* 1988. ICAO create the South Atlantic group (SAT) to enhance air traffic control services provided in that region.
* 1998. The AFI Regional Group on Planning and Implementation (APIRG) agree to assign to SAT the implementation of new Air Navigation technologies,and CNS/ATM systems to be introduced between the Europe and South-America (EUR/SAM) corridor (AFI routing area AR1).
* 2000. The
SAT/8 establish the tasks to be performed by the South Atlantic Regional Monitoring
Agency. * 2001. The Spanish AIC 4/01 (January 2001) informed about SATMA creation
and responsibilities
SATMA
Competences
Maintain
and update the central registry of State RNP and RVSM approvals • Co-ordinate
with other Regional Monitoring Agencies (RMAs: NAT CMA, APARMO, EUROCONTROL,
and MIDMA) • Maintain and update data and statistics about traffic counts,
performance monitoring results and deviation events • Provide timely information
on changes to the monitoring status of aircraft types • Spread relevant information
to ICAO and SAT members for timing and extent of RVSM and other CNS/ATM applications.
• Provide a means of identifying non-RNP/RVSM approved aircraft operating
in the EUR/SAM Corridor. • Publish Minimum RVSM/RNP Monitoring Requirements
for the EUR/SAM Corridor and any other information related with the CNS/ATM
implementation and project
The South Atlantic Regional Monitoring Agency (SATMA) has been set up by Spain at the Aena Canary Islands Control Centre