This online course aims to provide participants with a structured and comprehensive foundation in ICAO’s Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) framework, enabling them to support and contribute to the safe and harmonized implementation of PBN in accordance with the latest edition of ICAO Doc 9613 (PBN Manual).
Course Description
This 10-hour self-study online course introduces participants to ICAO’s Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) framework and its operational and regulatory applications.
The course establishes a foundational understanding of the PBN concept, including its evolution from conventional navigation to area navigation and performance-based operations, as well as the benefits and structure of the PBN Manual (Doc 9613). Participants will examine the elements defining required navigation performance and how these are applied within navigation specifications. It also addresses navigation applications and enabling systems, including RNAV and RNP operations, navigation sensors, datasets, and augmentation systems. Terminal procedures such as SIDs, STARs, and RNP APCH are presented to highlight implementation considerations and operational benefits.
Finally, the course reviews operational approval processes, performance-monitoring requirements, and air traffic control considerations that support safe and efficient PBN implementation.
Designed as an entry-level foundation, the course supports aviation stakeholders involved in PBN planning, approval, implementation, and operations, and serves as a prerequisite for advanced PBN training.
