CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF NEPAL NEPALGUNJ CIVIL AVIATION OFFICE AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES OPERATION MANUAL (ATSOM, NGCAO) First Edition October, 2016 FOREWORD Pursuant to the Introduction A (i) of Manual of Standard Air Traffic Services (MATS) Nepal Second Edition 2014, this Air Traffic Services Operations Manual referred herein after ATSOM has been developed by Nepalgunj Civil Aviation Office (NGCAO), in coordination with ATM Department, CAAN. This ATSOM incorporates the provisions of MATS Nepal, relevant Civil Aviation Requirements, and provision of related ICAO Annexes and Documents. This ATSOM prescribes the detail processes and procedures for Air Traffic Services under the jurisdiction of Nepalgunj Tower for the safety, regularity and efficiency of air navigation applicable for Nepalgunj Airport. ATS personnel are required to comply with the provisions of this manual to perform their operational responsibilities. This manual is approved by Director General of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal and issued under his authority which comes into effect from …………………... Director General Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Babar Mahal, Kathmandu AMMENDMENT RECORD Amendments and Corrigenda to this "Air Traffic Services Operations Manual, NGCAO" are regularly issued by Director General of CAAN, Nepal. The space below is provided to keep a record of such amendments. RECORD OF AMENDMENTS AND CORRIGENDA Amendment Corrigenda No. Date Date Entered No Date Date Entered Applicable Entered By Applicable Entered by FORE,WORD Pursuant to the Introduction A (i) of Manual of Standard Air Traffic Services (MATS) Nepal Second Edition 2014, this Air Traffic Services Operations Manual referred herein after ATSOM has been developed by Nepalgunj Civil Aviation Office (NGCAO), in coordination with ATM Department, CAAN. This ATSOM incorporates the provisions of MATS Nepal, relevant Civil Aviation Requirements, and provision of related ICAO Annexes and Documents. This ATSOM prescribes the detail processes and procedures for Air Traffic services under the jurisdiction of Nepalgunj rower for the safety, regularity and efficiency of air navigation applicable for Nepalgunj Airport. ATS personnel are required to comply with the provisions of this manual to perform their operational responsibilities. This manual is approved by Director General of Civil Aviation Authority of his authority which comes into effect from \b. Director Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Babar Mahal, Kathmandu TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD Page 1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………...1 2. DEFINITIONS…………………………………………………………..3 3. ABBREVIATION…………………………………………………… 21 4 ORGANISATION STRUCTURE OF NEPALGUNJ ………………27 CIVIL AVIATION OFFICE 4.1 ORGANISATION STRUCTURE OF NEPALGNJ CIVIL AVIATION OFFICE 4.2 THE HOURS OF OPERATION 4.3 CONTROL OF MOVEMENT OF PERSON AND VEHICLE MANOEUVRING AREA 4.4 DETERMINATION OF ATS ROUTE, PROCEDURES, FACILITIES AND AIRSPACE STRUCTURE 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES………28 5.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES 5.2 DIVISION OF THE AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES 5.3 CLASSIFICATION OF AIRSPACES 5.4 JURISDICTION OF NEPALGUNJ TOWER 5.5 APPLICATION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICE 5.6 FLIGHT RULES 5.7 PROVISION OF SEPARATION 5.8 FLIGHT PLANING 5.9 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CLEARANCES 5.10 EN-ROUTE AIRCRAFT 5.11 HORIZONTAL SPEED CONTROL INSTRUCTIONS 5.12 VERTICAL SPEED CONTROL INSTRUCTIONS 5.13 CHANGE FROM IFR TO VFR FLIGHT 5.14 WAKE TURBULENCE CATEGORIES 5.15 ALTIMETER SETTING PROCEDURES 5.16 POSITION REPORTING 5.17 REPORTING OF OPERATIONAL AND METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION 5.18 VVIP MOVEMENT HANDLING PROCEDURE 6. PROCEDURES FOR AERODROME CONTROL SERVICE…….49 6.1 FUNCTIONS OF AERODROME CONTROL TOWERS 6.1.1 RESPONSIBILITY 6.1.2 GENERAL 6.1.3 SELECTION OF RUNWAY-IN-USE 6.1.4 SELECTION OF CIRCUIT DIRECTION 6.1.5 ENTRY OF TRAFFIC CIRCUIT 6.1.6 INFORMATION TO AIRCRAFT BY NEPALGUNJ TOWER 6.1.7 AERODROME AND METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION 6.1.8 AERODROME WEATHER OBSERVATIONS 6.1.9 ESSENTIAL LOCAL TRAFFIC INFORMATION 6.1.10 RUNWAY INCURSION OR OBSTRUCTED RUNWAY 6.1.11 HELICOPTERS OPERATION AND WAKE TURBULENCE 6.1.12 ABNORMAL AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION AND CONDITION 6.1.13 ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ON AERODROME CONDITIONS 6.1.14 MESSAGES CONTAINING INFORMATION ON AERODROME CONDITIONS 6.1.15 CONTROL OF AERODROME TRAFFIC 6.1.16 PRIORITY FOR LANDING 6.1.17 ORDER OF PRIORITY FOR ARRIVING AND DEPARTING AIRCRAFT 6.1.18 CONTROL OF DEPARTING AIRCRAFT IN NEPALGUNJ AIRPORT 6.1.19 CONTROL OF ARRIVING AIRCRAFT 6.1.20 AERODROME CLOSURE 6.1.21 USE OF CLOSED AERODROME IN EMERGENCY 6.1.22 SUSPENSION OF VISUAL FLIGHT RULES OPERATIONS. 6.1.23 SPECIAL VFR FLIGHT 6.1.24 AERONAUTICAL GROUND LIGHTS 6.1.25 SECTOR VISIBILITY PROCEDURES 6.1.26 STRIP MARKING 7. PROCEDURE FOR APPROACH CONTROL SERVICE…………76 7.1 RESPONSIBILITY 7.2 RADIO COMMUNICATION 7.3 REDUCTION IN SEPARATION MINIMA IN THE VICINITY OF AERODROMES 7.4 PROCEDURES FOR DEPARTING AIRCRAFT 7.5 INFORMATION FOR DEPARTING AIRCRAFT 7.6 PROCEDURES FOR ARRIVING AIRCRAFT 7.7 INFORMATION FOR ARRIVING AIRCRAFT 7.8 CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER MISSED APPROACH 7.9 TRAFFIC INFORMATION IN CONTROLLED AIRSPACE 7.10 PROCEDURES FOR DEPARTING AIRCRAFT 8. SEPARATION METHODS AND MINIMA ………………89 8.1 INTRODUCTION 8.2 PROVISIONS FOR THE SEPARATION OF CONTROLLED TRAFFIC 8.3 VERTICAL SEPARATION 8.4 HORIZONTAL SEPARATION 8.5 SEPARATION OF AIRCRAFT HOLDING IN FLIGHT 8.6 MINIMUM SEPARATION BETWEEN DEPARTING AIRCRAFT 8.7 SEPARATION OF DEPARTING AIRCRAFT FROM ARRIVING AIRCRAFT 8.8 TIME-BASED WAKE TURBULENCE LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION MINIMA 8.9 REDUCTION IN SEPARATION MINIMA 9. COORDINATION……………………………………………………108 9.1 COORDINATION IN RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICE 9.2 COORDINATION IN RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE AND ALERTING SERVICE 10 PHRAEOLOGIES…………………………………………………….110 10.1 COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES 10.2 GENERAL 10.3 ATS PHARASEOLOGIES 11. TRAINING AND RATING PROGRAM……………………………136 11.1 INTRODUCTION 11.2 TRAINING 11.3 COMPETENCY 11.4 TRAINIG PROGRAM 11.5 RATING 11.6 QUALIFICATIONS OF OJTI 11.7 SELECTION CRITERIA FOR ON JOB TRAINING INSTRUCTOR (OJTI) 12. ATS SAFETY MANAGEMENT…………………………………141 12.1 GENERAL 12.2 OBJECTIVES 12.3 ATS SAFETY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 12.4 MONITORING OF SAFETY LEVELS 12.5 SAFETY REVIEW 12.6 SAFETY ASSESSMENTS 12.7 SAFETY-ENHANCING MEASURES 13. EMERGENCY PROCEDURE…………………………147 13.1 AIRCRAFT EMERGIENCIES 13.2. NON-APPEARANCE OF AIRCRAFT 13.3. NOTIFICATION OF RESCUE COORDINATION CENTRE 13.4 USE OF COMMUNICATION FACILITIES 13.5 PLOTTING AIRCRAFT IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY 13.6 INFORMATION TO THE OPERATOR 13.7 INFROMATION TO AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF AN AIRCRAFT IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY 13.8 CLASSIFICATION OF EMERGENCIES 13.9 SOME MAJOR AIRCRAFT EMERGENCIES 13.10 WEATHER DEVIATION PROCEDURE 14. ATC CONTINGENCIES……………………………………………175 14.1 STRAYED OR UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT 14.2 RADIO COMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATION 14.3 UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY INTO NEPALESE AIRSPACE CONTENGENCIES 14.4 EMERGENCY SEPARATION 14.5 PROCEDURES IN REGARD TO AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH AIRBORNE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (ACAS) 14.6 DISABLE AIRCRAFT REMOVAL PLAN (DARP) 15. DOCUMENT AND RECORD KEEPING SYSTEM………………184 15.1 RECORDS TO BE KEPT 15.2 MAINTAINING RECORDS 15.3 MAINTAINING OPERAITONAL LOG BOOKS 16. AERODROME INFORMATION…………………………………186 16.1 GEOGRAPHICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA 16.2 OPERATIONAL HOURS 16.3 HANDLING SERVICES AND FACILITIES 16.4 PASSANGER FACILITIES 16.5 RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING SERVICE 16.6 SEASONAL AVAILABILITY 16.7 APRONS, TAXIWAYS AND CHECK LOCATION DATA 16.8 SURFACE MOVEMENT GUIDANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND MARKINGS 16.9 AERODROME OBSTACLES 16.10 METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION PROVIDED 16.11 RUNWAY PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 16.12 DECLARED DISTANCES 16.13 APPROACH AND RUNWAY LIGHTING 16.14 OTHER LIGHTING, SECONDARY POWER SUPPLY 16.15 HELICOPTER LANDING AREA 16.16 ATS AIRSPACE 16.17 (a) ATS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES 16.17 (b) ATS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES 16.18 RADIO NAVIGATION AND LANDING AID 17. ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION…………………………..195 17.1 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 17.2 CONTROL ROOM DISCIPLINE 17.3 PROCEDURES FOR TAKING OVER AND HANDING OVER WATCH 17.4 ATC LOG BOOKS 17.5 PROCEDURE FOR MAINTAINING WATCH LOG PROCEDURE FOR INCIDENT REPORTING AND AIRMISS REPORTING 17.6 DUTY ROSTER 17.7 LOCAL NOTICES TO STAFF 17.8 SUGGESTIONS 17.9 RELATIONS WITH PRESS AND GENERAL PUBLIC 17.10 PROCEDURES FOR OPENING AND CLOSING OF ATC WATCH 17.11 PROCEDURE FOR MOVEMENT AREA INSPECTION 17.12 PROCEDURE FOR THE OPERATION OF AERODROME AND AIR FIELD LIGHT SYSTEM 17.13 PROCEDURE OF BIRD STRIKE/WILD ANIMAL STRIKE 18. ATS FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENTS………………………….207 18.1 INTRODUCTION 18.2 CONTROL TOWERS 19. MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES…………………………….209 19.1 RESPONSIBILITY IN REGARD TO MILITARY TRAFFIC 19.2 RESPONSIBILITY IN REGARD TO UNMANNED FREE BALLOONS 19.3 NOTIFICATION OF SUSPECTED COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, OR OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH RISK, ON BOARD AN AIRCRAFT 19.4 PROVISIONS FOR AIRPORT OPERATION APPENDICES……………………………………………………………………….213 APPENDIX –A OPERATIONAL LETTER OF AGREEMENT (LOA) BETWEEN KATHMANDU AREA CONTROL CENTRE (ACC) AND NEPALGUNJ TOWER. APPENDIX – B OPERATIONAL LETTER OF AGREEMENT (LOA) BETWEEN NEPALGUNJ TOWER AND SURKHET TOWER APPENDIX -C STRIP MARKING PROCEDURE APPENDIX -D-1 UNIT TRAININIG PLAN FOR OJT CONTROLLER APPENDIX -D-2 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER APPLICATION FOR LICENSE/RATING AND TRAINING REPORT FORMS APPENDIX- E AIR TRAFFIC INCIDENT REPORT FORM APPENDIX- F ATS INCIDENT REPORT FORM APPENDIX -G BIRD /OTHER WILDLIFE STRIKE REPORT FORM APPENDIX -H TABLE OF SUNRISE AND SUNSET TIME APPENDIX- I ORGANISATION STRUCTURE APPENDIX- J MAPS AND CHARTS ATS OPERATIONAL MANUAL, NGCAO CHAPTER 1 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.1.1 This "Air Traffic Services (ATS) Operation Manual for Nepalgunj Civil Aviation Office 2016", made under the provision of Manual of Standard Air Traffic Services Nepal, Second Edition 2014 (MATS Nepal) Introduction A (i) , refers to the Procedures and methods to be used in Nepalgunj Airport in providing ATS services. This document is referred as ATSOM, NGCAO in short. 1.1.2 In the circumstance where there is any inconsistency between the provision of MATS Nepal and the ATSOM, NGCAO, the MATS Nepal prevails.