Commission Regulation (EU) No 1332/2011 of 16 December 2011 laying down common airspace usage requirements and operating procedures for airborne collision avoidance Text with EEA relevance

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

This Regulation lays down common airspace usage requirements and operating procedures for airborne collision avoidance to be fulfilled by:

(a) operators of aircraft referred to under Article 4(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 undertaking flights into, within or out of the Union; and

(b) operators of aircraft referred to under Article 4(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 undertaking flights within the airspace above the territory to which the Treaty applies as well as in any other airspace where Member States apply Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (¹).

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:

(1) ‘airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS)’ means an aircraft system based on secondary surveillance radar (SSR) transponder signals which operates independently of ground-based equipment to provide advice to the pilot on potential conflicting aircraft that are equipped with SSR transponders;

(2) ‘airborne collision avoidance system II (ACAS II)’ means an airborne collision avoidance system which provides vertical resolution advisories in addition to traffic advisories;

(3) ‘resolution advisory (RA) indication’ means an indication given to the flight crew recommending a manoeuvre intended to provide separation from all threats or a manoeuvre restriction intended to maintain existing separation;

(4) ‘traffic advisory (TA) indication’ means an indication given to the flight crew that the proximity of another aircraft is a potential threat.

Article 3

Airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS)

Article 5

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX

Airborne collision avoidance systems (ACAS) II

(Part-ACAS)

AUR.ACAS.1005 Performance requirement

(1) The following turbine-powered aeroplanes shall be equipped with ACAS II with a collision avoidance logic version 7.1 or with ACAS Xa: (a) aeroplanes with a maximum certificated take-off mass exceeding 5 700  kg; (b) aeroplanes authorised to carry more than 19 passengers.

(2) Aircraft not referred to in point 1 but which are equipped on a voluntary basis with ACAS II, shall have collision avoidance logic version 7.1 or ACAS Xa.

(3) Point 1 shall not apply to unmanned aircraft systems.

AUR.ACAS.1010 ACAS II training

Operators shall establish ACAS II operational procedures and training programmes so that the flight crew is appropriately trained in the avoidance of collisions and becomes competent in the use of ACAS II equipment.