Doc 9377-AN/915 Amendment No. 2 24/8/18 MANUAL ON COORDINATION BETWEEN AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES, AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICES AND AERONAUTICAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES Sixth Edition 2014 AMENDMENT NO. 2 1. To incorporate Amendment No. 2, please replace the existing pages with the attached new pages dated 24/8/18 a Page 2-2 Chapter 2 b Pages 3-5 and 3-6 Chapter 3 c Pages 6-1 to 6-3 Chapter 6 d Page A2-1 Appendix 2 e Page A3-1 Appendix 3 2. Record the entry of this amendment on page iii of the manual. 14 pages
2-1 Chapter 2 AIR TRAFFIC AND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS 2.1 UNITS PROVIDING AIR TRAFFIC AND SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICES The following units provide air traffic and search and rescue services a Aerodrome control tower TWR. A unit established to provide air traffic control service to aerodrome traffic. Provides aerodrome control service which includes, in particular, the control of aircraft arriving at or departing from the aerodromes concerned. In most cases TWRs provide this service to aircraft on the manoeuvring area runways and taxiways of the aerodrome and in the vicinity of the aerodrome i.e. during actual take-off and landing and upon entering or leaving the traffic circuit, taking into consideration the dimensions of the circuit. b Approach control unit APP. A unit established to provide air traffic control service to controlled flights arriving at or departing from one or more aerodromes. Established at certain aerodromes when it is necessary or desirable to create a separate unit, it provides approach control service to controlled aircraft approaching or departing an aerodrome under instrument flight rules. c Area control centre ACC. A unit established to provide air traffic control service to controlled flights in control areas under its jurisdiction. Note. The ATS units in a, b and c also provide flight information and alerting services. d Flight information centre FIC. A unit established to provide flight information service and alerting service. Note 1. As indicated by its title, the function of an FIC is to provide information useful for the safe and efficient conduct of flights this is different from the function of units that carry out control service e.g. ACCs, which provide a service aimed at the prevention of collisions as well as the maintenance of an orderly flow of air traffic. Note 2. Air traffic flow management ATFM is being implemented as a sub-element of the air traffic management ATM system see also Chapter 7. It is a tool to support ATS in ensuring an optimum flow of air traffic in areas and at times when demand may exceed the available capacity of the air traffic control system. Specialized regional ATFM centres/units are being established to provide for relevant strategic, tactical and real-time ATFM functions. The tactical and real-time functions of the specialized ATFM centres may be supported by ATFM positions at ACCs. It is envisaged that global ATFM centres may be required in the future.
Manual on Coordination between Air Traffic Services, 2-2 Aeronautical Information Services and Aeronautical Meteorological Services e ATS reporting office. A unit established for the purpose of receiving reports concerning ATS and flight plans submitted before departure. Note. An ATS reporting office may be established as a separate unit or combined with an existing unit, such as another ATS unit, or a unit of the AIS see Chapter 6. f Air-ground control radio station. An aeronautical telecommunication station having primary responsibility for handling communications pertaining to the operation and control of aircraft in a given area. The station may supply to aircraft, in coordination with the ATS unit concerned, meteorological information for flight information purposes. The station may also be involved in transmitting air-reports received from aircraft to the ATS units and meteorological watch offices MWOs concerned. g Rescue coordination centre RCC. A unit responsible for promoting efficient organization of search and rescue services and for coordinating the conduct of search and rescue operations within a search and rescue region. RCC and rescue sub-centres RSCs promote the efficient organization of search and rescue, prepare plans for the conduct of search and rescue operations within their search and rescue regions and, when necessary, initiate and coordinate action by search and rescue units in accordance with these plans. 2.2 CENTRES, OFFICES AND STATIONS PROVIDING METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION TO AERONAUTICAL USERS, INCLUDING ATS UNITS AND SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICES CENTRES 2.2.1 It may be recalled that it is the responsibility of each State to determine, in accordance with Annex 3, Chapter 2, 2.1.3, and in accordance with regional air navigation agreements, the meteorological service which would meet the needs of international air navigation in that State. Furthermore, each State should designate the meteorological authority to provide or arrange for the provision of this meteorological service to international air navigation. In discharging its responsibilities, the meteorological authority may arrange for the provision of all or certain portions of that meteorological service by other professional entities on its behalf. Information regarding the designation of the meteorological authority and details relating to the provision of meteorological service to international air navigation by the meteorological authority are required to be included in the aeronautical information publication AIP, in compliance with Annex 15 Aeronautical Information Services, Chapter 5 Annex 3, Chapter 2, 2.1.4 refers see also Appendix 3 to this manual. 2.2.2 Meteorological service is provided by the following centres, offices and stations a Aerodrome meteorological office. An office designated to provide meteorological service for aerodromes serving international air navigation. An aerodrome meteorological office may be located at an aerodrome or at another location as determined by the State concerned. An aerodrome meteorological office carries out all or some of the following functions to meet the needs of flight operations at aerodromes prepare and/or obtain forecasts and other relevant information e.g. aerodrome warnings and wind shear warnings and alerts for flights with which it is concerned the extent of its responsibilities to prepare forecasts are to be related to the local availability and use of en-route and aerodrome forecast material received from other offices 24/8/18 No. 2
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