Schedule4

SCHEDULE IV

(See rule 119)

AERONAUTICAL TELECOMMUNICATION

1. Aeronautical facility requirements.–(i) An applicant for certification of a communication, navigation, surveillance or air traffic management facility to be established or used at an Aeronautical Telecommunication Station shall establish a procedure to ensure that—

(i) each facility intended to be included in the certificate of the applicant before commissioning —

(a) is designed and installed to meet the applicable operational specification specified for that facility;

(b) conforms with the applicable system, characteristics and specification standards specified by the Director-General;

(c) has been allocated a Radio Frequency Operating License in compliance with the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885) and rules made thereunder; and

(d) has been allocated an identification code or call sign.

(ii) each facility listed in the certificate of the applicant is installed with suitable power supplies and means to ensure continuity of operation appropriate to the needs of the air traffic service or radio navigation service being supported; and

(iii) an applicant for certification of communication, navigation and surveillance of air traffic management facility to be established or used at an Aeronautical Telecommunication Station who intends to operate a temporary aeronautical facility to carry out site tests shall establish a procedure for conducting those tests.

2. Communication, navigation and surveillance manual.–The communication, navigation and surveillance manual in addition to any other relevant information shall contain the following information and particulars, namely :–

(a) General.–General information including purpose and scope of the manual, management and organisation structure of the holder of the certificate, legal requirement for certification of communication, navigation, surveillance or air traffic management facility, conditions for the use of the certificate, availability of aeronautical information system for disseminating information regarding status of facility.

(b) Requirement of personnel.–(i) Appropriate details of proficient personnel to ensure each service listed in the certificate of the applicant in a safe, efficient, continuous and sustainable manner and the number of personnel required to maintain facilities shall be specified appropriately in the manual as per policy;

(ii) Procedure for employing or authorising proficientpersonnel, for maintenance and operation of the facility or to place into operational service any of the facility listed in the certificate which shall clearly specify the system to

(a) assess the competence of proficient personnel;

(b) maintain the continued competence of proficient personnel; and

(c) Standards of communication, navigation, surveillance or air traffic management facility.–(i) Details of the technical standards relating to design, installation, commissioning and testing, operation and maintenance that are applicable to facility;

(ii) It shall also include any standard specified for such facility by the manufacturer;

(iii) Where compliance with a relevant standard is not achieved, the same shall be clearly indicated, and a statement of the reason for non-compliance and its impact on the service provided in terms of the performance of the facility and its impact on air traffic services and aircraft operation;

(d) Technical description of facility.– Basic performance descriptors (functional specification) for each of the communication, navigation, surveillance or air traffic management facility.

(e) Operation and maintenance plan.– Operation and maintenance plan for each of the communication, navigation, surveillance or air traffic management facility alongwith the documentation of the facility required by the manufacturer, relevant documentations by International Civil Aviation Organisation or documents developed or varied by the holder of certificate based on its knowledge of the performance and maintenance requirements of each facility.

(f) Safety management system.–Information on systematic and appropriate safety management system to ensure that safety is maintained in the provision of the communication, navigation, surveillance or air traffic management facility.

(g) Test equipments .– (i)Details of test and measuring equipments, including their calibration status, necessary for the operation, performance, inspection, and maintenance, of all of its facilities;

(ii) The facility operation and maintenance plan or the instructions of operating and maintenance for each facility shall specify the test equipment requirements for each level of operation and maintenance.

(h) Interruption to service.–Details of the procedure to be used if operation of communication, navigation and surveillance of air traffic management facility is interrupted.

(i) Procedures.– Procedure for conducting all the activities related to installation, operation, maintenance and other matters of communication, navigation, surveillance facilities clearly specifying the duties and responsibilities of each concerned.

(j) Procedure for change.–(i) The procedure for change to be made for a facility, its operation and maintenance plan.

(ii) The change of procedure shall establish an appropriate authority within the holder of the certificate organisation to assess and authorise any changes to operation and maintenance procedures and the procedures for removal and return of facilities to operational service and;

(iii) The logistics support of services and the amendment of relevant documentation including the operations manual.

(k) Document control.–The manual shall describe the document control process of the holder of service certificate concerning the requirements in this regard.

(l) Quality control.– For the use and guidance of personnel, the details of information concerning policies, procedure, practice and quality control method relating to provision of communication, navigation, surveillance or air traffic management facilities and activities of that organisation.

(m) Security.–(i) The holder of certificate shall ensure that reasonable measures are made for the security of equipment and installation at aeronautical telecommunication stations.

(ii) The aeronautical telecommunication stations located outside the aerodrome shall also have provision of suitable security fencing.

[Inserted by – GSR No. 31(E) dated 14-1-2015]