SUBPART A — ADDITIONAL ORGANISATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDERS OF AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES (ATS.OR)
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDERS OF AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES · Air Traffic Management / Air Navigation Services · Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · ATS.OR.100 – ATS.OR.530
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GM1 Annex IV (Part-ATS)
GENERAL In the context of the AMC and GM to Part-ATS, the terms listed below have the following meaning:
ATS.OR.100 Ownership
An air traffic services provider shall notify the competent authorities of:
ATS.OR.105 Open and transparent provision of service
In addition to point ATM/ANS.OR.A.075 of Annex III, the air traffic service provider shall neither engage in conduct that would have as its object or…
ATS.OR.110 Coordination between aerodrome operators and air traffic services providers
An air traffic services provider shall establish arrangements with the operator of the aerodrome at which it provides air traffic services to ensure…
AMC1 ATS.OR.110 Coordination between aerodrome operators and air traffic services providers
AMC2 ATS.OR.110 Coordination between aerodrome operators and air traffic services providers
AMC3 ATS.OR.110 Coordination between aerodrome operators and air traffic services providers
AMC4 ATS.OR.110 Coordination between aerodrome operators and air traffic services providers
AMC5 ATS.OR.110 Coordination between aerodrome operators and air traffic services providers
AMC6 ATS.OR.110 Coordination between aerodrome operators and air traffic services providers
GM1 ATS.OR.110 Coordination between aerodrome operators and air traffic services providers
ATS.OR.115 Coordination between military units and air traffic services providers
Without prejudice to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2150/2005, an air traffic services provider shall ensure that its air traffic services units, either…
ATS.OR.120 Coordination between meteorological services providers and air traffic services providers
To ensure that aircraft receive the most up-to-date meteorological information for aircraft operations, an air traffic services provider shall make…
ATS.OR.125 Coordination between aeronautical information services and air traffic services providers
An air traffic services provider shall provide to the relevant aeronautical information services provider the aeronautical information to be published as…
ATS.OR.127 Coordination by air traffic services providers in U-space airspace
Air traffic services providers shall: provide on a non-discriminatory basis the relevant traffic information regarding manned aircraft that is necessary…
AMC1 ATS.OR.127(a) Coordination by air traffic services providers in U-space airspace
ATS.OR.130 Time in air traffic services
An air traffic services provider shall ensure that air traffic services units are equipped with clocks indicating the time in hours, minutes and seconds…
ATS.OR.135 Contingency arrangements
An air traffic services provider shall develop contingency plans as required in point ATM/ANS.OR.A.070 of Annex III in close coordination with the air…
GM1 ATS.OR.135 Contingency arrangements
GM2 ATS.OR.135 Contingency arrangements
ATS.OR.140 Failure and irregularity of systems and equipment
An air traffic services provider shall establish appropriate arrangements for air traffic services units to immediately report any failure or…
GM1 ATS.OR.140 Failure and irregularity of systems and equipment
ATS.OR.145 Operation of air traffic control service
An air traffic services provider shall ensure that information on aircraft movements, together with a record of ATC clearances issued to such aircraft…
AMC1 ATS.OR.145 Operation of air traffic control service
GM1 ATS.OR.145 Operation of air traffic control
ATS.OR.150 Transfer of responsibility for control and transfer of communications
Air traffic services provider shall establish applicable coordination procedures for transfer of responsibility for control of flights, including…
GM1 ATS.OR.150 Transfer of responsibility for control and transfer of communications
GM2 ATS.OR.150 Transfer of responsibility for control and transfer of communications
ATS.OR.200 Safety management system
An air traffic services provider shall have in place a safety management system (SMS), which may be an integral part of the management system required in…
AMC1 ATS.OR.200(1) ; (2); (3) Safety management system
AMC1 ATS.OR.200(1)(i) Safety management system
GM1 ATS.OR.200(1)(i) Safety management system
GM2 ATS.OR.200(1)(i) Safety management system
GM3 ATS.OR.200(1)(i) Safety management system
AMC1 ATS.OR.200(1)(ii) Safety management system
GM1 ATS.OR.200(1)(ii) Safety management system
AMC1 ATS.OR.200(1)(ii) ;(iii) Safety management system
AMC2 ATS.OR.200(1)(ii) ;(iii) Safety management system
GM1 ATS.OR.200(1)(iii) Safety management system
GM2 ATS.OR.200(1)(iii) Safety management system
AMC1 ATS.OR.200(1)(iv) Safety management system
GM1 ATS.OR.200(1)(iv) Safety management system
GM2 ATS.OR.200(1)(iv) Safety management system
AMC1 ATS.OR.200(1)(v) Safety management system
AMC2 ATS.OR.200(1)(v) Safety management system
GM1 ATS.OR.200(1)(v) Safety management system
GM1 ATS.OR.200(3)(i) Safety management system
AMC1 ATS.OR.200(3)(iii) Safety management system
GM1 ATS.OR.200(3)(iii) Safety management system
ATS.OR.205 Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
For any change notified in accordance with point ATM/ANS.OR.A.045(a)(1), the air traffic services provider shall:
GM1 ATS.OR.205(a)(1) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM2 ATS.OR.205(a)(1) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM3 ATS.OR.205(a)(1) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM4 ATS.OR.205(a)(1) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM1 ATS.OR.205(a)(1)(iii) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
AMC1 ATS.OR.205(a)(2) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
AMC2 ATS.OR.205(a)(2) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
AMC3 ATS.OR.205(a)(2) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
AMC4 ATS.OR.205(a)(2) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM1 ATS.OR.205(a)(2) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM2 ATS.OR.205(a)(2) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM3 ATS.OR.205(a)(2) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM1 ATS.OR.205(b) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
AMC1 ATS.OR.205(b)(1) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
AMC2 ATS.OR.205(b)(1) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM1 ATS.OR.205(b)(1) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
AMC1 ATS.OR.205(b)(2) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
AMC1 ATS.OR.205(b)(3) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
AMC2 ATS.OR.205(b)(3) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
AMC1 ATS.OR.205(b)(4) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
AMC2 ATS.OR.205(b)(4) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM1 ATS.OR.205(b)(4) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
AMC1 ATS.OR.205(b)(5) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM1 ATS.OR.205(b)(5) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM2 ATS.OR.205(b)(5) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM3 ATS.OR.205(b)(5) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM4 ATS.OR.205(b)(5) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM1 ATS.OR.205(b)(5)(ii) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
AMC1 ATS.OR.205(b)(6) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM1 ATS.OR.205(b)(6) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
GM1 to AMC2 ATS.OR.205(a)(2) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
COMPLETENESS OF THE ARGUMENT (a) Sufficiency of safety criteria (1) A sufficient set of safety criteria is one where the safety goal of the change is…
GM1 to AMC4 ATS.OR.205(a)(2) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
ASSURANCE — SOFTWARE ASSURANCE PROCESS In reference to the terms ‘correct and complete software verification’, ‘software timing performances’, ‘software…
GM2 to AMC4 ATS.OR.205(a)(2) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
ASSURANCE — SOFTWARE ASSURANCE LEVELS (a) The assurance required by AMC4 ATS.OR.205(a)(2) can be provided with a level of confidence consistent with the…
GM3 to AMC4 ATS.OR.205(a)(2) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
ASSURANCE — SOFTWARE ASSURANCE LEVELS ALLOCATION The process to allocate a SWAL to a software consistently with its foreseen criticality, as identified…
GM4 to AMC4 ATS.OR.205(a)(2) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
ASSURANCE — EXAMPLES OF EXISTING INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS (a) The service provider is responsible for the definition of the software assurance processes.
GM5 to AMC4 ATS.OR.205(a)(2) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
ASSURANCE — SWAL COORDINATION (a) Within the scope of this Regulation, only the ATS provider can identify hazards, assess the associated risks and…
GM1 to AMC1 ATS.OR.205(b)(4) Safety assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system
RISK ANALYSIS IN TERMS OF PROXIES — EXAMPLES Point (c) of AMC1 ATS.OR.205(b)(2) allows safety assessment to be performed in terms of risk, proxies or a…
ATS.OR.210 Safety criteria
An air traffic services provider shall determine the safety acceptability of a change to a functional system, based on the analysis of the risks posed by…
AMC1 ATS.OR.210(a) Safety criteria
ATS.OR.215 Licensing and medical certification requirements for air traffic controllers
An air traffic services provider shall ensure that air traffic controllers are properly licensed and hold a valid medical certificate, in accordance with…
ATS.OR.300 Scope
This section establishes the requirements to be met by the air traffic control service provider with regard to human performance in order to:
ATS.OR.305 Responsibilities of air traffic control service providers with regard to the problematic use of psychoactive substances by air traffic controllers
An air traffic control service provider shall develop and implement a policy, with related procedures, in order to ensure that the problematic use of…
ATS.OR.310 Stress
In accordance with point ATS.OR.200, an air traffic control service provider shall:
ATS.OR.315 Fatigue
In accordance with point ATS.OR.200, an air traffic control service provider shall:
GM1 to AMC1 ATS.OR.315(a) Fatigue
FATIGUE TAXONOMY When establishing procedures to enable air traffic controllers to report when fatigued, an associated taxonomy for fatigue should be…
GM2 to AMC1 ATS.OR.315(a) Fatigue
FATIGUE IN OCCURRENCE INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS Fatigue may have a significant impact on the performance of air traffic controllers and consequently on…
GM3 to AMC1 ATS.OR.315(a) Fatigue
IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE EFFECT OF FATIGUE ON THE SAFETY OF OPERATIONS (a) The following non exhaustive list contains some of the initiatives…
ATS.OR.320 Air traffic controllers' rostering system(s)
An air traffic control service provider shall develop, implement and monitor a rostering system in order to manage the risks of occupational fatigue of…
GM1 ATS.OR.320(a) Air traffic controllers’ rostering system(s)
AMC1 ATS.OR.320(a)(6) ;(7) Air traffic controllers’ rostering system(s)
GM1 ATS.OR.320(b) Air traffic controllers’ rostering system(s)
ATS.OR.400 Aeronautical mobile service (air-ground communications) – general
An air traffic services provider shall use voice or data link, or both, in air–ground communications for air traffic services purposes.
GM1 ATS.OR.400(a) Aeronautical mobile service (air-ground communications) — general
ATS.OR.405 Use and availability of the VHF emergency frequency
As laid down in Article 3d, the VHF emergency frequency (121,500 MHz) shall be used for genuine emergency purposes, including any of the following:
GM1 ATS.OR.405 Use and availability of the VHF emergency frequency
GM1 ATS.OR.405(a)(3) Use and availability of the VHF emergency frequency
GM1 ATS.OR.405(b) Use and availability of the VHF emergency frequency
ATS.OR.410 Aeronautical mobile service (air-ground communications) – flight information service
An air traffic services provider shall ensure, to the practicable extent and as approved by the competent authority, that air-ground communication…
ATS.OR.415 Aeronautical mobile service (air-ground communications) – area control service
An air traffic services provider shall ensure that: air–ground communication facilities enable two-way voice communications to take place between a unit…
AMC1 ATS.OR.415 Aeronautical mobile service (air-ground communications) — area control service
GM1 ATS.OR.415 Aeronautical mobile service (air-ground communications) — area control service
ATS.OR.420 Aeronautical mobile service (air-ground communications) – approach control service
An air traffic services provider shall ensure that air-ground communication facilities enable direct, rapid, continuous and static-free two-way…
ATS.OR.425 Aeronautical mobile service (air-ground communications) – aerodrome control service
An air traffic services provider shall ensure that air-ground communication facilities enable direct, rapid, continuous and static-free two-way…
ATS.OR.430 Aeronautical fixed service (ground-ground communications) – general
An air traffic services provider shall ensure that direct-speech or data link communications, or both, are used in ground–ground communications for air…
GM1 ATS.OR.430(a) Aeronautical fixed service (ground-ground communications) — general
GM1 ATS.OR.430(b) Aeronautical fixed service (ground-ground communications) — general
ATS.OR.435 Aeronautical fixed service (ground-ground communications) – communication within a flight information region
Communications between air traffic services units (1) An air traffic services provider shall ensure that a flight information centre has facilities for…
ATS.OR.440 Aeronautical fixed service (ground-ground communications) – communication between flight information regions
An air traffic services provider shall ensure that flight information centres and area control centres have facilities for communications with all…
ATS.OR.445 Communications for the control or management of vehicles other than aircraft on manoeuvring areas at aerodromes
Except where communication by a system of visual signals is deemed to be adequate, an air traffic services provider shall ensure two-way radiotelephony…
ATS.OR.446 Surveillance data
Air traffic services providers shall not use data from Mode S interrogators that operate under the responsibility of a third country if the allocation of…
ATS.OR.450 Automatic recording of surveillance data
An air traffic services provider shall ensure that surveillance data from primary and secondary radar equipment or other systems (e.g.
ATS.OR.455 Retention of recorded information and data
An air traffic services provider shall retain for a period of at least 30 days the following:
ATS.OR.460 Background communication and aural environment recording
Unless otherwise prescribed by the competent authority, air traffic services units shall be equipped with devices that record background communication…
ATS.OR.500 Meteorological information – General
An air traffic services provider shall ensure that up-to-date information on existing and forecast meteorological conditions is made available to the…
ATS.OR.505 Meteorological information for flight information centres and area control centres
An air traffic services provider shall ensure that flight information centres and area control centres are supplied with the meteorological information…
GM1 ATS.OR.505(a) Meteorological information for flight information centres and area control centres
ATS.OR.510 Meteorological information for units providing approach control service
An air traffic services provider shall ensure that units providing approach control service are supplied with meteorological information for the airspace…
ATS.OR.515 Meteorological information for aerodrome control towers and AFIS units
An air traffic services provider shall ensure that aerodrome control towers and, unless otherwise prescribed by the competent authority, AFIS units are…
ATS.OR.520 Information on aerodrome conditions and the operational status of associated facilities
An air traffic services provider shall ensure that aerodrome control towers, AFIS units and units providing approach control service are kept currently…
ATS.OR.525 Information on the operational status of navigation services
An air traffic services provider shall ensure that air traffic services units are kept currently and timely informed of the operational status of radio…
GM1 ATS.OR.525(a) Information on the operational status of navigation services
AMC1 ATS.OR.525(b) Information on the operational status of navigation services
GM1 ATS.OR.525(b) Information on the operational status of navigation services
ATS.OR.530 Forwarding of braking action information
If an air traffic services provider receives by a voice communication a special air-report concerning braking action which does not correspond to what…
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