(a) Each holder
of aeronautical telecommunication/radio navigation facility certificate
requiring an identification code for a radio navigation facility or call sign
for a communications facility, shall submit to the ECAA the appropriate details; and
(b) If
such action is needed, the holder shall include the action in the facility
exposition.
(a) Each holder of an aeronautical
telecommunication/radio navigation facility certificate shall provide an
operation manual or system of manuals for the services listed in its exposition
and complied by its personnel;
(b) A holder certified to provide more than one
facility, or a facility provides services from more than one location, may
publish a core manual together with manual supplements specific to each service
or location.
(b) The plan shall be made on the equipment
level, system level and operational level.
Each holder of an aeronautical telecommunication/radio navigation facility certificate shall ensure that their procedures for operating the facilities listed in their exposition are in accordance with the applicable communication procedures prescribed in ICAO Annex 10, Volume II and ECAR Part 173.
Each holder of an aeronautical telecommunication/radio navigation facility certificate shall provide the operating and maintenance instructions of the manufacturer for each facility listed in their exposition, for the use and guidance of their personnel, operating and maintenance instructions of the manufacture for each facility listed in their exposition. The instructions shall be controlled by the documentation control procedures required by 171.47, and shall set out the requirements for operating and maintaining each facility. The instructions shall include a list of:
(a) The critical performance parameters;
(b) The test equipment required for the
measurement of those parameters;
(c) The check procedures for placing the
facility into operational service; and
(d) The inspection and test procedures for
the operation and maintenance of the facility.
(1) Cover ground inspection, ground test and flights test where it is necessary according to the manufacturer technical manual;
(2) Include the criteria for establishing or changing the period between the periodic tests for a facility. The criteria shall have regard to:
(i)
Any
applicable information published by the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO), any other aeronautical authority or the manufacture;
(ii) Any applicable reliability data for the
facility; and
(iii) The stability of the facility’s
operating environment;
(3) Ensure that the basis of establishing or changing the period between the periodic tests for a facility are documented and approved by ECAA.
(1) An approved program of periodic ground
inspections for each facility;
(2) An approved program of periodic ground tests
for each facility;
(3) An approved program of periodic flight tests
for each radio navigation aid unless the applicant can establish from the
criteria in paragraph (a) (2) that periodic ground tests can replace the
periodic flight tests for a facility without affecting the safety of air
navigation.
Each holder of aeronautical telecommunication/radio navigation facility certificate shall establish a procedure to ensure that no facility listed in their exposition is placed into operational service unless:
(a) The person placing the facility into operational service is authorized and is assessed as competent under the procedures required by 171.41 (b);
(b) The appropriate checks have been carried out
to verify the performance of the facility under the procedures required by
171.93; and
(c) The facility record has been completed in
accordance with the procedures required by 171.49.
(a) Each holder of an aeronautical telecommunication/radio navigation facility certificate shall ensure that appropriate inspection, measuring and test equipment is available for their personnel to maintain the safe operation of each facility listed in their exposition.
(b) The applicant shall establish a procedure to control, calibrate and maintain all of the applicant’s inspection, measuring and test equipment to ensure that each item of equipment has the precision and accuracy that is necessary for the measurements and tests to be performed.
(c) The procedure shall ensure that each item of test equipment required for the measurement of critical performance parameters is:
(1) Calibrated before use or at prescribed
intervals against certified equipment having a known valid relationship to
nationally recognized standards. Where
no such standards exist, the basis used for the calibration shall be
documented. records of such calibrations
and the standards used shall be maintained in accordance with the procedures
required by 171.49;
(2) Identified with a suitable indicator to show
its calibration status;
(3) Controlled to:
(i)
Safeguard
against adjustments that would invalidate the calibration setting;
(ii) Ensure that the handling, preservation
and storage are such that the accuracy and fitness for use is maintained.
(d) Where hardware and software systems are used as an alternative form of facility performance testing, the functions of the systems shall be checked before being released for use in order to establish that they are capable of verifying the performance of the facility. These functions shall be checked at prescribed intervals. Records of these checks shall be maintained as evidence and verification of adequate performance of the test system.
(a) Subject to compliance with 171.103, the holder of an aeronautical telecommunication/radio navigation facility certificate may deviate from any requirement of this Part to meet an emergency situation if there is a need to take immediate action for the protection of life or property involving carriage by air.
(b) A certificate holder who deviates from a requirement of this Part under paragraph (a) shall provide a written report to ECAA as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than 7 days after the emergency. The report shall cover the nature, the extent and the duration of the deviation.
(a) The holder of an aeronautical
telecommunication/radio navigation facility certificate shall not operate a
facility if there is any cause to suspect the integrity of the information
being provided by the facility. A cause
to suspect the integrity of the information being provided by a facility
includes the infringement of any critical site area of the facility until
performance checks on the facility verify that the infringement does not and
will not affect the performance of the facility.
(b) A certificate holder shall not operate a
radio transmitting facility on an aeronautical radio frequency except pursuant
to a written radio apparatus license granted by the Ministry of Information and
Telecommunication subject to the provisions of ICAO Annex 10 Volume V.
(c) Except where a deviation under 171.99 is
required or a site test is carried out under the procedures required by 171.31
(b), a certificate holder shall not operate a facility unless:
(1) The facility is listed in the holder’s
exposition;
(2) The performance of the facility meets the
applicable facility published information;
(3) The performance of the facility meets the
applicable facility requirements in 171.95;
(4) Any integrity monitoring system for the
facility is fully functional;
(5) All the periodic tests for the facility are
completed in accordance with the programs established under 171.93(b)(2) and
(3);
(6) The facility is included in the holder’s
airways security program, if the destruction, damage, or interference of the
facility is likely to endanger the safety of an aircraft in flight;
(7) The provisions of the holder’s airways security
program for the facility are being complied with.
(b) The procedure shall ensure that:
(2) The users of a facility are notified
without delay of any updates in the facility information that if updated, may
affect the safety of air navigation. For
those facilities published in the Egyptian AIP the information concerning any
change to their information shall be forwarded to the aeronautical information
service for the issue of a NOTAM if so required.
(a) Each holder of an aeronautical telecommunication/radio navigation facility certificate shall establish a procedure to check and record the operating condition of any facility listed in their exposition that may have been used by an aircraft or an air traffic service involved in an accident or incident.
(b) The procedure shall ensure that:
(1) The checks are carried out as soon as practicable after notification to the applicant’s organization of such an accident or incident; and
(2) The record of the facility’s operating
condition as checked and the past recorded history are kept in a secure place
for possible use by any subsequent investigation.
(a) Each holder of an aeronautical
telecommunication/radio navigation facility certificate shall establish a
procedure to record, investigate, and rectify any detected or reported
malfunction of any facility listed in their exposition.
(b) The procedure shall ensure that a report is
forwarded to ECAA whenever a facility malfunction investigation reveals that:
(1) The facility has been operating outside the
allowable tolerances; or
(2) The facility had the potential to operate
outside the allowable tolerance; or
(3) There appears to be a recurring cause for the
facility malfunction reports.
(c) The report required in paragraph (b) shall be
forwarded within 7 days of malfunction being detected or reported and shall
include full details of the malfunction, the findings of the investigation and
the corrective action taken to prevent a recurrence.
(a) Each holder of an aeronautical
telecommunication/radio navigation facility certificate shall ensure that their
exposition is amended so as to remain a current description of the holder’s
organization and facilities.
(b) The certificate holder shall ensure that any
amendments made to the holder’s exposition meet the applicable requirements of
this Part;
(c) The certificate holder shall provide ECAA
with a copy of each amendment to the holder’s exposition as soon as practicable
before its incorporation into the exposition.
(d) ECAA may prescribe conditions under which a
certificate holder may operate during or following any of the changes specified
under paragraph(c).
(e) A certificate holder shall comply with any
conditions prescribed under paragraph(d).
(f) Where any of the changes referred to in this
rule requires an amendment to the certificate, the certificate holder shall
forward the certificate to ECAA as soon as possible.
(g) The
certificate holder shall make such amendments to the holder’s exposition, as
ECAA may consider necessary in the interest of aviation safety.
(2) A Technical Supervisor shall be
available to receive all status of all radio navigation aids facility and
report the status to the AIS or to the ATC
supervisor depending on the particular case; and
(3) A technical supervisor shall be
available to receive all status reported at the airdromes and take necessary
actions including reporting the status to the appropriate authorities.
(a) The International Standard and Recommended
Practices of ICAO Annex 10 volume II, III and V as amended are complied with;
(b) All radio
communication services listed in the AIP of Cairo FIR are being served by
physical facilities identified in the holder’s exposition;
(c) All radio
equipment is fully redundant to ensure service reliability that are required by
the system specifications;
(d) All remote
radio sites are easily accessible to the maintenance personnel to allow on time
arrival for them in case of emergencies;
(e)
All
voice switches and position control panels are maintained to guarantee continuity
of service according to the specifications;
(f) Fully
uninterrupted power supply units are available at each separate radio site;
(g) Availability
of a bypass to the equipment providing the service in case a full failure of
voice switching system should occur; and
(h)
Maintain
High Frequency (HF) aeronautical telecommunication facilities (selective
calling systems) as an alternative means of communication to aircraft or as
main means of communication to aircraft for areas that may not be covered by
VHF A/G communications.
(i)
When
two or more ATS frequencies are being used by a controller, consideration
should be given to provide facilities to allow ATS and aircraft transmissions
on any of the frequencies to be simultaneously retransmitted on the other frequencies
in use thus permitting aircraft stations within range to hear all transmissions
to and from the controller.
(j)
All
aeronautical telecommunication stations, including end systems and intermediate
systems of the aeronautical telecommunication network (ATN), shall be protected
from unauthorized direct or remote access.
(k)
No
contracts shall be issued with Satellite Service Provider unless it fulfills
min requirements of Annex 10, Volume III, Chapter 4.
(l)
The
VHF Air-ground Digital Link (VDL) requirements and system characteristics shall
be according to Annex 10, Volume III, Chapter 6.
(m)
Technical
provisions relating to circuits used in the AFTN shall be according to Annex
10, Volume III, Chapter 8.
(n)
Service
via satellite for the dissemination of aeronautical information
point-to-multipoint telecommunication service shall be based on full-time, non
pre-emptible, protected services as defined in the relevant CCITT
Recommendations.
(o)
Reserved.
(p)
HF
data link system requirements and system characteristics shall be according to
Annex 10, Volume III, Chapter 11.
(q)
Air-Ground
VHF Communication System Characteristics and requirements shall be according to
Annex 10, Volume III, Part II, Chapter2.
(r)
HF
Communication System / Single Sideband (SSB) Characteristics and requirements
shall be according to Annex 10, Volume 3, Part II, Chapter 2, item 2.4.
(s)
The
use of circuit switching and signaling to provide speech circuits to
interconnect ATS units not interconnected by dedicated circuits shall be by
agreement between the Administrations concerned.
(t)
The
application of aeronautical speech circuit switching and signaling shall be
made on the basis of regional air navigation agreements.
(u)
Technical
provisions relating to international aeronautical speech circuit switching and
signaling for ground-ground applications shall be according to Annex 10, Volume
3, Part II, Chapter 4.
(1) All service interruptions to the ground
telecommunication services are promptly reported and acted upon according to
the standard corrective maintenance procedures;
(2) The standard preventive and periodic
maintenance procedures are applied to the ground telecommunication facilities
to minimize the probability of service interruption; and
(3) Alternative means to ground communications
are identified in case of service interruption of the main means of ground
communications. Alternative means of
ground telecommunications could include direct connections from the telephone
company, satellite communications, microwave links and HF single side band systems.
(i)
Instrument
landing system (ILS) CAT I and/or CAT II at aerodromes;
(ii) VHF omni-directional radio range (VOR)
for en route and terminal radio navigation services;
(iii)
Non directionnel
radio beacon (NDB) for en route radio navigation;
(iv) UHF distant measuring equipment (DME)
for en route and terminal services; and
(v) Application for GNSS should be
considered in the near future.
(i)
The
signal strength of the nearby VOR has to be sufficient to ensure satisfactory
operation of a typical aircraft VOR installation. In particular, full flag
action (no flag showing) must be ensured. The check-points should, within the
limits of operating convenience, be located away from buildings or other reflecting
objects (fixed or moving) which are likely to degrade the accuracy or stability
of the VOR signals;
(ii)
The
observed VOR bearing at any selected point should ideally be within plus or
minus 1.5 degrees of the bearing accurately determined by survey or chart
plotting; and
Note: The figure of plus or minus 1.5 degrees has no direct operational significance in that the observed bearing becomes the published bearing; however, where a larger difference is observed, there is some possibility of poor stability.
(iii)
The
VOR information at a selected point should be used operationally only if found
to be consistently within plus or minus 2 degrees of the published bearing. The
stability of the VOR information at a selected point should be checked
periodically with a calibrated receiver to ensure that the plus or minus
2-degree tolerance is satisfied, irrespective of the orientation of the VOR
receiving antenna; and
Note: The tolerance of plus or minus 2 degrees relates to the consistency of the information at the selected point and includes a small tolerance for the accuracy of the calibrated VOR receiver used in checking the point. The 2-degree figure does not relate to any figure for acceptance or rejection of an aircraft VOR installation, this being a matter for determination by ECAA and users in the light of the operation to be performed.
(iv)
Checkpoints,
which can satisfy the foregoing requirements, should be selected in
consultation with the operators concerned. Provision of checkpoints in holding
bays, at runway ends and in maintenance and loading areas, is usually
desirable.
(1) All service interruptions to the radio
navigation services are promptly reported and acted upon according to the
standard corrective maintenance procedures.
Notification for the navigation aid systems should take place through at
least remote monitoring unit (RMU) Systems at the towers or the en route (area)
centers;
(2) The standard preventive and periodic
maintenance procedures are applied to the radio navigation facilities to
minimize the probability of service interruption; and
(3) Alternative means to radio navigation
are identified in case of service interruption of the main radio navigation
aids services:
(i)
In
case of ILS failures, normally an alternative means needed to take effect such
as reducing the system from CAT II to CAT I unless failure is related to
equipment. In this case a redundant system and efficient logistic support need
to be maintained; and
(ii)
In
case of VOR failures, normally an alternative means may involve the use of
overlapping VOR coverage or use of other operational means unless failure is
related to the equipment. In this case a
redundant system and efficient logistics support need to be maintained
(4) A list of no redundant (main equipment
only) radio navigation aid facilities need to be prepared and reported to the
head of the technical and operational supervisor to take appropriate
operational measures in case of their failure
(5) In localities and along routes where
conditions of traffic density and low visibility necessitate a ground based
short–distance radio aid to navigation for the efficient exercises of air
traffic control, or where such short–distance aid is required for the safe and
efficient conduct of aircraft operations, the standard aid shall be the VHF
omni directional radio range (VOR) of
the continuous wave phase comparison type conforming to the standards contained
in chapter 3.3.3.
(1) All service interruptions to the radar
surveillance services are promptly reported and acted upon according to the
standard corrective maintenance procedures;
(2) The standard preventive and periodic
maintenance procedures are applied to the radar surveillance services
facilities to minimize the probability of service interruption;
(3) Alternative operational means to radar
surveillance services are identified in case of service interruption of the
main radar surveillance services facilities according to the ATC ECAR Part 172
and associated procedures;
(4) All radar services are provided in
accordance with procedures published in document 4444 or Document 7030 (as
applicable to the Middle East/Asia Region); and
(i)
The
nature and extent of the radar services provided; and
(ii) Any significant limitations regarding
such radar service.
(1) All automation systems that serve the en
route, the approach and the tower facilities are maintained according to the
maintenance manual of the manufacturer of each system;
(2) The ATS message service of the ATS (air
traffic services) message handling service (ATSMHS) application shall be used
to exchange ATS messages between users over the aeronautical telecommunication
network (ATN) internet;
(3) The inter-center communications (ICC)
applications set shall be used to exchange ATS messages between air traffic
service users over the ATN internet;
(4) When ATN applications and communication
services are implemented, it shall be established according to Annex 10, volume
III, Chapter3;
(5) Accounting management. An ATN systems
management facility to monitor users for use of network resources and to limit
the use of those resources;
(6)
Terminals
staffed either by the technical or the operational supervisors continuously
monitor the automation systems functions.
Data monitored by the technical supervisor are normally complemented by
the data monitored by the operational supervisor to form a complete data
monitoring and control system of the facility;
(7)
Automatic
dependent surveillances (ADS) application shall establish it’s procedure
according to Annex 10, volume, Chapter3; and
(8)
Controller-Pilot
Data Link Communications (CPDLC) Application shall establish it’s procedure and
requirements according to Annex 10, volume II, Chapter8.
(1) Inputs and outputs to the central
processors of the automation system are properly interfaced with each other;
(2) All power supplies of the processor are
redundant, properly adjusted and tested; and
(3) Ability to upload and download programs to
the central processor in case of modifications in the system.
(1) The recording systems capacity and
quality are according to the international standards, and
(2) The recording system maintenance and
recording tapes handling system is in accordance to the best international
practices.
(1) Compliance with the international
standards and recommended practices of Annex 10 volume V chapters 2 and 3 for
the aeronautical radio frequency spectrum utilization;
(2) Compliance with frequency allocations of
the navigation aids according to Annex 10 volume
I and V;
(3) Compliance with frequency allocations of
the aeronautical telecommunications spectrum (VHF and UHF) according to Annex
10 volume V; and
(4) Compliance with frequency allocations of
surveillance radar contained in Annex10 Volume I.
(1) Frequencies allocated for services
outside those in items (a) 1 through 4 above are coordinated with the Egyptian National
Frequency coordination board, and
(2) Compliance with frequency allocation
protection procedures contained in Annex 10 volume V attachments A, B and C and
Volume II Part 2 regarding VHF frequencies.
(1) All power supply systems AT/RN
facilities shall have a main feed power and UPS system;
(2) The power supply switchover time for
AT/RN facilities shall comply with the following table:
|
Type of runway |
Aids requiring power |
Maximum Switch – over times ( seconds ) |
|
Instrument approach Precision approach, Category I Precision approach, Category II Precision approach, Category III |
SRE VOR NDB D/F facility ILS Localizer ILS glide path ILS middle maker ILS outer maker PAR ILS localizer ILS glide path ILS inner maker ILS middle maker ILS outer maker (same as Category II) |
15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 1 1 10 (same as Category II) |
(3) The power supply voltage stability shall
comply with the manufacturer of the
specific equipment specifications;
(4) All AT/RN facilities equipment rooms
environmental condition including room temperature and humidity are within the
recommended values by the specific AT/RN equipment manufacturer;
(5) All AT/RN facilities equipment rooms are
shielded and insulated against leakage of air and dust. All exit doors and windows shall be closed to
ensure the environmental conditions meet the requirements of paragraph 171.131;
and
(6) All AT/RN facilities are provided by a
diesel powered electrical generators even when the facility is supplied by the
commercial electric power. In the latter
case, the diesel powered electrical generator is considered stand-by source of
power.
(1) All water supply is adequate to provide
the water required for fire fighting equipment and other purposes by ensuring
proper operation of water pumps; and
(2) All ventilation systems in the AT/RN
facilities are maintained according to the general standards.
(1) All services interruptions to the
environmental facilities are promptly reported and acted upon according to the
standard corrective maintenance procedures;
(2) The standard preventive and periodic
maintenance procedure are applied to the environmental facilities to minimize
the probability of service interruption;
(3) Alternative means to environmental
facilities are identified in case of service interruption of the main means of
environmental facilities.
(4) Each holder of environmental facility
certificate shall establish systems and procedures to communicate between
environmental facilities.
(1) All radio navigation aids are protected
from radio frequency interference in accordance with ICAO Annex 10 volume I
recommendations 3.1.4;
(2) All aeronautical telecommunications
facilities are protected from radio frequency interference in accordance to the
following procedures:
(i)
Where
the protection heights determined are less than that operationally desirable,
separation between facilities operating on the same frequency should not be
less than that necessary to ensure that an aircraft at the limit of the
functional service range and the operationally desirable protection height of
one facility does not come above the radio horizon with respect to adjacent
facilities.
(ii) The problem of inter-State interference
on frequencies allotted worldwide or on a regional basis to national services,
should be resolved by consultation between the administrations concerned.
(iii) For ground VHF facilities which provide
service beyond the radio horizon, any
spurious or harmonic radiation outside the band ±250 kHz from the assigned
carrier frequency should not exceed an effective radiated power of 1 mW in any
azimuth.
(3) No radio interfering devices shall be
established in the proximity of the AT/RN facilities utilizing radio reception
without prior approval from ECAA.
(a) Each certificate holder shall establish,
implement, maintain and adhere to a safety management system that is
appropriate to the size, nature and complexity of all activities authorized to
be conducted under the certificate and in accordance with EAC 00-11.
(b) That system shall as a minimum:
(1) Identify
safety hazards;
(2) Ensure that remedial action necessary to
maintain an acceptable level of safety is implemented;
(3) Provide
for continuous monitoring and regular assessment of the safety level achieved;
and
(4) Aim to make
continuous improvement to the overall level of safety.
(c)
The results of this system and related audits
and corrective actions shall be made available to the ECAA upon request.
(1) Radar signal of fixed targets are not
present on the screen;
(2) Unstable performance of navigation aid;
(3) Simultaneous failure of radar on d voice
signals;
(4) Failure of air conditioning of the
facility to operate;
(5) Failure of the UPS to function when the
main power supply is interrupted;
(6) Persistent power failures without
adequate alarms or failure of UPS systems to function in case of power failure;
(7) Persistent failures of main or standby
equipment in the facility;
(8) Problems with shift administration;
(9) Failure to comply with aeronautical
telecommunication/radio navigation Facility instructions;
(10) Significant equipment reading
deviations; and
(11) Procedural errors or inconsistencies
that may affect the safety of air navigation services.
(1) Advise ECAA of a plan to conduct the
temporary test;
(2) Include the time frame for conducting
the test;
(3) The plan shall include the type and
class of the facility that the test will be conducted;
(4) The plan shall indicate the purpose of
the test, and