Aircraft Tracking

                      In a draft CAR Section 8 Series O Part II DGCA made provision to establish an aircraft tracking capability to track aeroplanes throughout its area of operations. The operator should track the position of an aeroplane through automated reporting at least every 15 minutes  for the portion(s) of the in-flight operation(s) if the aeroplane has a maximum certificated take-off mass of over 27 000 kg & seating capacity greater than 19;   in oceanic area(s)aeroplane has a maximum certificated take-off mass of over 45 500 kg.The operator shall establish procedures, approved by the DGCA, for the retention of aircraft tracking data to assist SAR in determining the last known position of the aircraft.
                      Following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a special multidisciplinary meeting regarding global flight tracking (MMGFT) convened by ICAO concluded that global tracking of airline flights should be pursued as a matter of priority to provide early notice of, and response to, abnormal flight behaviour. Further to the MMGFT’s conclusions, the Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS) concept of operations was developed, establishing the objectives of flight tracking. The Second High-level Safety Conference,  endorsed the prompt implementation of the GADSS, including normal tracking every fifteen minutes and distress tracking every minute. The HLSC called upon ICAO to finalize flight tracking Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) and develop related guidance material.
                     The Normal Aircraft Tracking Implementation Initiative (NATII) was formed by ICAO on 19 February 2015. The NATII was tasked to lead an implementation initiative in a multinational context designed to demonstrate best use of equipment in use today and integrate the outcome into guidance material. The initiative included but was not limited to operator flight monitoring; air traffic services (ATS); search and rescue; and civil/military cooperation. The outcome of the initiative was delivered to ICAO on 31 August 2015, and was considered by the Air Navigation Commission (ANC) during the final review of the proposed normal aircraft tracking provisions. 
              On 10 November 2015, the ICAO Council adopted Amendment 39 to Annex 6 — Operation of Aircraft, Part I — International Commercial Air Transport — Aeroplanes which included the normal aircraft tracking SARPs. These SARPs became effective on 20 March 2016 and will be applicable on 8 November 2018. During the final review, the ANC affirmed the need for additional complementary work to facilitate the practical implementation of these provisions. The complementary work would consist of additional provisions and guidance material to address issues raised by States and the NATII during consultation on normal aircraft tracking. The ANC further agreed that the complementary SARPs should address the need for risk-based variations to automated reporting intervals, acceptable to the State of the operator, which would allow flights lacking a normal aircraft tracking capability to commence under certain circumstances. To assist the Secretariat in developing the necessary complementary SARPs and associated guidance material, the Normal Aircraft Tracking Implementation Initiative/2 (NATII/2) was established. As a result of this initiative, an amendment proposal to Annex 6, Part I was subsequently submitted by the Secretariat for consideration by the ANC. The proposal consists of a single Standard which includes the relevant elements to be considered in a robust, regulator-approved risk assessment process, which would allow variations to the automated reporting interval under certain circumstances. The NATII/2 is completing work on guidance material to support the implementation of this complementary Standard. The Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System Advisory Group (GADSS-AG) has begun the process of reviewing the GADSS in light of the information obtained from the NATII/2. The target effective date for the proposed complementary Standard is 2017. The Standard has an applicability date of 8 November 2018.

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