1. Oceanic and International Operations
ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups

2. Objectives At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Identify the ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the North Atlantic (NAT) in which the FAA participates
Identify the ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the Pacific in which the FAA participates
Identify the ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the Caribbean/South America in which the FAA participates
Identify the ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the North Polar regions in which the FAA participates
Identify other ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in which the FAA participates
Explain other ICAO Airport Code Naming Conventions

3. Overview In this lesson we will discuss the following topics:
Responsibilities of ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups
ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the North Atlantic (NAT)
ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the Pacific
ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the Caribbean/South America
ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the North Polar Area
ICAO Panel
ICAO Airport Code Naming Conventions

4. ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups
The planning and implementation groups around the world are responsible for dealing with:
Developing Procedures and Contingencies
Reduced Separation Standards
CNS Requirements
Oceanic Errors

5. ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the North Atlantic (NAT)
NAT Organization
NAT SPG Handbook
ICAO Paris Website

6. ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the Pacific
Groups include:
Informal Pacific Coordinating Group (IPACG)
Includes ATC and regulators who attend the meetings
Informal South Pacific ATS Coordinating Group (ISPACG)
Oceanic Workgroup (OWG)
FAA Oceanic Website

7. ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the Caribbean/South America
GREPECAS is the ICAO Planning and Implementation Group for the Caribbean and South America

8. ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the North Polar Area
Trans-Regional Airspace and Supporting ATM Systems Steering Group (TRASAS) is the ICAO Planning and Implementation Group for the North Polar area

9. ICAO Panel Separation and Airspace Safety Panel (SASP)
This is a global group composed of Air Traffic Control (ATC) specialists and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
Its Terms of Reference are assigned by the ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC)

10. ICAO Panel Specific SASP issues being addressed currently are:
Route spacing for terminal areas for Performance- Based Navigation (PBN) aircraft having a required navigation performance without depending upon radar separation standards
Reduced separation minimum for climb or descent for aircraft using ADS-C surveillance

11. ICAO Panel
Determination of the safety of the implementation of ' vertical separation between formation flights of RVSM approved aircraft and other RVSM approved aircraft
Developing a safe en-route separation minimum for GNSS equipped aircraft in non-radar, less dense, non- complex airspace

12. ICAO Airport Code Naming Conventions

13. Review In this lesson we discussed the following topics:
Responsibilities of ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups
ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the North Atlantic (NAT)
ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the Pacific
ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the Caribbean/South America
ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the North Polar Area
ICAO Panel
ICAO Airport Code Naming Conventions

14. Objectives At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Identify the ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the North Atlantic (NAT) in which the FAA participates
Identify the ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the Pacific in which the FAA participates
Identify the ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the Caribbean/South America in which the FAA participates
Identify the ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in the North Polar regions in which the FAA participates
Identify other ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups in which the FAA participates
Explain other ICAO Airport Code Naming Conventions