Can GNSS Be Certificated for Civil Aviation?

B. Tiemeyer, A. Watt and R. Farnworth

Abstract:	This paper describes EUROCONTROL’s recent activities to contribute to the safe implementation of satellite navigation in Europe. It summarises the contents of a ‘Guidelines’ document developed by a Task Force dealing with Operational and Certifica- tion Requirements (OCR). That document proposes the introduction of a space system ‘Safety Case’ into the safety regulation of radionavigation services. Current aviation safety regulation mechanisms have been reviewed in order to identify safety regulatory issues which may have to be amended as a result of the introduction of GNSS. A functional relationship between participating organisations serves as the basis for (i) explaining the regulation philosophy in considerable detail and (ii) identifying the areas of national and international regulation activities. The urgent need for operational and certification requirements, Standards And Recommended Prac- tices (SARPs) and derived standards will be out- lined. Their availability will be the prerequisite for the approval and certification of the airborne, ground and space sub-systems. While the procedures of how to certify airborne and ground systems are well known today, space system certification or approval is an entirely new domain for the civil aviation community.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 9th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1996) September 17 - 20, 1996 Kansas City, MO
Pages:	1483 - 1491
Cite this article:	Tiemeyer, B., Watt, A., Farnworth, R., "Can GNSS Be Certificated for Civil Aviation?," Proceedings of the 9th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1996), Kansas City, MO, September 1996, pp. 1483-1491.
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