Common use of Implementation Strategy Clause in Contracts

Implementation Strategy. 1.4.1 Instrument flight procedures developed to take advantage of the benefits of PBN are reliant on the data in a database on the aircraft. For this reason, quality assurance in the flight procedure design process, while always important, takes on added importance for PBN-based procedures. 1.4.2 A great safety concern in this respect is that many States lack the expertise to establish sustainable internal procedure design capability to meet the requirements of procedures for air navigation services – aircraft operations (PANS–OPS) and discharge their responsibility under Annex 15 for the quality of their aeronautical information and data, including instrument flight procedures. 1.4.3 The list below includes some of the main issues and problems faced by States with regard to flight procedure design: a) Lack of regulatory oversight framework; b) Incomplete implementation of Resolution A37-11 for airports in African States related to PBN flight procedures; c) Lack of expertise/internal PBN capabilities and capacity, including insufficient number of procedure designers; d) Insufficient procedure design work in some States to attain or maintain proficiency; e) Lack of initial training, on-the-job training (OJT) and/or recurrent training on airspace and procedure design; f) Lack of knowledge to integrate procedure design efficiently into airspace design; g) Lack of depth in procedure design organization to perform quality assurance (QA); h) Insufficient expertise in procedure design organization to provide adequate QA of procedures; i) Lack of procedure design and obstacle data storage automation; j) Lack of expertise to obtain proper operational approval and to carry out oversight of PBN operations; k) Lack of regulatory expertise to oversee the process leading to procedure publication; and l) Lack of training for air traffic control (ATC)/air traffic management (ATM) staff on PBN implementation. 1.4.4 The AFPP aims at addressing these issues through the following general activities: a) Provision of technical expertise to Project Members that do not have the necessary number of procedures to develop and maintain internal procedure design capability; and b) Improvement of quality in Project Members’ procedure design processes through access to procedure design automation solutions and associated data storage. 1.4.5 The following specific activities will be implemented: a) Assistance with the development of national PBN implementation plans; b) Regulatory oversight: 1) Assistance with the establishment of adequate regulatory oversight frameworks for the implementation of instrument flight procedures with QA processes, including flight procedure regulatory approval; 2) Assistance with the development of PBN-related regulations; 3) Assistance with air operator approval for PBN operations; c) Training/capacity building: 1) Delivery of initial training, OJT and recurrent training to flight procedure designers; 2) Delivery of training courses and OJT for QA, including flight procedures regulatory approval; 3) Delivery of training courses to ATC/ATM staff, air operators and other relevant stakeholders on PBN flight procedures operations; d) Procedure design: 1) Assistance with data origination; 2) Assistance to instrument flight procedure and airspace designers with the development of procedures, with priority for PBN procedures; 3) Development of instrument flight procedures for Project Members that have no procedure design capability; and e) Other related associated assistance as may be required. 1.4.6 During the implementation of the activities described above, the Project Members will have access to procedure design software applications to electronic terrain models and obstacle data storage.

Implementation Strategy. 1.4.1 Instrument flight procedures developed to take advantage of the benefits of PBN are reliant on the data in a database on the aircraft. For this reason, quality assurance in the flight procedure design process, while always important, takes on added importance for PBN-based procedures. 1.4.2 A great safety concern in this respect is that many States lack the expertise to establish sustainable internal procedure design capability to meet the requirements of procedures for air navigation services – aircraft operations (PANS–OPS) and discharge their responsibility under Annex 15 for the quality of their aeronautical information and data, including instrument flight procedures. 1.4.3 The list below includes some of the main issues and problems faced by States with regard to flight procedure design: a) Lack of regulatory oversight framework; b) Incomplete implementation of Resolution A37-11 for airports in African States related to PBN flight procedures; c) Lack of expertise/internal PBN capabilities and capacity, including insufficient number of procedure designers; d) Insufficient procedure design work in some States to attain or maintain proficiency; e) Lack of initial training, on-the-job training (OJT) and/or recurrent training on airspace and procedure design; f) Lack of knowledge to integrate procedure design efficiently into airspace design; g) Lack of depth in procedure design organization to perform quality assurance (QA); h) Insufficient expertise in procedure design organization to provide adequate QA of procedures; i) Lack of or non-periodic WGS-84 surveys; j) Lack of or non-periodic flight calibration and flight validation; k) Lack of procedure design and obstacle data storage automation; jl) Lack of expertise to obtain proper operational approval and to carry out oversight of PBN operations; km) Lack of regulatory expertise to oversee the process leading to procedure publication; and ln) Lack of training for air traffic control (ATC)/air traffic management (ATM) staff on PBN implementation. 1.4.4 The AFPP aims at addressing these issues through the following general activities: a) Provision of technical expertise to Project Members that do not have the necessary number of procedures to develop and maintain internal procedure design capability; and b) Improvement of quality in Project Members’ procedure design processes through access to procedure design automation solutions and associated data storage. 1.4.5 The following specific activities will be implemented: a) Assistance with the development of national PBN implementation plans; b) Regulatory oversight: 1) Assistance with the establishment of adequate regulatory oversight frameworks for the implementation of instrument flight procedures with QA processes, including flight procedure regulatory approval; 2) Assistance with the development of PBN-related regulations; 3) Assistance with air operator approval for PBN operations; c) Training/capacity building: 1) Delivery of initial training, OJT and recurrent training to flight procedure designers; 2) Delivery of training courses and OJT for QA, including flight procedures regulatory approval; 3) Delivery of training courses to ATC/ATM staff, air operators and other relevant stakeholders on PBN flight procedures operations; d) Procedure design: 1) Assistance with data origination; 2) Assistance to instrument flight procedure and airspace designers with the development of procedures, with priority for PBN procedures; 3) Development of instrument flight procedures for Project Members that have no procedure design capability; and e) Other related associated assistance as may be required. 1.4.6 During the implementation of the activities described above, the Project Members will have access to procedure design software applications to applications, electronic terrain models and obstacle data storage.