getting to grips with

surveillance

Issue I - May 2009

Flight Operations Support & Services

FOREWORD

The present brochure describes the surveillance in the broad sense of the term, from an airborne system perspective. It covers existing systems (e.g. transponder, TCAS, TAWS, etc) as well as emerging systems (e.g. AESS, ATSAW, etc) and new technologies (e.g. ADS-B).
The present brochure provides supplementary information to existing Flight Operations documents (CBT, FCOM, FCTM, FOBN). Therefore, the present brochure intentionally limits the set of recommendations. Please refer to existing Flight Operations documents for the complete set of recommendations.

Any questions with respect to information contained herein should be directed to:

AIRBUS SAS
Flight Operations Support & Services
Customer Services Directorate
1, Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, BP 33
31707 BLAGNAC Cedex – FRANCE

Fax: 33 5 61 93 29 68 or 33 5 61 93 44 65
E-mail: fltops.ops@airbus.com

TABLE OF RECORDS

Issue  Date  Chapter  Main Changes 
Issue 1  May 2009  All  First edition 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.................................................................................................... 12

ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................................. 20

REFERENCES....................................................................................................................... 25

AIRBUS REFERENCES...................................................................................................... 28

1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................. 1-1

1.1. What is Surveillance? ........................................................................ 1-2

1.1.1. Surveillance from the Flight Crew’s Perspective................................ 1-2

1.1.2. Surveillance from the Air Traffic Controller’s Perspective ................. 1-3

1.2. How to Read the Brochure?............................................................... 1-3

1.2.1. Surveillance Systems and Functions.................................................. 1-3

1.2.2. Chapter Structure.............................................................................. 1-4

1.2.3. Captions ............................................................................................ 1-4

1.3. System Summary .............................................................................. 1-5

2. AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION AND POSITION REPORTING........... 2-1

2.1. Description of Transponder ............................................................... 2-3
　
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