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AN 13/2.1-13/40

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30 April 2013

Subject: Approval of Amendment 5 to the PANS-ATM Action Required: a) Implementation of the amendment on 13 November 2014; b) Publication of any differences as of 13 November 2014

Sir/Madam,

1. I have the honour to inform you that the Air Navigation Commission, acting under delegated authority, on 1 February 2013, approved Amendment 5 to the fifteenth edition of the Procedures for Air Navigation Services — Air Traffic Management (PANS-ATM, Doc 4444), for applicability on 13 November 2014. The amendments were approved on 20 March 2013 by the President of the Council on behalf of the Council in accordance with established procedure. A copy of the amendments is available as attachments to the electronic version of this State letter on the ICAO-NET (http://portal.icao.int) where you can access all other relevant documentation. 2. Amendment 5 to the PANS-ATM stems from proposals developed by the Secretariat and supported by the Approach Classification Task Force (ACTF) in coordination with the Aerodromes Panel (AP), the Instrument Flight Procedure Panel (IFPP), the Navigation Systems Panel (NSP) and the Operations Panel (OPSP), regarding new approach classification provisions. 3. The amendment to the PANS-ATM modifies the existing approach classification in a manner that will both simplify and more accurately describe the various types of approach and landing operations. It also addresses the concerns expressed by Member States and industry since the introduction of performance-based navigation (PBN) approaches with vertical guidance (APV) classification provisions. The amendment ensures that all ICAO provisions are harmonized with respect to PBN and has the added benefit of optimizing runway requirements in relation to all approach operations (PBN and conventional). 4. It should be noted that the time between the approval date and the applicability date is longer than usual due to the multi-disciplinary nature of the proposal and the resulting need for distributing an information package as part of a roll-out plan to ensure that all disciplines are aligned 999 University Street Montréal, Quebec Canada H3C 5H7

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-2towards a seamless implementation. As the replacement pages for Amendment 5 to the PANS-ATM will only be distributed in October 2014, you may wish to use the amendment contained in the electronic version of this letter to begin updating your approach classification procedures to meet the new requirements which will be applicable in 2014. 5. Your Government is invited by the Council to implement the provisions of the PANS-ATM as amended. In this connection, I draw your attention to the decision taken by the Council, on 1 October 1973, to discontinue the publication of differences in Supplements to the PANS documents and, instead, to request States to publish up-to-date lists of significant differences from PANS documents in their Aeronautical Information Publications (AIPs). 6. May I, therefore, invite your Government to publish in your Aeronautical Information Publication a list of any significant differences which will exist on 13 November 2014 between the amended provisions of the PANS-ATM and your national regulations and practices. Accept, Sir/Madam, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Raymond Benjamin Secretary General

Enclosure: Foreword to the PANS-ATM

ATTACHMENT to State letter AN 13/2.1-13/40 AMENDMENT TO THE FOREWORD OF THE PANS-ATM, FIFTEENTH EDITION

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Secretariat supported by the Approach Classification Task Force (ACTF) in coordination with the Aerodromes Panel (AP), the Instrument Flight Procedure Panel (IFPP), the Navigation Systems Panel (NSP) and the Operations Panel (OPSP)

Amendment concerning definitions related to instrument approach operations and procedures as a result of the new approach classification.

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Approved Applicable 20 March 2013 13 November 2014

AMENDMENT No. 5

TO THE

PROCEDURES FOR AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES

AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (Doc 4444)

INTERIM EDITION The text of Amendment No. 5 to the PANS-ATM (Doc 4444) was approved by the President of the Council of ICAO on behalf of the Council on 20 March 2013 for applicability on 13 November 2014. This interim edition is distributed to facilitate implementation of the amendment by States. Replacement pages incorporating Amendment No. 5 are expected to be distributed in October 2014. (State letter AN 13/2.1-13/40 refers.)

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2 TEXT OF AMENDMENT 5 TO THE PROCEDURES FOR AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ... Chapter 1 DEFINITIONS ... Decision altitude (DA) or decision height (DH). A specified altitude or height in the precision approach or approach with vertical guidance a 3D instrument approach operation at which a missed approach must be initiated if the required visual reference to continue the approach has not been established. ... Instrument approach operations. An approach and landing using instruments for navigation guidance based on an instrument approach procedure. There are two methods for executing instrument approach operations: a) a two-dimensional (2D) instrument approach operation, using lateral navigation guidance only; and b) a three-dimensional (3D) instrument approach operation, using both lateral and vertical navigation guidance. Note.— Lateral and vertical navigation guidance refers to the guidance provided either by: a) a ground-based radio navigation aid; or b) computer-generated navigation data from ground-based, space-based, self-contained navigation aids or a combination of these. Instrument approach procedure (IAP). A series of predetermined manoeuvres by reference to flight instruments with specified protection from obstacles from the initial approach fix, or where applicable, from the beginning of a defined arrival route to a point from which a landing can be completed and thereafter, if a landing is not completed, to a position at which holding or en-route obstacle clearance criteria apply. Instrument approach procedures are classified as follows: Non-precision approach (NPA) procedure. An instrument approach procedure which utilizes lateral guidance designed for 2D instrument approach operations Type Abut does not utilize vertical guidance. Note.— Non-precision approach procedures may be flown using a continuous descent final approach technique (CDFA). CDFA with advisory VNAV guidance calculated by on-board equipment (See PANS-OPS (Doc 8168), Volume I, Part I, Section 4, Chapter 1, paragraph 1.8.1) are considered 3D instrument approach operations. CDFA with manual calculation of the required rate of descent are considered 2D instrument approach operations. For more information on CDFA refer to Section 1.7 and 1.8.

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Approach procedure with vertical guidance (APV). An A performance-based navigation (PBN) instrument approach procedure which utilizes lateral and vertical guidance designed for 3D instrument approach operations Type Abut does not meet the requirements established for precision approach and landing operations. Precision approach (PA) procedure. An instrument approach procedure using precision lateral and vertical guidance with minima as determined by the category of operation based on navigation systems (ILS, MLS, GLS and SBAS Cat I) designed for 3D instrument approach operations Type A or B. Note.— Lateral and vertical guidance refers to the guidance provided either by: a) a ground-based navigation aid; or b) computer generated navigation data. Note .— Refer to Annex 6 for instrument approach operation types. ... Obstacle clearance altitude (OCA) or obstacle clearance height (OCH). The lowest altitude or the lowest height above the elevation of the relevant runway threshold or the aerodrome elevation as applicable, used in establishing compliance with appropriate obstacle clearance criteria. Note 1.— Obstacle clearance altitude is referenced to mean sea level and obstacle clearance height is referenced to the threshold elevation or in the case of non-precision approaches approach procedures to the aerodrome elevation or the threshold elevation if that is more than 2 m (7 ft) below the aerodrome elevation. An obstacle clearance height for a circling approach procedure is referenced to the aerodrome elevation. Note 2.— For convenience when both expressions are used they may be written in the form “obstacle clearance altitude/height” and abbreviated “OCA/H”.

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