Category: Procedures for air navigation: aircraft operations doc. 8168-ops/611, volume 1

Essential definitions

Applicability

General: aims and objectives

Essential definitions

Operating procedures:

(a)  procedures for PIC at the scene of an accident;

(b)  procedures for PIC intercepting a distress transmission;

(c)  search and rescue signals.

Search and rescue signals:

(a) signals with surface craft;

(b) ground or air visual signal code;

(c) air or ground signals.

Definitions

Aerodrome data: conditions of the movement area and related facilities

Visual aids for navigation:

(a) indicators and signalling devices;

(b) markings;

(c) lights;

(d) signs;

(e) markers.

Visual aids for denoting obstacles:

(a) marking of objects;

(b) lighting of objects.

Visual aids for denoting restricted use of areas

Emergency and other services:

(a) rescue and fire fighting;

(b) apron management service.

Introduction, essential definitions

AIP, NOTAM, AIRAC and AIC

Definitions

General provisions for air traffic services

Visual separation in the vicinity of aerodromes

Procedures for aerodrome control services

Radar services

Flight information service and alerting service

Phraseologies

Procedures related to emergencies, communication failure and contingencies

Operation of transponders

Phraseology

Basic requirements (except tables), x procedures applicable to operators and pilots (except tables)