This document discusses remote air-ground communication services (R/AFIS) in Japan. It covers regulations, infrastructure, training, and certification for R/AFIS. Regulations establish classifications of airspace and procedures for R/AFIS. Infrastructure includes equipment at remote airports and flight service centers. Training and certification are required for personnel to work in R/AFIS.

1. Ⅰ. Remote AFIS in Japan
1. ANSP in Japan
2. Three Types of Air Traffic Services
3. FSC
4. The present circumstances
Ⅱ. Regulations
Ⅲ. Infrastructure
Ⅳ. Training and Certification

2. Act., Regulations, Manual and Agreement
Operation
manual
Training
manual
Agreement
to
Area Control
Center
Agreement
to
Airport
authority
Agreement
to
Meteorological
agency
For Departure/Approach
Clearance by ACC
For Aerodrome condition
For latest Weather information
Manual :
Agreement :
Act :
Regulations: Air Traffic
Service Procedure
Handbook
AIP :Civil
Aeronautics
Act.

3. ATS Airspace Classification
Within Fukuoka FIR, Airspace is classified as A, B, C, D, E
(Controlled Airspace) and G(Non-­controlled Airspace) in
accordance with ICAO Standards in ANNEX 11.

4. Class D & Class E
Classification
Class D Class E
IFR VFR IFR VFR
Service
Air Traffic
Control
Service
Air Traffic
Control
Service
Airport Advisory Service
Separation
Separation
provided
between all
IFR flights.
Not applicable,
Traffic
information
provided on
IFR and other
VFR flights.
Separation
provided
between all
IFR flights
Traffic
information
provided within
Air Traffic
Information
Zone
ATC Clearance Required Required Required Not Required

5. Act(Civil Aeronautics Act.)
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ZONE
(TOWER)
AIR TRAFFIC INFORMAION ZONE
(AFIS AND R/AFIS)
All aircraft flight while receiving
instructions air traffic controller.
#Article 96
All of the aircraft, flying in response to
the provision of information from the
flight information officer.(ATC
instructions not provide, information
only)
#Article 96-­2
Aircraft, flying in the responsibility
and authority of the pilot at the
direction of air traffic controllers
（CLASS E）
Aircraft, flying in the responsibility
and authority of the pilot
（CLASS D）

6. Regulations(Air Traffic Service Procedure Handbook)
item
Aeronautical Mobile Communication and Information Service
Airport Air-­ground Communication
Service
(AFIS)
Remote Air-­ground
Communication Service
(R/AFIS)
application
in airport
1.The provision of information
necessary to navigation of aircraft
2.The transmission of the
report between ATC and aircraft
3.Other secure necessary
communication of aircraft
navigation
in other airport
same as on the left

7. item
Aeronautical Mobile Communication and Information Service
AFIS R/AFIS
Classification
of
communication
1.Distress communication
2.Emergency communication
3.Communication related to search
and rescue
4.Communication related to air
traffic control
5.Communication related to flight
information
6.Communication related to safety
of flight
same as on the left
Regulations(Air Traffic Service Procedure Handbook)

8. item
Aeronautical Mobile Communication and Information Service
AFIS R/AFIS
information to
provide
1.runway in use
2.information about the weather
3.informaion about the traffic
4.Information about the state of
airport
5.Information about the state of the
runway
6.Other necessary information
same as on the left
Regulations(Air Traffic Service Procedure Handbook)

9. Regulations(Air Traffic Service Procedure Handbook)
The difference in the provision of information
item AFIS R/AFIS
1.runway in
use
basically unchanged
item AFIS R/AFIS
2.information
about the
weather
A weather phenomenon that
can be clearly visible, report
the situation as appropriate.
(for example)
Fog approaching from north
of airport.
nil

10. Regulations(Air Traffic Service Procedure Handbook)
The difference in the provision of information
item AFIS R/AFIS
3.informaion
about the
traffic
Information to be provided,
including those that were
confirmed by visual
observation.
nil
item AFIS R/AFIS
4.informaion
about the state
of airport
Information to be provided,
including those that were
confirmed by visual
observation.
nil

11. Regulations(Air Traffic Service Procedure Handbook)
The difference in the provision of information
item AFIS R/AFIS
5.informaion
about the state
of runway
When there are not obstacles
in the runway, use the
following term.
RUNWAY IS CLEAR.
When the obstacle is not reported
on the runway,use the following
term.
OBSTRUCTION NOT
REPORTED ON RUNWAY.
item AFIS R/AFIS
6.Other
necessary
information
basically unchanged

12. item
Aeronautical Mobile Communication and Information Service
AFIS R/AFIS
measures
against fire
fighting and
rescue
In the following cases, it will
report to the relevant
authorities.(e.g. airport authority)
1.If the aircraft accident or fire
has occurred in the airport or in
its vicinity
2.If there is an aircraft that is in
the emergency state
3.If there is a request from the
aircraft
In the following cases, it will
report to the airport authority
below same as on the left
Regulations(Air Traffic Service Procedure Handbook)

13. item
Aeronautical Mobile Communication and Information Service
AFIS R/AFIS
operation
method of
aeronautical
lighting
by other regulations
nil
*airport authority to perform the
operation of aeronautical
lighting.
Regulations(Air Traffic Service Procedure Handbook)

14. Manual
Operation manual
It has established the operation manual in order to supplement
the Air Traffic Service Procedure Handbook in each offices
Training manual
It has established training manual for implementing the training and
training in each of the offices.

15. Ⅰ. Remote AFIS in Japan
1. ANSP in Japan
2. Three Types of Air Traffic Services
3. FSC
4. The present circumstances
Ⅱ. Regulations
Ⅲ. Infrastructure
Ⅳ. Training and Certification

16. Operation Console
APDU
ITV
FIHS terminal
Weather Receiving Unit
Communication Unit
• ACC
• Airport authority
• Meteorological office
Airport A Airport B
OLD-­Type NEW-­Type

17. Weather Receiving Unit
FIHS terminal
• Wind direction and speed indicator
• Weather observation data
• SCAN
• RVR
• Distribute Flight Information for
radio communication
• Request/reply of the historical ATS
messages
• Aeronautical Information (NOTAM,
eAIP)

18. APDU (Aircraft Position Display Unit)
• Identify the condition of airport
movement area
Since 2005
Since 2009
• Identify the position and altitude of
flying aircraft around the airport
• Provide traffic information if necessary
• Radar data is branched from en-­route
radar system, so very low cost!
ITV

19. New - Advanced ITV functions
• Composite to full Runway from 3 cameras
• Tracking the target aircraft

20. ＦＳＣ
① ＩＴＶ
① ② ③ ④ ⑤
Two type of network(IP-VPN & Telephone circuit)
①
②
④Airport Authority
②weather
③ ④
⑤
⑤ Radar site
③Air to ground
IP-­VPN Network
telephone circuit
(private circuit)

21. Console & VCS
VCS(L/L)
VCS(Radio)
VCS(L/L)
VCS(Radio)
uRedundancy
uCapacity
uLine types
Ø VCS : Redundant configuration,
switchover to backup within one second (no service interruption)
Ø Console: Spare console can be started with a “one-­touch” operation
Ø Scalable to meet requirements
Ø Telephony
Analog, VoIP
Ø Radio Telephony
Analog
• Telephony(Land lines): Max 450
• Radio Telephony(Air-­Ground lines): Max 450
• Consoles : Max 90
450
450
90

22. Console
2
3
4
5
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F123
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D123
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E123
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B123
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A123
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TX
RX
RX
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L/L
SET
UP
PTN
１
VOL
RING
● RUN ● LOCK
S S S S S S
Control Area
Radio Com Area
Landline Com Area
uHMI
Ø Touch panel based

23. ITV
Fixed View Area
-­Panorama view
by 3 Fixed cameras
Control Area
-­Control Pan-­Tilt-­Zoom Camera
-­Focus
-­Windshield wiper
-­System management
Movable View Area
-­View by Pan-­Tilt-­Zoom camera
uGrasp the condition of Remote Airport
uDetect moving objects(Aircraft, Vehicle….)
uAuto-­Track the moving object

24. ITV
uDetecting Aircraft and Vehicles
uAuto-­Tracking Demo

25. Multi-Purpose Information Display
uShow necessary information for RAG operation
• SID/STAR
• Map
• Status of equipment in airport, current RWY, etc

26. Transmission Equipment
RAG Airport
Console
Transmission
Equipment
u Transmission b/w VCS and Tx/Rx
VCS
Rx
FSC
RAG Airport
Ø Main Functions:
u To transmit Voice and PTT(Push To Talk) Signal
u To Watch on Tx/Rx
Tx
Active Stand-­by
Rx
Tx
Active Stand-­by
Analog or
IP Network

27. Ⅰ. Remote AFIS in Japan
1. ANSP in Japan
2. Three Types of Air Traffic Services
3. FSC
4. The present circumstances
Ⅱ. Regulations
Ⅲ. Infrastructure
Ⅳ. Training and Certification

28. Certification
Certification necessary for AFIS
and R/AFIS
Aeronautical Mobile
Communication and Information
〈AFIS〉 〈R/AFIS〉
Subject of Qualifying examination
üAeronautical communication
üAerodrome
üAircrafts
üAirspace
üDeparture Procedure and Arrival Procedure
üAir Navigation Facilities
üAlerting Service
üAeronautical Mobile Communication and Information
practice (including AFIS and R/AFIS)
航空管制運航情報
技能証明
A IR TR A FFIC S ER V IC ES
FLIG H T IN FO R M A TIO N O FFIC ER
C ER TIFIC A TE

29. Training Course
1st
FY 2nd
FY 3rd
FY 4th
FY
Aeronautical Safety
College
Aeronautical information course
FSC
1
Flight Operation and Information
Aeronautical Mobile Communication
and Information
: Qualifying examination
Aerodrome Operation and Information
Iwanuma
Training Center
2 3
1
2
3
〈service〉
•ATS MSG handling
•Flight watch
•Search and rescue coordination
•ATIS etc.
〈service〉
•Aerodrome operation
•Coordination of aircraft stands
•Bird hazard reduction etc.
〈service〉
•AFIS
•Remote AFIS
•Area/En-­route Information Service
Other traning
1.skill retention
2.training to a person transferred to
different office
3.training for who had been away for
more than one year from the service

30. Sendai
Tokyo
Matsumoto
CyubuOsaka
Hiroshima
Yamaguchiube Takamatsu
Tsushima
Fukuoka
Oita
Miyazaki
Nagasaki
Kagoshima
Tanegashima
Naha
Noto
Shizuoka
Hyakuri
Iwakuni
Aeronautical Safety college
Iwanuma Training Center
: FSC
: Airport Air-­ground Communication Service
: Aerodrome Operation and Information
New Chitose
Training Facility

31. Training Device
Aeronautical Safety
college
Iwanuma Training
Center
FSC
virtual environment virtual environment OJT
skill practice 120h skill practice 80h skill practice 4months
The training in the Iwanuma training center
is finished in 2018 and is going to carry it
out in FSC.
Therefore JCAB is going to arrange
a training device of the virtual environment
in each FSC.
This figure is ATC ver.