GM9 Article 3(1) U-space airspace

• ED Decision 2022/022/R found in: U-space (2021/664) (May 2024)

GM9 Article 3(1) U-space airspace ED Decision 2022/022/R AIRSPACE RISK ASSESSMENT — COORDINATION WITH THE U-SPACE STAKEHOLDERS In conjunction with [Article 18](#_DxCrossRefBm1226739972)(f) of [Regulation (EU) 2021/664](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R0664&qid=1704884488342), for Member States to ensure a viable and effective designation of the U-space airspace, it is recommended as best practice to: (a) exchange on best practices with other Members States and/or the Agency to ensure consistency and interoperability across the European Union — for instance, in seeking harmonisation on safety criteria and performance requirements; (b) coordinate with the providers of common information, the single CIS provider (when relevant) and USSPs to evaluate: (1) the availability of the required capabilities and performance requirements; (2) the operational capacity according to the volume of operations expected in the U-space airspace; (3) the operational capacity to interface with ATS providers; (4) the procedures supporting the dynamic airspace reconfiguration in controlled airspace; (5) the availability of a common secure interoperable open communication protocol to enable digital information exchange between the U-space airspace actors; (c) coordinate with the relevant ATS providers to evaluate the particularities or constraints of the controlled airspace to be considered during the designation of the U-space airspace; (d) coordinate with UAS manufacturers to evaluate that UAS satisfy the required capabilities and performance requirements; (e) coordinate with UAS operators to gain understanding of the intended operations and evaluate the service performance required, the practicability of the operational constraints, as well as the planned contingency and emergency procedures.