### THE TWENTY-NINTH MEETING OF THE

### INFORMAL PACIFIC ATC CO-ORDINATING GROUP

### (IPACG/29)

(Fukuoka, Japan, 29-31 October 2008)

Agenda Item 5: Air Traffic Management (ATM) Issues

REGIONAL PERFORMANCE BASED NAVIGATION (PBN) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
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(Presented by International Civil Aviation Organization)

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| The 19^th^ meeting of ICAO Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Planning and  |
| Implementation Regional Group (APANPIRG/19, September 2008) adopted  |
| the interim *APAC Performance-Based Navigation Regional Plan*. This  |
| paper informs the meeting of the regional implementation plan, and   |
| presents the interim edition of the regional plan for review and     |
| comments by the meeting.                                             |
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1\. **INTRODUCTION**

1.  The 19^th^ meeting of ICAO Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Planning and
    Implementation Regional Group (APANPIRG/19) was held in Bangkok,
    Thailand from 1 to 5 September 2008 at ICAO Asia and Pacific Office.
    The meeting reviewed the results of the work accomplished by its
    Performance Based Navigation Task Force (PBN/TF).

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1.  The primary task of the PBN/TF was to develop a PBN Implementation
    Plan for the Asia/Pacific Regions. The work of the PBN/TF that had
    been accomplished by the two meetings prior to the ninth meeting of
    the Regional Airspace Safety Monitoring Advisory Group (RASMAG/9,
    May 2008) and the 18^th^ meeting of the ATM/AIS/SAR Sub-group
    (ATM/AIS/SAR/SG/18, June 2008) was coordinated with those bodies and
    input was received from the RASMAG for the regional PBN
    Implementation Plan. That task for the regional PBN Implementation
    Plan was completed at the third meeting of the PBN/TF (PBN/TF/3,
    July 2008).

2\. **DISCUSSION**

2.1 The twelfth meeting of the CNS/MET Sub-group (CNS/MET/SG/12, July
2008) reviewed and noted that since States would be required to develop
their State PBN implementation plans by APANPIRG/20 in 2009, the
regional Plan should be made available for use by States without delay.
The regional PBN Implementation Plan could be revised in the future as
necessary to address changes in the aviation environment.

2.  Australia highlighted that PBN implementation should be given a high
    priority and primacy in the Asia/Pacific Regions and indicated that
    in order to meet the requirement of Assembly Resolution; the
    regional PBN Implementation Plan should be adopted by APANPIRG and
    published for use by the States.

3.  Hong Kong China and Singapore also supported comments made by
    Australia and emphasized the importance of implementation of PBN in
    the Regions. Hong Kong, China also highlighted the need for ICAO to
    expedite the provision of relevant guidance material with regard to
    the aircraft operational approval and certification to facilitate
    PBN Implementation in the Regions.

4.  However, recognizing that the final version of the regional PBN
    Implementation Plan had not been coordinated with the ATM/AIS/SAR/SG
    and the RASMAG, the meeting considered it more appropriate to adopt
    the plan as an interim edition. Accordingly, the meeting adopted the
    following Conclusion and urged the States to review the plan and
    provide feedback to ICAO Regional Office and use it as a basis for
    developing their national PBN Implementation Plans.

> ***Conclusion 19/25 -- ASIA/PAC PBN Implementation Plan***
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> *That, the Asia/Pacific PBN Implementation Plan as provided in
> Appendix G to the Report on Agenda Item 3.4 be adopted and published
> as the interim edition based on which, States be urged to develop
> their national PBN implementation plan and provide feedback to the
> ICAO Regional Office.*

5.  The *APAC Performance-Based Navigation Regional Plan* Edition 1 is
    provided as in **Attachment** to this paper.

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3.  **ACTION BY THE MEETING**

    1.  The meeting is invited:

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a)  to note that the regional PBN Implementation Plan has been published
    as an interim edition;

b)  to review the implementation plan and comment, if any, to the
    Regional Office.

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