The Air Traffic Standards Department is committed to the development and publication of safety requirements for all elements of the UK air traffic services (ATS) system. We work with the Aerodrome Standards Department and UK airfields to facilitate the development of effective Safety Management Systems within ATS and aerodrome environments.
In conjunction with other European and International groups we are moving to establish a safety regulatory framework to ensure that the future deployment of global ATS technologies such as GPS, ADS, ATN and data-link progresses safely.
Additionally we are sponsoring or involved with research projects and other studies reviewing the safety of emerging strategies to cope with the anticipated increase in traffic levels.
ATS Regulatory requirements are published in a series of Civil Aviation Publications (CAPs) and are available from the CAA Publications area.
