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AMC1 Article 7(3) U-space service providers

ED Decision 2022/022/R

ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN USSPs AND ATSPs

For U-space airspace established in controlled airspace, the USSP should establish a written agreement with the relevant ATSP covering the coordination of activities, as well as the exchange of relevant operational data and information. The coordination activities between the USSP and the ATSP should cover:

(a)     the emergency management plan as per Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/664, including contingency and emergency conditions involving manned and unmanned aircraft;

(b)     the exchange of relevant operational data and information, if not provided through the CIS, as per point ATS.OR.127 of Regulation (EU) 2017/373 amended by Regulation (EU) 2021/665;

(c)      the dynamic airspace reconfiguration procedure, laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2021/664, and in accordance with point ATS.TR.237 of Regulation (EU) 2017/373 amended by Regulation (EU) 2021/665, in identifying the means to:

(1)     receive the dynamic airspace reconfiguration requests from the ATC unit;

(2)     notify in a timely manner the ATC unit about the presence of UAS special operations within the designated U-space airspace as per AMC2 to point ATS.TR.237(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/373 amended by Regulation (EU) 2021/665;

(3)     notify the ATC unit once the airspace reconfiguration has been implemented, as per the conditions addressed in the AMC and GM to Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2021/664;

(4)     alert the ATC unit in case of unavailability of the link with the USSP;

(5)     alert the ATC unit in case a relevant non-conformance is identified in the U-space airspace, when the conformance monitoring service is required, and as per Article 13(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/664.