introduction of rnav1 mandate destination amsterdam/schiphol (eham)

~~~eaip-amdt~~~Aeronautical Information Circular Series A - 02/11 Page 1ContactPost: Air Traffic Control the NetherlandsAeronautical Information ServiceP.O. Box 752001117 ZT SchipholThe NetherlandsTel: +31 (0)20 406 3521Fax: +31 (0)20 406 3532AFS: EHAAYOYXAIC-A02/1119 MAY 11INTRODUCTION OF RNAV1 MANDATE DESTINATIONAMSTERDAM/SCHIPHOL (EHAM)1 — INTRODUCTIONThis AIC-A provides notification to aircraft operators concerning the mandatory carriage of RNAV navigation equipment for aircraft inboundand outbound AMSTERDAM/Schiphol.For the purpose of this document P-RNAV and RNAV1 are considered to be equivalent.2 — INTRODUCTION OF MANDATORY CARRIAGE OF RNAV1 NAVIGATION EQUIPMENTIN THE SCHIPHOL TERMINAL CONTROL AREASFrom 15 November 2012 an RNAV1 approval is required for all IFR flights inbound and outbound AMSTERDAM/Schiphol. A P-RNAVapproval is considered to be equivalent to an RNAV1 approval. As a consequence, after 15 November 2012 all aircraft operators usingAMSTERDAM/Schiphol as destination or alternate must hold:a. a P-RNAV operations approval issued by their state of registry which is compliant with the JAA Temporary Guidance Leaflet No. 10(TGL-10) or equivalent (e.g. FAA AC 90-100); orb. a temporary exemption issued by CAA The Netherlands.These requirements are incorporated in Dutch law and adherence to it will be actively enforced by CAA The Netherlands.3 — RNAV1 APPROVAL REQUIREMENTSEASA is in the process of transposing JAA’s Temporary Guidance Leaflet No. 10 (TGL-10) "Airworthiness and operational approval forprecision RNAV operations in designated European airspace" into EASA regulatory material or Community Specifications.Until this transposition is completed all operators and aircraft operating IFR flights inbound and outbound AMSTERDAM/Schiphol shall beapproved in accordance with JAA TGL-10 or equivalent.EASA and/or civil and military certification authority of the operator’s state of registry will specify the requirements necessary for operatorsto obtain approval to operate on ECAC RNAV terminal area procedures.In exceptional cases, where approval requirements are not available from the state of registry or state of operator, ECAC member statesmay require that the operators obtain certification from a member state of ECAC.4 — TEMPORARY EXEMPTIONSThe Minister of Infrastructure and Environment can grant temporary exemptions until 14 November 2013. Operators that will not be ableto complete their RNAV1 approval process before 15 November 2012, but can submit evidence that this is due to circumstances beyondtheir control, can be granted such an exemption.State aircraft are exempt from this RNAV1 mandate.The RNAV1 mandate does not affect VFR operations and helicopter operations.5 — ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONRNAV1 corresponds to the ICAO PBN terminology for terminal airspace navigation applications based on a navigation infrastructurepredicated on the use of GNSS or DME/DME or DME/DME/IRU. In ECAC airspace, P-RNAV pre-dates RNAV1 and although it is directlyequivalent to RNAV1 in terms of performance and functionality, the underlying navigation infrastructure was assumed to be either GNSSor DME/DME. Consequently, an aircraft approved for European P-RNAV having only a DME/DME terminal airspace capability may notqualify for RNAV1 operations in another region, where the infrastructure has been based on aircraft being equipped with inertial referenceunits (IRU), i.e. supporting DME/DME/IRU.The implementation of H24 RNAV1 operations in the Schiphol TMAs is part of the introduction of Performance Based Navigation (PBN)in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. A document titled "Performance Based Navigation (PBN) roadmap for the Kingdom of the Netherlands"is available via the website: www.rijksoverheid.nl/international (e.g. by using the search criteria "PBN roadmap").© Air Traffic Control the Netherlands

~~~eaip-amdt~~~Page 2 Aeronautical Information Circular Series A - 02/11A future mandate for advanced-RNP in European en route airspace is expected for 2018. Operators that meet this RNP mandate automaticallymeet the RNAV1 approval criteria.6 — CONTACT DETAILSFor further information on this AIC-A, the RNAV1 requirements and a request for an individual temporary exemption, CAA The Netherlandsmay be contacted:Post: Civil Aviation Authority The NetherlandsAerodromes and ANS InspectorateP.O. Box 5752130 AN HoofddorpThe NetherlandsTel: +31 (0)70 456 3188Fax: +31 (0)70 456 3009Email: pbn@ivw.nlFor further information on requirements for aircraft and operator RNAV1 approval the EUROCONTROL Navigation and CNS Researchunit may be contacted:Tel: +32 (0)2 729 3335Tel: +32 (0)4 7592 1477Email: roland.rawlings@eurocontrol.intGeneral information and reference documentation on the ECAC RNAV developments can be found on:URL:ISSN: 1386-6605www.ecacnav.com© Air Traffic Control the Netherlands