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FANS CENTRAL
MONITORING AGENCY
(FCMA)
The NAT FANS
Central Monitoring Agency (FCMA) will be jointly managed by
Canada and the United Kingdom and will report to the NAT IMG
with respect to FANS implementation, trials and operations.
Terms of
Reference:
To
receive and process routine and ad-hoc data and problem reports
from end users and interested parties in order to perform the
following functions:
1
Monitor and report communications performance, availability, and
problems, with respect to requirements.
2
Develop and promulgate forms, specifications, and procedures
required for reporting of problems and routine data.
3
Monitor and report message traffic statistics.
4
Co-ordinate end-to-end system functionality, performance, and
interoperability.
5
Co-ordinate in order to diagnose and resolve system problems.
6
Co-ordinate the development of ground system navigation
databases.
7
Report ATSUs’ FANS capabilities with respect to trials and
operational requirements for the Region. Receive
advisories of same from ATS providers.
8
Co-ordinate with similar agencies for other airspaces.
9
Collect notices of service disruptions, restorations, and major
system changes. Correlate the information same to problems
reported.
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