ATEL/ANAV Service Providers—Entry Control Procedures Manual
1. Part 171 Regulatory Requirements
1.1 Purpose and Scope of this Manual
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Part 171 Regulatory Requirements
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Purpose and Scope of this Manual
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Purpose of the Manual
CAR (1998)
Part 171
This is an internal CASA procedures manual that is for the guidance of CASA
staff involved in assessing entry applications from organisations seeking
approval under the provision of CAR (1988) Part 171 to provide an aeronautical
telecommunication (ATEL) service and/or a radionavigation (ANAV) service.
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Scope of the Manual
This manual is a part of the CASA document set. It includes processes,
flowcharts, forms, letters and certificates to aid CASA officers assessing
applications for approval for ATEL/ANAV service providers.
The manual consists of:
Part 1: Part 171 Regulatory Requirements (this part).
Part 2: Approval Procedures for ATEL/ANAV Service Providers.
Part 3: Approved ATEL/ANAV Service Provider’s Operations Manual, detailing
the contents of an approved ATEL/ANAV service provider’s Operations Manual.
Part 4: Sample Documents—sample forms, letters and the Service Provider
Certificate and Conditions.
By adhering to this manual’s procedures, a standard and unified approach
within CASA consistent with regulatory requirements will be created and
maintained when assessing and approving organisations as ATEL/ANAV
service providers.
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Target Audience
The target audience for this manual is CASA officers assessing applications for
approval for ATEL/ANAV service providers.
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Definitions
The following definitions and acronyms apply in the interpretation of provider
organisation applications, (see also the Interpretation section of CASR Part
171).
Terms and
Abbreviations
Meaning
Accuracy
In relation to a radionavigation service or facility, the
degree to which the value measured or displayed by
the service conforms to the true value.
Aerodrome
operator
agreement
An agreement between a service provider and an
aerodrome operator under which the service provider
provides a radionavigation service, a
telecommunication service or both, at or near the
aerodrome.
A service within the meaning given in Annex 10 Vol II,
Aeronautical
telecommunication and as amplified in the MOS Part 171. For the
purposes of Part 171, includes:
service (ATEL)
a. An aeronautical broadcasting service;
b. An aeronautical fixed (point to point)
communication service;
c. An aeronautical mobile communication service.
AIS
Airservices Australia in its role as the provider of the
Australian Aeronautical Information Service.
AIP
Aeronautical Information Publication.
ATS provider
A person approved as a provider under Part 172.
ATS provider
agreement
An agreement to provide an ATEL or ANAV service
that is essential to an ATS provider’s operation.
Availability
The percentage of the published or required operating
hours for an ATEL or ANAV service, during which the
service is not interrupted because of failure or
maintenance of the service.
Availability = (total time period – time that service is
interrupted)/ total time period.
(Note: the total time period is normally taken to be one
year of operation).
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Terms and
Abbreviations
Meaning
Aircraft accident
An occurrence during the operation of an aircraft in
which any person involved suffers death or serious
injury or in which the aircraft receives substantial
damage.
Aircraft incident
An occurrence, other than an accident, which affects or
could affect the safe operation of an aircraft if not
corrected.
Annex 14
Aerodromes, Annex 14 to the Convention on
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
ATS
Air Traffic Service(s) provided under Part 172.
Configuration
In relation to:
a. An ATEL or ANAV service: the configuration of
each facility and any interconnection between
facilities that make up the service;
b. A facility: the configuration of equipment, hardware,
software and data, and the interconnections
between equipment.
Competency
Possessing the knowledge, skill and judgement
needed to perform specific tasks.
Coverage
In relation to an ATEL or ANAV service, the volume of
airspace in which, or the locations between which, the
service is nominally provided.
Facility
An ATEL or ANAV service is provided by one or more
ground-based facilities at one or more locations. Each
facility consists of one or more items of interconnected
equipment (see also ‘configuration’).
Integrity
The likelihood that the information supplied by a ATEL,
ANAV or support service at a particular moment is
correct. Includes the ability of the service to promptly
warn users when the service should not be used.
Depending on the type of service, integrity may be
expressed qualitatively or quantitatively.
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Terms and
Abbreviations
Meaning
ICAO Annex 10
Annex 10 ‘Aeronautical Telecommunications’ to the
Convention on International Civil Aviation, consisting of
five separate volumes titled:
Vol I: Radionavigation Aids.
Vol II: Communications Procedures.
Vol III: Digital Data and Voice Communication
Systems.
Vol IV: Surveillance Radar and Collision Avoidance
Systems.
Vol V: Aeronautical Radio Frequency Spectrum
Utilization.
Key personnel
In relation to a service provider, the person or persons
who manage(s) operations, maintenance and safety.
Manual of
Standards (MOS)
Part 171
CASA standards document containing regulatory
standards for the provision of ATEL and ANAV
services. The full title of the document is Manual of
Standards (MOS), Standards Applicable to the
Provision of Aeronautical Telecommunications and
Radionavigation Services Pursuant to CASR (1998)
Part 171.
NOTAM
Notice to airmen. Issued by the Australian NOTAM
Office and containing information or instruction
concerning the establishment, condition or change in
facility, service, procedure or hazard.
Operating hours
The times during which the service provider must,
under its approval, operate an ATEL or ANAV service.
Operations manual A manual prepared by an applicant or a service
provider which presents all the information required
under Part 171.
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Terms and
Abbreviations
Meaning
Radionavigation
service (ANAV)
Service within the meaning given in Annex 10 Vol II,
and the MOS Part 171. For Part 171, ANAV services
are:
a. Any ground-based primary or secondary
surveillance radar station/system supporting ATS or
used for air navigation;
b. Any ground based navigation aid used for air
navigation. Includes ground based augmentation
stations of satellite-based navigation systems.
Recovery time
The period of time that a service is interrupted during
its published hours of operation.
Reliability
The probability that an ATEL or ANAV service will
perform to specification without failure for a specified
period. Usually stated as a qualitative value expressed
as ‘mean time between failure’ (MTBF).
Service provider
A person or organisation approved to operate and
maintain an ATEL and/or ANAV service.
Regulations
Civil Aviation Regulations 1998 (CAR 1998).
Support service
A service provided to a service provider that is
necessary to the functioning of an ATEL or ANAV
service and consists of information in electronic form
and the telecommunication system that carries that
information.
Support service
agreement
An agreement under which a support service is
provided to a service provider, setting out the
functional specification, and the availability, reliability
and accuracy of the support service.
Technician
A qualified, competent person engaged by a service
provider to operate and/or maintain a facility, or
conduct measurements of the performance or
calibration of a facility during a flight inspection.
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Regulatory Basis
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CAR (1998)
Part 171
CAR(1998)
171.015
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Subpart A
Subpart A of CASR Part 171 contains an Introductory section, Contents section,
Applicability section, Interpretation (definitions) section, and, in 171.015, the
basic regulatory requirement that restricts the provision of aeronautical
telecommunication or radionavigation services to approved persons.
Note: The term ‘persons’ legally includes organisations.
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Subparts B, C and D
These Subparts specify the technical requirements for prospective or approved
providers of ATEL and ANAV services. Subpart B covers the approval of
service providers; Subpart C covers the obligations and privileges of service
providers; and Subpart D covers the requirements for the content of a service
provider’s Operations Manual. These Parts will form the main areas where
CASA will centre its assessment of an application.
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Subpart E
Subpart E specifies the administrative requirements and approval process for
prospective and approved providers. This Subpart is intended to remain until
such time as CAR (1998) Part 11 is promulgated. After Part 11 is promulgated,
Subpart E will be removed from CASR Part 171.
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Reference Material
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Civil Aviation Act 1988, Part II — Establishment, Functions etc. of CASA,
Section 9 and power to make Regulations, Section 98 (3) (e).
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Civil Aviation Act 1988, Part VIII — Miscellaneous, Section 98.
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Manual of Standards Part 171.
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ICAO Annex 10, Volumes I to V.
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ICAO Doc 8071 Vol I Manual on Testing of Radionavigation Aids.
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ATEL/ANAV Service Providers—Entry Control Procedures Manual
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1.3 Introduction to ATEL and ANAV Regulatory Requirements
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Operational Requirements
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The operational requirements for the aeronautical telecommunication and
radionavigation services are:
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To support the provision of air traffic services by a provider approved under
CAR (1998) Part 172;
To provide radionavigation services (i.e., navaids) used for the navigation of
aircraft operating under the Instrument Flight Rules; and
To ensure that operational facilities are operated and maintained in
accordance with their approved technical standards by personnel who meet
the standards for qualified, competent ATEL/ANAV technicians.
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Operations Manual
In making application for approval, prospective ATEL/ANAV providers are
required to provide CASA with a copy of their proposed Operations Manual.
This initially forms the basis of the submission for approval. The Operations
Manual may vary depending upon the type of service and its complexity. For
example, a national provider such as Airservices Australia would have an
Operations Manual of significant content and complexity. However, the
Operations Manual of a local aerodrome operator who applies to operate only
one or two navigation aids may be relatively simple.
Prospective providers will need to establish procedures that address the
regulatory requirements in Part 171, as well as the standards in the MOS. The
Operations Manual must also include the functional and technical specification
of all services (and the facilities providing the services), and the methods to
ensure that these specifications are met.
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Classification of ATEL and ANAV Services
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Aeronautical Telecommunication Services
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Aeronautical telecommunication and radionavigation services are the groundbased stations of those services defined hereafter. Airborne stations are not
included. (See MOS Part 171.)
These are the ground-based stations of the following services supporting an air
traffic service:
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Aeronautical broadcasting service. A broadcasting service intended for
the transmission of information relating to air navigation.
Note: AWIB stations are not included.
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Aeronautical fixed service. A telecommunication service between
specified fixed points provided primarily for the safety of air navigation and
for the regular, efficient and economical operation of air services.
Aeronautical fixed telecommunication network service. A worldwide
system of aeronautical fixed circuits provided, as part of the aeronautical
fixed service, for the exchange of messages and/or digital data between
aeronautical fixed stations having the same or compatible communication
characteristics.
Aeronautical telecommunication network service. An inter-network that
allows ground, air-ground and avionics data sub-networks to inter-operate
by adopting common interface services and protocols based on the
International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) Open Systems
Interconnect (OSI) reference model.
Aeronautical mobile service. A mobile service between aeronautical
ground stations and aircraft stations, in which survival craft stations may
participate. Emergency position-indicating radio-beacon stations may also
participate in this service on distress and emergency frequencies. This
service does not include ground stations that are provided for other than
ATS purposes.
Note: UNICOM, Certified Air/Ground Radio Services (CAGRS), Pilot
Activated Lighting (PAL) and Aerodrome Frequency Response
Unit (AFRU) stations are not included.
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Any aeronautical telecommunication service which processes or displays air
traffic control data for use by ATS.
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Aeronautical Radionavigation Services
A radionavigation service intended for the benefit, and for the safe operation, of
aircraft. These include all ground-based navaids, including the ground-based
augmentation stations of satellite-based navigation systems.
Note: Radionavigation includes radio determination (radar services)
supporting ATS.
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ATEL/ANAV Service Providers—Entry Control Procedures Manual
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ATEL/ANAV Facilities
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Classification of ATEL/ANAV Facilities
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The following list classifies the types of facilities used for the provision of ATEL
and ANAV services, the provision (i.e. the operation and/or maintenance) of
which requires a Part 171 Certificate:
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VHF air-ground voice communication facilities;
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HF air-ground voice communication facilities;
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UHF air-ground voice communication facilities;
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Precision approach radionavigation aids;
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Non-precision radionavigation aids;
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Flight data processing facilities;
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Flight information facilities;
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Radar data processing facilities;
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Primary surveillance radar facilities;
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Secondary surveillance radar facilities;
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Surface movement radar facilities;
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Precision runway monitor facilities;
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Automatic dependent surveillance system facilities;
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Automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast system facilities;
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Voice switching and control facilities;
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ATS point-to-point communication facilities;
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Air/ground data links;
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Ground-to-ground data interchange networks;
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Human machine interface systems, including tower consoles, ATS work
stations, and display facilities;
Uninterruptible and emergency power supplies;
Essential services in buildings and equipment shelters housing facilities
(electrical power supplies, air-conditioning, and security facilities);
Global Navigation Satellite System ground-based augmentation system
facilities;
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Aeronautical databases used in or by a facility;
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Meteorological display systems used for ATS;
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Voice and data recording facilities; and
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Other facilities supporting Air Traffic Services.
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