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do prediction and awareness of en-route the operations. An example is the ATMOPSP
wake vortex to pilots and controllers. It was believing the Loss C2 Link is just a communi-
noted that there are not enough reports of cations failure, when the C2 link encompasses completed and it remains to finalize the
this issue and although there were report- much more than just communications, and so guidance material. Work has been started
ing systems (ICAO and others) for en-route needs to be classified as an emergency. on amendments to the Aerodrome Design
wake vortex encounters (and other incidents) Manual.
they are not widely used or known to Pilots PERFORMANCE BASED NAVIGNATION STUDY
and operators. The new RECAT system was GROUP (PBNSG)/25 There was an update from the Wildlife
discussed and it was mentioned that there This was primarily another editorial meeting Hazard Management Expert Group (WH-
appears to be a discrepancy between EURO- to try and complete the rewrite of the PBN MEG) and it was agreed that there is a
CONTROL/EASA and the FAA as to how to manual. Nearly 600 comments were reviewed need to work on a standardized taxonomy
deal with airplanes that do not have a RECAT and validated by the two editorial working of what should be reported as wildlife
category yet (for example, those in the certi- groups, ATM and Functions. strikes.
fication process), or have 2 categories in Doc
8463. The schedule for completing this rewrite has There were discussions concerning the
now slipped and there will be a further review need for a risk-based approach for autho-
REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS of the document at the November meeting rized UAS and protecting airports from
PANEL (RPASP) in Cologne. From there, it will be sent out to unauthorized UAS and how to address this
This was the second of three Panel meetings various ICAO Panels (NSP/SASP/ATMOPSP/ serious issue. Other discussions included
planned for this year. The contents of Work- FLTOPSP/IFPP) for comment between 01 De- proposed amendments to Annex 14 relat-
ing Paper 3 dominated the meeting. ICAO has cember 2019 and 31 January 2020. The final ing to Taxiway lighting requirements for
adopted a policy limiting panels and commit- meeting in March will complete the docu- CAT II operations below 350m, various
tees to not more than one meeting per year. ment and any further meetings will be deter- lighting requirements, providing guidance
This will potentially have a significant impact mined by ICAO after that date. for converting a taxiway into a standby
on the work of the RPAS Panel (RPASP) and runway and the progress on the develop-
its delivery of SARPs, Procedures, and guid- PERSONNEL TRAINING AND LICENSING EX- ment of the Heliport Manual.
ance material. The revised proposal from the PLORATORY MEETING (PTL EM)
Panel will be for one formal meeting, such as ICAO convened a group of experts in an OBSTACLE LIMITATION SURFACE TASK
a Panel Meeting, to be held in March of each exploratory meeting regarding personnel FORCE (OLSTF)
year and then an informal meeting, such as training and licensing the week of July 8. The The Task Force continues to review the
a Working Group of the Whole (WGWHL), Personnel Training and Licensing Exploratory current Obstacle Limitation Surfaces (OLS)
to be held in the October/November period meeting (PTL EM) was held as a direct re- and has proposals on revised surfaces that
each year. Regardless of if the proposal is sponse to the concerns raised by States and would reflect the type of operations and
approved, the deadlines for all the work on International Organizations on amendment aircraft in use today. In addition, as the
the SARPS and guidance material will now be proposals distributed in State Letter 2018/77 new surfaces; Obstacle Free Surface (OFS)
delayed considerably. At best, there will be a to Annex 1 and PANS TRG. A number of is- and Obstacle Evaluation Surface (OES) will
two-year delay, making it 2026, but it is pos- sues were withdrawn from that State Letter require an Aeronautical Study. The Task
sible there may be a four to five-year delay. and marked for future work as well as other Force has now developed a full description
items that have been in the same domain. of an Aeronautical Study and how it will be
Work continued in the working groups devel- The objective of the PTL EM was to determine conducted.
oping Standards and Recommended Prac- the scope of the subjects needing develop-
tices (SARPS) and guidance material for the ment by an expert group in training and The package of the proposed changes to
integration of international IFR operations by licensing, and to make those recommenda- the Standards and Recommended Prac-
Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs). tions to the ANC to determine what kind of tices (SARPs) and guidance material will
group would best satisfy those needs. There be submitted for Aerodrome Design and
Working Group 5 is the Operations Group were about 45 experts from several State Operations Panel (ADOP) and (Instrument
and IFALPA assisted in the work to con- Regulatory agencies, International Organiza- Flight Procedures Panel) IFPP’s endorse-
vert the existing Part IV to Annex 6 into the tions, and the ICAO Secretariat. ment in the third quarter of 2021, and sub-
required format as requested by the ICAO mission to the Air Navigation Commission
Secretariat. This is now broadly aligned with Design and Operations Working Group (ANC) by no later than the first quarter of
Annex 6 Part I. It is a long process and only (ADOP/WG) 2022 for the SARPs to be effective by 2024.
the first four chapters have been completed. IFALPA was called upon to comment on Instead of the usual two years applicability
The next meeting will hopefully see the other several papers during this busy meeting. date, the Task Force has suggested that,
chapters completed. In the meantime, the The Standards and Recommended Practices in order for the States to make changes to
WG will look at what is needed in the form of (SARPS) for the Standardized taxiway nam- any zoning laws and legislation, that the
Appendices and Attachments. There is con- ing convention presented by Airports Council applicability date should be 2028.
cern with ensuring other Panels understand International (ACI) and IFALPA have been