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Version 19.2 – January 2019 2 Canadian NOTAM Procedures Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Record of Amendments .............................................................................................................................. 9 1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 11 1.1 Purpose of this Manual ................................................................................................................ 11 1.2 Definition of NOTAM .................................................................................................................... 11 1.3 Purpose of NOTAM Distribution .................................................................................................. 11 1.4 Application ................................................................................................................................... 11 1.5 International NOTAM Office (NOF) ............................................................................................. 12 1.6 Availability of NOTAM .................................................................................................................. 12 1.7 ICAO NOTAM Format .................................................................................................................. 12 1.8 AIP Canada Amendments and Supplements .............................................................................. 12 2 Responsibility .................................................................................................................................... 13 2.1 NAV CANADA ............................................................................................................................. 13 2.1.1 NOF ........................................................................................................................................ 13 2.1.2 NSCC ...................................................................................................................................... 13 2.1.3 FIC and FSS ........................................................................................................................... 14 2.1.4 Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) ......................................................................... 14 2.1.5 Technical Operations .............................................................................................................. 14 2.1.6 NCFO ...................................................................................................................................... 14 2.1.7 NAV CANADA Employees ..................................................................................................... 14 2.2 Transport Canada ........................................................................................................................ 15 2.3 Aerodrome Operator .................................................................................................................... 15 2.4 Department of National Defence ................................................................................................. 15 2.5 Airshow Sponsor .......................................................................................................................... 15 2.6 NOTAM Originator ....................................................................................................................... 16 3 Criteria ................................................................................................................................................ 17 3.1 General Specifications ................................................................................................................. 17 3.2 Information to be Promulgated by NOTAM ................................................................................. 18 3.3 Information Not to be Promulgated by NOTAM ........................................................................... 19 3.4 Unusual Circumstances ............................................................................................................... 20 3.5 NOTAM Requests Disagreement Resolution .............................................................................. 21 3 Version 19.2 – January 2019 Canadian NOTAM Procedures Manual 4 Format ................................................................................................................................................. 23 4.1 NOTAM Format ........................................................................................................................... 23 4.1.1 Address Line ........................................................................................................................... 23 4.1.2 Origin Line .............................................................................................................................. 24 4.1.3 NOTAM Line ........................................................................................................................... 24 4.1.4 Text ......................................................................................................................................... 25 4.1.5 Validity Line ............................................................................................................................ 25 4.1.6 Additional Information ............................................................................................................. 25 4.2 NOTAM Layout ............................................................................................................................ 26 4.3 Four-character Group .................................................................................................................. 26 4.4 NOTAM Files ............................................................................................................................... 27 4.5 Horizontal and Vertical Reference Systems ................................................................................ 28 4.5.1 Units of Measurement ............................................................................................................ 28 4.5.2 Geographic Reference ........................................................................................................... 28 4.5.3 Location of an Object or Area in Relation to an Aerodrome or NAVAID ................................ 29 4.5.4 Area Definition ........................................................................................................................ 31 4.6 Date-Time Group and Time Period ............................................................................................. 32 4.7 NOTAM Cancellation ................................................................................................................... 39 5 Specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 41 5.1 Permanent Aeronautical Publication Change .............................................................................. 41 5.2 Facility Closure and Limited Operations ...................................................................................... 42 5.2.1 Aerodrome .............................................................................................................................. 42 5.2.2 Aerodrome Services and ARFF .............................................................................................. 43 5.2.3 Runway ................................................................................................................................... 43 5.2.4 Runway Threshold .................................................................................................................. 48 5.2.5 Runway Arresting Gear .......................................................................................................... 49 5.2.6 Taxiway ................................................................................................................................... 49 5.2.7 Holding Bay ............................................................................................................................ 50 5.2.8 Apron ...................................................................................................................................... 51 5.2.9 ATS Unit ................................................................................................................................. 51 5.2.10 Reduced System Capacity ....................................................................................................