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PURPOSE AND SCOPE

In certain circumstances, current Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems (SMGCS) are unable to maximize the capacity of aerodromes and may result in a reduction of aerodrome capacity particularly during low visibility conditions. An Advanced SMGCS (A-SMGCS) is required to provide adequate capacity and safety where justified by traffic density, aerodrome layout or weather conditions through improvements of functions such as surveillance, monitoring, alerting, guidance and route planning.

This document contains the Minimum Aviation System Performance Specification (MASPS) for A-SMGCS at the current level of maturity. This document specifies system and equipment characteristics that should be useful to designers, installers, manufacturers, service providers and users of systems intended for operational use at aerodromes. Functional requirements are used wherever possible to allow flexibility in the design of sub-system equipment.

This specification was produced from existing and proposed products, methods and requirements that support the A-SMGCS concept. Adherence to this specification is intended to enable early operational implementation of a system at an aerodrome in accordance with the aerodrome's operational requirements.

Chapter 1 of this document outlines the A-SMGCS role within the future air traffic management system. It describes the rationale for the system concept, the expected operational goals of the A-SMGCS and outlines the fundamental design concepts. It provides definitions of terms used in the document, lists of abbreviations and references to other documents.

Chapter 2 outlines the enabling functions of an A-SMGCS and defines an evolutionary approach to configuration levels which have been identified by EUROCAE as the steps for building the A-SMGCS. Advice on interfaces is provided.

Chapter 3 specifies performance requirements for the principal enabling functions of an A-SMGCS.

Chapter 4 describes methodologies for the verification of A-SMGCS performance requirements specified in Chapter 3 and contains descriptions of the recommended generic test procedures needed to verify compliance at both functional element and overall system level.

Supplementary information on test validation and verification methods is provided in appendices A and B.