In order to support preparation for the implementation of the Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) in the Pacific Region, the Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APANPIRG) has established a regional monitoring agency. This agency, the Pacific Approvals Registry and Monitoring Organization (PARMO), is located at the United States Federal Aviation Administration's William J. Hughes Technical Center.

A regional monitoring agency is a necessary and integral part of RVSM implementation as is stated in ICAO guidance.

Principal duties and responsibilities of the PARMO include:

• To establish and maintain a central registry of State RVSM approvals of operators and aircraft using the Pacific Region airspace where the RVSM will be applied;
• To facilitate the transfer of approval data to and from other RVSM regional monitoring agencies;
• To establish and maintain a data base containing the results of height keeping performance monitoring and all altitude deviations of 300 ft or more within Pacific oceanic airspace;
• To Provide timely information on changes of monitoring status of aircraft type classifications to State authorities and operators;
• To assume overall responsibility for administration of the Global Positioning System based Monitoring System (GMS) and for assessing compliance of operators and aircraft with RVSM height-keeping performance requirements in conjunction with RVSM introduction in the Pacific Region;
• To provide the means for identifying non-RVSM approved operators using Pacific Region airspace where the RVSM is applied; and notifying the appropriate State approval authority; and
• To develop the means for summarizing and communicating the content of relevant databases to ICAO RVSM Task Force decision makers for use in agreeing on the timing and extent of RVSM application within the airspace under their administration.

• PARMO RVSM Approvals including monitoring status results - Excel Format
• PARMO RVSM Approvals including monitoring status results - PDF Format
• Large Height Deviation Form
• March 2003 Pacific Traffic Movement Sample: Data Collection Template
• Guidance and Procedures for the Registration of Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) Approvals in the Pacific Region (02/03/04). This document contains information on establishing and maintaining a central registry of State RVSM approvals of operators and aircraft using the airspace where RVSM will be applied within the Pacific Region.
• Points of Contact for States and Operators Form - PARMO F1
• GPS-based Monitoring System Procedures (02/03/04)
• Pacific Region RVSM Monitoring Requirements (02/04/04)
• Procedures For Aircraft Found To Be Non-Compliant Through Monitoring

For information on Pacific Region RVSM clickhere to enter the FAA Pacific RVSM Website. This website contains briefings, documentation and guidance materials for the RVSM efforts in the Pacific region.

PARMO Points of Contact