ESSIP Plan Edition 2012
Safety : Prevention of local rules and local procedures proliferation
Capacity : Alleviating, avoiding and complying with environmental restrictions that may result in a capacity constraint at an airport.
Cost-effectiveness : Reduction of fuel burn and potentially reduced mitigation costs, reduced social costs from adverse impacts and improved
indirect/induced capacity related economic benefits. CDA is a low cost measure with no equipment upgrade needed.
Environment : Reduction of fuel, noise and atmospheric emissions due to lower drag and thrust facilitated by this initiative. Indications
are a reduction of around 40% fuel for the segments for flights affected, and 5-6 dB for noise
Security : N/A
Detailed SloA descriptions
ENV01-ASP01
Coordinate activities and implement rules and procedures for the application of CDA techniques whenever practicable in Approach Control Service in close co-operation with aircraft operators
Start:07/2007 Finish:12/2013
Action by : ANS Providers
Description & purpose : Provide the tactical and operational situational awareness support to allow aircrew to apply CDA.
Supporting material(s) : EUROCONTROL - Implementation guidance, code of practice, procedures and techniques
Url : http://www.eurocontrol.int/environment/public/subsite_homepage/homepage.html
EUROCONTROL - European Joint Industry CDA Action Plan
Url : http://www.eurocontrol.int/documents/european-joint-industry-cda-action-plan
Finalisation criteria : CDA procedures published in the local/State AIP.
ENV01-ASP02 Train controllers in the application of CDA techniques whenever practicable Start:07/2007 Finish:12/2013
Action by : ANS Providers
Description & purpose : Train controllers in the application of CDA.
Supporting material(s) : EUROCONTROL - Implementation guidance, code of practice, procedures and techniques
Url : http://www.eurocontrol.int/environment/public/subsite_homepage/homepage.html
EUROCONTROL - European Joint Industry CDA Action Plan
Url : http://www.eurocontrol.int/documents/european-joint-industry-cda-action-plan
EUROCONTROL - IANS-ENV-INTRO-Introduction to Environment -e-learing training course 20-12-2012
Url : https://trainingzone.eurocontrol.int/
Finalisation criteria : Approach Controllers suitably trained in the CDA techniques.
ENV01-APO01
Support CDA measures, implement monitoring of performance and feedback to ANSP and users where equipment is available. Provide the main link with the local community
Start:07/2007 Finish:12/2013
Action by : Airport Operators
Description & purpose : In partnership with ANSP and airlines select the most appropriate form of CDA from guidance material, to support activities and to report performance feedback to allow continual improvement.
Supporting material(s) : EUROCONTROL - Implementation guidance, code of practice, procedures and techniques
Url : http://www.eurocontrol.int/environment/public/subsite_homepage/homepage.html
EUROCONTROL - European Joint Industry CDA Action Plan
Url : http://www.eurocontrol.int/documents/european-joint-industry-cda-action-plan
Finalisation criteria : CDA procedures published in the local/State AIP.
ENV01-USE01 Include CDA techniques in the aircrew training manual and support its
implementation wherever possible Start:07/2007 Finish:12/2013
Action by : Airspace Users
Description & purpose : Provide suitable training, ensure awareness and encourage application of CDA techniques.
ENV01
Implement Continuous Descent Approach (CDA) techniques for environmental improvements
ESSIP Plan Edition 2012
Supporting material(s) : EUROCONTROL - European Joint Industry CDA Action Plan
Url : http://www.eurocontrol.int/documents/european-joint-industry-cda-action-plan
EUROCONTROL - Implementation guidance, code of practice, procedures and techniques
Url : http://www.eurocontrol.int/environment/public/subsite_homepage/homepage.html
EUROCONTROL - IANS-ENV-INTRO-Introduction to Environment -e-learing training course 20-12-2012
Url : https://trainingzone.eurocontrol.int/
Finalisation criteria : CDA techniques are integrated in the aircrew training manual.
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SESAR Active APT
ENV02
Implement Collaborative Environmental Management (CEM) at AirportsREG ASP MIL APO USE INT IND
ESSIP Plan Edition 2012
Description & purpose
The minimisation of noise and gaseous emissions and mitigation of aircraft and airfield de-icing resulting from aircraft operations at the terminal airspace and ground will be enabled through the establishment at individual airports of formal partnership arrangements between ANSP, Airport and Aircraft Operators, to facilitate joint environmental improvements.
Applicable area(s) Operational capability dates FOR THIS OBJECTIVE
Initial operational capability: 09/2004 APT - related list of airports
A consolidated list of airports is available in Table 8 of Annex B of the ESSIP Plan - Edition 2012 document.
Full operational capability: 12/2015
References
European ATM Master Plan relationship
OI step - [AO-0703]-Aircraft Environmental Impact Management and Mitigation at and around Airports
OI step - [AO-0705]-Reduced Water Pollution
OI step - [AO-0706]-(Local) Monitoring of Environmental Performance
Applicable legislation
Council Decision of 30 March 2009 endorsing the European Air traffic Management Master Plan of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) project (2009/320/EC)
EC Directive 2002/30/EC on the establishment of rules and procedures in regards to introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Community airports;
- EC Directive 2008/50/EC on Air Quality.
Applicable ICAO Annexes and other references
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Stakeholder Lines of Action (SloA )
SloA ref. Title Start Finish
ENV02-ASP01 Participate actively in the formal partnership arrangements with the Airport and Aircraft Operators to control environmental impact of air traffic procedures
01/2009 12/2013
ENV02-ASP02 Train controllers in the environmental implications of aircraft operations 01/2009 12/2013
ENV02-APO01 Initiate and Participate actively in the formal partnership arrangements with the ANSP and Aircraft Operators to control environmental impact of air traffic procedures
01/2009 12/2013 ▲
ENV02-APO02 Ensure appropriate and relevant performance information availability at Airports
01/2009 12/2013
ENV02-APO03 Ensure appropriate Airport procedures and, if required, relevant infrastructures needed to manage and mitigate pollution due to de icing activities
01/2012 12/2015
ENV02-APO04 Train Airport Operational staff in the environmental implications of aircraft operations
01/2012 12/2015
ENV02-USE01 Participate actively in the formal partnership arrangements with the ANSP and Airport to control the environmental impact of aircraft movements
01/2009 12/2013 ▲
ENV02-AGY01 Provide assistance and guidelines to assist airports in setting up formal partnership arrangements between ATSP, Airport and Aircraft Operators for achieving control of environmental impact mitigation
FINALISED
▲ Applicable to the military.
Description of finalised SLoAs is available on the EIPR website at http://www.eurocontrol.int/articles/essip-plan/