ADQ Implementation workshop
Eurocontrol 28-29 May 2013
Erika Billen
Structure of the presentation :
1) Approach to implementation
2) Lessons learned
3) Difficulties / concerns
4) Best practices
5) Oversight
6) Audit practices and oversight methodology
7) Open issues on international level
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1) Approach to implementation (1/2)
 Contribution to development of ADQ IR
 Creation of national AIS platform :
 Civil AIS, Mil AIS, data originators, BCAA
 Organization of awareness workshop :
 Inform all Annex 14 certified aerodromes
 Identification of necessary changes to national legal
framework to make implementation possible
 Lining up with ICAO Annex 15 amendments and EU
legislation (SES, EASA)
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1) Approach to implementation (2/2)
 Contribution to ADQ RWG : getting better understanding,
sharing views, tackle issues in a common effort
 Contribution to Eurocontrol Specifications (eAIP, single
AIP, Data Quality Requirements, Data Assurance Levels,
Aeronautical Data Origination, Aeronautical Information
Exchange Model)
 Preparation of call for tender for obstacle database
(aerodrome part and area 1 State part)
 AISP action plan for implementation of ADQ
 Participation in e-TOD WG
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2) Lessons learned
 Involvement of ALL affected parties (originators,
aerodromes, AISPs, legal service, budget service)
 Taking the lead in facilitating the communication
between affected parties
 Investment in understanding deeply the content and the
work to do and taking into account the impact on
affected parties
 Investment in public relations
 Never forget the final goal : improve safety by better
quality of data and information
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3) Difficulties / Concerns
 Complexity of the matter and subsequently difficulty
to feed-back towards political decision making level
 Necessity to adapt out-of-date national legal
framework
 Limited resources and budget to pay obstacle database
and other actions to implement ADQ IR
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4) Best practices
 National AIS platform
 Awareness workshop
 Call for tenders
 Working together with other delegates
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5) Oversight
 Before July 2013
 Ongoing oversight audits are not yet focused on the
ADQ IR
 A follow up of the ADQ Implementation Plan is
performed (voluntary partnership between the AISP
and the BCAA)
 After July 2013
 ADQ IR will be integrated in the general ongoing
oversight program
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6) Audit practices – Oversight Methodology
 The same methodology is applied as for the safety oversight
of ANSPs. The verification process consists of 2 nonoverlapping phases :
 A document review to verify that the arrangements
established by the applicant cover and meet the requirements,
at least in theory
 An on-site audit to verify that the arrangements established
by the applicant are actually implemented and applied in
practice.
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7) Open issues on international level
 The oversight of Data Originators other than AISPs is
not yet integrated in the national legal framework : roles,
responsibilities, who is competent authority ?
(e.g. NGI, aerodrome surveyors, military surveyors
contributing to collection of civil AIS data)
 Oversight of non-national counterparts in the data chain :
impossible to regulate non – Belgian parties on national
level
 Implementation of eTOD together with ADQ IR not easy
to handle for individual States alone
=> Urgent need for an international approach : internationally
binding legal material to cope with these issues (EC, EASA,
FAB, …)
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Thank you !
Questions ?
Erika BILLEN
BCAA, Airspace department, CNS Engineer
Tel : +32/(0)2/277.43.26
erika.billen@mobilit.fgov.be
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