Australia's Policy Approach to Baro-VNAV Implementation

The introduction of Approach to Landing Procedures with Vertical Guidance (APV) has been identified by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as an internationally significant measure to reducing accidents involving Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) for all ICAO States.

One of the means of achieving APV is through the implementation of Barometric Vertical Navigation (Baro-VNAV) approach procedures.

The policy on the rollout of Baro-VNAV approach procedures in Australia was finalised in 2016.

Aviation Policy Group (APG)

What is the Aviation Policy Group?

The Aviation Policy Group's (APG) role is to enhance cooperation and coordination across the four Commonwealth Government agencies responsible for aviation policy, regulation and service provision.

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Chapter 3: Key ATM Policy and Reference Documents

State Safety Programme
Australian Airspace Policy Statement—AAPS
Aeronautical Information Publication—AIP

Appendix 1

ICAO's Ten Key Air Navigation Policy Principles

  1. Commitment to the implementation of ICAO's Strategic Objectives and Key Performance Areas.

ICAO Regional and State air navigation planning will cover each of ICAO's Strategic Objectives and all 11 ICAO Key Performance Areas.

Chapter 4: Key Challenges, Priorities and Objectives

Challenges Ahead
Global Priorities
Asia-Pacific Regional Priorities
Australia's Priorities
Future Objectives

Challenges Ahead

Australia will continue to face many safety, efficiency, capacity and environmental challenges in the future management of our airspace.

Chapter 2: Overview—Roles and Responsibilities

Airservices Australia—Airservices
Department of Defence—Defence
Civil Aviation Safety Authority—CASA
Australian Transport Safety Bureau—ATSB
Bureau of Meteorology—BOM
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development—the Department
Industry
Coordinating/Consultation Forums

Appendix 3

Acronyms and Abbreviations

AAPS Australian Airspace Policy Statement
ACE Airport Capacity Enhancement Project
AC-MAC Australian Civil-Military Air Traffic Committee
ADCD Automated Delegated Conflict Detection
ADF Australian Defence Force
ADIN Aeronautical Data Interchange Network
ADS-B Automatic

Chapter 1: Introduction

Air Traffic Management (ATM) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as the “dynamic, integrated management of air traffic and airspace—safely, economically and efficiently—through the provision of facilities and seamless services in collaboration with all parties and involving airborne and ground-based functions”1.

Appendix 2

Current and Future ATM Initiatives

Satellite based technology

GNSS

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) refers to the constellation of satellites which transmit positioning and timing data to earth. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is an example of a GNSS.

Australia is committed to the adoption of GNSS to enhance safety and efficiency in Australia's airspace, in line with ICAO Assembly Resolution A37–11. GNSS is used to support ADS-B, en route, terminal and non-precision approach navigation capability.
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