AIC IFR 8 2012 - Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH
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1. Enhanced surveillance capability is the ability of the aircraft to down link aircraft derived data via a Mode S transponder DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH AIC IFR 8 Seite 4 von 6 Page 4 of 6 LUFTFAHRTHANDBUCH DEUTSCHLAND 31 MAY 2012 AIP GERMANY ADS B B1 ADS B with dedicated 1090 MHz ADS B out capability B2 ADS B with dedicated 1090 MHz ADS B out and in capability U1 ADS B out capability using UAT U2 ADS B out and in capability using UAT V1 ADS B out capability using VDL Mode 4 V2 ADS B out and in capability using VDL Mode 4 ADS C D1 ADS C with FANS 1 A capabilities G1 ADS C with ATN capabilities Alphanumeric characters not indicated above are reserved Example ADE3RV HB2U2V2G1 Note Additional surveillance application should be listed in Item 18 following the indicator SUR Item 13 Departure aerodrome and time Some clarifications have been made and additional provisions included regarding how to indicate departure aerodromes which have not been assigned an ICAO four letter designator The following provisions are applicable to Item 13 INSERT the ICAO four letter location indicator of the departure aerodrome as specified in Doc 7910 Location Indicators OR if no location indicator has been assigned INSERT ZZZZ and SPECIFY in Item 18 the name and location of the aerodrome preceded by DEP OR the first point of the route or the marker radio beacon preceded by DEP if the aircraft has2. Flight Procedures if so prescribed by the appropriate ATS authority ALTN Name of destination alternate aerodrome s if ZZZZ is inserted in Item 16 For aerodromes not listed in the relevant Aeronautical In formation Publication indicate location in LAT LONG or bearing and distance from the nearest significant point as described in DEP above RALT ICAO four letter indicator s for en route alternate s as specified in Doc 7910 Location Indicators or name s of en route alternate aerodrome s if no indicator is allocated For aerodromes not listed in the relevant Aeronautical Information Publication indicate location in LAT LONG or bearing and distance from the nearest significant point as described in DEP above TALT ICAO four letter indicator s for take off alternate as specified in Doc 7910 Location Indicators or name of take off alternate aerodrome if no indicator is allocated For aerodromes not listed in the relevant Aeronautical Information Publication indicate location in LAT LONG or bearing and distance from the nearest significant point as described in DEP above RIF The route details to the revised destination aerodrome following by the ICAO four letter location indicator of the aerodrome The revised route is subject to reclearance in flight RMK Any other plain language remarks when required by the appropriate ATS authority or deemed necessary RFP Q Followed by a digit 1 9 to indicate the sequence of the replace
3. as follows The identification of the significant point followed by the bearing from the point in the form of 3 figures giving degrees magnetic followed by the distance from the point in the form of 3 figures expressing nautical miles In areas of high latitude where it is determined by the appropriate authority that reference to degrees magnetic is impractical degrees true may be used Make up the correct number of figures where neces sary by insertion of zeros e g a point of 180 magnetic at a distance of 40 NM from VOR DUB should be expressed as DUB180040 OR the first point of the route name or LAT LONG or the marker radio beacon if the aircraft has not taken off from an aerodrome DEST Name and location of destination aerodrome if ZZZZ is inserted in Item 16 For aerodromes not listed in the relevant Aeronautical In formation Publication indicate location in LAT LONG or bearing and distance from the nearest significant point as described under DEP above DOF The date of flight departure in a six figure format YYMMDD where YY equals the year MM equals the month and DD equals the day REG The nationality or common mark and registration mark of the aircraft if different from the aircraft identification in Item 7 EET Significant points or FIR boundary designators and accumulated estimated elapsed times from take off to such points or FIR boundaries when so prescribed on the basis of regional air navigation agreements or by
4. plans to Germany operated entirely as VFR Reference should be made to the IFPS User Manual for all details concerning IFPS operational procedures and processes The manual is available via the Network Manager web site under Library www cfmu eurocontrol int cfmu public subsite_homepage homepage html Implementation will be supplemented by a national publication German Nachrichten f r Luftfahrer NfL covering ICAO flight plan require ments as well as European flight plan requirements and German national aspects This will be available in due time on DFS websites www dfs de and www dfs ais de Operators are strongly encouraged always to include the Date of Flight DOF in Item 18 of the flight plan DOF should be inserted in Flight plan associated messages as well It is mandatory to include DOF if the flight plan is filed more than 24 hours in advance of the EOBT bitte wenden p t o Seite 2 von 6 Page 2 of 6 LUFTFAHRTHANDBUCH DEUTSCHLAND 31 MAY 2012 AIP GERMANY Operators should note the changed intention of Item 10 of the FPL Under the NEW provisions Item 10 indicates equipment and capabilities Capability is comprised of three elements a presence of relevant serviceable equipment on board the aircraft b equipment and capabilities commensurate with flight crew qualification and c where applicable authorization from the appropriate authority Attachment C to this Aeronautical Information Circular describes
5. the appropriate ATS authority SEL SELCAL Code for aircraft so equipped TYP Type s of aircraft preceded if necessary without a space by number s of aircraft and separated by one space if ZZZZ is inserted in Item 9 CODE Aircraft address expressed in the form of an alphanumerical code of six hexadecimal characters when required by the appropriate ATS authority Example F00001 is the lowest aircraft address contained in the specific block administered by ICAO RVR The minimum RVR requirement of the flight Note This provision is detailed in the European Regional Supplementary Procedures EUR SUPPs Doc 7030 Chapter 2 DLE Enroute delay or holding insert the significant point s on the route where a delay is planned to occur followed by the length of delay using four figure time in hours and minutes hhmm OPR ICAO designator or name of the aircraft operating agency if different from the aircraft identification in Item 7 ORGW The originator s 8 letter AFTN address or other appropriate contact details in cases where the originator of the flight plan may not be readily identified as required by the appropriate ATS authority Note In some areas flight plan reception centres may insert the ORGW identifier and originator s AFTN address automatically PER Aircraft performance data indicated by a single letter as specified in the Procedures for Air Navigation Services Aircraft Operations PANS OPS Doc 8168 Volume
6. 2012 operators are responsible for transmitting the appropriate flight plan content and format accepted by the Air Navigation Services Providers ANSP that will provide services in the airspace where the flight will take place To obtain this information reference may be made to the ICAO Flight Plan Implementation Tracking System FITS website www2 icao int en FITS Pages home aspx The applicable Aeronautical Information Publications AIP should be consulted for the official notifications provided by States Operators are encouraged to use the IFPS Validation IFPUV Application provided by Eurocontrol to test the validity of their flight plans well in advance of 15th November 2012 Germany is within the IFPS area All flight plans for IFR flights or where a portion of the flight will be carried out under IFR shall be submitted to IFPS The following schedule is applicable to the IFPS transition from PRESENT to NEW flight plans As of 15th November 2012 IFPS will no longer accept flight plans filed in PRESENT format Flights with a flight date between 12th and 16th November 2012 cannot be submitted more than 24 hours in advance of the Estimated Off Block Time EOBT As of 15th November 2012 IFPS will resume accepting flight plans filed more than 24 hours in advance of the EOBT Please note that flight plans filed more than 120 hours in advance of the EOBT will not be accepted Operators are reminded that IFPS cannot be used to submit flight
7. C Detailed description of changes to ICAO FPL content and format The ICAO provisions have been amended to specify that flight plans may not be filed more than 120 hours in advance of the EOBT Air Traffic Services ATS data systems may impose constraints on information in flight plans Significant constraints are to be notified in Aeronautical Information Publications AIP The changes made to specific FPL Items are as follows Item 7 Aircraft Identification The explanation of this provision has been clarified to specify that the aircraft identification cannot exceed 7 alphanumeric characters and is not to include hyphens or symbols No other changes have been made to the provision Item 8 Flight Rules and Type of Flight The explanation of the provision related to indicating flight rules has been clarified It has also been clarified that the point or points at which a change in flight rules is planned must be specified in Item 15 Route Additional text has been added to highlight that the status of the flight shall be denoted in Item 18 following the STS indicator using one of the defined descriptors or that other reasons for specific handling by ATS shall be denoted in Item 18 following the RMK indicator No other changes have been made to the provision AICIFR 8 DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH LUFTFAHRTHANDBUCH DEUTSCHLAND Seite 3 von 6 Page 3 of 6 AIP GERMANY 31 MAY 2012 Item 10 Equipment and Capabilities Numerous change
8. S augmentation under this indicator with a space between two or more methods of augmentation e g NAV GBAS SBAS If appropriate insert RNAVX or RNAVINOP as detailed in the IFPS User Manual and in the AIP Germany COM Indicate communications applications or capabilities not specified in Item 10a If appropriate insert EXM833 as detailed in the IFPS User Manual and in the AIP Germany DAT Indicate data applications or capabilities not specified in 10a If appropriate insert CPDLCX as detailed in the IFPS User Manual and in the AIP Germany SUR Include surveillance applications or capabilities not specified in Item 10b DEP Name and location of departure aerodrome if ZZZZ is inserted in Item 13 or the ATS unit from which supplementary flight plan data can be obtained if AFIL is inserted in Item 13 For aerodromes not listed in the relevant Aeronautical Information Publication indicate location as follows DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH AIC IFR 8 Seite 6 von 6 Page 6 of 6 LUFTFAHRTHANDBUCH DEUTSCHLAND 31 MAY 2012 AIP GERMANY With 4 figures describing latitude in degrees and tens and units of minutes followed by N North or S South followed by 5 figures des cribing longitude in degrees and tens and units of minutes followed by E East or W West Make up the correct number of figures where necessary by insertion of zeros e g 4620N07805W 11 characters OR bearing and distance from the nearest significant point
9. SERT ZZZZ and SPECIFY in Item 18 the name and location of the destination alternate aerodrome s preceded by ALTN Item 18 Other Information Significant changes have been made to these provisions Operators are warned that the use of indicators not included in the provisions may result in data being rejected processed incorrectly or lost The provision has been clarified to indicate that hyphens or oblique strokes should only be used as described The provision has been amended in such a way that only indicators described in the provisions may be used and they must be inserted in the order shown The indicators defined are as follows and are listed in the order in which they are to be inserted if used AICIFR 8 DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH LUFTFAHRTHANDBUCH DEUTSCHLAND Seite 5 von 6 Page 5 of 6 AIP GERMANY 31 MAY 2012 STS Reason for special handling by ATS e g a search and rescue mission as follows ALTRV for a flight operated in accordance with an altitude reservation ATFMX for a flight approved for exemption from ATFM measures by the appropriate ATS authority FFR fire fighting FLTCK flight check for calibration of navaids HAZMAT for a flight carrying hazardous material HEAD a flight with Head of State status HOSP for a medical flight declared by medical authorities HUM for a flight operating on a humanitarian mission MARSA for a flight for which a military entity assumes responsibility for
10. T B IFPS Validation System The IFPUV Application will detect whether a test flight plan contains NEW content and format and will highlight any syntax errors which are detected It is important to note that the IFPUV Application can be used to syntax check any flight plan whether or not any portion of the route is within the IFPS Zone IFPZ The IFPUV Application can also be used to syntax check flight plans for VFR flights The IFPUV Application will first check the syntax of the flight plan and then will check whether the flight plan is entirely VFR and whether any portion of the route is within the IFPS If the entire flight plan is VFR or if no part of the route is within the IFPZ the following error message will be sent in return ROUTE 152 FLIGHT NOT APPLICABLE TO IFPS If this is the only error message sent in return the IFPUV Application has not detected any syntax errors If a syntax error is detected the specific flight plan Item or Items will be highlighted and a description of the error or errors will be provided The IFPUV Application is available on the Eurocontrol Central Flow Management Unit CFMU website www cfmu eurocontrol int via the link to CFMU NOP Public After ensuring that the TACTICAL tab is selected users should select the IFPUV Flight Planning link Test flight plans can be checked as described above using the IFPUV Free Text Editor Test flight plans are input and submitted one at a time ATTACHMENT
11. a DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND AIC IFR FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY HIT S DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH German Air Navigation Services B ro der Nachrichten f r Luftfahrer Aeronautical Publication Agency 31 MAY 2012 Am DFS Campus 10 63225 Langen Germany Tel 49 6103 707 12 71 12 72 Telefax 49 6103 707 12 96 www dfs aviationshop de e mail redaktion aip dfs de Information on the Implementation of ICAO FPL 2012 INTRODUCTION The International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO has agreed to make changes to the content and format of the ICAO flight plan form FPL These changes become globally applicable on 15th November 2012 although many States will accept the NEW format prior to that date Coin cident with these changes Germany is amending its flight planning requirements so that only NEW Content Format will be accepted as of 15th November 2012 PRESENT refers to the current ICAO flight planning provisions which will no longer be applicable after 15th November 2012 NEW refers to the ICAO flight planning provisions as detailed in Amendment 1 to the Procedures for Air Navigation Services Air Traffic Man agement PANS ATM Doc 4444 15th Edition These provisions become globally applicable from 15th November 2012 REQUIREMENT For flights operating within German airspace the following shall apply All Flight Plans for Instrument Flight Rules IFR flights or for flights where a portion o
12. f the flight will be conducted under IFR also for all flight plans for Visual Flight Rules VFR flights should be filed using the NEW content and format with a preliminary lead time of up to 3 days before 15th November 2012 The exact starting day and time where NEW Format will be accepted by AIS ARO AIS C Germany will be pronounced by NOTAM and will be published on the DFS Homepage www dfs de or www dfs ais de Please note that Germany uses the Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System IFPS Operators are reminded that all kinds of Flight Plans can be filed with the Centralized AIS ARO AIS C of Germany Aircraft Operator filing their Flight Plans directly with the IFPS may file in NEW format already today Flight plans filed using the PRESENT content and format will be accepted by the German AIS ARO AIS C on 14th November 2012 Germany will continue to accept IFR and VFR flight plans filed up to 120 hours in advance of the EOBT GUIDANCE If any portion of a flight is planned to take place or may possibly take place after 15th November 2012 operators are strongly encouraged to file the applicable flight plan using the NEW content and format Repetitive Flight Plans RPLs for the 2012 2013 winter season should be submitted to the CFMU using the NEW content and format An RPL with a validity period that extends beyond 15th November 2012 will not be accepted in PRESENT format During the transition period prior to 15th November
13. insert RNAVX or RNAVINOP as appropriate following NAV c insert CPDLCX following DAT Note 6 Information on navigation capability is provided to ATC for clearance and routing purposes Item 10b Surveillance equipment and capabilities The following provisions are applicable to Item 10b INSERT N if no surveillance equipment for the route to be flown is carried or the equipment is unserviceable OR INSERT one or more of the following descriptors to a maximum of 20 characters to describe the serviceable surveillance equipment and or capabilities on board SSR Modes A and C A Transponder Mode A 4 digits 4 096 codes C Transponder Mode A 4 digits 4 096 codes and Mode C SSR Mode S E Transponder Mode S including aircraft identification pressure altitude and extended squitter ADS B capability H Transponder Mode S including aircraft identification pressure altitude and enhanced surveillance capability l Transponder Mode S including aircraft identification but no pressure altitude capability L Transponder Mode S including aircraft identification pressure altitude extended squitter ADS B and enhanced surveillance capability P Transponder Mode S including pressure altitude but no aircraft identification capability S Transponder Mode S including both pressure altitude and aircraft identification capability X Transponder Mode S with neither aircraft identification nor pressure altitude capability Note
14. l degrees true may be used Make up the correct number of figures where neces sary by insertion of zeros e g a point 180 magnetic at a distance of 40 nautical miles from VOR DUB should be expressed as DUB180040 Item 16 The title of Item 16 has been clarified to specify that the alternate aerodrome s being referred to is are the destination alternate aero drome s Additionally the provision related to estimated elapsed time has been clarified along with the descriptions of how to indicate the locations as follows Destination aerodrome and total estimated elapsed time 8 characters INSERT the ICAO four letter location indicator of the destination aerodrome as specified in Doc 7910 Location Indicators OR if no location indicator has been assigned INSERT ZZZZ and SPECIFY in Item 18 the name and location of the aerodrome preceded by DEST THEN WITHOUT A SPACE INSERT the total estimated elapsed time Note For a flight plan received from an aircraft in flight the total estimated elapsed time is the estimated time from the first point of the route to which the flight plan applies to the termination point of the flight plan Destination alternate aerodrome s INSERT the ICAO four letter location indicator s of not more than two destination alternate aerodromes as specified in Doc 7910 Location Indicators separated by a space OR if no location indicator has been assigned to the destination alternate aerodrome s IN
15. ment flight plan being submitted Note This provision is detailed in the European Regional Supplementary Procedures EUR SUPPs Doc 7030 Chapter 2 STAYINFOn The sub field STAYINFO followed by the appropriate sequence number 1 9 may be used to provide information on those STAY indicators detailed in the route EUR PROTECTED The sub field EUR followed by the word PROTECTED shall be used only for those flights for which the details should only be available to a restricted audience e g a security sensitive flight AICIFR 8 DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH
16. not taken off from the aerodrome OR if the flight plan is received from an aircraft in flight INSERT AFIL and SPECIFY in Item 18 the ICAO four letter location indicator of the location of the ATS unit from which supplementary flight plan data can be obtained preceded by DEP THEN WITHOUT A SPACE INSERT for a flight plan submitted before departure the estimated off block time EOBT OR for a flight plan received from an aircraft in flight the actual or estimated time over the first point of the route to which the flight plan applies Item 15c Route including changes of speed level and or flight rules An editorial change has been made to clarify that it is possible to indicate at a single point where it is planned that a change of speed or level or both is planned to commence or a change of ATS route and or a change of flight rules The provision has been expanded to include the possibility of describing a significant point in the route as a bearing or distance from a refe rence point rather than only from a navigational aid as follows Bearing and distance from a reference point The identification of the reference point followed by the bearing from the point in the form of 3 figures giving degrees magnetic followed by the distance from the point in the form of 3 figures expressing nautical miles In areas of high latitude where it is determined by the appropriate authority that reference to degrees magnetic is impractica
17. pability J6 CPDLC FANS 1 A SATCOM MTSAT Z Other equipment carried or other capabilities see Note 5 Any alphanumeric characters not indicated above are reserved Note 1 If the letter S is used standard equipment is considered to be VHF RTF VOR and ILS Note 2 If the letter G is used the types of external GNSS augmentation if any are specified in Item 18 following the indicator NAV and separated by a space Note 3 See RTCA EUROCAE Interoperability Requirements Standard For ATN Baseline 1 ATN B1 INTEROP Standard DO 280B ED 110B for data link services air traffic control clearance and information air traffic control communications managemeni air traffic control micro phone check Note 4 If the letter R is used the performance based navigation levels that can be met are specified in Item 18 following the indicator PBN Guidance material on the application of performance based navigation pertaining to a specific route segment route or area is set out in the Performance Based Navigation Manual Doc 9613 Note 5 If the letter Z is used specify in Item 18 the other equipment carried or other capabilities preceded by COM NAV and or DAT as appropriate Exemptions for RNAV CPDLC and 8 33 kHz shall be indicated by inserting the letter Z in Item 10a and then inserting the appropriate descrip tors in the following indicators in Item 18 as detailed in the IFPS Users Manual and AIP Germany a insert EXM833 following COM b
18. s have been made to this provision It is important to note that Item 10 now also indicates capabilities which consist of three elements presence of relevant serviceable equipment on board the aircraft equipment and capabilities commensurate with crew qualifica tions and where applicable authorization from the appropriate authority The following provisions are applicable to Item 10a Radio communication navigation and approach aid equipment and capabilities INSERT one letter as follows N if no COM NAV approach aid equipment for the route to be flown is carried or the equipment is unserviceable OR S if standard COM NAV approach aid equipment for the route to be flown is carried and serviceable see Note 1 AND OR INSERT one or more of the following letters to indicate the serviceable COM NAV approach aid equipment and capabilities available A GBAS landing system J7 CPDLC FANS 1 A SATCOM Iridium B LPV APV with SBAS K MLS Cc LORAN C L ILS D DME M1 ATC RTF SATCOM INMARSAT E1 FMC WPR ACARS M2 ATC RTF MTSAT E2 D FIS ACARS M3 ATC RTF Iridium E3 PDC ACARS O VOR F ADF P1 P9 Reserved for RCP G GNSS See Note 2 H HF RTF R PBN approved see Note 4 l Inertial Navigation T TACAN J1 CPDLC ATN VDL Mode 2 See Note 3 U UHF RTF J2 CPDLC FANS 1 A HFDL V VHF RTF J3 CPDLC FANS 1 A VDL Mode 4 W RVSM approved J4 CPDLC FANS 1 A VDL Mode 2 X MNPS approved J5 CPDLC FANS 1 A SATCOM INMARSAT Y VHF with 8 33 kHz channel spacing ca
19. separation of military aircraft not applicable in German Airspace MEDEVAC for a life critical medical emergency evacuation NONRVSM for anon RVSM capable flight intending to operate in RVSM airspace SAR for a flight engaged in a search and rescue mission and STATE for a flight engaged in military customs or police services Other reasons for special handling by ATS shall be denoted under the designator RMK PBN Indication of RNAV and or RNP capabilities Include as many of the descriptors below as apply to the flight up to a maximum of 8 entries i e a total of not more than 16 characters RNAV SPECIFICATIONS Al RNAV 10 RNP 10 B1 RNAV 5 all permitted sensors B2 RNAV 5 GNSS B3 RNAV 5 DME DME B4 RNAV 5 VOR DME B5 RNAV 5 INS or IRS B6 RNAV 5 LORANC C1 RNAV 2 all permitted sensors C2 RNAV 2 GNSS C3 RNAV 2 DME DME C4 RNAV 2 DME DME IRU D1 RNAV 1 all permitted sensors D2 RNAV 1 GNSS D3 RNAV 1 DME DME D4 RNAV 1 DME DME IRU RNP SPECIFICATIONS L1 RNP 4 O1 Basic RNP 1 all permitted sensors 02 Basic RNP 1 GNSS 03 Basic RNP 1 DME DME 04 Basic RNP 1 DME DME IRU S1 RNP APCH S2 RNP APCH with BARO VNAV T1 RNP AR APCH with RF special authorization required T2 RNP AR APCH without RF special authorization required Combinations of alphanumeric characters not indicated above are reserved NAV Significant data related to navigation equipment other than specified in PBN as required by the appropriate ATS authority Indicate GNS
20. the changes to the ICAO FPL content and format in detail The amendment to the ICAO flight planning provisions is available on the ICAO European and North Atlantic website www paris icao int by following the links to Other Meetings Seminars amp Workshops then to FPL 2012 ICAO EUR Region Plan and then to Documentation related to FPL 2012 Amendment All documentation related to the IFPS implementation of these changes is available on the Eurocontrol CFMU website www cfmu eurocontrol int by following the link to ICAO 2012 FPL ATTACHMENT A Indications of NEW and PRESENT formats A flight plan is deemed to be PRESENT format if it contains any of the following indications a In Field 10a J M b In Field 10b D c In STS ATFMEXEMPTAPPROVED free text i e any indication other than those specified d In PER Indications other than A B C D E H A flight plan is deemed to be NEW format if it contains any of the following indications a In Field 10a E1 E2 E3 J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 M1 M2 M3 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 b In Field 10b E H L B1 B2 U1 U2 V1 V2 D1 G1 c In Item 18 PBN SUR DLE TALT EUR PROTECTED d In STS ATFMX e In DAT characters other than S H V M f ACHG CNL DLA DEP messages containing Field 18 with more than just DOF If a flight plan contains none of the indications above it qualifies as both NEW and PRESENT and will be treated accordingly ATTACHMEN
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