemergency.
Fornormaloperations,thecross-trackerror/deviation(thedifferencebetweenthepathestimatedbytheRNPsystemandthepositionoftheaircraftrelativetothepath)mustbelimitedto+thenavigationprecisionassociatedwiththeflightroute(e.
g.
,5NM).
Smalllateraldeviationsfromthisrequirementareallowed(e.
g.
,overshootingorundershootingthepath)duringorimmediatelyafteranen-routeturn,uptoamaximumof1times(1xRNP)thenavigationprecision(e.
g.
,10NM).
Note.
-Someaircraftdonotshowordonotestimateapathduringturns.
Pilotsofsuchaircraftmaynotbecapableofmeetingthe+precisionrequirementduringen-routeturns;however,theyareexpectedtomeetinterceptionrequirementsaftertheturnorinthestraightsegments.
d)Contingencyprocedures1)Flightcrewsandflightdispatchersmustbecomefamiliarwiththefollowinggeneralprovisions:(a)ifanaircraftcannotcontinuetheflightinaccordancewiththecurrentATCauthorisationorcannotmantainRNP10precision,itwillnotenter,orcontinueoperationsinRNP10airspace.
Inthiscase,thepilotwillobtainarevisedauthorisation,wheneverpossible,beforebeginninganyaction.
(b)inallcases,theflightcrewmustfollowthecontingencyproceduresestablishedforeachregionorareaofoperation(e.
g.
,SouthAtlantic(SAT),WestAtlanticRouteSystem(WATRS),Pacific,etc.
)andobtainanauthorisationfromtheATCassoonaspossible.
2)Proceduresforin-flightcontingencies,deviationsduetoweather,andstrategiclateraloffset.
-Theoperatorwilldevelopproceduresforin-flightcontingencies,deviationsduetoweatherconditions,andstrategiclateraloffset(SLOP),inaccordancewithParagraph15.
2ofICAODoc4444–SpecialproceduresforIn-flightcontingenciesinoceanicairspace.
Theseproceduresareofgeneralapplicationinoceanicandremotecontinentalareasofoperations.
Asaminimum,thefollowingaspectswillbeincluded:SRVSOPCA91-00122(a)Specialproceduresforin-flightcontingenciesinoceanicairspace.
(1)Introduction.
(2)Generalprocedures.
(3)Extendedrangeoperationsbyaeroplaneswithtwoturbinepower-units(ETOPS).
(b)Deviationproceduresduetoweatherconditions.
(1)General.
(2)Measurestobeadoptedwhenestablishingpilot-controllercommunications.
(3)MeasurestobeadoptedifarevisedATCauthorisationcannotbeobtained.
(c)Strategiclateraloffsetprocedureinoceanicandremotecontinentalairspaces.
12.
TRAININGPROGRAMME12.
1Thefollowingaspectsmusttobestandardisedandincludedinthetrainingprogrammesforflightcrewsandflightdispatchers.
Someaspectsmayhavealreadybeendulystandardisedintheexistingtrainingprogrammes.
Thenewtechnologiesmayalsoeliminatetheneedforcertainactionsbytheflightcrew.
Ifthisisthecase,thisparagraphcanbedeemedfulfilled.
a)Commercialoperators(LAR121and135orequivalents).
-Commercialoperatorsmustmakesurethatflightcrewsandflightdispatchersaretrainedonthefollowingaspects:1)General(a)RNPdefinitionrelativetoRNP10requirements.
(b)KnowledgeoftheairspacewhereRNP10isrequired.
(c)AeronauticalchartsanddocumentsthatreflectRNP10operations.
(d)RequiredequipmentandtheiroperationforoperationsinRNP10airspace.
(e)Limitationsassociatedwithnavigationequipment.
(f)Impactofupdatingnavigationsystems.
(g)UseofMEL.
2)Operationalprocedures(a)Flightplanning.
(b)Pre-flightprocedures.
(c)En-routeoperations.
(d)Contingencyprocedures.
(e)AspectscontainedinthisAC.
b)Privateoperators(LAR91orequivalent).
-PrivateoperatorsmustprovideevidencetotheCAAthatthepilotshaveknowledgeaboutRNP10operations.
Whendeterminingwhetherornotthetrainingofaprivateoperatorisappropriate,theCAAmay:1)acceptacertificateissuedbyatrainingcentrewithoutanyfurtherevaluation;CA91-001SRVSOP232)assessatrainingprogrammebeforeacceptingacertificateissuedbyagiventrainingcentre;3)acceptastatementintheapplicationoftheoperatorindicatingthattheoperatorguaranteesandwillcontinuetoguaranteethattheflightcrewshaveknowledgeaboutRNP10operationalpracticesandprocedures;and4)acceptastatementfromtheoperatorinthesensethatithasalreadyperformedorwillperformaspecificRNP10trainingprogramme.
13.
NAVIGATIONDATABASE13.
1Ifthereisanon-boarddatabase,itmustbevalidandappropriateforoperationsandmustincludenavigationaidsandwaypoints(WPT)requiredfortheroute.
a)Theoperatormustobtainthenavigationdatabasefromaqualifiedprovider.
b)Navigationdatabaseprovidersmusthavealetterofacceptance(LOA)inordertoprocessnavigationinformation(e.
g.
,FAAAC20-153ordocumentonconditionsfortheissuanceoflettersofacceptancetonavigationdataprovidersbytheEuropeanAviationSafetyAgency(EASAIR21SubpartG)orequivalentdocuments).
ALOArecognisesasdataprovideronewhoseinformationquality,integrity,andqualitymanagementpracticesareconsistentwiththecriteriaindocumentDO-200A/ED-76.
Theproviderofanoperator(e.
g.
,anFMScompany)musthaveaType2LOAanditsrespectivesuppliersmusthaveaType1or2LOA.
TheCAAmayacceptanLOAissuedtonavigationdataprovidersormayissueitsownLOA.
c)Theoperatormustreporttothenavigationdataprovideranydiscrepanciesthatinvalidatearoute,andprohibittheuseoftheaffectedproceduresaffectedthroughanoticetotheflightcrews.
d)Operatorsmustconsidertheneedtoconductperiodicchecksofthenavigationdatabasesinordertomaintaintheexistingqualitysystemorsafetymanagementsystemrequirements.
14.
OVERSIGHT,INVESTIGATIONOFNAVIGATIONERRORSANDWITHDRAWALOFRNP10AUTHORISATIONa)Theoperatorwillestablishaproceduretoreceive,analyse,andfollowuponnavigationerrorreportsinordertodetermineappropriatecorrectiveactions.
b)Informationshowingthepotentialofrepeatederrorsmayrequirechangestothetrainingprogrammeoftheoperator.
c)Informationattributingmultipleerrorstoaspecificpilotmayindicatethatthatpilotneedsadditionaltrainingorarevisionofhis/herlicense.
d)Repeatednavigationerrorsattributedtoapieceofequipmentoraspecificpartofthatpieceofequipmentortooperationalprocedurescanentailthecancellationofanoperationalapproval(withdrawalofRNP10authorisationfromtheOpSpecsorwithdrawaloftheLOAinthecaseofprivateoperators).
SRVSOPCA91-00124APPENDIX1NAVIGATIONDATAVALIDATIONPROGRAMME1.
INTRODUCTIONTheinformationstoredinthenavigationdatabasedefinesthelateralandlongitudinalguidanceoftheaircraftforRNP10operations.
Navigationdatabaseupdatesarecarriedoutevery28days.
NavigationdatausedineachupdatearecriticalfortheintegrityofeachRNP10route.
ThisappendixprovidesguidanceontheproceduresappliedbytheoperatortovalidatethenavigationdataassociatedwithRNP10operations.
2.
DATAPROCESSINGa)Theoperatorwillidentifyinitsprocedures,thepersonresponsiblefortheupdateofthenavigationdata.
b)Theoperatormustdocumentaprocessforaccepting,checking,andloadingnavigationdatatotheaircraft.
c)Theoperatormustputitsdocumenteddataprocessunderconfigurationcontrol.
3.
INITIALDATAVALIDATION3.
1TheoperatormustvalidateeachRNP10routebeforeflyingunderinstrumentmeteorologicalconditions(IMC)toensurecompatibilitywithitsaircraftandtoensurethattheresultingpathscorrespondtothepublishedroutes.
Asaminimum,theoperatormust:a)comparethenavigationdataoftheroutestobeloadedintheFMSwithacurrentmapcontainingthepublishedroutes.
b)validatethenavigationdataloadedfortheroutes,whetherintheflightsimulatororintheaircraft,undervisualmeteorologicalconditions(VMC).
Theroutesoutlinedinamapdisplaymustbecomparedtothepublishedroutes.
Thecompleteroutesmustbeflowntoensurethatthepathscanbeused,thattherearenoapparentlateralorlongitudinalpathdisconnections,andthattheyareconsistentwiththepublishedroutes.
c)aftervalidatingtheroutes,acopyofthevalidatednavigationdatamustbekeptandstoredinordertocomparethemtosubsequentdataupdates.
4.
DATAUPDATEOncetheoperatorreceivesanavigationdataupdateandbeforeusingsuchdataintheaircraft,theoperatormustcomparesaidupdatewiththevalidatedroutes.
Thiscomparisonmustidentifyandsolveanydiscrepancyinthenavigationdata.
Iftherearesignificantchanges(anychangeaffectingthepathorperformanceoftheroutes)inanypartofaroute,andsaidchangesarecheckedwiththeinitialdata,theoperatormustvalidatetheamendedrouteinaccordancewiththeinitialdatavalidation.
5.
NAVIGATIONDATASUPPLIERSNavigationdatasuppliersmusthaveaLetterofAcceptance(LOA)inordertoprocessthesedata(forexample:FAAAC20-153orthedocumentonconditionsfortheissuanceoflettersofacceptancefornavigationdataprovidersbytheEuropeanAirSafetyAgency–EASA(EASAIR21SubpartG)orequivalentdocuments).
ALOArecognisesthedatasupplierasonewhosedataquality,integrityandqualitymanagementpracticesareconsistentwiththecriteriaofdocumentDO-200A/ED-76.
Anoperatorssupplier(forexample,anFMScompany)musthaveaType2LOAandtheirrespectivesuppliersmusthaveaType1or2LOA.
TheCAAmayacceptaLOAissuedtonavigationdatasuppliersormayissueitsownLOA.
CA91-001SRVSOP256.
AIRCRAFTMODIFICATIONS(DATABASEUPDATE)IfanaircraftsystemrequiredforRNP10operationsismodified(forexample,changeofsoftware),theoperatorisresponsibleforthevalidationoftheRNP10routesbasedonthenavigationdataandonthemodifiedsystem.
Thiscanbedonewithoutanydirectevaluationifthemanufacturerverifiesthatthemodificationhasnoeffectonthenavigationdatabaseoronpathcalculations.
Ifthereisnosuchverificationbythemanufacturer,theoperatormustcarryoutaninitialvalidationofthenavigationdatawiththemodifiedsystem.
SRVSOPCA91-00126APPENDIX2RNP10APPROVALPROCESSa)TheRNP10approvalprocessconsistsoftwokindsofapprovals:theairworthinessandtheoperationalapprovals.
Althoughbothhavedifferentrequirements,theymustbeconsideredunderasingleprocess.
b)ThisprocessisanorganisedmethodusedbytheCAAtoensurethatapplicantsmeettheestablishedrequirements.
c)Theapprovalprocessismadeupbythefollowingphases:1)Phaseone:Pre-application2)Phasetwo:Formalapplication3)Phasethree:Documentationevaluation4)Phasefour:Inspectionanddemonstration5)Phasefive:Approvald)InPhaseone-Pre-application,theCAAinvitestheapplicantoroperatortothepre-applicationmeeting.
Atthismeeting,theCAAinformstheapplicantoroperatoraboutalltheoperationalandairworthinessrequirementsitmustmeetduringtheapprovalprocess,includingthefollowing:1)thecontentsoftheformalapplication;2)thereviewandevaluationoftheapplicationbytheCAA;3)thelimitations(ifany)applicabletotheapproval;and4)theconditionsunderwhichtheRNP10approvalcouldbecancelled.
e)InPhasetwo–Formalapplication,theapplicantoroperatorsubmitstheformalapplication,togetherwithalltherelevantdocumentation,asestablishedinparagraph9.
1.
1b)ofthisCA.
f)InPhasethree–Documentationevaluation,theCAAanalysesallthedocumentationandthenavigationsysteminordertodetermineitseligibilityandwhatapprovalmethodistobeappliedregardingtheaircraft.
Asaresultofthisanalysisandevaluation,theCAAmayacceptorrejecttheformalapplicationtogetherwiththedocumentation.
g)InPhasefour–Inspectionanddemonstration,theoperatorwillprovidetrainingforitspersonnelandperformthevalidationflights,ifsorequired.
h)InPhasefive-Approval,theCAAissuestheRNP10authorisation,oncetheoperatorhasmettheairworthinessandoperationalrequirements.
ForLAR121and135operators,theCAAwillissuetheOpSpecs,andforLAR91operators,itwillissueanLOA.
CA91-001SRVSOP27PAGEINTENTIONALLYLEFTBLANKSRVSOPCA91-00128APPENDIX3EXAMPLEOFANRNP10APPROVALAPPLICATIONFORM(companyletterhead)[Date]Mr.
/Ms.
[NameofDCA][PositionofDCA]DearMr.
/Ms.
,ThisletteristorequestRNP10operationalapprovalfortheSouthAtlantic(SAT)CorridorbasedoncompliancewiththerequirementsestablishedinCA91-001.
Belowyouwillfinddetailedinformationfortherequestedapproval.
a)AircraftMake/Model/SeriesRegistrationHexadecimalSSRcodeDescriptionofRNP10equipment(number,make,model,etc).
Indicateifaircraftbelongstoagroupornogroupb)TimelimitrequestedforRNP10operation:Hours.
…….
Nolimit……(attachsupportingdocumentation)c)TimeintervalwherenoFDEwillbeprovidedforGNSSequipment(maximumallowedtime:34minutes)Minutes…….
.
.
Notapplicable…………d)Thefollowingdocumentationisattached:FlightManual/SupplementcontainingtheRNP10airworthinessstatement,orequivalent.
RequestforapprovalofMELrevisionthatincludesthenecessarysystemsforRNP10operations;orMELthatincludesthesystemsnecessaryforRNP10operations,withtheapprovalofthecorrespondingrevision.
ProposedmodificationoftheoperationsmanualthatincludestheRNP10operationintheSATcorridor;orOperationsmanualthatincludestheoperationintheSATcorridor,withtheapprovalofthecorrespondingrevision.
Proposedapprovalofthetrainingprogrammefortheflightcrew,flightdispatchers,andmaintenancepersonnelthatincludestheRNP10operationintheSATcorridor;orTrainingprogrammefortheflightcrew,flightdispatchers,andmaintenancepersonnelthatincludestheRNP10operationintheSATcorridor,withtheapprovalofthecorrespondingrevision.
CopyofthedocumentationshowingthatamaintenanceprogrammehasbeenestablishedfortheequipmentnecessaryfortheRNP10operation.
Note.
-Thisformisonlyanexample.
TocompleteallthedocumentationrequiredbythisAC,pleaseseeParagraph9.
1.
1(Signature)(Nameandposition)OperationsDirectorCA91-001SRVSOP29PAGEINTENTIONALLYLEFTBLANKSRVSOPCA91-00130APPENDIX4EXAMPLEOFALETTEROFRNP10OPERATIONALAPPROVAL(CAAletterhead)RNP10OPERATIONALAPPROVALFORTHEEUROPE/SOUTHAMERICA(EUR/SAM)CORRIDOR[Date]Mr.
/Ms.
[Nameofoperatorrepresentative][Title]DearMr.
/Ms.
Uponevaluationofyourrequest,thisCAAgrantsRNP10operationalapprovalfortheEUR/SAMcorridor,pursuanttoSRVSOPCA91-001dated18August2009andtoICAORegionalSupplementaryProcedures(Doc7030/4).
Thisapprovalisonlyvalidforthefollowingaircraft.
OperatorCompanyFleetModelSerialnumberSerialnumberRegistrationRegistrationnumberAssociatedequipmentTimelimit(Signature)(Nameandposition)CA91-001SRVSOP31PAGEINTENTIONALLYLEFTBLANKSRVSOPCA91-00132APPENDIX5FORMFORREPORTINGNAVIGATIONERRORSINEUR/SAMCORRIDORNAVIGATIONERRORINVESTIGATIONFORMTypeofreportPILOT–Flight:ATCCONTROLLER:Date/UTCtimeTypeoferrorLATERAL(AtoG)(*)LATERAL(AtoO)ReasonsMETEOROLOGY(see2G):Other(Specify):Conflictalertingsystems:DATAFirstaircraftSecondaircraft(onlyverticalerror)IdentificationOperatorTypeOriginDestinationRoutesegmentAssignedCurrentAssignedCurrentFlightlevelMagnitudeanddirectionofthedeviation(NMlateral;feetvertical)DurationPositionwheretheerrorwasobserved(BGR/DIStofixorLAT/LONG)Actionbythecrew/ATCOthercomments(*)SeedeviationclassificationSendtotheSouthAtlanticMonitoringAgency(SATMA)Fax:+34-928-577052e-mail:satma@aena.
esCA91-001SRVSOP33APPENDIX5(Continued)INSTRUCTIONSFORCOMPLETINGTHEFORMAsmanyboxesaspossiblemustbefilled.
Complementarydatamaybeattachedtotheform.
Thenavigationerrornotifications,asmuchaspossible,willhavethefollowingclassification:1.
Altitude(vertical)deviationsA.
ContingencyduetoenginefailureB.
ContingencyduetopressurisationfailureC.
ContingencyduetootherreasonsD.
Failureintheassignedclimb/descentE.
Climb/descentwithoutATCassignmentF.
EntryintoairspaceatanincorrectflightlevelG.
ATCreallocationofflightlevel(FL)withlossoflongitudinal/lateralseparationH.
Deviationduetotheairbornecollisionavoidancesystem(ACASII/TCASII)I.
ImpossibilitytomaintainFLJ.
Other2.
LateraldeviationsA.
AircraftwithoutRNPapprovalB.
ATCsystemlooperrorC1.
Controlequipmenterror,includingunnoticedwaypoint(WPT)errorC2.
WPTinsertionerrorduetoincorrectpositioninputD.
Other,withsufficientprewarningtoATCtoreceivecorrectiveinstructionsE.
Other,withoutenoughprewarningtoATCF.
Other,withfailurereported/receivedbytheATCG.
Lateraldeviationsduetoweather,withnopossibilityofreceivingATCauthorisation.
Note.
-TheEUR/SAMcorridorincludestheRecife(Atlantic),OceanicDakar,OceanicSal,andtheCanaryIslandsFlightInformationRegions/UpperInformationRegions(FIRs/UIRs).