GM2 Article 18(f) Tasks of the competent
authorities
ED Decision 2022/022/R
COORDINATION MECHANISM — PHASES
(a) The complexity of the U-space airspace should be addressed through its different life cycle phases, namely the planning, execution and review phase (see Figure 1).
(b) The coordination mechanism established by the competent authority should be managed by the nominated U-space coordinator and should address the planning, execution and review phase.
(1) The planning phase should include the establishment of a multi-stakeholder collaborative set-up, hereafter referred to as ‘U-space observatory’ (see Figure 2). The set-up of the U‑space observatory should address multi-party engagement and collaboration, information flow and transparency, and the establishment of indicators/KPIs or metrics (covering aviation performance, safety metrics, and sustainable urban mobility) on the national, regional and local level of the U-space deployment. To that end, U-space observatories, and thus U-space coordinators, may be established at national, regional and local level to deal with the multilevel governance required.
(2) The execution phase should enable the capability to dynamically respond to exceptional cases. It is clarified that for the purposes of the execution phase, the term ‘dynamically respond’ does not refer to airspace communications/operations (as in Article 4 ‘Dynamic airspace reconfiguration’ of Regulation (EU) 2021/664) but rather to how awareness is raised with regard to ground/urban life incidents in U-space airspace operations, so that the U-space can be modified accordingly if needed (based on Article 4 procedures). The design of a U-space airspace can be changed, temporarily or dynamically, and may need to be adapted after it is designated. Consequently, several different stakeholders may be necessary to be involved. To that end, responsive practices and public infrastructure investments may be required and deployed, maintained and verified (see Figure 3 and the text on the ‘execution phase’ for details under GM3).
(3) The review phase should contain the lessons learnt (see stakeholders’ involvement and feedback loops in Figure 1) with the aim to improve the U-space deployment. The monitoring of the KPIs (established during the planning phase), including evidence from and experience with dealing with exceptional cases (execution phase), as well as the need to reassess the designated U-space airspace (e.g. by either further restricting it or expanding it in the future to new urban air mobility (UAM) routes, including e-VTOL) should be the drivers for the review phase.
EASA regulations mandate a U-space coordination mechanism managed by a coordinator, encompassing planning, execution, and review phases. Planning establishes a collaborative "U-space observatory" with KPIs. Execution dynamically responds to incidents, adapting U-space design. Review analyzes lessons and KPIs to improve U-space deployment and potentially reassess airspace.
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