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IFR) Inside Controlled Airspace of the ECAC Area (EUROAT) EUROCONTROL EUROCONTROL Publication For harmonized Rules for Operational Air Traffic (OAT) under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) inside controlled Airspace of the ECAC Area (EUROAT) Edition: 3.0 Edition Date: 30/07/2021 Status: Released Change No.: includes Change 10 Effective: 01/08/2021 Distribution: General Public FOUNDING MEMBER NETWORK SUPPORTING EUROPEAN AVIATION MANAGER INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Edition: 3.0, incl. Change 10 Published Edition Page ii EUROCONTROL Publication for ECAC Area Rules for OAT-IFR DOCUMENT APPROVAL The following table identifies all management authorities who have successively approved the present issue of this document. Edition: 3.0 incl. Change 10 Published Edition Page iii EUROCONTROL Publication for ECAC Area Rules for OAT-IFR INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Edition: 3.0 incl. Change 10 Published Edition Page iv EUROCONTROL Publication for ECAC Area Rules for OAT-IFR DOCUMENT CHANGE RECORD The following table records the complete history of the successive editions of the present document. CHANGE DATE REASON FOR CHANGE PAGES AFFECTED CZ Change Requirements Annex 4, 5 and 6 CZ Change 1 01/05/2015 DE Change Requirements Annex 5 and 6 DE Change 2 15/09/2015 PO Implementation Annex 3, 4, 5 and 6 03/12/2016 ES Implementation Annex 3, 4, 5, 6 ES 15/12/2017 BE Address Changes Annex 5, 6 BE 20/02/2018 CH Address Changes Annex 5, 6 CH 19/12/2017 DE Address Changes Annex 5, 6 DE 26/02/2018 PT Address Changes Annex 5, 6 PT 16/05/2018 SK Removal Annex 3, 4, 5, 6 SK 24/05/2018 UK Country Chapter changes Annex 4 UK 01/06/2018 IT Country Chapter and Address Annex 4, 5 IT Change 3 Changes 01/06/2018 HU Country Chapter and Address Annex 4, 5, 6 HU Changes 20/08/2018 BE Address Change Annex 5 BE 29/08/2018 DK Implementation Annex 3, 4, 5, 6 DK 06/09/2018 ES Address Changes Annex 5 ES 06/09/2018 CZ Address Changes Annex 5, 6 CZ 07/09/2018 PT Country Chapter and Address Annex 4, 5, 6 PT Changes 01/02/2019 AM Implementation Annex 3, 4, 5, 6 AM Change 4 01/02/2019 SE Change Requirements Annex 4, 5 and 6 SE 21/02/2019 Change of State-Name: Northern Annex 3 Macedonia (i.a.w. GR-MK agreement, part 1, article 1,section Change 5 3 (e), acronym used MK) 13/09/2019 PL Implementation Annex 3, 4, 5, 6 PL Change 6 15/01/2020 NO Implementation Annex 3, 4, 5, 6 NO IL Implementation Annex 3, 4, 5, 6 IL AT Implementation Annex 3, 4, 5, 6 AT Change 7 18/12/2020 DE Changes Annex 5 DE NL Changes Annex 4, 5, 6 NL Change 8 22/12/2020 UA Implementation Annex 3, 4, 5, 6 UA Edition: 3.0 incl. Change 10 Published Edition Page v EUROCONTROL Publication for ECAC Area Rules for OAT-IFR AU and IL Chamges Annex 4 AU and IL Change 9 31/03/2021 BE and DK Changes Annex 5 BE and DK Annex 4, 5 and 6 BE BE and SE Change 10 30/08/2021 and Annex 4 SE Edition: 3.0 incl. Change 10 Published Edition Page vi EUROCONTROL Publication for ECAC Area Rules for OAT-IFR TABLE OF CONTENT DOCUMENT APPROVAL .....................................................................................................III DOCUMENT CHANGE RECORD ........................................................................................ IV TABLE OF CONTENT ........................................................................................................ VII 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1. OAT Rationale ....................................................................................................... 1 1.2. OAT Regulatory Scope ......................................................................................... 1 1.3. EUROAT Methodology .......................................................................................... 2 1.4. Drafting Conventions ............................................................................................. 2 2 EUROCONTROL PUBLICATION FOR ECAC AREA RULES FOR OAT-IFR FLIGHTS 4 2.1. Applicability of ICAO Rules of the Air..................................................................... 5 2.2. Flight Prerequisites ................................................................................................ 5 2.2.1 Aircraft and Aircrew ............................................................................................ 5 2.2.2 Flight Plan .......................................................................................................... 5 2.3. Flight Conduct ....................................................................................................... 5 2.3.1 Airborne and Traffic Collision Avoidance System (ACAS/TCAS) ....................... 5 2.3.2 Communication .................................................................................................. 6 2.3.3 Altimeter Settings ............................................................................................... 6 2.3.4 Speed Limitations............................................................................................... 6 2.4. Formation Flights................................................................................................... 6 2.4.1 General Rule for Formation Flights .................................................................... 6 2.4.2 Safety Distance between two or more Formation Flights .................................... 7 2.4.3 Standard Military Formation ............................................................................... 7 2.4.4 Non-standard Formation .................................................................................... 7 2.4.5 Non-Standard Formation Departure ................................................................... 7 2.4.6 Formation Join-Up .............................................................................................. 7 2.4.7 Formation Break-Up (Split) ................................................................................. 8 2.4.8 Formation Radio Failure ..................................................................................... 8 2.4.9 Lost-Wingman (Lost-Lead) Procedures .............................................................. 8 2.5. Flights in an Airspace Reservation (ARES) ........................................................... 9 2.5.1 Flights in an ARES ............................................................................................. 9 2.5.2 ARES Internal Flight Separation ......................................................................... 9 2.5.3 ARES External Flight Separation …......................................................................9 2.6. Air Defence Flights ................................................................................................ 9 2.6.1 Executive Authority ............................................................................................ 9 2.6.2 Intercepted Aircraft ............................................................................................. 9 2.7. Unusual Occurrences ............................................................................................ 9 2.7.1 Air Proximity ....................................................................................................... 9 2.7.2 Take-Off/Landing Emergency ...........................................................................10 2.7.3 Airborne Emergency .........................................................................................10 2.7.4 Unplanned Diversion with Armament ................................................................10 2.7.5 Radio Communication Failure Procedure ..........................................................10 3 EUROCONTROL PUBLICATION FOR ECAC AREA RULES FOR AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE (ATS) PROVISION TO OAT .........................................................................11 3.1. Applicability of ICAO Standards for Air Traffic Service Provision to OAT ..............11 3.2. Prerequisites for ATS Provision to OAT ................................................................11 3.2.1 ATS Personnel ..................................................................................................11 3.3. ATS Provision ......................................................................................................11 3.3.1 Air Traffic Control Officer (ATCO) ......................................................................11 Edition: 3.0 incl. Change 10 Published Edition Page vii EUROCONTROL Publication for ECAC Area Rules for OAT-IFR 3.3.2 Communication .................................................................................................11 3.4. Formation Flights..................................................................................................11 3.4.1 Separation from Other Traffic ............................................................................11 3.4.2 Standard Military Formation ..............................................................................12 3.4.3 Non-standard Formation ...................................................................................12 3.4.4 Formation Take-Off and Landing .......................................................................12 3.4.5 Formation Join-Up .............................................................................................12 3.4.6 Formation Break-Up (Split) ................................................................................12 3.4.7 Lost-Wingman (Lost Lead) Procedures .............................................................13 3.5. Flights in an Airspace Reservation (ARES) ..........................................................13
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