Textual Amendments
F1Annex 6 substituted (20.11.2021) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1203), regs. 1(2), 29
The AIP, AIP amendments and AIP supplements shall be provided as an ‘electronic AIP’ (eAIP). The eAIP shall allow for displaying on computer screen and printing on paper. In addition, the AIP, AIP amendments and AIP supplements may also be provided on paper.
The AIP shall include:
a statement of the competent authority responsible for the air navigation facilities, services or procedures covered by the AIP;
the general conditions under which the services or facilities are available for use;
a list of significant differences between the regulations and practices of the United Kingdom and, where available, the Crown Dependencies, and the related ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and Procedures;
the choice made by a State in each significant case where an alternative course of action is provided for in the ICAO SARPs and procedures.
The AIP shall contain information related to, and arranged under, the subject headings listed in the Contents of the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) in PANS-AIM (Doc 10066).
The issuer and AIS provider shall be clearly indicated.
Each AIP shall be self-contained and include a table of contents.
An AIP shall be organised in three parts (GEN, ENR and AD), sections and subsections, except when the AIP, or a volume of the AIP, is designed to facilitate operational use in flight, in which case the precise format and arrangement are not prescribed provided that an adequate table of contents is included.
Each AIP shall be dated.
The date, consisting of the day, month (by name), and year, shall be the publication date or the AIRAC effective date.
When describing periods of activity, availability or operation, the applicable days and times shall be specified.
Each AIP volume issued in printing format and each page of an AIP issued in printing format shall be annotated to clearly indicate:
the identity of the AIP;
the territory covered and its subdivisions, when necessary;
the identification of the issuing State and producing organisation (authority); and
page numbers/chart titles.
Any amendment to the volume of the AIP issued in printing format shall be clearly identifiable by means of replacement pages.
Any operationally significant changes to the AIP, in accordance with point AIS.OR.505, shall be issued under AIRAC and clearly identified as such.
Each AIP amendment shall be allocated a serial number, which shall be consecutive.
When an AIP amendment is issued, it shall include references to the serial number of the NOTAM which have been incorporated into the amendment.
The most current update cycles applicable to AIP amendments shall be made publicly available.
Recourse to hand amendments/annotations shall be kept to a minimum; the normal method of amendment shall be by reissuing or by replacement of pages.
Each AIP amendment shall:
include a checklist with the current dates and numbers of each loose-leaf page in the AIP; and
provide a recapitulation of any outstanding hand amendments.
New or revised information shall be identified by an annotation against it in the margin.
Each AIP amendment page, including the cover sheet, shall contain a publication date and, when applicable, an effective date.
The regular intervals between the AIP amendments shall be specified in Part 1 – General (GEN) of the AIP.
AIP supplements issued in printing format shall be provided by means of distinctive pages.
The most current update cycles applicable to AIP supplements shall be made publicly available.
Each AIP supplement shall be allocated a serial number which shall be consecutive and based on the calendar year.
Whenever an AIP supplement is issued as a replacement of a NOTAM, a reference to the series and number of the NOTAM shall be included.
A checklist of valid AIP supplements shall be issued at intervals of not more than one month, as part of the checklist of NOTAM and also with distribution as for the AIP supplements.
Each AIP supplement page shall have a publication date. Each AIRAC AIP supplement page shall have both a publication and an effective date.
The AIC shall be provided as an electronic document.
The AIC shall be provided whenever it is desirable to promulgate:
forecasts of important changes in the air navigation procedures, services and facilities;
forecasts of implementation of new navigational systems;
significant information derived from aircraft accident/incident investigation which has a bearing on flight safety;
information on regulations related to the safeguarding of civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference that jeopardise the security of civil aviation;
advice on medical matters of special interest to pilots;
warnings to pilots concerning the avoidance of physical hazards;
information on the effect of certain weather phenomena on aircraft operations;
information on new hazards affecting aircraft handling techniques;
information on regulations related to the carriage of restricted articles by air;
references to the requirements of national and EU legislation and to the publication of changes therein;
information on aircrew licensing arrangements;
information on training of aviation personnel;
information on the implementation of, or exemption from, requirements in national and EU legislation;
advice on the use and maintenance of specific types of equipment;
the actual or planned availability of new or revised editions of aeronautical charts;
information on the carriage of communication equipment;
explanatory information related to noise abatement;
selected airworthiness directives;
information on changes in NOTAM series or distribution, new editions of AIP or major changes in their content, coverage or format;
advance information on the snow plan; and
other information of a similar nature.
The AIC shall not be used for information that qualifies for inclusion in AIP or NOTAM.
The snow plan issued in accordance with point AD 1.2.2 of the AIP shall be supplemented by seasonal information to be issued as an AIC well in advance of the beginning of each winter – not less than one month before the normal onset of winter conditions.
When the AIC is selected for international distribution it shall have the same distribution as the AIP.
Each AIC shall be allocated a serial number which shall be consecutive and based on the calendar year.
In the event that an AIC is provided in more than one series, each series shall be separately identified by a letter.
A checklist of AIC currently in force shall be issued at least once a year, with distribution as for the AIC.
A checklist of AIC provided internationally shall be included in the NOTAM checklist.
A NOTAM shall be issued when it is necessary to provide the following information:
establishment of, closure of, or significant changes in the operation of aerodromes or heliports or runways;
establishment of, withdrawal of, and significant changes in, the operation of aeronautical services;
establishment of, withdrawal of, and significant changes in, the operational capability of radio navigation and air-ground communication services;
unavailability of backup and secondary systems, having a direct operational impact;
establishment of, withdrawal of, or significant changes to, visual aids;
interruption of, or return to operation of, major components of aerodrome lighting systems;
establishment of, withdrawal of, or significant changes to, procedures for air navigation services;
occurrence or correction of major defects or impediments in the manoeuvring area;
changes to, and limitations on, the availability of fuel, oil and oxygen;
major changes to search and rescue (SAR) facilities and services available;
establishment of, withdrawal of, or return to, operation of hazard beacons marking obstacles to air navigation;
changes in regulations applicable in the State(s) concerned that require immediate action from an operational perspective;
operational directives requiring immediate action or changes thereto;
presence of hazards that affect air navigation;
planned laser emissions, laser displays and search lights if pilots’ night vision is likely to be impaired;
erecting or removal of, or changes to, obstacles to air navigation in the take-off or climb, missed approach, approach areas as well as on the runway strip;
establishment or discontinuance of, including activation or deactivation, as applicable, or changes in, the status of prohibited, restricted or danger areas;
establishment or discontinuance of areas or routes, or portions of areas or routes, where the possibility of interception exists and where the maintenance of guard on the very high frequency (VHF) emergency frequency 121,500 MHz is required;
allocation, cancellation or change of location indicators;
changes in aerodrome/heliport rescue and firefighting (RFF) category;
presence of, removal of, or significant changes in, hazardous conditions due to snow, slush, ice, radioactive material, toxic chemicals, volcanic ash deposition or water on the movement area;
outbreaks of epidemics necessitating changes in notified requirements for inoculations and quarantine measures;
forecasts of solar cosmic radiation, where provided;
an operationally significant change in volcanic activity, the location, date and time of volcanic eruptions, or the horizontal and vertical extent of a volcanic ash cloud, including direction of movement, flight levels and routes or portions of routes that could be affected;
release into the atmosphere of radioactive materials or toxic chemicals following a nuclear or chemical incident, the location, date and time of the incident, the flight levels and routes, or portions of these, that could be affected, as well as the direction of movement;
establishment of operations of humanitarian relief missions, together with procedures or limitations that affect air navigation;
implementation of short-term contingency measures in cases of disruption, or partial disruption, of ATS and related supporting services;
specific loss of integrity of satellite-based navigation systems.
unavailability of a runway due to runway marking works or, if the equipment used for those works can be removed, a time lag required for making the runway available.
A NOTAM shall not be issued to provide any of the following information:
routine maintenance work on aprons and taxiways that does not affect the safe movement of aircraft;
temporary obstructions in the vicinity of aerodromes/heliports that do not affect the safe operation of aircraft;
partial failure of aerodrome/heliport lighting facilities where such failure does not directly affect aircraft operations;
partial temporary failure of air-ground communications when suitable alternative frequencies are available and are operative;
lack of apron marshalling services, road traffic closures, limitations and control;
the unserviceability of location, destination or other instruction signs on the aerodrome movement area;
parachuting when in uncontrolled airspace under visual flight rules (VFR), nor when in controlled airspace at promulgated sites or within danger or prohibited areas;
training activities performed by ground units;
unavailability of backup and secondary systems if these do not have an operational impact;
limitations to airport facilities or general services, with no operational impact;
national regulations not affecting general aviation;
announcements or warnings about possible/potential limitations, with no operational impact;
general reminders on already published information;
availability of equipment for ground units, without information on the operational impact on airspace and facility users;
information about laser emissions with no operational impact and about fireworks below the minimum flying heights;
closure of parts of the movement area in connection with locally coordinated, planned work of duration of less than one hour;
closure, changes, unavailability in the operation of aerodrome(s)/ heliport(s) other than in the aerodrome(s)/heliport(s) operation hours; and
other non-operational information of a similar temporary nature.
Except as provided for in points AIS.TR.330(f) and AIS.TR.330(g), each NOTAM shall contain the information in the order referred to in the NOTAM FORMAT in PANS-AIM (Doc 10066)
NOTAM text shall be composed of the significations/uniform abbreviated phraseology assigned to the ICAO NOTAM Code, complemented by ICAO abbreviations, indicators, identifiers, designators, call signs, frequencies, figures and plain language.
All NOTAM shall be issued in English language.
Information concerning snow, slush, ice, frost, standing water or water associated with snow, slush, ice or frost on the movement area shall be disseminated by means of SNOWTAM and shall contain the information in the order referred to in the SNOWTAM format in PANS-AIM (Doc 10066).
Information concerning an operationally significant change to volcanic activity, volcanic eruption or volcanic ash cloud shall, when reported by means of an ASHTAM, contain the information in the order referred to in the ASHTAM format in PANS-AIM (Doc 10066).
When errors occur in a NOTAM, a NOTAM with a new number shall be issued to replace the erroneous NOTAM or the erroneous NOTAM shall be cancelled and a new NOTAM shall be issued.
When a NOTAM is issued that cancels or replaces a previous NOTAM:
the series and number/year of the previous NOTAM shall be indicated;
the series, location indicator and subject of both NOTAM shall be the same.
Only one NOTAM shall be cancelled or replaced by a NOTAM.
Each NOTAM shall deal with only one subject and one condition of the subject.
Each NOTAM shall be as brief as possible and compiled so that its meaning is clear without the need to refer to another document.
A NOTAM containing permanent or temporary information of long duration (three months or longer) shall include appropriate references to the AIP or AIP supplement.
Location indicators included in the text of a NOTAM shall be those contained in ICAO Doc 7910. A curtailed form of such indicators shall not be used. Where no ICAO location indicator is assigned to the location, its place name shall be entered in plain language.
A series identified by a letter and a four-digit number followed by a stroke and a two-digit number for the year shall be allocated to each NOTAM. The four-digit number shall be consecutive and based on the calendar year.
All NOTAM shall be divided in series based on subject, traffic or location or a combination of these, depending on end-user needs. NOTAM for aerodromes allowing international air traffic shall be issued in international NOTAM series.
If NOTAM are issued in both English and national language, the NOTAM series shall be organised so that the national language series are equivalent to the English language series in terms of content and numbering.
The content and geographical coverage of each NOTAM series shall be stated in detail in the AIP, in point GEN 3.
A checklist of valid NOTAM shall be regularly provided.
One checklist NOTAM shall be issued for each series.
A checklist NOTAM shall also refer to the latest AIP amendments, AIP supplements, data sets and, at least, to distributed AIC.
A checklist NOTAM shall have the same distribution as the actual message series to which it refers and shall be clearly identified as a checklist.
Series allocation shall be monitored and, if required, appropriate measures shall be taken to assure that no series reaches the maximum possible number of issued NOTAM before the end of a calendar year.]