IFALPA UPDATE

Paul McCarthyIFALPA Representative to ICAO

Capt Miguel Marin (Mexicana)Chair, IFALPA ATS Committee

Hot Topics

• MPL – some thoughts from outside• Age 65 – ICAO consequences• RNAV-RNP – The global nav plan• SLOP – is it time everywhere?• ISSG – The global safety roadmap for

Africa; Brazil; Indonesia; elsewhere• China Metric RVSM – Capt. Marin

Multicrew Pilot License (MPL)

• Emphasis on performance, not time• ALTEON and CAE have good programs• PR effort to explain generally and to

CAA• Working closely with ICAO on beta

evaluation• State letter questionnaire is thorough

Age 65

• US cannot prevent over 65 PIC of non US registered carrier from operating in US airspace

• No resolution of the relief pilot question.

• ICAO did not consider it, so each State regulation controls

RNAV-RNP

• All advanced ATM concepts use RNP• Equipment issues must be considered• RNAV is NOT RNP

But• RNP is RNAV with monitoring and

alerting• Lots of activity – Lots of confusion

Simultaneous Lateral Offset Procedure (SLOP)

• It is time everywhere• Only exceptions should be noted in AIP• ICAO is working up a standard

Industry Safety Strategy Group (ISSG)

• Authored Global Safety Roadmap• Basis for ICAO Global Air Safety Plan• Industry coordinates response to

safety issues and cooperates on efforts to fix

• IFALPA-IATA-ICAO-ACI-CANSO-FSF-Boeing-Airbus

RVSM in Metric Airspace

• Capt. Marin’s presentation has become the standard briefing tool on this question

• For good reason

• Captain MiguelMiguel Marin

Addressing IFALPA’sConcerns

ChinaChina RVSMRVSM缩小垂直间隔

2007 Air Safety & Security ForumWashington D.C., August 2007

Capt. Miguel Marin IFALPA ATS Committee Chairman

“A Different Animal”

Safety Assessments

Must Start from Scratch

ft m m ft1074 (327) 278 (910)1058 (322) 282 (926)1042 (318) 287 (942)1027 (313) 292 (958)1011 (308) 297 (973)995 (303) 302 (989)979 (298) 306 (1005)964 (294) 311 (1021)948 (289) 316 (1036)932 (284) 321 (1052)916 (279) 326 (1068)901 (274) 330 (1084)885 (270) 366 (1199)

Feet to Metric

Metric to Feet

SeparartionSeparation

Eastbound 12500 41010 984 300 Westbound 12200 40026 984 300 Eastbound 11900 39042 984 300 Westbound 11600 38058 984 300 Eastbound 11300 37073 984 300 Westbound 11000 36089 984 300 Eastbound 10700 35105 984 300 Westbound 10400 34121 984 300 Eastbound 10100 33136 984 300 Westbound 9800 32152 984 300 Eastbound 9500 31168 984 300 Westbound 9200 30184 984 300 Eastbound 8900 29199 984 300

Metric Metric FL

Converted into Feet

Metric FL Orientation

Meter Vertical

Separation

Feet Vertical Separation

Meter vs. Feet

41100 12527 305 100040100 12222 305 100039100 11918 305 100038100 11613 305 100037100 11308 305 100036100 11003 305 100035100 10698 305 100034100 10394 305 100033100 10089 305 100032100 9784 305 100031100 9479 305 100030100 9174 305 100029100 8870 335 1100

FeetFeet Vertical Separation

Meter Vertical

Separation

Feett FL Converted to Meter

Feet FL

FL 411

S12200(1,074ft 327m)

S12500

FL 401(910ft 278m)

Does not look like RVSM elsewhere.

China AIP Supplement

Section 2.1• …. China RVSM airspace is exclusive

RVSM airspace, aircraft that are not RVSM compliant may not operate into China RVSM airspace between 8,900m (FL291) and 12,500m (FL411) ….

China AIP Supplement (cont)Section 2.4 – 2.7 • To prevent undesirable ACAS TA/RA triggering in

RVSM airspace and since most civil aircraft use FEET as the primary altitude reference with a minimum selectable interval of 100 feet.– ATC will issue the Flight Level clearance in meters.– Pilots shall use the China RVSM FLAS table to determine

the corresponding flight level in feet. • The aircraft shall be flown using the flight level in

FEET.• Aircraft equipped with metric and feet altimeters

such as the Il-96, Il-62, Tu-214 or Tu-154 shall use the FEET altimeter within RVSM flight level band.

China AIP Supplement (cont)

Section 6…The following equipment should be operating

normally:(a) two primary altimetry systems;Note: Altimetry system requirement should be in

accordance with paragraph 2.5.….

Flight Level Allocation

FL 401’ FL 411’FL 381’ FL 391’FL 361’ FL 371’FL 341’ FL 351’FL 321’ FL 331’FL 301’ FL 311’

FL 291’

000000°°

180180°°

359359°°

179179°°

In Essence, China RVSM isa FEET System

Human Factors

• Receives Clearance in Meters• Convert to Feet

• Issues Clearance in Meters

• Not Corresponding Meter Label

¿Who is looking at the Cleared FL?

Controller Altitude Selection

Pilot Action• Cleared to 12,500m

Controller Display

MXA12341070 1250>

ZYTX A320

Pilot Navigation Display (ND)

Controller Display

MXA12341253 1250>ZYTX A320

Some Open Items

• Transition Areas

FL411FL411

FL391FL391

FL371FL371

FL351FL351

FL331FL331

FL311FL311

FL291FL291

FL400FL400

FL380FL380

FL360FL360

FL340FL340

FL320FL320

FL300FL300

1000 FT1000 FT

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FL401FL401

FL381FL381

FL361FL361

FL341FL341

FL321FL321

FL301FL301

FL410FL410

FL390FL390

FL330FL330

FL370FL370

FL350FL350

FL310FL310

FL290FL290

FIR

Bou

ndar

y ?

FIR

Bou

ndar

y ?

Transition ZoneTransition ZoneChina RVSM vs. ICAO RVSM

Flights entering China climb100ft, Flights leaving China RVSM descend

100ft.

Transition

10 700

11900

9 500

8 600

11 100

11 300

10 100

10100

12100

10 600

89009 100

12 500

Russian metric China

11 600

9 600

500m

500m 10

00m

300m

300m

500m

500m

500m

500m

500m

1000

m

FIR

Bou

ndar

y ?

1220012200

1160011600

98009800

92009200

8400/fl2768400/fl276

1100011000

1040010400

300m

300m

300m

300m

300m

300m300m

300m

300m

300m

300m

300m

FIR

Bou

ndar

y ?

Russian Metric / China RVSM

FL331 FL331

FL340FL340

FL330FL330

50nm

50nmWP4WP4

WP1WP1

WP4WP4

WP3WP3

WP2WP2

Transition ZoneTransition Zone

Create Laterally Separated Parallel Create Laterally Separated Parallel Routes in the Transition ZoneRoutes in the Transition Zone

Possible Solution

More Entry / Exit Points

Some Open Items

• Transition Areas• Strategic Lateral Offset (SLOP)

Strategic Lateral Offset Procedure

• Section 6.6• International Routes within Non-Radar

Airspace • Based on ICAO Guidelines;

– No need clearance required– 1 NM or 2 NM to the right of the centre line– Pilots are not required to inform ATC when

SLOP is being applied • ATC may Authorize SLOP in Radar

Airspace

Some Open Items

• Transition Areas• Strategic Lateral Offset (SLOP)• Guidance & Training Material

Training Material

• Human centered corresponding meter to feet table

• Safety Bulletin• Quick reference on a Jeppesen

size divider• PowerPoint Presentation

Some Open Items

• Transition Areas• Strategic Lateral Offset (SLOP)• Guidance & Training Material• Annex II, Table of Cruising Levels

Annex II Table of Cruising Levels

• Proposal to amend Annex II, Appendix 3 Tables of Cruising Levels

– China & Russian Federation Proponents– 4 Metric Systems “Available”– No State using Meters has adopted the Annex II

Tables in Toto• End Result sought; A single Table of

Cruising Altitudes in Meters for ALL METRIC Airspaces

– Feet– Meter (Based on China)

• Clearly a step in the right direction as far as achieving our policy is concerned

IFALPA Policy in ANNEX V

As the use of different altimetry units seriously affects flight safety, only one unit should be used for altimetry. The foot is by far the most commonly used unit for reporting vertical position and vertical intervals and lends itself to a simple rational system of cruising levels. Therefore, the world-wide use of the foot should be implemented as the basic unit of measurement for vertical distances and feet per minute for the vertical speed.

“We have not moved from our policy position we have simply tried to influence the outcome on metric RVSM to achieve a safer and more practical position. If something like metric RVSM is inevitable, and it is, then we have to take that approach.”

Capt. Richard WoodwardIFALPA EVP Technical

Conclusion

• Follow up on Open Items– Transition Areas– “D” day implementation procedures

• IFALPA Guidance Material– Draft Material approved at TF/31– Available by mid September

Thank you

Capt. Miguel MarinIFALPA ATS Chairman

miguel@emarin.org

Addressing IFALPA’sConcerns

ChinaChina RVSMRVSM缩小垂直间隔

2007 Air Safety & Security ForumWashington D.C., August 2007

Capt. Miguel Marin IFALPA ATS Committee Chairman

“A Different Animal”

Safety Assessments

Must Start from Scratch

ft m m ft1074 (327) 278 (910)1058 (322) 282 (926)1042 (318) 287 (942)1027 (313) 292 (958)1011 (308) 297 (973)995 (303) 302 (989)979 (298) 306 (1005)964 (294) 311 (1021)948 (289) 316 (1036)932 (284) 321 (1052)916 (279) 326 (1068)901 (274) 330 (1084)885 (270) 366 (1199)

Feet to Metric

Metric to Feet

SeparartionSeparation

Eastbound 12500 41010 984 300 Westbound 12200 40026 984 300 Eastbound 11900 39042 984 300 Westbound 11600 38058 984 300 Eastbound 11300 37073 984 300 Westbound 11000 36089 984 300 Eastbound 10700 35105 984 300 Westbound 10400 34121 984 300 Eastbound 10100 33136 984 300 Westbound 9800 32152 984 300 Eastbound 9500 31168 984 300 Westbound 9200 30184 984 300 Eastbound 8900 29199 984 300

Metric Metric FL

Converted into Feet

Metric FL Orientation

Meter Vertical

Separation

Feet Vertical Separation

Meter vs. Feet

41100 12527 305 100040100 12222 305 100039100 11918 305 100038100 11613 305 100037100 11308 305 100036100 11003 305 100035100 10698 305 100034100 10394 305 100033100 10089 305 100032100 9784 305 100031100 9479 305 100030100 9174 305 100029100 8870 335 1100

FeetFeet Vertical Separation

Meter Vertical

Separation

Feett FL Converted to Meter

Feet FL

FL 411

S12200(1,074ft 327m)

S12500

FL 401(910ft 278m)

Does not look like RVSM elsewhere.

China AIP Supplement

Section 2.1• …. China RVSM airspace is exclusive

RVSM airspace, aircraft that are not RVSM compliant may not operate into China RVSM airspace between 8,900m (FL291) and 12,500m (FL411) ….

China AIP Supplement (cont)

Section 2.4 – 2.7 • To prevent undesirable ACAS TA/RA triggering in

RVSM airspace and since most civil aircraft use FEET as the primary altitude reference with a minimum selectable interval of 100 feet.– ATC will issue the Flight Level clearance in meters.– Pilots shall use the China RVSM FLAS table to determine the

corresponding flight level in feet.

• The aircraft shall be flown using the flight level in FEET.

• Aircraft equipped with metric and feet altimeters such as the Il-96, Il-62, Tu-214 or Tu-154 shall use the FEET altimeter within RVSM flight level band.

China AIP Supplement (cont)

Section 6…The following equipment should be operating

normally:(a) two primary altimetry systems;Note: Altimetry system requirement should be in

accordance with paragraph 2.5.….

Flight Level Allocation

FL 401’ FL 411’FL 381’ FL 391’FL 361’ FL 371’FL 341’ FL 351’FL 321’ FL 331’FL 301’ FL 311’

FL 291’

000000°°

180180°°

359359°°

179179°°

In Essence, China RVSM isa FEET System

Human Factors

• Receives Clearance in Meters• Convert to Feet

• Issues Clearance in Meters

• Not Corresponding Meter Label

¿Who is looking at the Cleared FL?

Controller Altitude Selection

Pilot Action• Cleared to 12,500m

Controller Display

MXA12341070 1250>

ZYTX A320

Pilot Navigation Display (ND)

Controller Display

MXA12341253 1250>ZYTX A320

Some Open Items

• Transition Areas

FL411FL411

FL391FL391

FL371FL371

FL351FL351

FL331FL331

FL311FL311

FL291FL291

FL400FL400

FL380FL380

FL360FL360

FL340FL340

FL320FL320

FL300FL300

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT 1000 FT1000 FT1100 FT1100 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

1000 FT1000 FT

FL401FL401

FL381FL381

FL361FL361

FL341FL341

FL321FL321

FL301FL301

FL410FL410

FL390FL390

FL330FL330

FL370FL370

FL350FL350

FL310FL310

FL290FL290

FIR

Bou

ndar

y ?

FIR

Bou

ndar

y ?

Transition ZoneTransition Zone

China RVSM vs. ICAO RVSM

Flights entering China climb100ft, Flights leaving China RVSM descend 100ft.

Transition

10 700

11900

9 500

8 600

11 100

11 300

10 100

10100

12100

10 600

89009 100

12 500

Russian metric China

11 600

9 600

500m

500m 10

00m

300m

300m

500m

500m

500m

500m

500m

1000

m

FIR

Bou

ndar

y ?

1220012200

1160011600

98009800

92009200

8400/fl2768400/fl276

1100011000

1040010400

300m

300m

300m

300m

300m

300m300m

300m

300m

300m

300m

300m

FIR

Bou

ndar

y ?

Russian Metric / China RVSM

FL331 FL331

FL340FL340

FL330FL330

50nm

50nmWP4WP4

WP1WP1

WP4WP4

WP3WP3

WP2WP2

Transition ZoneTransition Zone

Create Laterally Separated Parallel Create Laterally Separated Parallel Routes in the Transition ZoneRoutes in the Transition Zone

Possible Solution

More Entry / Exit Points

Some Open Items

• Transition Areas• Strategic Lateral Offset (SLOP)

Strategic Lateral Offset Procedure

• Section 6.6• International Routes within Non-Radar

Airspace • Based on ICAO Guidelines;

– No need clearance required– 1 NM or 2 NM to the right of the centre line– Pilots are not required to inform ATC when

SLOP is being applied • ATC may Authorize SLOP in Radar

Airspace

Some Open Items

• Transition Areas• Strategic Lateral Offset (SLOP)• Guidance & Training Material

Training Material

• Human centered corresponding meter to feet table

• Safety Bulletin• Quick reference on a Jeppesen

size divider• PowerPoint Presentation

Some Open Items

• Transition Areas• Strategic Lateral Offset (SLOP)• Guidance & Training Material• Annex II, Table of Cruising Levels

Annex II Table of Cruising Levels

• Proposal to amend Annex II, Appendix 3 Tables of Cruising Levels

– China & Russian Federation Proponents– 4 Metric Systems “Available”– No State using Meters has adopted the Annex II

Tables in Toto• End Result sought; A single Table of Cruising

Altitudes in Meters for ALL METRIC Airspaces– Feet– Meter (Based on China)

• Clearly a step in the right direction as far as achieving our policy is concerned

IFALPA Policy in ANNEX V

As the use of different altimetry units seriously affects flight safety, only one unit should be used for altimetry. The foot is by far the most commonly used unit for reporting vertical position and vertical intervals and lends itself to a simple rational system of cruising levels. Therefore, the world-wide use of the foot should be implemented as the basic unit of measurement for vertical distances and feet per minute for the vertical speed.

“We have not moved from our policy position we have simply tried to influence the outcome on metric RVSM to achieve a safer and more practical position. If something like metric RVSM is inevitable, and it is, then we have to take that approach.”

Capt. Richard WoodwardIFALPA EVP Technical

Conclusion

• Follow up on Open Items– Transition Areas– “D” day implementation procedures

• IFALPA Guidance Material– Draft Material approved at TF/31– Available by mid September

Thank you

Capt. Miguel MarinIFALPA ATS Chairman

miguel@emarin.org