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CS ACNS.E.TAWS.020 PDA function requirements

ED Decision 2013/031/R

(See GM1 ACNS.E.TAWS.020)

Provide a Premature Descent Alert function:

(a)     to determine if the aeroplane is significantly below the normal approach flight path to a runway and in such a case issue an alert, based on the current position and flight path information of the aeroplane, as determined from a suitable navigation source and airport database;

(b)     that is available on all types of instrument approaches including straight-in approaches, circling approaches and approaches that are not aligned within 30 degrees of the runway heading.