and Halons Technical Options Committee Progress in Replacing Halons in Civil Aviation Daniel P Verdonik EScD coChair Halons Technical Options Committee Alain Coutu Technical Officer Air Worthiness ID: 1035811
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1. 1International Civil Aviation Organization andHalons Technical Options Committee Progress in Replacing Halons in Civil Aviation Daniel P. Verdonik, E.Sc.D, co-Chair, Halons Technical Options CommitteeAlain Coutu, Technical Officer, Air WorthinessSecretariat, Air Navigation Bureau, International Civil Aviation Organization
2. 2AcknowledgementsICAO SecretariatOzone SecretariatHTOC MembersUS Federal Aviation AdministrationEuropean Aviation Safety AgencyUK Civil Aviation AuthorityInternational Air Transport AssociationInternational Coordinating Committee of the Aerospace Industries AssociationPacific Scientific, Boeing, Lufthansa, Kidde Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, etc.
3. 3Background2003 - Decision XV/11Ozone Secretariat and TEAP to engage with ICAODevelop a Timely Plan of Action for halon replacement2005 - HTOC / ICAO Plan of Action and ICAO Journal Article published2006 – HTOC Assessment report: No new applications needed for halons except in civil aviation2007Decision XIX/16: Follow-up to the 2006 assessment report by the HTOCContinued Support for HTOC efforts in aviationRequest HTOC continue to engage with ICAOICAO General Assembly Res. A36-12Introduced by the United States“Consider a mandate” for halon replacement
4. 4Background2009 – Decision XXI/7Parties’ continued support for mandatory dates in agreed upon applications;Request TEAP and HTOC to continue to engage ICAO2009 - Stakeholders meetingICAO, Industry, UNEP Ozone Secretariat and HTOCAgree to support halon replacement timeframeMove from “consider” to “establish” a mandateContaminated halons in Europe2010 – ICAO General Assembly Res. A37-9 Adopted“ESTABLISH A MANDATE” Timeframes agreed by Industry, etc.Need to make required changes to two Annexes of Chicago Convention
5. 55Progress16 November 2010, ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC) considered proposals to amend Annexes 6 and 8 of the Chicago Convention Annex 6 – Operation of Aircraft: 1. Intl Commercial Air Transport Aeroplanes; 2. Intl General Aviation, Aeroplanes; and 3. Intl Operations - HelicoptersAnnex 8 — Airworthiness of Aircraft Establish requirements and timeframes for halon alternative fire extinguishing agentsSupported alternatives with least environmental impact (e.g., Climate) while meeting fire protection performanceANC agreed to send proposals to ICAO Member States and appropriate international organisations for consultations
6. 6ProgressRussian Federation concerned specified timeframes would have a large financial impact on the industryANB Secretariat & HTOC co-chair met with Russian ICAO DelegateProvided further clarifications Would now agree with proposalRussian Federation HTOC co-chair would offer to provide assistance within the Russian FederationICAO ANC met again on 2 May 2011 Forwarded proposals to ICAO Council for final approvalMinimal changes (related to ICAO processes)
7. 7ProgressICAO Council met 13 June 2011 An HTOC co-chair attended per invite by the ICAO Secretary General staffAll 36 Council members presentAnnex 6 (3 parts) and Annex 8 Required 4 separate votes of all 36 members 3 votes unanimous and 1 vote with 1 abstention (related to a non-halon issue)Proposals passed without 1 vote against halon elimination mandate
8. 8AgreementICAO agreed upon changes: shall use fire extinguishing agents that are not listed in Annex A, Group II of the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer Lavatory fire ext. systems in-production aircraft 31 Dec 11 and Handheld systems in-production aircraft 31 Dec 16Lavatory and Engine/Auxilliary Power Unit fire systems for new designed aircraft (aircraft type for which an application for a type certificate is submitted to the State of Design on or after) 31 Dec 2014Groundbreaking: the first time an operative Annex of the Chicago Convention was changed to address an environmental issue
9. 9Next StepsNational implementation and compliance by StatesContinued researchCargo Bays have no viable solution yetAssessing low- or no-GWP optionsMonitoring inventories - ICAO will be asking its communities for halon supplies and needs and will provide to HTOCContinued ICAO-HTOC collaborationNext Stakeholder meeting is December 2011HTOC participation from Russia and China