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Aerodrome Certification – Applicable provisions

Aerodrome Certification workshop

ICAO SAM Regional Office, Lima, 12-16 June 2017

Avner Shilo, Technical Officer

Airport Operations and Infrastructure (AOI) section, ICAO
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Agenda
The Chicago convention
Annex 14 (Aerodromes)
PANS-Aerodromes (doc. 9981)
Doc 9774 (Manual on Certification of Aerodromes)
Other supporting provisions
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The Chicago Convention (Doc 7300)

 Signed on 7 December 1944.
 Currently 191 States ratified – one of world’s most widely accepted
international treaties.
 Only global set of principles/rules governing all aspects of the
international civil aviation.
 Contains 96 Articles in 22 Chapters.
 Provides for the establishment of the ICAO.
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THE CHICAGO CONVENTION – Cont’d

STATES “OBLIGATIONS”:

 Article 28 - Each State agrees to provide airports and air traffic

services in conformance with standards and practices established
under the Convention.

 Article 37 - Each State agrees to implement in their national regulations

the International Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and
Procedures adopted by ICAO in order to ensure the highest practicable
degree of uniformity.
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THE CHICAGO CONVENTION – Cont’d

STATES “OBLIGATIONS”:

 Article 38 - Each State is required to notify ICAO immediately if it finds it

impracticable to comply in all respects with any International Standard or
Procedure (“filing of differences”).
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• Annex 14 Volume I – Aerodromes

• PANS-Aerodromes (Doc 9981)
• Doc 9974 – Manual on certification of Aerodromes

And, more than 20 associated Guidance Materials, including:

- Airport Services Manual (Doc 9137 – 8 parts)
- Aerodrome Design Manual (Doc 9157 – 6 parts)
- Airport Planning Manual (Doc 9184 – 3 parts)
- Safety Management Manual (Doc 9859)
 Standard
“Any specification for physical characteristics,
configuration, material, performance, personnel or
procedure, the uniform application of which is
recognized as necessary for the safety or regularity
of int’l air navigation and to which Contracting
State will conform in accordance with the Convention; in
the event of impossibility of compliance, notification to
the Council is compulsory under Article 38.”
 Recommended Practice
“Any specification for physical characteristics,
configuration, material, performance, personnel
or procedure, the uniform application of which is
recognized as desirable in the interest of safety,
regularity or efficiency of int’l air navigation and
to which Contracting State will endeavor to con-
form in accordance with the Convention.”
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Annex 14 – Aerodromes
Volume I – Aerodrome Design and Operations
Volume II – Heliports

A14 Vol. I, Chapter 1, section 1.4 - Certification of Aerodromes:

Standard (1.4.1) – “States shall certify aerodromes used for international
operations in accordance with the specifications contained in this Annex
as well as other relevant ICAO specifications through an appropriate
regulatory framework.”
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Annex 14 – Aerodromes

A14 Vol. I, Chapter 1, section 1.4 - Certification of Aerodromes:

Recommendation (1.4.2) – “States should certify aerodromes open to public

use in accordance with these specifications as well as other relevant ICAO
specifications through an appropriate regulatory framework.”

Note to section 1.4.1 (“States shall certify aerodromes…”):

“Note.— Specific procedures on the stages of certifying an aerodrome are
given in the PANS-AERODROMES (Doc 9981)”.
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Note to section 1.4 clarifying intent of aerodrome certification:

“…When an aerodrome is granted a certificate, it signifies to aircraft

operators and other organizations operating on the aerodrome that,
at the time of certification, the aerodrome meets the specifications
regarding the facility and its operation, and that it has, according to
the certifying authority, the capability to maintain these
specifications for the period of validity of the certificate. The
certification process also establishes the baseline for continued
monitoring of compliance with the specifications…”
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1.4.3 The regulatory framework shall include the establishment of

criteria and procedures for the certification of
aerodromes.

Note.— Guidance on a regulatory framework is given in the Manual

on Certification of Aerodromes (Doc 9774).
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Introduction to PANS-Aerodromes
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PANS-Aerodromes 2nd edition

Part I — ADR certification, safety assessments and

compatibility
Contains the first edition of the document and provides
the basic guidelines to States, and those operators and
organizations certificating and managing aerodromes.

Part II — Aerodrome operational management

The requirements contained in this part may be applicable to the aerodrome
operator and/or other relevant entities operating on the aerodrome. The
procedures contained in this part provide an overall framework to allow for a
standardized approach to aerodrome operations.
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• 2015 – publication of the first edition (Part I of the doc)

focused on priority areas revealed by the Universal Safety Oversight
Audit Programme (USOAP) audits - aerodrome certification, conduct
of safety assessments and compatibility studies.
(applicable 2016)

• 2016 – approval and publication of the second edition (Part II) –

introduction of a single chapter - new Global reporting Format
for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions (GRF).
(applicable 2020)
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Proposed third edition (amendment to part II)

Prepared for preliminary review by the ANC in Q4/2017:
1. TRAINING
3. INSPECTIONS OF THE MOVEMENT AREA
4. WORK IN PROGRESS (WIP)
5. FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS (FOD)
6. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
7. APRON SAFETY
8. RUNWAY SAFETY
9. AERODROME DRIVER PERMIT SCHEME AND VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT SAFETY REQUIREMENT
 Historical background
• ANC final review of Amendment 10 to Annex 14,
Volume I, in June 2008
• 2009 - feasibility study conducted by Secretariat
based on:
– Introduction of NLA
– Results of USOAP audits
– Aerodromes Panel and its various WGs
 Historical background
• Annex 14, Volume I is considered primarily a design
document; Many challenges that aerodromes face
today are of an operational nature
• Those challenges are addressed in many different
ways or not at all. What we need are procedures that
provide for standardization in the way aerodromes
overcome the operational challenges
 Historical background
• At existing aerodromes where full compliance
with Standards cannot be achieved,
alternative measures may be required in order
to accommodate a specific type of aeroplane
• PANS-Aerodromes is needed which would
include procedures on how to address such
operational issues
 Scope and purpose
• The PANS-Aerodromes are complementary to the SARPs
contained in Annex 14, Volume I
• Specifies, in greater detail than the SARPs, operational
procedures to be applied by aerodrome operators to
ensure aerodrome operational safety
• Specifies procedures to be applied by both aerodrome
regulators and operators for initial aerodrome
certification and continuing aerodrome safety oversight
as well as aerodrome compatibility studies
 Status
• The PANS do not have the same status as SARPs, which
are adopted by the Council
• PANS are approved by the Council and recommended to
Contracting States for worldwide application
• May contain material that may eventually become SARPs
• May also comprise material prepared as an amplification
of the basic principles in the corresponding SARPs and
designed particularly to assist the user in the application
of those SARPs
 Status
• Appendices are comprised of material
grouped separately for convenience but form
part of the Procedures
• Attachments are comprised of material
supplementary to the Procedures or included
as a guide to their application
 Implementation
• The implementation of procedures is the
responsibility of Member States; they are
applicable to actual operations only in so far as
States have enforced them
• However, with a view to facilitating their
processing towards implementation by States,
they have been prepared in a language that will
permit direct use by aerodrome and State
personnel to certify, oversee and manage the
operational activities of aerodromes
 Publication of differences
• Do not fall under the obligation imposed by
Article 38 of the Convention to notify differences
in the event of non-implementation
• However, attention of States is drawn to the
provision in Annex 15 — Aeronautical
Information Services, related to the publication in
their aeronautical information publication (AIP)
of lists of significant differences between their
procedures and the related ICAO procedures.
 Contents of the 1st edition
• Chapter 1 — Definitions
• Chapter 2 — Certification of aerodromes
• Chapter 3 — Safety assessments for
aerodromes
• Chapter 4 — Aerodrome compatibility
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Doc 9774 - Manual on Certification of Aerodromes

Developed for adoption or adaptation by States, in order to effectively
implement the critical elements of safety oversight system in accordance
with Annex 14 Vol I and other relevant ICAO specifications.

Contents:
1. Introduction
2. The Aerodrome Certification regulatory system
3. Aerodrome certification model regulations
4. Aerodrome certification procedures
5. Regulatory Authority
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Doc 9774 – Contents (cont’d):

Appendices dealing with (among others):
- Aerodrome Manual
- Aeronautical studies
- Safety Management System
- Sample Forms…

Some of the topics addressed by doc 9774:

General explanation of intent of certification
 Submission of application & aerodrome manual
 Assessing applicant’s capability & adequacy of airport infrastructure
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Some of the topics addressed by doc 9774 – cont’d:

 Validity of a certificate

 Aerodrome operator’s obligations

Surrender/transfer/revocation of certificate
 Exemptions, if any
 Issue/transfer/revoke the certificate as appropriate
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