3rd ANNUAL
COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING
CONFERENCE
Proudly brought to you by Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited
Importance of CDM in an Air Traffic Flow
Management (ATFM) environment – An
Enabler
SCOPE
• Introduction
• The Practice of Collaborative Decision Making
(CDM)
• Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) and CDM
• Benefits of CDM in an ATFM Environment
• Future of CDM & ATFM
• Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
• Collaborative decision-making (CDM) is
defined as an explicit supporting process
focused on deciding on a course of action in
pursuit of articulated objectives between two
or more community members
• Key to global aviation objective - maintaining
a safe, secure, efficient and environmentally
sustainable air navigation system at global,
regional and local levels
THE PRACTICE OF CDM
• The Eleventh Air Navigation Conference -
Montreal - 22 September to 3 October, 2003
• Agreed on the endorsement of the Global
ATM operational concept – 1st Publication in
2005
• Central to this concept is the need to evolve
towards a more collaborative environment
ICAO DEFINITION
Air traffic management is the dynamic, integrated
management of air traffic and airspace — safely,
economically and efficiently — through the
provision of facilities and seamless services in
collaboration with all parties.
ATFM AND CDM
• CDM is an enabler in ATFM environment
• Allowing improved planning of Strategic, Pretactical and tactical Air Traffic Flow
Management
• CDM may apply to all layers of decisionmaking from longer-term planning activities
through to real-time operations
BENEFITS OF CDM IN AN ATFM ENVIRONMENT
• In order to realize the benefits of CDM in
ATFM environment – all key players must be
actively involved
BENEFITS OF CDM IN AN ATFM
ENVIRONMENT(Cont.)
• Some of the benefits include:
 Improved ATFM through DCB (Demand
Capacity Balance) to optimise airspace and
runway throughput in coordinated airports
 Better On time performance
 Fuel savings & environmental sustainability
FUTURE OF CDM & ATFM
• CDM is a requirement – not an option
• More ATFMUs expected to be established
globally. E.g., Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
CONCLUSION
•
ATFM/CDM was considered among the Global priorities for
air navigation during the First Meeting (ATM SG/1) (Cairo,
Egypt, 9 - 12 June 2014)
•
In a recent coordination meeting held in Luanda, the need
for ATFM/CDM status monitoring in SADC was highlighted
•
Its time Africa joined hands to address Africa’s future
aviation challenges today!