4-1 Manual of Air Traffic Services
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Ministry of Transport Department of Civil Aviation MANUAL OF AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES Department of Civil Aviation, Myanmar FIRST EDITION 1st January 2009 Manual of Air Traffic Services RECORD OF AMENDMENTS RECORD OF CORRIGENDA AMENDMENTS CORRIGENDA Date Date Entered Date Date Entered No applicable entered by No applicable entered by 1 19/11/09 - ANS,DCA 2 18/11/10 1/10/10 ANS,DCA 3 14/11/12 1/10/12 ANS, DCA LOA -1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PREFACE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-7 CHAPTER 1 DOCUMENTATION IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL 1.1 Title --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-1 1.2 Purpose of the chapter------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-1 1.3 Purpose of the document --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-1 1.4 Responsibility for documentation and publication ---------------------------------------------------- 1-1 1.5Authority/responsibility for changes --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-1 1.6 Review ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1-1 1.7 Interpretation of words ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1-2 1.8 Effective date ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-2 1.9 Change history --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-2 1.10 Format ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.2 1.11 Distribution of the manual ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.2 1.12 Master copy----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-2 1.13 Checking currency of the manual --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-2 CHAPTER 2 DEFINATIONS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.1 CHAPTER 3 GENERAL 3.1 Organizational structure and functions ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1 3.1.2 Functions of Department of Civil Aviation of Myanmar and ATM Division ---------------- 3.1 3.2 Roles and responsibilities of air traffic services operation Division ------------------------------- 3.2 3.3 0 perational supervision ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.3 3.4 ATM staffing ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.3 3.5 Provision of air traffic services -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.3 3.6 Search and rescue (SAR) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.5 3.6.1 Responsible Authority ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.5 3.6.2Area of Responsibility----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.5 3.6.3 Search and Rescue Coordination Centers ------------------------------------------------------------ 3.5 3.6.4 Satellite aided Search and Rescue --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.5 3.6.5 Provision of SAR Service ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.5 3.6.6 SAR Agreements ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.6 3.7 Recruitment procedure for air traffic control officers ------------------------------------------------ 3.6 3.8 ATC training ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.6 3.8.3 Admission Criteria -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.6 3.8.4 Course Examination at CATI -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.6 3.9 On-the-job training and rating --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.6 3.10 Checking program --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.7 3.10.1 Regular Assessment ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.7 3.10.2 Periodic assessment ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.7 CHAPTER 4 AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES 4.1 Objectives of the air traffic services -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.1 4.2 Divisions of the air traffic services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.1 4.3 Classification of airspaces -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.2 4.4 Application of air traffic control service --------------------------------------------------------------- 4.2 4.5 Provision of air traffic control service ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.2 4.5.1 Area control service ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.2 4.5.2 Approach control service ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.2 4.5.3 Aerodrome control service ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.3 4.6 Operation of air traffic control service ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.3 4.7 Responsibility for control -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.3 4.7.1 Responsibility for control of individual flights ------------------------------------------------------ 4.3 4.7.2 Responsibility for control within a given block of airspace --------------------------------------- 4.3 4.8 Transfer of responsibility for control ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.3 4.8.1 Place or time of transfer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.3 4.9 Responsibilities for the provision of flight information service and alerting service ---------- 4.4 4.10 Time in air traffic services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.5 4.11 Flight Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.5 4.11.1 Flight plan form ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.5 4.11.2 Submission of a flight plan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.5 4.11.3 Acceptance of a flight plan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.6 4.12 Air traffic control clearances --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.6 4.12.1 Scope and purpose ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.6 4.12.2 Aircraft subject to ATC for part of flight ----------------------------------------------------------- 4.7 4.12.3 Flights through intermediate stops ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.7 4.12.4 Contents of clearance --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.7 4.12.5 Departing aircraft -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.7 4.12.6 En-route aircraft --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.7 4.12.7 Description of air traffic control clearance --------------------------------------------------------- 4.8 4.13 Horizontal speed control instructions ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4.9 4.13.1 GeneraI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.9 4.13.2 Methods of application ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.10 4.13.3 Descending and arriving aircraft -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.11 4.13.4 Termination -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.12 4.14 Vertical Speed Control Instruction ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.12 4.14.1 General ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.12 4.14.2 Methods of application ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.12 4.15Changefrom IFRtoVFR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.12 4.16 Altimeter Setting Procedures -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.13 4.16.1 Expression of vertical position of aircraft --------------------------------------------------------- 4.13 4.16.2 Determination of the transition level --------------------------------------------------------------- 4.13 4.16.3 Minimum cruising level for IFR flights ----------------------------------------------------------- 4.13 4.16.4 Provision of altimeter setting information --------------------------------------------------------- 4.13 CHAPTER 5 SEPARATION METHODS AND MINIMA 5.1 Provision for the separation of controlled traffic ------------------------------------------------------