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Upgrade of TCAS for Enhanced Mid-Air Collision Prevention in European Airspace

The Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) is an airborne system designed to reduce mid-air collision incidents between aircraft. This objective focuses on upgrading existing ACAS/TCAS systems to the enhanced TCAS II Change 7.1, which is expected to decrease collision risks by a factor of four in European airspace. Applicable to all aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight above 5700 kg or designed to carry more than 19 passengers, the compliance will be voluntary for military transport aircraft at the national level. Key monitoring and training requirements are also established.

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Upgrade of TCAS for Enhanced Mid-Air Collision Prevention in European Airspace

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  1. Objective ATC 16 ESSIP Plan 2013 Luca DELL’ORTO DSS/EIPR 13.09.2013

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

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

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

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