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The Twentieth Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APANPIRG/20) was held in Bangkok from 7 to 11September 2009 at the ICAO Regional Office.

The Twentieth Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APANPIRG/20) was held in Bangkok from 7 to 11September 2009 at the ICAO Regional Office. The meeting was attended by 111 participants from 25 Member States and 6 International Organizations (CANSO, IACA, IATA, IFALPA, IFATCA and IBAC). 

APANPIRG/20 adopted 64 Conclusions and 12 Decisions. The meeting report is available on the regional office web site: www.bangkok.icao.int  under the menu item “APANPIRG and subgroups” (the username and password have been provided to all civil aviation administrations in the region).

The key technical and operational outcomes of APANPIRG/20 are shown below:

  • Developed and adopted eighteen regional performance objectives and associated performance framework forms (PFFs).
  • Identified four APAC Metrics as a part of performance monitoring and measurement of air navigation systems and called upon States to collect relevant data for these Metrics and submit to the regional office.
  • Adopted an interim strategy for the implementation for the new ICAO Flight Plan format in 2012
  • Supported for development of a Global Interface Control Document (ICD) for Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network (AFTN) based ATS Inter-facility Data Communications (AIDC).
  • Adopted a regional impact statement addressing the RVSM long term height monitoring requirements (applicable from November 2010) and agreed to ascertain interest from States in hosting monitoring infrastructure.
  • Adopted several guidance materials for ATN/AMHS implementation;
  • Agreed to form an Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) Steering Group to develop a regional ATFM Concept of Operations.
  • Adopted the Enroute Monitoring Agency (EMA) Handbook for assessing the safety performance of reduced horizontal separation minima based on PBN navigation performance.
  • Urged States to support the ICAO position for World Radio Conference (WRC) 2011.
  • Noted the forecasts in respect of passenger and aircraft movements up to the year 2025 for both Transpacific and intra-Asia/Pacific markets were presented.
  • Urged States to establish action plans with fixed target dates for resolution of air navigation safety related deficiencies and inform the Regional office.
  • Invited ICAO to address satellite data communications capability issues at the global level.
  • States that had not done so were urged to develop their State PBN Implementation Plans and take action to implement WGS-84 and eTOD in their States.
  • Invited ICAO to develop guidance on: establishing common implementation rules and technical standards for GNSS reporting and prediction requirements; assigning PBN capability to GPS IFR aircraft without need for recertification; and PBN-specific aspects of en-route safety assessment. The meeting also requested ICAO to address the PBN safety assessment training needs in the region.
  • Adopted Version 1.0 of the Asia/Pacific Regional PBN Implementation Plan and encouraged States develop national PBN Plan and provide status report using the PBN Implementation Progress Report Template adopted by APANPIRG.
  • Adopted revised strategy for the provision of Navigation services in the Asia/pacific Region.
  • Invited ICAO to review procedures for flight inspection and flight validation and to develop flight validation report templates.
  • Urged States intending to implement ADS-B based surveillance service to issue ADS-B authorizations for the interim period 2010-2020 in Non-Radar Areas (NRA) airspace based on recommended standard:
  • Endorsed the planning criteria for SSR Mode S II code coordination and assignment for use in the Asia/Pacific Region
  • Encouraged States to participate in the Asia/Pacific flight procedure programme.
  • ICAO to develop guidance material for flight inspection/validation of ADS-B ground stations
  • ISCS Provider State and ICAO will inform States of the developments associated with the cessation of ISCS G2 broadcast (June 2010 or June 2012) used in retrieving WAFS products.
  • Invited ICAO to consider developing Annex 3 provisions and guidance material related to the issuance of aerodrome warnings on Tsunami.
  • Agreed that the 46th meeting of the DGCA consider the continuation of the Co-operative Agreement for the Enhancement Meteorological Services for Aviation in the South Pacific (CAEMSA-SP) to assist in reducing the MET service gaps identified in Phase I of the project.
  • Agreed to continue to consider environmental issues in the planning and implementation of regional air navigation systems.
  • In relation to Japan’s proposal to position APANPIRG as a new platform to discuss the future ATM system of the Asia and Pacific regions, recommended that Japan raise the matter in the first instance at the 46 DGCA Conference.
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