GM2 Article 18(f) Tasks of the competent authorities

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

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](#_DxCrossRefBm1226739971) ‘Dynamic airspace reconfiguration’ of [Regulation (EU) 2021/664](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R0664&qid=1710335454297)) 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](#_DxCrossRefBm1226739971) 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](#_DxCrossRefBm1226739999)). (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.