ANNEX III — TEMPLATE FOR THE NETWORK PERFORMANCE PLAN REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10(5)

1.       INTRODUCTION

1.1.    Description of the situation, including scope of the Network Performance Plan, network functions covered, roles and responsibilities and other general information relevant to the plan.

1.2.    Description of the traffic forecast and macroeconomic scenario underpinning the Network Performance Plan.

1.3.    Description of the consistency of the Network Performance Plan with the Network Strategy Plan.

1.4.    Description of the outcome of the stakeholder consultation on the draft Network Performance Plan, including the points of agreement and disagreement as well as the reasons for any such disagreement, and description of the outcome of the consultation of the Network Management Board.

2.       NETWORK MANAGER'S VALUE ADDED

Areas of cooperation to support tasks and activities of Member States, functional airspace blocks, air navigation service providers, airports, civil and military airspace users.

Description of the Network Manager's work on:

(a)      the elaboration and harmonisation of network and regional operational concepts;

(b)     the development and harmonisation of airspace projects based on network priorities including cross-border airspace design initiatives;

(c)      reducing inefficient use of route network and available airspace;

(d)     the development of enhanced airspace management and air traffic flow and capacity management processes;

(e)     the harmonised capacity planning and measurement of operational performance;

(f)      supporting the resolution of air traffic controller shortages across the network;

(g)      strengthening technical area coordination including at FAB level and addressing technical interoperability among air navigation service providers' systems and in particular with the Network Manager's systems;

(h)     the support to Network Safety and the implementation, monitoring and improvement of local safety performance.

3.       PERFORMANCE TARGETS, OBJECTIVES AND MEASURES

3.1.    Safety performance of the Network Manager

(a)     performance target for the Network Manager on effectiveness of safety management.

(b)     description of the measures that the Network Manager puts in place to achieve this target.

(c)      description of the measures that the Network Manager puts in place to address ATFM over-deliveries.

3.2.    Cost-efficiency performance of the Network Manager

(a)     description of the measures that the Network Manager puts in place to improve its cost-efficiency.

3.3.    Performance targets and objectives specific to each network function

(a)     European Route Network Design (ERND) function:

(i)      performance targets for the key performance indicator set out in point 3.1 in Section 3 of Annex I;

(ii)     description and explanation of the measures aimed at achieving the performance targets for the ERND function:

—          measures related to the design of an efficient airspace structure;

—          measures related to a better airspace utilisation by the operational stakeholders;

—          measures related the optimisation of the flights.

(iii)     other flight efficiency initiatives.

(b)     Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) function;

(i)      performance targets for each relevant key performance indicator set out in point 4.1 in Section 3 of Annex I;

(ii)     description and explanation of the measures aimed at achieving the performance targets for the ATFM function:

—                   nitiatives and actions for reducing the ATFM delay including weekend delays, weather generated delays, minimising individual flight penalties, ATFM efficiency, reactionary delays, over deliveries;

—          military dimension of the plan.

(iii)     other capacity initiatives.

(c)      Coordination of scarce resources functions:

(i)      coordination of radio frequencies function:

—          description of the support to network capacity;

—          description of specific objectives.

(ii)     coordination of radar transponder codes function:

—          description of the support to network safety;

—          description of specific objectives.

4.       IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NETWORK PERFORMANCE PLAN

Description of the measures that the Network Manager puts in place, in order to:

(a)      assist the monitoring and the reporting of the implementation of the Network Performance Plan;

(b)     address the situation where targets are not reached during the reference period;

(c)      communicate with the national supervisory authorities.