CPA Infrastructure Reconstruction doc 25

•• VNCLASSJJ.liED COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY BAGHDAD INFO MEMO 240ct2003 FOR: Ambassador Dam:Jl Trent FROM: (b)(3):10 usc §130b,(b)(6) 't Senior Advisor to Civil Aviation SUBJECf: Trip Report on Reduced Vcnical Separation Minima (RVSM) Conference PURPOSE: The RVSM conference was the tenth meeting of the Reduced Vertical Separation MiDimum Task Foree meeting to appraise tbc statUI of concluaioaa and decisions for con1roDer readiness, safety assessment oftbe MID Air Traflic System route network to reduce commercial aircraft separation &om 2,000 ft to 1,000 ft. This change to airctaft separation wiD more effectively uso airspa(:e and mate tmneDdous cost savings for the airlinea. BACKGROUND: All Arab nations within MID Eutem region is coordinating with approval to establish and input RVSM into operation bcgiJmiDg 27 Nov 03. I.raq ia curreotly not ptepared at this tiluo to establish R VSM procedures. 1'be ainpace over ltaq ia still under militaly control and C\llmltly used as combat airspace. The safety aaseasmcut idcutifioa the riak probability of identifyiag whm the airoraft is actually at vmus the probability of where aircraft iDBtrumentation tbiDks the aimaft is located. When CF ACC transitions military combat airspace to civilian control, RVSM will be implemented after controller training is completed. ACTIONS TO TAKE: 1. 2. Until RVSM is established within I.raq, transition altitudes are identified and will be used for safety application 8Dd RVSM will be seamless. Tho tranaition altitudes will prevent aimaft from having to change alti1udes while flying ovetbead and then retuming to RVSM altitudes when leaving ltaq. Additionally, them is not enough airspace above Kuwait to aceomplish the altitude transition in Kuwaiti ailspace. Rc design and build a revised Iraqi airway system to accommodate and facilitate tbe flow of aircraft traffic going north to south and east to west. Most importantly is to build a parallcl airway structure to assist European tnffic to overfly Iraq cmoute to Kuwait A sense of urgency is needed to complete tbcse projects by next RVSM confer=ce in Puis, 4-S Nov 03. The intention ia to coordinate the projcc18 with the MID Eastern Region and Intematioual Civil Aviation Organization~ that will attend the conference. Resul18 of this revised Iraqi airway l)'ltem will definitely stimulate Iraqi over flight foes as airlines wilt ~lcct to shorten their routiag by flying over Iraqi versus ~ircumnavigatins the country as previously requin:d. I UNCLASSIFIED _ Pl>a!79_ --- . .. - ~ UNCLASSIFIED RECOMMENDATION: Complete action items above with highest recommendation to attend RVSM confenmce in Paris4-5 Nov 03. ATTACHMENTS: Proposed Draft transition to RVSM impl~entation COORDJNATION: 2 UNCLASSIFIED • . . - ---------..!'!!WIL--------- - - ----- - -------- . Dcdafon made at Tuk Fon::o 10 RVSM MeedJI8. Abu Dhabi, UAB 20-23 Oct 03 Iraq will continuo widt Convcalional Vadcal Scpaaion MioUna CVSM) u tbey uo not pa~ to mcc:t die RVSM rcq~ for Mid But implmenlltioD au '1:1 Nov 03. AJdlouafllraq will contiDuo with CVSM 2000 ft 11Cp11'1tion for cmoute A TC operat1on1. tbey will beJio usit11 RVSM altieudcs 011 '1:1 Nov 03. Tbis c:baap wiU cnsura tbal the adjiQCIU FIRa (ADkua aod Kuwait) for tbe 11011h·IOUtbbouud . rouses do have to ensure a transition from RVSM altitudes to CVSM aldcudea aDCl dial back apin to RVSM once the aUn:raft departs tbe Bqbdad PUt The altiludes dw will be used for DOttiHouth bouDd operaaions uo .. followa: Fl. 160 Fl. 180 FL220 FL240 FLUIO FL280 FL360 FL380 FL400 Southbound Alticudcl Fl. 150 FL 170 FL. 190 FL230 Fl.. 'nO PL250 R.310 PL330 Tbia n=qulra LOA cbaDJCI with Turkey aad Kuwait ACCa. Kuwait ACC concun witb cbc proposed altitude cbaDaa and hu a draft copy of !he LOA cbaDp in bud. (b (3 ·10 USC J follow up with s.ipa~Ura bctweea Kuwait ACC aod TaWl/Basrah ATC aut week. Tb c:baap to lbo Turby-Xirkuk LOA will be drafted by1 dUa week a.ad seftt co all affected paniea so dial sipatllla can be obcaiDed prior 1D 1:1 Nov 03. T1llkey will be in represeu&ltioa 11 the Pari& RVSM mcc:tiJla on 4-S Nov 03. and the possibility of tbo ATC Cc11 also beiDa iD represellllliol will OAIIR tpFOpriafe lipatura can be obtaiaod. Tbccc Rlnlins a conflict wi1b Syria ill tefcrcnc:e to RVSM. Tbc dOI'tb·aoutb route~ io Dam•~e<.&S ACC airspace tbar run betweea Damur:us FIR and Amman PIR wW remain CVSM. ThiJ la writt= in an apcement baweal1be two COIUIIries. Becauso Iraq will DOW U10 RVSM altituda for Ript within tho Baabdld FIR. this will be In eollfli1:don willa ain:raft in the l>amucul PJR routalhat uo DCalCSt to die l>amuc:ui-BaS)Idad FIR boundary. The illJ&l1CCI1are eoludoo to euwe ain:raft uo cleconf1Jcted aJcms tbe cut·well route bc:aweeo Damascus FIR and Bapclad FIR Ia to limit aU fUJfltl to conventional aldtucSes. bc.low FL 290. This still in discuss.ioD witb S,ria. All altitudes in the Bq)ldad-Amman ACC LOA are below FL 290. Therefore, tha il IX> oocd to make any cbanpa to the LOA ill reference to RVSM. However, minor editorial chaa co tbo oxisdDg LOA were drafted IDd sipcd by che Air Traffic Maftqcr of Jordan CAA. b)(3):10 usc ·u ~a copy is faxed to Bqbdad ACC for tbe other sipaaurc.