Proposed amendments to the UK Performance-Based Navigation Regulation
Response 1 - RNP APCH specifications at Instrument Runway Ends
Related information - Proposed policy to be included in consolidated UK PBN Regulation, Annex I Subpart PBN, AUR.PBN.2005 applicable to ‘Approach’ flight phase.
Proposed policy to be included in consolidated UK PBN Regulation, Annex I Subpart PBN, AUR.PBN.2005 applicable to ‘Approach’ flight phase.
Providers of ATM/ANS will be required to implement:
- at all instrument runway ends (IREs) for all aerodromes;
- RNP approach (RNP APCH) specification with 3 lines of minima, including—
- Lateral Navigation (LNAV),
- Lateral Navigation/Vertical Navigation (LNAV/VNAV), and
- Localiser Performance with Vertical guidance (LPV) minima
- no later than 31 December 2030.
Derogations:
- At IREs where implementation of 3D approach is not possible due to safety or operational reasons, RNP APCH with 2 lines of minima (with option also to implement RNP AR APCH with 3 lines of minima)
- At IREs without appropriate SBAS availability, RNP APCH with 2 lines of minima (LNAV and LNAV/VNAV), with LPV minima to be implemented no later than 18 months after SBAS service is available