Many of the applications being investigated and developed, as part of the evolution of the CDTI in A-SMGCS context and the evolving use of airborne equipment and their derived data within the ground system, could have the potential for providing benefits in terms of safety, capacity and efficiency during LVO. However, that development will need to address the many human factors and technical concerns that have been identified. IFATCA has identified several issues.

IFATCA Policy is:

IFATCA supports development and implementation of CDTI in A-SMGCS applications to enhance safety and improve the efficiency of airport ground operations, provided that there is no adverse impact on controller or pilot workload.

Where any CDTI assurance function will be implemented, a clear and unambiguous statement of the responsibilities between pilots and controllers is required.

International standards should be established for certification and approval of complementary CDTI systems.

IFATCA considers the following to be the minimum attributes of CDTI used in A-SMGCS:

  • Positive unambiguous identification of all relevant aircraft/vehicles should be provided to the standards required for ATC systems;
  • Sufficient information as to ground reference points, guidance and/or routings of relevant aircraft/vehicles should be provided to increase pilot’s situational awareness and understanding of ATC instructions;
  • All aircraft/vehicle should be displayed.
See: WP 86 – Geneva 2001

See also: WP 87 – Santiago 1999

 

Last Update: 29th September 2020
4th November 2019 944 Jean-Francois LepageADMETPM , Aerodrome Operations , Surveillance , TOC , ADME

Related Knowledge Base Posts -

Was this article helpful to you?

Jean-Francois Lepage

Posts