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GOLD

The GOLD Amendment Program aims to improve data link services globally by accepting amendments and coordinating changes through the GOLD Working Group. The program addresses issues such as service provision, reporting requirements, and the adoption of GOLD in different regions. Participants can access the GOLD website through the ICAO Secure Portal and contribute to the improvement of GOLD usefulness.

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GOLD

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  1. GOLD GOLD Amendment Program Presented to: SOCM/2 Seminar By: Tom Krafttom.kraft@faa.gov Date: 8 February 2012

  2. GOLD change process • Described in Foreword of GOLD • Anyone can submit a change • Regional document, but will be maintained globally • GOLD Working Group to facilitate cross-regional coordination of changes at least until 1st Quarter 2013

  3. GOLD amendment program • November 2010 – EANPG endorses program to accept GOLD in EUR Region • Amendments are needed • Data link implementation, referred to as Link 2000+, is applicable in certain domestic airspace rather than oceanic and remote • Based on ATN Baseline 1 rather than FANS 1/A • Ensure amendments are globally acceptable • GOLD/4 meeting (Paris, October 2011), successful outcome • GOLD, 2nd Edition, target completion – 1st QTR 2013

  4. GOLD amendment program • In January 2011, the GOLD Working Group solicited input to establish a work program for follow-on work to amend the GOLD • The group received a number of items regarding its application and interpretation, the need for additional material, considerations for adoption in other Regions, such as the European (EUR) Region, and other changes needed to support the planning and implementation initiatives in the North Atlantic (NAT) Region

  5. Examples to consider • Chapter 3, service provision • Improving guidance on service agreements with CSPs to establish performance criteria for service outages, degradation, notification and restoration • Improving guidance on reporting such information to ANSPs and operators/flight crew

  6. GOLD website • If you are providing or plan to provide data link services, it is important that you participate in the GOLD and obtain access to the GOLD web site • ICAO Secure Portal Website supports GOLD Working Group • To participate in the GOLD amendment program, you need to subscribe to the GOLD website • Maintains current working draft version of GOLD and the change proposal matrix • Maintains member list used to notify participants of updates

  7. GOLD website access • If you are already registered on the ICAO Secure Portal website, you need only to request a membership to the group GOLD through your Profile link. • If you do not have an account with the ICAO Secure Portal web site, follow the instructions below to subscribe and gain access to the web site: • Access the ICAO Portal at the following link: http://portal.icao.int; • Since you do NOT have a Portal username/password, click the REQUEST AN ACCOUNT option; • Click the OK button on the pop-up message to indicate this is your first Portal account. In the pop-up window, enter the group name (all caps and no spaces) GOLD in the SUBSCRIBE TO field; • Click the OK button; • Enter the necessary information in the New User Account form; and • Click the SUBMIT REQUEST button • You will then receive confirmation that you have been granted or denied access (if granted, the email will include your username and password)

  8. EUR Region adoption of GOLD • Since November 2010, GOLD Working Group has been coordinating with EANPG • Amendments are needed to support EUR implementing rule for data link services • Data link implementation, referred to as Link 2000+, is applicable in certain domestic airspace rather than oceanic and remote • Based on ATN Baseline 1 rather than FANS 1/A • Ensure amendments are globally acceptable

  9. GOLD/4 meeting • 10-14 October in Paris at ICAO EUR/NAT Office • 27 participants from ICAO, 11 States (NAT, APAC & EUR), IFATCA, Eurocontrol, 2 aircraft operators and an ATS system supplier • Meeting provided input to produce a GOLD Working Draft v1.1, dated 31 October 2011 • All agreed it was an invaluable effort and participants from Europe agreed to continue supporting the merge of LINK2000+ guidance material into the GOLD

  10. Next steps • Regions participating in GOLD amendment program • North Atlantic (NAT) Region • Asia-Pacific (APAC) Regions • European (EUR) Region • South American (SAM) Region • African-Indian Ocean (AFI) Region • Others – IATA, IBAC, CANSO and more

  11. Schedule

  12. Summary • GOLD is proving to be a significant activity to converge data link implementations worldwide • We all need to provide data link services in compliance with GOLD • We all need to contribute to improve GOLD usefulness

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