The Integrated Aeronautical Information Package

Notice to Airmen – notam

Part 2

• Erecting, removal of or changes to significant obstacles in the take-off/climb, (missed) approach areas and runway strips

• Establishment, discontinuance or changes to prohibited, restricted and danger areas

• Establishment or discontinuance of areas or routes where possibility of interception exists and maintenance of guard of the frequency 121.5 is required

• Allocation, cancellation or change of location indicators

• Changes in the rescue and fire fighting protection level at an aerodrome

• Presence or removal or significant changes in hazardous conditions due to ice, snow, slush or water on the movement area (SNOWTAM)

• Outbreak of epidemics necessitating changes in requirements for vaccination or quarantine measures

• Forecasts of solar cosmic radiation, where provided

• Occurrence of pre-eruption volcanic activity, location, date and time of volcanic eruptions and the existence density and extent of volcanic ash cloud including direction of movement, flight levels and routes which could be affected

• Release into the atmosphere of radioactive materials or toxic chemicals due to nuclear or chemical incident, date and time of the incident, flight levels and routes which could be affected and the direction of movement

Question:

What information shall be included in the NOTAM?

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The Integrated Aeronautical Information Package

Part 1

Content:

Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) including Amendments; Supplements to the AIP; NOTAM; Checklists; Summaries; Aeronautical Information Circulars (AIC); Pre-Flight Information Bulletins (PIB).

AIP

The AIP is intended primarily to satisfy international requirements for the exchange of aeronautical information of a lasting character essential for air navigation.

The AIP constitutes the basic information source for permanent information and long duration temporary changes.

The AIP consists of 3 parts: General (GEN)

En-route (ENR)

Aerodromes (AD)

Amendments to the AIP

Permanent changes to the AIP shall be published as AIP Amendments

Amendments shall be allocated a consecutive serial number.

The interval of publishing Amendments can be chosen by the State.

When no AIP Amendment will be published at the established publication date, a NIL notification shall be originated and distributed by the monthly printed plain-language summary of NOTAM in force.

AIP Supplements

Temporary changes of long duration (3 months or longer) and information which contains extensive text/graphics shall be published as AIP Supplement.

Supplements shall be allocated a consecutive serial number based on the calendar year.

When an AIP Supplement replaces a NOTAM, it shall include reference to the serial number of the NOTAM.

A checklist of AIP Supplements in force shall be issued with the monthly NOTAM summary.

Questions:

What is the content of the Integrated Aeronautical Information Package?

What does AIP stand for?

What is the AIP intended primarily to?

What shall be published as AIP Amendments?

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The Integrated Aeronautical Information Package

Part 2

Checklist

A checklist of NOTAM currently in force shall be issued over the AFTN at intervals of not more than 1 month.

A checklist of NOTAM shall refer to the last AIP Amendments, AIP

Supplements and at least the internationally distributed AIC.

A checklist shall have the same distribution as the actual message series to which they refer.

Summary

A monthly printed plain-language summary of NOTAM in force including the indications of the latest AIP Amendments, checklist of AIP Supplements and AIC issued, shall be prepared and forwarded by the most expeditious means to recipients of the Integrated Aeronautical Information Package.

Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC)

An AIC shall be originated when it is necessary to disseminate aeronautical information which does not qualify for promulgation in AIP or NOTAM such as:

• A long-term forecast of any major changes in legislation, regulations, procedures or facilities

• Information of a purely explanatory or advisory nature liable to effect flight safety

• Information/notification of explanatory or advisory nature concerning technical, legislative or purely administrative matters.

The originating State shall select the AIC that are to be given international distribution.

Those selected AIC shall be given the same distribution as for the AIP.

Questions:

1. What is ‘Checklist’?

2. What is ‘Summary’?

3. When shall Aeronautical Information Circular be originated?