Airspace Infringements - a UK view. Alan Moss Division of Safety

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1 Airspace Infringements - a UK view Alan Moss Division of Safety

2 Introduction About me Royal Air Force, Lawyer, Controller Infringements what they mean to ATC, recent statistics and initiatives Tools that we use to spot and deconflict Some radar replays

3 The NATS Operation Tower/Approach Control at 15 Airfields Including; Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, London City, Luton, Farnborough, Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Belfast The whole of the UK En-route ATC Swanwick (En Route and Terminal Control) Prestwick

4 Infringements CAA Required Minima (from 2005)

5 Infringement Statistics Number of Infringements Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk Source: Division of Safety as at 1 st October 2008

6 ScACC Edinburgh Belfast Oceanic Aberporth - No Sector Aberdeen 12 month total MACC Stansted Southampton Luton Heathrow LTCC Thames Gatwick LACC Birmingham Manchester Farnborough Glasgow Bristol Cardiff Higher Risk Lower Risk Source: Division of Safety as at 1 st October 2008 Number of Infringements

8 Infringements Causal Factors given by pilots Top causal factors of Infringements are: Navigation error (25%) Pilot lost or unsure of position (12%) Communication problems or failure (6%) Cockpit distraction (6%) ATC co-ordination failure (6%) Source: UK CAA

9 What NATS is doing (not really!)

10 What NATS is doing Infringements still seen as a very large risk to the NATS Operation Continued campaigns Safety Days/Seminars Poster/awareness campaigns VFR Guide for each airport DVD Guide sent to every PPL Holder in the UK (also online) Working in Partnership and listening to the General Aviation Community (GA Partnership etc)

11 Tools in ATC - CAIT CAIT Controlled Airspace Infringement Tool Developed by NATS now in use at LTC (all London Airports and the LTMA) 98% of the LTMA airspace monitored Highlights infringements - all radar screens in magenta HF Concerns? Over reliance Expectation Bias

12 What a Controller will see... (LTC ONLY)

14 London LARS NATS funded internally set up cost of 1m Gives users more chance of a usable radar service the more people that use it, the better the traffic information BUT does not mean that you cannot ask to cross CAS

15 SF BB MAPLE CT UL VELAG BE CLN BANTO HON FL155 UY UN UMBAG EBOTO SIVDA XH MOGLI 1500'- FL45 ROGBI BK PEPUL 3500'- CLN CLN WELIN FL45 BW DTY FL195 FL205 FL45 BEDFO TOBID DTY SN SC D ' 1 MJ TMA 5500' TMA FL75 OLNEY D206 BIGLI UW 6000' 2 3 KEMPY ADNAM DTY HEIDI SU CLN DISIT FL65 CFD TMA 4500' BUSTA 4 TMA 5500' FL85 R204/2200' BT TC POTON R214/2400' TMA MA ST 4500' FINMA WOBUN LOREL 1500' 2500' -3500' ABBOT 5 TEDSA 3500'-4500' STOAT TMA BKY -3500' CLIPY FL75 ADMIS DTY BOMBO TABIS CASEY 2500'- SOPIT BUZAD 3500' D ' SS SL SR FL120 SOTED CLN LUT DELBO WCO NEDEX LARS GW North TMA 3500' D139 TK SILVA CTR SFC-3500' 2500' ' BRAIN PEKOX KIDLI 15 MATCH DAGGA SQ HEMEL VN LG TOTRI 14 HEN R156/2000' A BPK 1500' RODNI TMA BOVVA BNN ROWAN 3500' 3500' -2500' TRIPO TMA FRANK WATFO WESUL BRASO VA LJ DONNA IPRIL EVNAS MANGO SABER TMA 4500' 2500' SG FERAS DIGUT SIRGO 4500' RIDLY BEREK 5500' TB LAM TERKO CHT TR TAWNY B C, E 7 FERIT MAYLA BASET UB COWLY FINCH D GILDA SPEAR LD MC CTR MIMBI KENET P106/2500' R158 ML NILON SFC-3500' CPT WU R160 Ultd 1400' LC LCY LM R157 D136 D ' LON R107/2000' INLAK LINDY BUR R160 R ' 35000' Ultd WOD 1400' BAKER D146 (OCNL 60000') NORRY F TUNEL 3000' ABDAL LL CTR SFC-2500' UMBUR TANET R104/2400' VATON D133 ALKIN TABEN R101/2400' 1200' (OCNL 2400') 2500' 13 LK TF EPM BIG TO LARS LARS WEALD HILLY D128 TOMMO 1400' NIGIT LF D133A OCK G KB 8 (OCNL 50000') 1200' DORKI DET DN R41 VAPID TAGOX HO FL65 D ' ODIMI D132 ACORN (2500') West HL VO 2500' East 3500' D131 KR PEPIS 1400' DM VP 5500' TUNBY GY KK GE KH BONDY LS D127 TD 12000' WIZAD TIGER SANDY D141 MID ' 1500'-2500' MAY LYD 3500'-FL65 D ' FL '- A34 FL185 N859 A34 FL105 C T R S F C ' F L6 5 N859 FL65 N859 FL75 N859 FL85 COTSW OLD FL105 R8 FL95 R '- Y 3 F L '- SOLENT 2000'- 2000'- HH 2000'- OLGUD BIA BEWLI SFC-2000' CTR NEDUL 3500'- N615/R41 FL '- 5500' 1500'- HI KUMIL L ' A47 FL65 DTY 5000' T420 FL105 N57 FL '- 2500'- HANKY D ' (OCNL 2300') HAZEL CTR SFC-2000' SAM 2500'- 3000'- 12 BEGTO LUCCO ELDER HN R8 H51 AVANT HJ L980 FL105 SUSIX 3500' Y8 FL75 POMPI 4500' GWC ' PORTSMOUTH TRIANGLE FL ' ' 2500' ' HR N859 FL75 C T A N601 FL ' -3500' ' N859 FL ' 4500' -5500' CTR SFC -3500' K J 5500' N57/N601 H KA 2500' CTR SFC ' ASTRA BOGNA WILLO HOLLY C T A ' ' CAMRA C T R S F C ' C T A ' ' 3500' SFD TIMBA 10 WAFFU LARCK 2000'-3500' WOR HASTY 9 BEXIL D ' WOR FL75 MD T M A ' R063/2000' WOR FL65 LF Ops Aero Info Drawn

16 LARS Benefits Takes the pressure of the busy London airport Approach Frequencies Gives users more chance of a usable radar service the more people that use it, the better the traffic information But does NOT exclude light aircraft from transitting Controlled Airspace

17 ATC/Aircraft safety tools to prevent collisions CAIT TCAS STCA (Short Term Conflict Alert) ALL NEEDS ALTITUDE INFORMATION TO WORK

18 STCA Controller tool appears on the radar screen Uses Mode C of aircraft to show potential alerts Recently updated to become Enhanced STCA Now uses Mode S data for highlighting possible conflictions

19 STCA Initial Alert

20 Give TCAS a Chance... USE MODE C WITH ALT SELECTED

21 Radar Replays/Questions?

UK AIRSPACE Introduction

UK AIRSPACE Introduction The UK has now adopted the ICAO system for naming of airspace types from A to G. However in the UK there is at present no Class C airspace. Classes A to E are called Controlled