ATM/ANS.AR.C.020 Issue of certificates

OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS OR LIMITATIONS

(a)If, during the certification process, an operational condition or limitation has been determined as necessary to be imposed on or implemented by the service provider, the competent authority should ensure that such operational condition or limitation is prescribed in the service provision conditions attached to the service provider’s certificate.

(b)Limitations in the certification may be used to identify restrictions to be applied in the provision of services and any other particularity of the service provided (e.g. intended usage, type of operations).

(c)Limitations may also relate to some restrictions on the service(s) provided associated with non-compliances with respect to some performance requirements.

(d)Conditions may address actions that require to be accomplished to confirm the validity of the certificate.

EXAMPLES OF LIMITATIONS IN SERVICES

(a)Limitations for the provision of ILS Signal in Space could be:

(1)CAT I;

(2)CAT II; and

(3)CAT III.

(b)Limitations for the provision of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal could be:

(1)based on the system used to provide Signal-in-Space:

(i)GNSS Core System;

(ii)Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS); and

(iii)Ground-Based Augmentation System (GBAS); and/or

(2)based on the type of operations supported (e.g. en-route, en-route terminal, NPA, APV-I, APV-II, Cat I, from ICAO Annex 10)

(c)Limitations for the Aeronautical Mobile Service (air–ground communication) could be:

(1)for flight information services;

(2)for area control service;

(3)for approach control service; and

(4)for aerodrome control service.

(d)Limitations for the provision of data from the secondary surveillance radar (SSR) could be:

(1)mode A/C; and

(2)mode S.

(e)Limitations for the provision of data from automatic dependant surveillance (ADS) could be:

(1)ADS-C; and

(2)ADS-B.

(f)Limitations for the provision of flight procedure design services could be:

(1)conventional navigation AIDs procedure design;

(2)performance-based navigation (PBN) procedure design; and

(3)design procedure for helicopters.

EXAMPLES OF CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE CERTIFICATE Conditions attached to certificates may, as appropriate, be related to:

(a)non-discriminatory access to services for airspace users and the required level of performance of such services, including safety and interoperability levels;

(b)the time by which the services should be provided;

(c)ring-fencing or restriction of operations of services other than those related to the provision of services;

(d)contracts, agreements or other arrangements between the service provider and a third party and which concern the service(s);

(e)provision of information reasonably required for the verification of the continuous compliance with the requirements;

(f)any other legal conditions which are not specific to the services. For further reference, please consult Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 550/2004.