Air Information Publication (AIP).

A publication issued by or with the authority of a State and

containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation.

AIP Supplements. Temporary changes to the information contained in the AIP which are

published by means of special pages.

NOTAM. A notice distributed by means of telecommunications containing information

concerning the establishment, condition or change in any aeronautical facility, service,

procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which is essential to personnel concerned with

flight operations.

All operationally significant information not covered by AIP Amendment or AIP Supplement

will be issued as a NOTAM.

Three categories of NOTAMS are disseminated by the Aeronautical Fixed Service (AFS):

• NOTAMN, which contains new information.

• NOTAMR, which replaces a previous one.

• NOTAMC, which cancels a previous one.

- En Route Chart Legend

The legend is for use in conjunction with the enclosed charts, the majority of which use

the Lambert Conformal Conic projection and are designed primarily for airway instrument

navigation using cockpit instruments, radio communications and ground based radio

navigation aids.

Standard Instrument and Standard

Terminal Arrival charts

ATC Flight Plan

References: ICAO Doc 4444-RAC/501;

What is an ATC Flight Plan?

It is simply advance notice of a pilot’s intentions for a flight in terms of route (including departure

and destination), cruising level and speed and information about the crew and passengers. It

is in a set format to ensure completeness of information and compatibility with electronic data

transfer between ATS and other units.

Definitions

Filed flight plan: The flight plan as filed with an ATS unit by the pilot or a
designated representative, without any subsequent changes.

Repetitive flight plan (RPL): A flight plan related to a series of frequently

recurring, regularly operated individual flights with identical basic features,
submitted by an operator for retentionand repetitive use by ATS units.
These flights must be operated on the same day(s) of consecutive weeks and
on at least 10 occasions, or every day over a period of at least 10 consecutive
days.
Current flight plan: The flight plan, including changes, if any, brought about by
subsequent clearances.

Estimated elapsed time: The estimated time required to proceed from one
significant point
to another.
Estimated off-block time: The estimated time at which the aircraft will
commence movement
associated with departure.
Estimated time of arrival: For IFR flights, the time at which it is estimated that
the aircraft will arrive over that designated point, defined by reference to
navigational aids, from whichit is intended that an instrument approach will be
commenced, or,
if no navigational aid is associated with the aerodrome, the time at which the
aircraft will arrive over the aerodrome.
For VFR flights, the time at which it is estimated the aircraft will arrive over the
aerodrome.

Item 7 AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION

can be either the registration markings of the aircraft or the ICAO designator
for the operating agency.(RT call sign)
Item 8: Flight Rules and Type of Flight
FLIGHT RULES
 INSERT one of the following letters to denote the category of flight rules
with which the pilot intends to comply:
 I if IFR
 V if VFR
 Z if VFR first
 Y if IFR first (and specify in Item 15 the point or points where a change of
flight rules is planned.)

Type of Flight
INSERT one of the following letters to denote the type of flight when so
required by the appropriate ATS authority:
 S if scheduled air service
 N if non-scheduled air transport operation
 G if general aviation ( Training Flights )
 M if military
 X if other than any of the defined categories above.
Item 9: Number and Type or Aircraft and Wake Turbulence Category
NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT (1 OR 2 CHARACTERS)
INSERT the number of aircraft, if more than one.
TYPE OF AIRCRAFT
INSERT the appropriate designator as specified in ICAO Document 8643 –
1- Aircraft Type Designators
 Boeing 737- 800 B738
 Boeing 747 -400 B744
 Airbus A320 Neo A20N
 Airbus A320 Prestige – A320
  Cessna 152 C 152
 Tecnam – P2002 – SIRA
2 INSERT ZZZZ, or if no such designator has been assigned, in case of formation
flights comprising more than one type: and SPECIFY in Item 18, the (numbers
and) type(s) of aircraft preceded by TYP/...
WAKE TURBULENCE CATEGORY (1 CHARACTER)
INSERT an oblique stroke followed by one of the following letters to indicate
the waketurbulence category of the aircraft:
 H - HEAVY, to indicate an aircraft type with a maximum certificated take-
off mass of 136000 kg or more;
 M - MEDIUM, to indicate an aircraft type with a maximum certificated
take-off mass of less than 136000 kg but more than 7000 kg;
 L - LIGHT, to indicate an aircraft type with a maximum certificate take-off
mass of 7000 kg or less.
Item 10: Equipment
RADIO COMMUNICATION, NAVIGATION AND APPROACH AID EQUIPMENT
INSERT one letter as follows:
 N if no COM/NAV/approach aid equipment for the route to be flown is
carried, or the equipment is unserviceable
 S if standard COM/NAV/approach aid equipment for the route to be
flown is carried and serviceable
 Standard equipment is considered to be VHF RTF, ADF, VOR, and ILS,
unless anothercombination is prescribed by the appropriate ATS
authority.
AND/OR
INSERT one or more of the following letters to indicate the COM/NAV
approach aid equipment available and serviceable:
Surveillance Equipment
INSERT one or two of the following letters to describe the serviceable
surveillance equipment carried:
 SSR equipment: N Nil
 A Transponder - Mode A (4 digits - 4096 codes)
 C Transponder - Mode A (4 digits - 4096 codes and Mode C
 X Transponder - Mode S without both aircraft identification and
pressure-altitude transmission
 P Transponder - Mode S, including pressure altitude transmission, but no
aircraft identification transmission
 I Transponder - Mode S, including aircraft identification transmission,
but no pressure-altitude transmission
 S Transponder - Mode S, including both pressure-altitude and aircraft
identification transmission.

Item 13: Departure Aerodrome and Time (8 Characters)

INSERT the ICAO four-letter location indicator of the departure aerodrome, or
if no location indicator has been assigned,
INSERT ZZZZ and SPECIFY, in Item 18, the name of the aerodrome preceded by
DEP/......

Item 15: Route

INSERT the first cruising speed and the first cruising level, without a space
between them.
• CRUISING SPEED (MAXIMUM 5 CHARACTERS)
INSERT the True Airspeed for the first or the whole of the cruising portion of
the flight, interms of:
Kilometres per hour, expressed as K followed by 4 figures (e.g. K0830); or
Knots, expressed as N followed by 4 figures (e.g. N0485); or
Mach Number, when so prescribed by the appropriate ATS authority, to the
nearest hundredth of unit Mach, expressed as M followed by 3 figures (e.g.
M082)
• CRUISING LEVEL (MAXIMUM 5 CHARACTERS)
INSERT the planned cruising level for the first or the whole portion of the route
to be flown,in terms of:
Flight Level, expressed as F followed by 3 figures (e.g. F085, F330); or

• ROUTE (INCLUDING CHANGES OF SPEED, LEVEL AND/OR FLIGHT RULES)

Details are required of the aircraft’s route, change of route, speed, level and/or
flight rules; sub-items must be in capital letters and separated by a space. The
following aide-memoire may be of use for filling in the ROUTE details which
start after the arrow.
• ATS ROUTE (2 to 7 characters)
• Enter the coded designator assigned to the route or route segment e.g.
UB37, R14.
• Where appropriate enter the coded designator assigned to a standard
instrument departure route (SID) or standard arrival route (STAR)

POINTS OF CHANGE
The coded designator (2 to 5 characters) assigned to the point, e.g. EX, MAY,
LOVEL, PORGY, SCROD.
If there are no coded designators use: • LATITUDE/LONGITUDE
Use of DCT (Direct)
Flights Along Designated ATS Routes
INSERT, if the departure aerodrome is located on, or connected to the ATS
route, the designatorof the first ATS route;
OR, if the departure aerodrome is not on, or connected to the ATS route, the
letters DCT followed by the point of joining the first ATS route, followed by the
designator of the ATS route.
.
FOLLOWED IN EACH CASE
By the designator of the next ATS route segment, even if the same as the
previous one;
OR, by DCT, if the flight to the next point will be outside a designated route,
unless both points are defined by geographical co-ordinates.
Item 16 Destination Aerodrome and Total Estimated Elapsed Time, Alternate
Aerodrome(s)
DESTINATION AERODROME AND TOTAL ESTIMATED ELAPSED TIME
 INSERT the ICAO four-letter location indicator of the destination
aerodrome followed, without a space, by the total established time; or
 INSERT ZZZZ - If no location indicator has been assigned followed,
without a space, by the total estimated elapsed time, and SPECIFY in
Item 18 the name of the aerodrome, preceded by DEST/...
ALTERNATE AERODROME(S)
 INSERT the ICAO four-letter location indicator(s) of not more then two
alternate aerodromes,separated by a space; or
 INSERT ZZZZ if no location indicator has been assigned to the alternate
aerodrome, and SPECIFY in item 18 the name of the aerodrome,
preceded by ALTN/....

Item 18: Other Information

INSERT 0 (zero) if no other information, or any other necessary information in
the preferred sequence
1. EET/ Significant points or FIR boundary designators and accumulated
estimated elapsed times to such points or FIR boundaries, when so
prescribed on the basis of air navigation agreements, or by the
appropriate ATS authority.
Examples:
EET/CAP0745 XYZ0830
EET/EINN0204
2. RIF/ The route details to the revised destination aerodrome, followed
by the ICAO four-letter location indicator of the aerodrome. The revised
route is subject to re-clearance in flight.
3. REG/ The registration markings of the aircraft, if different from the
aircraft identification in Item 7.
4. SEL/ SELCAL Code, if so prescribed buy the appropriate ATS authority.
5. OPR/ Name of the operator, if not obvious from the aircraft
identification in Item 7.
6. STS/ Reason for special handling by ATS; e.g. hospital aircraft, one
engine inoperative; e.g. STS/HOSP, STS/ONE Eng INOP.
7. TYP/ Type(s) of aircraft, preceded if necessary by number(s) of aircraft if
ZZZZ is inserted in Item 9.
8. PER/ Aircraft performance data, if so prescribed by the appropriate ATS
authority.
9. COM Significant data related to link capability, using one or more of the
letters S, H, V and M; e.g. DAT/S for satellite data link, DAT/H for HF data
link; DAT/V for VHF data link;DAT/M for SSR Mode S data link.

Item19: Supplementary Information

ENDURANCE
 After E/ INSERT a 4-figure group giving the fuel endurance in hours and
minutes.
PERSONS ON BOARD
  After P/ INSERT the total number of persons (passengers and crew) on
board, when required by the appropriate ATS authority. INSERT TBN (to
be notified) if the total number of persons in not known at the time of
filing.
EMERGENCY AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT
R/ (RADIO)
CROSS OUT U if UHF on frequency 243.0 MHz is not available.
CROSS OUT V if VHF on frequency 121.5 MHz is not available
CROSS OUT E if emergency locator transmitter (ELT) is not available.
S/ (SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT)
CROSS OUT all indicators if survival equipment is not carried.
CROSS OUT P if polar survival equipment is not carried.
CROSS OUT D if desert survival equipment is not carried.
CROSS OUT M if maritime survival equipment is not carried.
CROSS OUT J if jungle survival equipment is not carried.
J/ (JACKETS)
CROSS OUT all indicators if life jackets are not carried.
CROSS OUT L if life jackets are not equipped with lights.
CROSS OUT F if life jackets are not equipped with fluorescein.
CROSS OUT U or V or both as in R/ above to indicate radio capability of jackets,
if any.

D/ (DINGHIES) (NUMBER)
CROSS OUT indicators D and C if no dinghies are carried, or
INSERT number of dinghies carried; and (CAPACITY)
INSERT total capacity, in persons, of all dinghies carried; and (COVER)
CROSS OUT indicator C if dinghies are not covered; and (COLOUR)
INSERT colour of dinghies if carried.
A/(AIRCRAFT COLOUR AND MARKINGS)
INSERT colour of aircraft and significant markings.
N/ (REMARKS)
CROSS OUT indicator N if no remarks, or INDICATE any other remarks regarding
survival
equipment.
C/ (PILOT)
INSERT name of pilot in command.
Filed by
INSERT the name of the unit, agency or person filing the flight plan.

The aircraft is fitted with separate emergency UHF, U and VHF, V, radio,
together with a crash
activated emergency locator beacon, E.
The aircraft is carrying maritime, M, survival equipment and life jackets, J,
fitted with a sea
activated light, L, and fluorescent dye, F.

The aircraft also carries 10 inflatable dinghies, D, whose total capacity is 150
people; the colour
of dinghies’ covers, C, is yellow.
The aircraft has blue and grey markings and the pilot in command