scope:

Purpose of This Order.

his order provides a standardized development and implementation process, referred to as the "Performance Based Navigation Implementation Process." Following this guidance ensures that Safety Risk Management (SRM) has been considered, addressed, and followed in accordance with Air Traffic Organization (ATO) JO Order 1000.37, and the current version of the ATO Safety Management System (SMS) Manual.

This order applies to the development and implementation of Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) procedures and routes, specifically RNAV/RNP SID, RNAV/RNP Standard Terminal Arrivals (STAR), RNP AR SIAP, Q, Tango or "T," and TK (helicopter) Routes, and RNAV/RNP transitions to SIAPs. Development and implementation of RNAV (GPS, GLS, LPV, etc.) and conventional (ILS, VOR, NDB, etc.) SIAPs and routes are not covered by this order. This order does not eliminate the SMS process required to decommission existing navigation stations.

This process is designed to be used by a PBN Work Group (WG) to develop and implement PBN procedures and routes that upon effective establishment meet agreed-upon project goals. It supports efforts ranging in scale from a single route or procedure to larger projects that integrate multiple procedures and/or routes.

Members of other work groups who are participating in or supporting major airspace redesign projects may find that the document provides an effective process for implementation.

The process is divided into five phases:

(1) Preliminary activities,

(2) Development work,

(3) Operational preparations,

(4) Implementation,

(5) Post-implementation monitoring and evaluation.

The Project Tracking Tool (PTT) described in Appendix C provides a tracking mechanism for recording the development, review, and implementation of routes and/or procedures.

This order is to be used in conjunction with (and does not supersede) other FAA orders and directives related to procedure development and implementation. With the publication of this order, all interim ATO safety guidance pertaining to PBN procedure development and implementation as identified in this order is cancelled.