2010 Annual Report - RTCA
2010 Annual Report - RTCA
2010 Annual Report - RTCA
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SPECIAL COMMITTEES<br />
<strong>RTCA</strong> Special Committees (SCs) leverage the expertise of the aviation community to generate<br />
recommendations in response to requests (Taskings) from the FAA to develop minimum performance<br />
standards and guidance for aircraft systems and equipage. Special Committees develop<br />
recommendations, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) and Minimum<br />
Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) that shape the certification of the safety and efficiency of<br />
new equipment, as well as guidelines and reports. Minimum performance standards facilitate a robust<br />
and competitive market for the implementation of these technologies. <strong>RTCA</strong> standards are frequently<br />
referenced in FAA Technical Standard Orders and Advisory Circulars and, thereby, provide a partial basis<br />
for the certification of equipment. <strong>RTCA</strong> documents are also used by the private sector for development,<br />
investment and other business decisions.<br />
Many of these Special Committees are EUROCAE joint committees to develop internationally harmonized<br />
recommendations.<br />
SC-225, Small- and Medium-Sized Rechargeable<br />
Lithium Batteries & Battery Systems is<br />
developing certification guidance for small- and<br />
medium-sized rechargeable lithium batteries<br />
and battery systems with the goal of providing<br />
certification guidance for batteries that are<br />
permanently installed in an aircraft, including<br />
those installed with Line Replacement Units.<br />
Chair: Richard Nguyen, The Boeing Company<br />
Designated Federal Official: Norman Pereira, FAA<br />
SC-224, Airport Security Access Control Systems<br />
is revising DO-230B, Integrated Security Standard<br />
for Airport Access Control, to address expected<br />
changes to federal credentialing standards and<br />
standard practices at airports.<br />
Co-Chairs: Christopher Runde DHS/TSA; Christer<br />
Wilkinson, AECOM System Solutions<br />
Designated Federal Official: Joe Hebert, FAA<br />
SC-223, Airport Surface Wireless Communications<br />
is developing standards for the Airport Wireless<br />
Surface Communications System to support data<br />
communication developments for collaborative<br />
decision-making (CDM), the surveillance broadcast<br />
system (SBS), system wide information management<br />
(SWIM), as well as weather and flight information<br />
systems (FIS) efforts on the airport surface.<br />
Co-Chairs: Edward (Ward) Hall, ITT/Aerospace<br />
Communications Division; Aloke Roy, Honeywell<br />
International, Inc.<br />
Designated Federal Official: Brent Phillips, FAA<br />
SC-222, Inmarsat AMS(R)S is defining system<br />
level requirements and equipment specifications<br />
for the production of “Technique Specific<br />
Appendices” to several <strong>RTCA</strong> documents to add<br />
safety service capability to SwiftBroadband.<br />
Co-Chairs: E. F. Charles LaBerge, EFC LaBerge<br />
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