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2. 36 6 2 2 3 20 Ip 36 6 2 2 3 21 M 37 6 2 2 3 22 TYP G uu 38 6 2 2 3 23 ORGN sie o 38 6 2 2 3 24 M 39 6 3 RULES CONCERNING FLIGHT PLAN ASSOCIATED MESSAGES U 39 6 3 1 AIL MESSAGES 39 6 3 2 USE OF IDOF So aa O 39 6 3 3 MESSAGES SENT TO S aaa qana ie trea tette Re eet aka saa TT VASTUSTAA 40 6 3 4 MESSAGES SENT BY THE IFPS rire na sanana etae res 41 6 4 RULES CONCERNING THE FLIGHT PROGRESS MESSAGES AFP APL AND ACH 41 6 4 1 GENERAL nia matan iniit om detected eren 41 6 4 2 THEEGQCSTFIEDD n it eie et eerte iet editam edere 41 6 4 2 1 EQCST FIELD SYNTAX Nu seca 41 6 4 2 2 HANDLING OF SURVEILLANCE DATA IILI eoo nune nene nes 42 6 4 2 2 1 EQUIPMENT CLASS AND CAPABILITY INDICATIONS 42 6 4 2 3 HANDLING OF OTHER DATA E 42
3. EUROCONTROL CFMU INTERFACE MANUAL FOR ICAO 2012 NEW FLIGHT PLAN CONTENT INTRODUCED BY AMENDMENT 1 TO DOC 4444 PANS ATM DATE 10 AUGUST 2011 2 NI E 1 Deleted 1 VERSION DC MM MM Deleted T 1 Deleted 3 PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT EMPTY Page 2 RECORD OF AMENDMENTS 0 1 22 02 Creation for the first straw man 2010 0 2 01 03 First draft text added All 2010 0 3 27 03 Draft text in amendment detail section added All 2010 0 4 03 04 Comments incorporated new text added All 2010 0 5 15 04 Title changed procedures for the use of DOF added All 2010 1 0 07 05 Released version All 2010 1 1 09 06 Correction of IFP indicator P 26 2010 Transition guidance for AOs improved P 42 Translation table EUR added P 51 P 20 1 2 23 12 Inclusion of amendments agreed by Task Force 23 Sept 2010 and P 22 2010 approved by ODSG21 17 18 Nov 2010 P 23 P 28 P 32 34 P 37 38 P 42 52 Inclusion of amendment concerning placement of exemption indicators as 1 3 01 07 agreed via EANPG COG 50 25 2011 29 34 Correction of inconsistency with ADEXP definition of depz desz P 37 P 42 1 31 Page 3 w 10 08 2011 Update of translation table to reflect the use of COM DAT for the relevant exemption indicators P 51 52 HB Page 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS record ot amendments
4. CPDLCX Deleted STS CPDLCX PER PER TALT nnnn RMK TALT nnnn RIF RIF NAV DAT COM See paragraph 8 4 2 8 4 4 RULES FOR FIELD 10B CHOICE Field 10b as defined by Amendment 1 may contain up to 20 characters The old Field 10b could only contain two If a new format message contains multiple indicators a choice may need to be made when translating it to the old format The choice will be made using the following logic First character o If any of the indicators S E or L is present in the new format message then the first translated character in the old format message will be S Otherwise o If one of the descriptors I or X is present in the new format message then the first translated character in the old format message will be the same I or X as appropriate Otherwise o Ifthe descriptor C is present in the new format message then the first translated character will be C Otherwise o If the descriptor A is present in the new format message the first translated character will be N e Second character o If any of the indicators E L BT B2 D1 G1 U1 U2 V1 or V2 is present in the new format message the second translated character will be D o If none of the above indicators in the new format messag
5. B1 2 C D1 E G1 H p U1 42 y1 y2 16 4 2 2 HANDLING OF SURVEILLANCE DATA e surveillance class is shown as NO all associated indicators are to be removed from Field 10b seqpt of the flight plan see table below e surveillance class is indicated as EQ the complete capability for the class is to be included When a surveillance class is indicated as UN no further action shall be taken Any existing indications for that class within the flight data held for the flight shall remain e I FPS always replaces all existing indicators for the class concerned with those last received e situation will occur if no capability information is provided and there is no capability already in the flight plan for the class concerned No error will occur if no capability is provided in the message but one does exist in the FPD however this indication is then ignored e error situation will occur if an indicted capability is not in accordance with the indicated class see table below 6 4 2 2 1 EQUIPMENT CLASS AND CAPABILITY INDICATIONS The following table shows the acceptable equipment class and capability indication combinations Class Indications A 5 L S K ADSB BT B2 U1 U2 V1 V2 ADSC D1 G1 6 4 2 3 HA
6. oe one ibt lo nt ie tri erit ter tate diae om ER 2 record of amendmehts ssa erae rd pa rares fed EIER Rer Bep KEEN 3 Table of CoNntentsi s vi assasin 5 1 GLOSSARY OF 11 2 DEFINITION OF TERMS 12 3 OBTAINING DOCUMENTS ERR ER TERRE ERA ERE Ee 12 4 INTRODUCTION n 12 4 1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION J u n naan a aa ana nana naene naa an 12 4 2 PURPOSE OF THE DOCUMENT Ha HE 13 4 3 SCOPE OF THE DOCUMENTS re poer i kasaa e ped Cebu tea RO maissi 13 4 4 STRUCTURE OF THE DOCUMENT i aqu sa 13 4 5 RELATIONSHIP WITH THE IFPS AND RPL DICTIONARY OF MESSAGES DOM 14 4 6 RELATIONSHIP WITH THE B2B FLIGHT SERVICES nn ener 14 5 AMENDMENT SUMMARY San uay e be n t perse b a eie aaa 14 5 1 CHANGES GENERAL NATURE intente knee temi Do Rei Pres be knee 14 5 1 1 PUBLICATION OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES FROM PANS ATM DOC 4444 14 5 1 2 EARLY SUBMISSION LIMIT OF FLIGHT PLANS I I U enne nnne nnne 14 5 1 3 TRANSMISSION
7. 25 6 2 2 3 2 RMK Usage ADEXP Usage RPL Composition Syntax What is new Additional rules 6 2 2 3 3 RVR Usage ADEXP Usage RPL Composition Syntax What is new Additional rules ps None RMK Record 4 Free text 1 LIM_CHAR n a None None RVR Record 4 One to three digits 1 DIGIT 3 n a None Page 26 6 2 2 3 4 RFP Usage ADEXP RFP Usage RPL Record 4 Composition The letter Q followed by a digit from 1 to 9 Syntax Q 1 2 g 5 6 7 8 11 What is new n a Additional rules None None 6 2 2 3 5 SRC Usage ADEXP SRC Usage RPL Record 4 Composition One of the descriptors listed below Syntax 1 RPL FPL AFIL MFS FNM ROP AFP DIV icaoaerodrome ZZZZ 1 What is new n a Additional rules e The descriptor DIV may only be used in message types APL and ACH Not to be included in flight plan submissions Only output by IFPS to known CFMU addressees Page 27 6 2 2 3 6 IFP Usage ADEXP Usage RPL Composition Syntax What is new Additional rules IFP Record 4 One or more of the descriptors listed below 1 ERROUTRAD ERROUTWE ERROUTE ERRTYPE ERRLEVEL ERRE
8. IFPS RPL Exchanges to from CFMU Validated Flight Plan Filing Msas Y Validated Flight Plan Progress Msgs n Validated Flight Plan Status Msgs gt RPL Listings Validated Flight Plan Progress Messages ATFM Dialog messages ATFM Dialog messages ETFMS ATFM Flight Progress messages ATFM Flight Progress Messages SSR Code Management messages CCAMS CS SSR Code Management messages DWH IFPUV Query Messaaes Web Route Assistance Query gt Services Fliqht Plan Submission Messaaes gt IFPUV Response Messaqes gt Route Assistance Response Messages gt MESSAGES AFFECTED IN THE CFMU MESSAGE EXCHANGE Messages listed here are the ones in the CFMU message exchange affected by the changes introduced by Amendment 1 to Doc 4444 Messages not listed here are either not affected or are not for external use MESSAGES RECEIVED THE CFMU FPL IFPL CHG ICHG CNL ICNL DLA IDLA DEP IDEP ARR IARR AFP IAFP pue MESSAGES SENT BY THE CFMU FPL IFPL CHG ICHG CNL ICNL DLA IDLA DEP IDEP ARR IARR APL IAPL ACH IACH EFD ja Page 20 The basic syntax of the Acknowledgement and of the Rejection REJ messages is not affected however new error indications codes may be present in the REJ message The ACK message may contain a message in t
9. 18 None 6 2 1 2 FIELD 10B SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT AND CAPABILITIES Usage ADEXP Usage RPL Composition ps SEQPT None either one or more of the descriptors I P X A of which I and xX are mutually exclusive i e only one may be present or e or more of the descriptors A C E L or 5 plus e optionally one or more of the descriptors BT B2 D1 G1 U1 U2 V1 The descriptor N or V2 without repetition Page 22 1 Deleted j x 1 Deleted The field may contain a maximum of 20 characters only 24 Deleted GUCCI PP A C3 1074 C E H L 596 1081 Deleted B2 D1 Gi U1 U2 V1 V2 B C E Deleted si What is new e Useoftwocharacter descriptors including letter number combinations e The descriptor D is no longer allowed Additional rules None None 6 2 1 3 AFTN CONSTRAINTS The Field 10 indications outlined above can theoretically create a single field a continuous character string without spaces that exceeds the 69 character limit imposed by the AFTN format To overcome this situation should it ever occur IFPS will create a line break immediately before the that precedes Field 10b NOTE It
10. 6 43 SPECIFIC RULE CONCERNING THE ACH MESSAGE ll LL 43 6 5 ATEM FEIGHT PROGRESS MESSAGES 2 ttt ieget mieten ert iri deett 43 7 RECOGNISING OLD AND NE W 2 tin ee V NEN 43 7 1 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS is ni u cn pen ta tut t ttr thea Na reete qe TTA UT Eye Yo anne veg eda INS Er Rua epe 43 7 2 DECISION LOGIG saostuu ass tu traten Dite t rre tor ett etui a ic o orien 43 7 2 1 RECOGNISING NEW chess La AKA 43 7 2 RECOGNISING OLD CO NITENIT be puma rere Ep 44 7 3 ADDITIONAL RULES a r 44 8 TRANSITIONS PROCESS we brit te ete tenete 44 8 1 TFRANSITION AIRSPACE USERS ritiene tnter taies dean cas saqsa qasqakasssapashassspasaq 44 8 1 1 GENERA TO 44 8 1 2 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR FILING AROUND THE CUT OVER 44 8 1 3 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR FILING RPL LISTS cece 011 45 8 2 TRANSITION AIR NAVIGATION SERVICE PROVIDERS essen nennen 45 8 3 IFPS PROCESS
11. Although airspace users are being advised to start submitting their flight plans and associated messages in the new format as from 00 00 UTC on 12 11 2012 in the following paragraphs you will see that the actual cut over date in the ground systems is a little bit later to ensure an orderly transition The IFPS transition processing modes and translation function see para 8 3 and 8 4 below will ensure proper handling of both old and new content during this buffer period There is however one special case that deserves attention and which must be handled in a special manner When approaching the airspace user cut over date do not file a flight plan in the old format for a flight with a departure Page 44 date that is after the cut over date Such a flight plan should always be in the new format If you are not able to file in the new format before the cut over date wait with filing such a flight plan until after midnight 8 1 3 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR FILING RPL LISTS As described earlier para 5 3 refers the RPL lists are also affected by the amendment and this requires attention in respect of the lists submitted for flights that will be operated before and after the airspace user cut over date In order to ensure proper processing of the RPL lists airspace users should e Submit the lists spanning the cut over date in the new format e Split the list into an old format version for the time before the cut over
12. OF FLIGHT PLAN FPL 5 5 a a a a an ana na n nanna naa enne 14 5 1 4 INDICATION OF THE DATE OF FLIGHT m n a an a ana a aa an na aa a naa a an enne 14 5 1 5 ADDRESSEES OF MODIFICATION CHG MESSAGES aa 15 5 1 6 INTRODUCTION OF THE TERM DESTINATION ALTERNATE 15 5 1 7 USE OF THE TERM SIGNIFICANT POINT 15 5 1 8 PROMINENCE GIVEN TO DOC 7910 LOCATION 5 15 5 19 THE MOST IMPORTANT CHANGES ARE IN ITEM 10 AND ITEM 18 15 5 2 ICAO MODEL FLIGHT PLAN FORM ITEMS AFFECTED nn 15 5 2 1 ITEM ZZ AIRCRAET IDENTIFICATIQN estetica t ner eter tt eo nete t 16 5 2 2 ITEM S FLIGHT RULES AND TYPE OF ir rtr remain 16 5 2 3 ITEM 10 EQUIPMENT AND i item terit rotten 16 5 2 4 ITEM 13 DEPARTURE AERDROME AND 17 5 2 5 EO LE a E asss asss 17 5 2 6 ITEM 16 DESTINATION TOTAL ESTIMATED ELAPSED TIME DESTINATION ALTERNATE 17 5 23 ITEM 18 OTHER INFORMATION 18 5 3 REPETITIVE FLIGHT e rot tentia cto tert Pe seriem 18 5 4 ICAO FIELD TYPES AFFECTED t ua iha aaa co Nes 18 5 5 ICAO ATS MESSAGE TYPES AFFECTED inr
13. The translation from new to old Field 18 information other than that shown in paragraph 8 4 2 will be performed in accordance with paragraph 8 4 3 below 8 4 1 GENERAL RULES e Where the translation function requires the inclusion of descriptor s within an existing Field 18 element the additional data is inserted after the existing data and separated by a space e Where the translation function requires the inclusion of more than one descriptor within a Field 18 element only a single occurrence of the Field 18 element is provided with a space between descriptors e Where the translation function requires the inclusion of more than one of the received new indicators within the same Field 18 element they will be concatenated and added at the end of the descriptors for that element e g the translation of Field 10 417 and M1 results in a Field 18 indication of DAT V COM J1M1 RMK INMARSAT 8 4 2 COM NAV SUR TRANSLATION TABLE NEW Data Content Converts to the following OLD Data Content Field 10a Field 18 Field 10a Field 18 see 1 31 Page 46 NEW Data Content Converts to the following OLD Data Content Field 10a Field 18 Field 10a Field 18 see NAV N N COM S VOL SF S A 2 NAV GBAS B 2 NAV LPV C C D D E1 2 COM E1 RMK FMC WPR ACARS E2 2 COM E2 RMK DFIS ACARS E3 7 RMK PDC ACARS NAV nnnn G N
14. WITH THE IFPS AND RPL DICTIONARY OF MESSAGES DOM As stated earlier this document has been created to guide users in transitioning to the new flight plan resulting from Amendment 1 to PANS ATM Doc 4444 As such it focuses only on those elements of the flight plan affected by the amendment Complete syntax information on the various messages is available in the CFMU publication entitled IFPS and RPL Dictionary of Messages available on request from EUROCONTROL 4 6 RELATIONSHIP WITH THE B2B FLIGHT SERVICES This document does not cover the changes necessary in the Business to Business B2B flight services descriptions These will be described in the updated edition of the B2B Flight Services Reference Manual available from EUROCONTROL 5 AMENDMENT SUMMARY bes CHANGES OF A GENERAL NATURE Although Amendment 1 to PANS ATM Doc 4444 is meant primarily to update the ICAO model flight plan form ICAO has used this instrument to introduce a number of long overdue other changes see 5 1 1 below also There are also several small but important consequential changes contained in the Amendment Below you will find a short description of all changes arranged in the order they appear in Doc 4444 The details of the syntax to be used after the Amendment has been implemented are contained in Section 6 Solid PUBLICATION OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES FROM PANS ATM DOC 4444 Until 1 October 1973 differences from PANS documents were published in s
15. addressees e Theindicators will be output by IFPS in the order specified by Amendment 1 e Indictors not listed above will be output at the end of the list The EUR indicator as currently defined will not be output by IFPS as it only contains the PROTECTED indication which is never output It is however maintained in this list for completeness 16 2 2 3 USE OF THE INDICATORS IN FIELD 18 6 2 2 3 1 STS Usage ADEXP STS Usage RPL Record 4 Composition One or more of the descriptors listed below without repetition Syntax ALTRV ATFMX FFR FLTCK HAZMAT HEAD HOSP HUM MARSA MEDEVAC NONRVSM SAR STATE What is new e New descriptors e Thefollowing descriptors may no longer be used ATFMEXEMPTAPPROVED EMER EXM833 PROTECTED NONRNAV RNAVINOP e Exemptions for 833 RNAV etc can still be indicated via COM and NAV see below Additional rules e The use of the descriptors MEDEVAC FFR results in automatic exemption from ATFCM measures in addition to SAR ATFMX and e The use of the descriptors MEDEVAC and FFR results in priority treatment in IFPS processing in addition to HOSP SAR and HEAD unpublished descriptors or free text may be present after the STS indicator These will result in an error HG Page
16. affected in one or both of the following ways ja Page 15 e Clarification only e g the term alphanumeric added before the term characters or bringing examples up to date e g elimination of a reference to SABENA e Change in substance e g new letters to indicate aircraft capabilities Complete familiarity with these changes is essential since changes in the various ATS messages are all related to changes of the Items in the ICAO model flight plan form In the following we will review each of the Items affected and provide a summary of the changes Pure editorial changes and changes on the level of general notes have not been included in this summary The relevant syntax rules will be described in Section 6 5 2 1 ITEM 7 AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION Type of change clarification updating Changes in detail e Theterm alphanumeric has been inserted in front of the term characters and it has been clarified that no hyphens or symbols may be used in this Item e Instead of referring simply to the registration marking of the aircraft the instruction now is to include the nationality or common mark and registration mark of the aircraft examples have been updated e Anew note points to ICAO Annex 7 Chapter 2 as the source of nationality common and registration marks 5252 ITEM 8 FLIGHT RULES AND TYPE OF FLIGHT Type of change clarification Changes in detail e lthasbeen clari
17. and a new format version for after the cut over 8 2 TRANSITION AIR NAVIGATION SERVICE PROVIDERS The air navigation service providers can inform the IFPS of the date and time they wish to change to the new format however it is recommended that they choose 12 00 UTC on 16 11 2012 In any case their cut over time is recommended to be at least 24 hours after 00 00 UTC on 15 11 2012 This ensures a clean cut over with no mixture of old and new format flight plans Should an air navigation service provider wish to adhere to a different date and or time they must discuss this with the CFMU 8 3 IFPS PROCESSING MODES IN SUPPORT OF THE TRANSITION In order to provide the best and most flexible support to its users while maintaining the all important service quality the IFPS and RPL systems will have three processing modes switched to at points in time demanded by a smooth transition These processing modes and their significance are described below pus PROCESSING MODE 1 ACCEPTANCE OF OLD FORMAT ONLY This is the pre amendment mode of operation Any new content found in a message results in an error 8 3 2 PROCESSING MODE 2 ACCEPTANCE OF NEW AND OLD FORMAT This is the first transitional mode of operation Messages both in the old and the new format are accepted by the IFPS The format of the output messages will depend on the preference expressed by the addressees and recorded in the IFPS environment data base The IFPS will
18. in substance as a consequence of Amendment 1 to PANS ATM Doc 4444 Field Type 8 Flight rules and type of flight Field Type 10 Equipment and capabilities Field Type 13 Departure aerodrome and time Field Type 18 Other information 5 5 ICAO ATS MESSAGE TYPES AFFECTED The ICAO ATS messages are composed of different combinations of the standard Field Types also defined by ICAO Consequently the message types affected by Amendment 1 to PANS ATM Doc 4444 are those that contain field types with changes in substance Field Type 8 10 13 and 18 These message types are ACP ALR ARR CDN CHG CNL CPL FPL DLA DEP EST RQP RQS SPL 5 6 EXCHANGES WITH THE CFMU AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENT The following diagram shows in red bold italic text the CFMU message exchanges involving external users whose syntax and or semantic processing is impacted by Amendment 1 to Doc 4444 Only these messages and the relevant changes to their syntax and semantic processing will be further elaborated in this document Message exchanges shown in normal text are either not impacted by the Amendment or are not for external use and are therefore not the subject of this document Page 19 HB Flight Plan Filing Messages vO N F Flight Plan Progress Messages Messages Fliqht Plan Status Messaqes gt IFPUV RPL Listings 7 gt Operational Reply Messages o Validated Flight Planning Messages
19. 0b Field 18 SUR N N A A C C E SD COM E H S COM H L SD COM L P P S S X X B1 D COM B1 B2 D COM B2 U1 D COM U1 U2 D COM U2 v1 D COM V1 v2 D COM V2 HB HG D1 COM D1 G1 COM G1 8 4 3 TRANSLATION OF FIELD 18 INDICATORS NOT COVERED IN 8 4 2 NEW Field 18 Indication To be output as below when OLD is required STS ALTRV STS ALTRV ATFMX STS ATFMEXEMPTAPPROVED FFR STS FFR FLTCK STS FLTCK HAZMAT STS HAZMAT HEAD STS HEAD HOSP STS HOSP HUM STS HUM MARSA STS MARSA MEDEVAC STS MEDEVAC NONRVSM STS NONRVSM SAR STS SAR STATE STS STATE HB Page 53 STS PROTECTED p rx SUR nnnn RMK SUR nnnn DEP DEST ALTN RALT DEP DEST ALTN RALT Content as received but truncated when necessary DOF DOF for FPL only Field 18 not to be provided in CHG CNL DLA amp DEP messages REG REG EET EET SEL SEL TYP TYP truncated if necessary CODE CODE DLE Not output OPR OPR ORGN Not output 1 31 Page 54 Deleted EXM833 Deleted 1 STS EXM833 Deleted RNAVINOP Deleted STS RNAVINOP Deleted RNAVX Deleted STS NONRNAV 4 Deleted
20. 4 ITEM 13 DEPARTURE AERDROME AND TIME Type of change change in substance and clarification Changes in detail e Areference to Doc 7910 Location Indicators is added as the source for obtaining ICAO four letter location indicators e fthe departure aerodrome has no location indicator both the name and the location have to be included in Item 18 e new provision has been included for use when the aircraft has not taken off from the aerodrome concerned 5 2 5 ITEM 15 ROUTE Type of change clarification and change in substance Changes in detail e There are numerous small changes of a clarifying nature most covered in the general section above e The point associated with a change of speed and or level indicates the location where the change commences e Degrees true may be used in indications of bearing and distance from a significant point in areas of high latitude where it is determined by the appropriate authority that reference to degrees magnetic is impractical 5 256 ITEM 16 DESTINATION TOTAL ESTIMATED ELAPSED TIME DESTINATION ALTERNATE Type of change clarification Changes in detail ja Page 17 e References to Doc 7910 Location Indicators have been added as the only source of ICAO four letter location indications e term destination has been added to the words alternate aerodrome to signify that here only the destination as opposed to en route and take off alternate
21. AV nnnn H H 1 31 Page 47 NEW Data Content Converts to the following OLD Data Content Field 10a Field 18 Field 10a Field 18 see 1 J DAT V COM J1 J2 J DAT H COM J2 J3 J DAT V COM 13 J4 J DAT V COM 14 J5 J DAT S COM J5 J6 J DAT 5 COM 16 J7 J DAT S COM J7 K K L L M1 2 1 RMK INMARSAT M2 2 2 RMK MTSAT M3 2 COM M3 RMK IRIDIUM 1 9 Reserved Not output In the old format the DAT element is compulsory if J is present in Field 10a However the old DAT element can only contain the descriptors S H V M 1 31 Page 48 NEW Data Content Converts to the following OLD Data Content Field 10a Field 18 Field 10a Field 18 see R PBN A1 RZ NAV A1 RMK RNAV10 RNP10 PBN B1 R NAV B1 RMK RNAV5 PBN B2 R NAV B2 RMK RNAV5 PBN B3 R NAV RMK RNAV5 PBN B4 R NAV B4 RMK RNAV5 PBN B5 R NAV B5 RMK RNAV5 PBN B6 R NAV B6 RMK RNAV5 PBN C1 RZ NAV C1 RMK RNAV2 PBN C2 RZ NAV C2 RMK RNAV2 PBN C3 RZ NAV C3 RMK RNAV2 PBN C4 RZ NAV C4 RMK RNAV2 PBN D1 PR NAV D1 RMK RNAV1 PBN D2 PR NAV D2 RMK RNAV1 PBN D3 PR NAV D3 RMK RNAV1 PBN D4 PR NAV D4 RMK RNAV1 HB 49 NEW Data Content Converts to the following OLD Data Content Fi
22. ING MODES IN SUPPORT OF THE TRANSITION eese 45 8 3 1 PROCESSING MODE 1 ACCEPTANCE OF OLD FORMAT ONLY 45 8 3 2 PROCESSING MODE 2 ACCEPTANCE OF NEW AND OLD FORMAT 45 8 3 3 PROCESSING MODE ACCEPTANCE OF NEW FORMAT ONLY a 46 8 4 THE IPPSTRANSLATIONFUNCTIQN u ert a otio ANT asa t re Renee 46 8 4 1 GENERAL RULES S 46 8 4 2 COM NAV SUR TRANSLATION TABLE a ana a a aa ana aa a aan nan aa hanan aasiki 46 8 4 3 TRANSLATION OF FIELD 18 INDICATORS NOT COVERED IN 8 4 2 eene 53 8 4 4 RULES FOR FIELD CHOICE t ttt tenete 55 HB Page 9 PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT EMPTY Page 10 1 GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS When used in this document the abbreviations shown here will have the meaning indicated below ACARS Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System ADEXP ATS Data Exchange Presentation ADF Automatic Direction Finder ADS B Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast ADS C Automatic Dependent Surveillance Contract AIP Aeronautical Information Publication ATM Air Traffic Management ATS Air Traffic Services B2B Business to Business CFMU Central Flow
23. Management Unit D FIS Digital Flight Information Service DOF Block Date DOM Dictionary of Messages EOBD Estimated Off Block Date EOBT Estimated Off Block Time FPLSG Flight Plan Study Group 1 31 Page 11 GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation IFPS Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System IFPZ IFPS Zone OAT Operational Air Traffic PANS Procedures for Air Navigation Services PBN Performance Based Navigation RPL Repetitive Flight Plan VFR Visual Flight Rules VOR VHF Omni directional Radio Range DEFINITION OF TERMS All terms used in this document have as their meaning the definitions contained for the same term in the appropriate ICAO or EUROCONTROL publications OBTAINING DOCUMENTS Further copies of this document and the documents mentioned in the text may be obtained from the Central Flow Management Unit CFMU via the web http www cfmu eurocontrol int cfmu public standard page cfmu programmes fpl 2012 html or by writing to CFMU CUSTOMER SUPPORT at cfmu customersupport eurocontrol int INTRODUCTION 4 1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION 131 Page 12 The ICAO provisions governing the contents of Flight Plans Flight Plan messages and Flight Plan associated messages are contained in the ICAO document entitled Procedures for Air Navigation Services Air Traffic Managemen
24. NDLING OF OTHER DATA e Generally in ADEXP modifications additions and deletions are achieved by the inclusion of data items as follows o Unchanged data items are to be included and will be considered as unchanged o Anew or modified data item is considered to be an update o Adata item left out is considered as a deletion e In ADEXP format AFP messages IFPS will take into account only those data items the modification of which is allowed via AFP HB Page 42 Fields 10a 10b and 18 in an ICAO format AFP message are ignored by the IFPS if an associated exists for the flight concerned e Fields and SEOPT in ADEXP format AFP messages are ignored by the IFPS if an associated PFD exists for the flight concerned e When PFD exists for a flight IFPS will accept updates via ADEXP only to the following indicators in Field 18 PBN NAV COM SUR DAT TYP DESTZ PER 6 4 3 SPECIFIC RULE CONCERNING THE ACH MESSAGE When modifying the content of Field 18 via the Field 22 mechanism e g to provide the SRC indication IFPS will provide the complete Field 18 information applicable to the flight 6 5 ATFM FLIGHT PROGRESS MESSAGES The only change concerning the ATFM Flight Progress Messages concerns the EFD message output by the CFMU The new ADEXP field DLE will be added to this message 7 RECOGNISING OLD AND NEW 701 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS When elements of something as important as th
25. OBT 833UNKNOWN MODESASP RVSMVIOLATION NONRVSM RVSMUNKNOWN n a None Not to be included in flight plan submissions Only output by IFPS to known CFMU addressees 6 2 2 3 7 AWR Usage ADEXP AWR Usage RPL Record 4 Composition Syntax What is new Additional rules The letter R followed by a digit from 1 to 9 1 q 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 H n a None Not to be included in flight plan submissions Only output by IFPS to known CFMU ps Page 28 6 2 2 3 8 STAYINFOn Usage ADEXP STAYINFO Usage RPL Record 4 Composition Free text Syntax STAYINFO 1 1 2 3 qn p 6 7 8 pr 1 LIM CHAR What is new n a Additional rules only be used in the flight plan of flights that take place entirely within the IFPZ A maximum of 9 occurrences are permitted with the n indicating an incremental sequence None 6 2 2 3 9 EUR Usage ADEXP EUR Usage RPL Record 4 Composition One or more of the descriptors listed below Syntax 1 PROTECTED What is new e a new indicator ps Page 29 e Thisisanew field in ADEXP Additional rules None It should be noted that the PROTECTED indicator is not output by IFPS ATC units will the
26. P ROS RQP as indicated below pu ALL MESSAGES The message field syntax and rules described in paragraph 6 2 apply also to flight plan associated messages when those fields are used in such messages USE OF DOF DOF stands for Off Block Date As explained earlier It is now mandatory to insert in Item 18 the date of flight departure if the flight plan is filed more than 24 hours in advance of the estimated off block time of the flight This has an impact also on the flight plan associated messages The following rules must be observed e The DOF as provided in Field 18 must always refer to the last notified Off Block Date and Time EOBD EOBT It is important to understand that the last notified Off Block Date and Time includes implicit modifications of the DOF over the midnight period e g a DLA which provides a one hour delay for HG Page 39 a flight with an existing EOBT of 23 30 implicitly modifies the DOF This is very important and proper application of the rule may appear to result in information being presented in a counter intuitive way as shown in the following example o Field 18 in the original Flight Plan STS HOSP DOF 100304 PBN B3 o Field 13b in the original Flight Plan 2230 If the flight is delayed until 0200 the next day the corresponding Delay message will look like this DLA ABC123 EBBRO200 EDDF DOF 100304 You will note that although the date of flight is now 05 March the information i
27. aerodromes are to be inserted e the destination aerodrome has no location indicator both the name and the location have to be included in Item 18 5 2 7 ITEM 18 OTHER INFORMATION Type of change change in substance Changes in detail e With Amendment 1 to PANS ATM Doc 4444 Item 18 becomes an essential depository of information some of which will be directly referenced from other Items of the ICAO model flight plan form Processing of Item 18 in all systems is now essential e The sequence of the indicators the three letter groups followed by an oblique stroke and the information itself has now been made mandatory The indicators entered into the flight plan must now follow each other in the sequence shown but like in the past only the indicators with relevant information should be used and an Item 18 may still contain only a O zero if there is no information to be communicated 5 3 REPETITIVE FLIGHT PLAN LISTING FORM The ICAO repetitive flight plan RPL listing form is not affected by Amendment 1 except for a small clarification on Item G Supplementary data at where name of contact is now replaced by name and appropriate contact details of entity where information normally provided under Item 19 of the flight plan is kept readily available and can be supplied without delay However the RPL forms submitted to the IFPS contain additional information in Record 4 as required allowed by the CFMU This information must fo
28. ax What is new ps None DAT Record 4 One to 50 characters describing data applications or capabilities not specified in Field 10b 1 LIM_CHAR 50 e This indicator is no longer limited to specific descriptors None In order to provide correct information for display purposes or when required queried via other formats such as B2B IFPS will determine if the descriptor CPDLCX is present within DAT SUR Record 4 One to 50 characters describing surveillance applications or capabilities not specified in Field 10b 1 LIM_CHAR 50 e Thisisa new indicator Page 31 e Thisisanew field in ADEXP Additional rules None None 6 2 2 3 13 DEP Usage ADEXP DEPZ Usage RPL Record 4 Composition Thename of the departure aerodrome maximum 50 characters e Additionally if the aerodrome is not listed in the appropriate National AIP the location of the aerodrome given either as bearing and distance from a significant point or as latitude and longitude or e Ifthe aircraft did not depart from an aerodrome the first point on the route given by a navaid waypoint or marker beacon designator or by latitude and longitude adname geoid refid ptid where adname 1 LIM CHAR 50 What is new e Location of the departure aerodrome Additional rules None If the departure aerodrome is indica
29. be capable of producing the following versions Messages received in new format are output in the new format Messages received in the old format are output in the old format e Messages output in the old format regardless of the format of the message received The default setting for the AD line addressees is output in the old format 1 31 Page 45 Operational Reply Messages ORM generated by the IFPS will where applicable contain a reference to the processed message in the new or old format depending on what had been received 8 3 3 PROCESSING MODE ACCEPTANCE OF NEW FORMAT ONLY This is the final phase of the transition Only new content is accepted by the IFPS however output may be in old or new format as specified by the addressees and recorded in the IFPS environment data base The default setting for the AD line addressees is output in the new format 8 4 THE IFPS TRANSLATION FUNCTION Processing modes 2 and 3 described above require that the IFPS possess a translation function which can produce an old format message from a message received in the new format As the new format contains more possibilities to indicate equipment capabilities and other details than did the old format this translation has to be done in a way that preserves the information integrity of the translated message The translation from new to old Field 10 and Field 18 information is performed in accordance with paragraph 8 4 2 below
30. dures This indicator should be used when the aircraft type is shown as ZZZZ Page 34 6 2 2 3 17 ALTN Usage ADEXP Usage RPL Composition Syntax What is new ALTNZ Record 4 of the destination alternate aerodrome maximum 50 characters e Additionally if the aerodrome is not listed in the appropriate National AIP the location of the aerodrome given either as bearing and distance from a significant point or as latitude and longitude 1 LIM CHARJ100 e Location of the aerodrome Additional rules None None 6 2 2 3 18 RALT Usage ADEXP RALT Usage RPL Record 4 Composition HG e From one to a hundred characters providing the ICAO four letter location indicator s of the en route alternate aerodrome s or the name s of the aerodrome s plus e For aerodromes not listed in the relevant National AIP the location of the aerodrome given as bearing and distance from a significant point or as latitude and longitude 1 LIM CHAR 100 Page 35 What is new e Location of the aerodromes Additional rules None None 6 2 2 3 19 TALT Usage ADEXP TALT Usage RPL Record 4 Composition e From one to a hundred characters providing the ICAO four letter location indicator s of the take off alternate aerodrome s or the name s of the aerodrome s plus e For aerodromes not listed in t
31. e there will be no second character in the translated old format message Page 55 HB
32. e flight plan undergo such fundamental changes the question of how the old version and the new version can be differentiated is a natural one This is true especially if one considers that a lot of the old content is also acceptable after the implementation of Amendment 1 resulting in some new flight plans being identical to an old one This is most likely for a flight operated by an aircraft that is not equipped with much of the latest NAV COM and SUR equipment and capabilities The process to determine whether or not a message is acceptable in terms of compliance with Amendment 1 relies on an analysis of a combination of criteria syntax of each data element including the presence of completely new descriptors elements fields e the semantic combination of certain data items or indications the CFMU processing status or switch 1 2 THE DECISION LOGIC 7 2 1 RECOGNISING NEW CONTENT Content will be recognised as new if any of the following items are present In Field 10a E1 E2 J1 J2 J3 14 J5 J6 J7 M1 M2 M3 P1 P2 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 In Field 10b E H L B1 B2 U1 U2 V1 V2 D1 G1 In Item 18 PBN SUR DLE TALT EUR In STS ATFMX Page 43 P e InDAT characters other than S H V M e ACHG CNL DLA DEP messages containing Field 18 with more than just DOF 7 22 RECOGNISING OLD CONTENT Content will be recognized as old if any of the foll
33. ed between the two data streams e will result if duplicates are detected of the following indicators PBN CODE ORGN PER DEP DEST DOF OPR RVR SEL REG RFP e Ifan indicator is found that is not listed above it will be accepted by IFPS and included in the output messages The order of the indicators will not be checked by IFPS i e any order will be accepted e Amendment 1 specifies that the indicators must appear in the order prescribed however IFPS will not check this in incoming messages Messages output by IFPS will list the indicators in the correct order 6 2 2 2 OUTPUT FROM IFPS Usage ADEXP Usage RPL Composition Syntax What is new Refer to the descriptions of individual indicators below n a The descriptor 0 or one or more of the indicators listed below without repetition v0 1 5 5 PBN EUR NAV DAT SUR DEP DEST DOF REG EET SEL CODE RVR IFp DLE OPR ORGN PER ALTN RALT TALT SRC RIF RMK STAYINFOn RFP AWR New indicators Page 24 x Deleted Deleted Additional rules IFPS will not output the indicators SRC AWR and to unknown addresses provided via the re addressing function the AD line
34. eld 10a Field 18 Field 10a Field 18 see PBN L1 RZ NAV L1 RMK RNP4 PBN O1 PRZ NAV O1 RMK RNP1 PBN O2 PRZ NAV O2 RMK RNP1 PBN O3 PRZ NAV O3 RMK RNP1 PBN O4 PRZ NAV O4 RMK RNP1 PBN S1 GZ NAV S1 RMK RNP APRCH PBN S2 GZ NAV S2 RMK RNP APRCH BARO VNAV PBN T1 GZ NAV T1 RMK RNP AR APRCH RF PBN T2 GZ NAV T2 RMK RNP AR APRCH T T U U V V w w X X Y Y HB Page 50 NEW Data Content Converts to the following OLD Data Content Field 10a Field 18 Field 10a Field 18 see See 2 EXM833 STS EXM833 Footnote 7 COM nnnn 7 COM nnnn See 7 NAV RNAVX EP STS NONRNAV Footnote See Z NAV RNAVINOP a STS RNAVINOP Footnote 7 NAV nnnn 7 NAV nnnn See DAT CPDLCX kapa ied STS CPDLCX Footnote DAT S H V M DAT S H V M 2 or JZ DAT nnnn COM nnnn 2 The translation shall result in the removal of the Z if no other data is present within either of the COM or NAV indicators 3 The new definition of DAT allows free text the old definition does not If the NEW DAT is compliant with the OLD definition it shall be retained within DAT and a J added in Field 10a if the NEW DAT contains free text it shall be translated into COM 1 31 Page 51 NEW Data Content Converts to the following OLD Data Content Field 10b Field 18 Field 1
35. ely Page 33 6 2 2 3 16 PER Usage ADEXP Usage RPL Composition Syntax What is new Additional rules 1 31 within the IFPZ An error will be raised for an IFR GAT flight entirely within the IFPZ if the DLE point is not found either explicitly or implicitly within the route description IFPS will use the information provided in a DLE indicator in calculating the profile of the flight concerned If the point contained in the DLE indicator is within the IFPZ and is over flown more than once the delay is applied to the last occurrence only If the point contained in the DLE indicator is not found within the route description and the route contains a single unknown portion a portion outside the IFPZ a VFR portion or an OAT portion then the delay shall be applied to the segment following the unknown portion If the point indicated in the DLE is not not found within the route description and the route contains more than one unknown portion a portion outside the IFPZ a VFR portion or an OAT portion then the delay shall be shared across all segments as oppose to applying it to a single segment Record 4 A single letter indicating the aircraft performance category 1 A p H 1 Specified designators only The aircraft performance categories are contained in ICAO Doc 8168 PANS OPS Aircraft Operations Volume 1 Flight Proce
36. ep in mind however that if the message is sent to other regions also the absence of Field 13b may result in an error e CNL DLA CHG DEP RQS and RQP messages sent to the IFPS must contain a correctly composed Field 18 An error results if Field 18 is missing in these messages e FPS does not take into account any modifications additions or removals in Field 18 as contained in these messages as compared to the flight plan message they are associated with If DOF is present it will be used to associate the message with the appropriate flight plan If a message is received modifying something in Field 18 indicated by a Field 22 element the original Field 18 content will be completely replaced by the new content provided HB Page 40 e Within ICAO format amendments to Field 18 elements i e amendments via Field 22 the NIL indication may not be used any more 6 3 4 MESSAGES SENT BY THE IFPS e CHG and ARR messages sent by the IFPS will contain a Field 13b e DLA CHG and DEP messages sent by the IFPS a Field 18 containing only the DOF will be included e When the content of Field 18 is modified via the Field 22 mechanism IFPS will provide the complete Field 18 information applicable to the flight 6 4 RULES CONCERNING THE FLIGHT PROGRESS MESSAGES AFP APL AND ACH 6 4 1 GENERAL The syntax of the individual fields in the AFP APL and ACH messages will be in line with the field s
37. er tertie tiet titi inei OKANDETKARSA 19 5 6 EXCHANGES WITH THE CFMU AFFECTED BY THE 19 5 7 MESSAGES AFFECTED IN THE CFMU MESSAGE EXCHANGE 20 5 7 1 MESSAGES RECEIVED BY THE CEMU Uu aava tunne aa retener 20 5 7 2 MESSAGES SENT BY THE CEMYU ett inerte et EE A 20 6 THE AMENDMENT IN DETAIL eso certet tenente Rete tette Entrate Beau rhe to ska 21 6 1 MESSAGE DESCRIPTION METEQD 1er etm vakiot raa eret rtt 21 6 2 didi rr n 21 6 2 1 ddr KUNA 21 6 2 1 1 FIELD 10A EQUIPMENT AND CAPABILITIES rati toti rn Inn Ernte 21 6 2 1 2 FIELD 10B SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT AND 5 22 6 2 1 3 AFIN CONSTRAIN eem 23 6 2 2 FIEED 18 OTHER INFORMATION LI ttt annee then 23 6 2 2 1 INPUT TO IEPS uuu n 23 6 2 2 2 OUTPUT FROM IFP lt lt c 24 6 2 2 3 USE OF THEINDICATORS IN FIELD 18 eot teneo ert teer nennen 25 HB 79 oa D o 6 2 2 3 1 STS
38. fied in the part on Flight Rules that the first point where a change of flight rules is planned may be the only instance of such a change or one of several changes Furthermore the reference to the use of Item 15 has been cleaned up editorially e The Type of Flight part now includes a specific instruction to specify the Status in Item 18 using either the STS or the RMK indicator 5 2 3 ITEM 10 EQUIPMENT AND CAPABILITIES Type of change change in substance Changes in detail e term capabilities and its definition is introduced From now on the list of equipment and the list of aircraft capabilities in detail can be indicated The letter S is still available to indicate the availability of ja Page 16 standard equipment for the route to be flown i e without indicating further detail however ADF is no longer considered as part of the standard set e Item 18 is now indicated as the place to include equipment and capability details in respect of a much broader set of indicator letters Some of the single letters indicating equipment capabilities have now become letter number combinations e g E2 for D FIS ACARS The use on a regional basis of non allocated alphanumeric characters is no longer allowed part on surveillance equipment and capabilities has now been expanded to 20 characters was just two previously to allow detailed information to be entered on SSR ADS B and ADS C 5 2
39. he new format as a reference within the field MSGREF 6 THE AMENDMENT IN DETAIL 6 1 MESSAGE DESCRIPTION METHOD In this section the message fields affected by the amendment will be described together with the detailed syntax and processing rules applicable Only those elements are included which are subject to change as a result of Amendment 1 Syntax is described using a notation similar to BNF Backus Nauer Form notation Each data element consists of a number of tokens which can be an identifier a literal or an operator An identifier can be up to 64 characters long It is used to reference the name of a constituent data element A literal is a number of characters enclosed in double quotes An operator is a token reserved to denote one of the following operations 1 selection The operator is used to denote the selection The notation A B means either A or B is present 2 iteration The operators are used to denote the iteration The notation X A Y means can repeated equal or greater than X times and equal or less than Y times X and Y are integers equal or greater than zero If X is not present it is assumed to be zero If Y is not present it is assumed to be infinity 3 option The operators 11 are used to denote an option The notation A means can be optionally present 4 concatenation The operator is used to denote strict concatenation meaning that no separator is al
40. he relevant National AIP the location of the aerodrome given as bearing and distance from a significant point or as latitude and longitude Syntax 1 LIM_CHAR 100 What is new e Thisis new indicator e Thisis anew ADEXP field Additional rules None None 6 2 2 3 20 NAV Usage ADEXP NAV Page 36 Usage RPL Composition Syntax What is new Additional rules 6 2 2 3 21 COM Usage ADEXP Usage RPL Composition Syntax What is new Additional rules 1 31 Record 4 From one to fifty characters indicating significant data related to navigation equipment 1 LIM CHAR 50 GNSS augmentation information e Only Include information that is different from those to be specified in PBN e RNAV exemption indications RNAVX and RNAVINOP as described in the IFPS User Manual should be entered under NAV when applicable In order to provide correct information for display purposes or when required queried via other formats such as B2B IFPS will determine if the descriptors RNAVX and or RNAVINOP are present within NAV COM Record 4 One to fifty characters indicating communications applications or capabilities 1 LIM CHAR 50 n a e Onlyinclude applications or capabilities not specified in Field 10a e EXM833 exemption indication as described in the IFPS User Manua
41. is recognised that as a result of this line break the format of the received message will no longer be compliant with normal FPL message format and will probably cause local processing difficulties The modification described here for IFPS does not represent a solution agreed by ICAO for worldwide application It does however represent a solution that should at least enable such a message to be received 6 2 2 FIELD 18 OTHER INFORMATION 6 2 2 1 INPUT TO IFPS Usage ADEXP Refer to the descriptions of individual indicators below Usage in RPL Record 4 Composition The descriptor 0 or one or more of the indicators listed below without repetition Syntax O 1 STS PBN EUR NAV COM DAT SUR DEP DEST DOF REG EET SEL TYP CODE RVR DLE OPR ORGN PER ALTN RALT TALT RIF RMK STAYINFOn RFP ps Page 23 What is new Additional rules New indicators e STAYINFOn indicator will only be accepted for flights which remain entirely within the IFPS Zone IFPZ e With the exception of STAYINFOn Indicators are accepted only once STAYINFOn indicator may appear a maximum of nine times e Ifduplicate indicators are detected their contents will be concatenated within single occurrence of the indicator but with a space insert
42. l should be entered under COM when applicable In performing 8 33kHz validation checking the IFPS shall determine whether the exemption indicator EXM833 exists within the COM element of Field 18 in an ICAO Page 37 6 2 2 3 22 Usage TYPZ Usage RPL Record 4 Composition One to sixty characters indicating the type s of aircraft and their number s Syntax 1 LIM CHAR 60 What is new e Number of characters allowed is higher Additional rules None Used only if Item 9 contains ZZZZ 6 2 2 3 23 ORGN Usage ADEXP ORGN Usage RPL Record 4 Composition One to thirty characters indicating the AFTN address or other appropriate contact details of the flight plan originator Syntax 1 LIM_CHAR 60 What is new e Thisisa new indicator Additional rules None ps 131 Page 38 For use in cases where the originator of the flight plan may not be readily identified 6 2 2 3 24 REG Usage ADEXP REG Usage RPL Record 4 Composition One to fifty characters indicating the registration s of the aircraft Syntax 1 LIM CHAR 50 What is new e Number of characters allowed is higher Additional rules None None 6 3 RULES CONCERNING FLIGHT PLAN ASSOCIATED MESSAGES The following rules are applicable to flight plan associated messages CNL DLA CHG ARR DE
43. llow the new provisions applicable to Item 18 as described in Section 6 below 5 4 ICAO FIELD TYPES AFFECTED ICAO has defined a number of message Field Types numbered from 1 to 22 with numbers 1 2 4 6 11 and 12 currently unallocated All ATS messages are composed of specified combinations of the available Field Types The Items in the ICAO model flight plan form are numbered in the same way as the Field Types Hence there is a one to one relationship between the Items and the Field Types For example Item 8 and Field Type 8 both have the same name and data content Flight rules and type of flight There are Field Types which are not part of the model flight plan e g Field Type 5 Description of emergency and which are used exclusively in certain types of ATS messages From the above it will be clear that changes to the Field Types are identical to the changes described for the Items of the same number HB Page 18 The name of two of the Field Types has changed These are 10 and 16 The terms capabilities and destination has been added to Field Type 10 and 16 respectively as shown below where they are identified with the new name You will note that not all the Items listed in para 5 2 are shown in this paragraph The reason for this is that Items which have changed only as a consequence of some clarifications in their text do not impact the Field Types e g Item 7 The following Field Types have changed
44. lowed e g A B AB In loose concatenation the allowed presence of separators may be implicit e g DCT point point or explicit e g SEP DCT 1 SEP point 1 SEP point 55235 FIELD DEFINITIONS 6 2 1 FIELD 10 The modifications to Field 10 are most significant having a direct impact upon the syntax and semantics of the field but also having a potential impact upon the line length limitation imposed by the AFTN format 16 2 1 1 FIELD 10A EQUIPMENT AND CAPABILITIES ja Page 21 Usage ADEXP Usage RPL Composition What is new Additional rules CEQPT None The descriptor N or one or more of the descriptors listed below without repetition up to a maximum of 64 characters JS J6 7 1 M2 M3 P1 P2 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 po y x y 7 1 Deleted 7 n n o tls Peer a Deleted e Use of two character descriptors including letter number combinations e The descriptors E J M P and Q are no longer allowed f the descriptor Z is present then one or more of the following indicators must be present in Field 18 NAV DAT e Ifthe descriptor R is present the indicator PBN must be present in Field
45. n the Delay message is still referring to the original DOF which was 04 March The same delay until 0200 the next day may also be communicated via a Modification Message which will look like this CHG ABC123 EBBR2230 EDDF DOF 100304 13 EBBRO200 18 STS HOSP DOF 100305 PBN B3 You will note that also in the Modification Message the first reference is to 04 March which was the last notified EOBD however the Field 18 modification shows the correct new Off Block Date which is 05 March If after having completed this message exchange the flight is further delayed to 0400 on 05 March the correct Delay message must look like this DLA ABC123 EBBRO400 EDDF DOF 100305 You will note that this Delay Message now shows 05 March as the EOBD since this is the date last communicated by the previous messages NOTE It is highly recommended that a delay over midnight is notified via a CHG message which allows the current and the new values of EOBT and DOF to be clearly indicated as shown above e tisimportant to remember that when a Field 18 element is being modified the complete Field 18 must always be provided If it is not any elements omitted will be considered as modifications and they will be removed from the Field 18 content of the outgoing message 6 3 3 MESSAGES SENT TO THE IFPS e CNL CHG ARR RQS and RQP messages sent to the IFPS should contain a Field 13b EOBT but the message will be accepted also if there is no Field 13b Ke
46. nt modifications to the message Field Types ICAO and Fields ADEXP Its purpose is to provide the necessary guidance for users involved in generating and processing Flight Plans and Flight Plan associated messages including both the ICAO set and those specific to the CFMU operation 4 3 SCOPE OF THE DOCUMENT The description in the initial edition of this document is limited to those items that are subject to change as a result of Amendment 1 to PANS ATM Doc 4444 Its structure however allows the easy addition of information on other items as required and later editions may in fact be expanded to include all items of the ICAO model flight plan form upgrading the document to general guidance material 4 4 STRUCTURE OF THE DOCUMENT The document has an introductory part giving the background followed by two main sections The first of these provides a summary of the changes introduced by Amendment 1 to PANS ATM the second describes the resulting changes in terms of the applicable new syntax and specific rules to be taken into account This latter section focuses on the field types affected but it also contains information specific to certain messages where the usage or processing of the message as such is affected Some messages and their descriptions are of concern only to air navigation service providers and airspace users may safely ignore the relevant information included in this document Page 13 4 5 RELATIONSHIP
47. o avoid the need to insert the date group in the flight plan This change is likely to have only a limited impact since the requirement to insert the date of flight in such early filings has been in effect in many places already ADDRESSEES OF MODIFICATION CHG MESSAGES The original provisions stipulated that the CHG message shall be sent to those recipients of basic flight plan data which are affected by the change This has now been qualified with a new provision that limits this requirement to cases where the affected entities have not previously received the relevant revised basic flight plan data um INTRODUCTION OF THE TERM DESTINATION ALTERNATE AERODROME The Alternate Aerodrome is now being referred to as the Destination alternate aerodrome This change ensures clarity in respect of the difference between the destination alternate aerodrome s to be shown in Item 16 of the ICAO model flight plan form and the en route and take off alternate aerodromes which are to be included in Item 18 if applicable pu USE OF THE TERM SIGNIFICANT POINT The term significant point has been defined already and it refers to a geographical location used in defining an ATS route or the flight path of an aircraft and for other navigation and ATS purposes Accordingly a significant point may or may not be marked by the position of a navigation aid like a VOR for instance In previous descriptions in the ICAO model flight plan form the term naviga
48. owing items are present e In Field 10a J M 10b D e In STS ATFMEXEMPTAPPROVED free text i e any indication other than those specified under 6 22 3 1 e PER Indications other than B C D E H 7 3 ADDITIONAL RULES An error will occur if a mixture of old and new content is found in the same message An error will also occur if the processing of a Flight Plan associated message or a Flight Progress Message CHG DEP DLA CNL AFP would result in a mixture of old and new content in the data of the flight concerned 8 TRANSITION PROCESS The transition to the use of the amended flight plan must be smooth and transparent to the maximum extent To achieve this the IFPS will be given the required capabilities to properly handle incoming flight plans during the transition phase whether in the new or the old format and to output flight plans in the format required by the users of the IFPS service A smooth transition requires also that airspace users and air navigation service providers adhere to certain recommended dates as described below 8 1 TRANSITION AIRSPACE USERS pen GENERAL Airspace users should start submitting their flight plans and associated messages in the new format from 00 00 UTC on 12 11 2012 During this period the IFPS will limit the ability to file more than 24 hours in advance of the date of flight 8 1 2 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR FILING AROUND THE CUT OVER DATE
49. refore not receive the EUR PROTECTED indication 6 2 2 3 10 PBN Usage ADEXP PBN Usage RPL Record 4 Composition From one to eight of the descriptors listed below Syntax 1 1 1 2 Ba B5 1 C2 C3 D1 D2 D3 1 2 93 04 51 52 1 2 8 What is new e Thisisa new indicator e Thisis a new field in ADEXP Additional rules e ifthe PBN indicator is present the descriptor R must be present in Field 10a e f any of the indicators B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 O1 or O2 is present then G must be present in Field 10a f any of the indicators B1 C1 01 D3 O1 or is present then a D must be present in Field 10a e Ifeither of the indicators B1 or B4 is present then either an O or S must be present and a D must also be present in Field 10a e of the indicators B1 B5 C1 C4 D1 D4 O1 or O4 is present then an must be present in Field 10a If any of the indicators C1 C4 D1 D4 O1 or O4 is present then D must be Deleted both present in Field 10 Deleted and an 4 HG Page 30 6 2 2 3 11 DAT Usage ADEXP Usage RPL Composition Syntax What is new Additional rules 6 2 2 3 12 SUR Usage ADEXP Usage RPL Composition Synt
50. t PANS ATM Doc 4444 Amendment 1 to this ICAO document has been approved on 27 May 2008 and becomes applicable on 15 November 2012 This Amendment stems from the work of the Flight Plan Study Group FPLSG and its nature and scope is to update the ICAO model flight plan form in order to meet the needs of aircraft with advanced capabilities and the evolving requirements of automated air traffic management ATM systems while taking into account the need for compatibility with existing systems human factors training cost and transition aspects The changes introduced in the ICAO model flight plan form have an effect on Flight Plan messages and Flight Plan associated messages if and when they contain Field Types affected by the Amendment In order to retain compatibility all products that use the amended Field Types must be updated also One of these products is ADEXP the ATS data exchange presentation used by the Central Flow Management Unit s CFMU Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System IFPS component in Europe These changes to the flight plan are meant to address the immediate requirements for a better match with recent developments in air traffic management A more fundamental set of changes is expected in the coming years which will also cater for the longer term developments in ATM 4 2 PURPOSE OF THE DOCUMENT This document describes the changes to the various Items in the ICAO model flight plan form and the conseque
51. ted by ZZZZ and the location of the aerodrome is provided under DEP CFMU will use this information in the profile calculations 6 2 2 3 14 DEST Usage ADEXP DESTZ ps 1 31 Page 32 Usage RPL Composition What is new Additional rules 6 2 2 3 15 DLE Usage ADEXP Usage RPL Composition Syntax What is new Additional rules Record 4 of the destination aerodrome maximum 50 characters e Additionally if the aerodrome is not listed in the appropriate National AIP the location of the aerodrome given either as bearing and distance from a significant point or as latitude and longitude adname geoid refid ptid where adname 1 LIM CHAR 50 e Location of the destination aerodrome None If the destination aerodrome is indicated by ZZZZ and the location of the aerodrome is provided under DEST CFMU will use this information to improve the profile calculations DLE Record 4 The designator for a significant point followed by an indication of a time period expressed by four digits hours and minutes indicating the additional time that will be taken by the flight prior to it s arrival over the following route point 1 ALPHANUM 11 4 DIGIT 4 e Thisisa new indicator e Thisis a new field in ADEXP e The STAY indicator remains in use as before for flight plans of flights entir
52. tion aid was used extensively even though the point referred to was not necessarily also the location of a navigation aid but according to the definition was always a significant point This discrepancy has now been removed and the term significant point is used throughout the ICAO model flight plan form 5 1 8 PROMINENCE GIVEN TO DOC 7910 LOCATION INDICATORS Although the use of the ICAO four letter location indicators has been prescribed and common practice also in the past the Amendment now introduces direct references to Doc 7910 Location Indicators as the only allowed source of four letter location indicators to be used in flight plans This is meant to counter the practice of inventing four letter location indicators for aerodromes not yet provided with one This practice can lead to confusion and operational problems in automated systems pe THE MOST IMPORTANT CHANGES ARE IN ITEM 10 AND ITEM 18 Although we will discuss in detail the changes to all the Items affected it is perhaps worthwhile to mention also in this general section that the most extensive modifications are to be found in Item 10 which is now called Equipment and Capabilities was just Equipment in the past and in Item 18 Other Information which becomes the repository of a wide range of information all of which is subject to very strict syntax rules 52 ICAO MODEL FLIGHT PLAN FORM ITEMS AFFECTED The various Items in the ICAO model flight plan form have been
53. upplements to the document concerned After that date significant differences are to be published in State Aeronautical Information Publications AIP However Doc 4444 has not been previously updated to reflect this change in the context of flight plan related differences The omission has now been rectified pee EARLY SUBMISSION LIMIT OF FLIGHT PLANS A new provision now specifies that flight plans shall not be submitted more than 120 hours before the estimated off block time of a flight 5 1 3 TRANSMISSION OF FLIGHT PLAN FPL MESSAGES The old provisions required that a flight plan shall normally be transmitted immediately after filing of the flight plan This now has been changed to a should and it must be seen in connection with another change that eliminates the possibility of withholding the transmission of an FPL message under certain conditions until one hour before the estimated off block time In other words the flight plan message should now be transmitted immediately after the filing of the flight plan regardless of any other considerations 5 1 4 INDICATION OF THE DATE OF FLIGHT HB Page 14 It is now mandatory to insert in Item 18 the date of flight departure if the flight plan is filed more than 24 hours in advance of the estimated off block time of the flight This reverses the previous provision which specified that such flight plans be held in abeyance until at most 24 hours before departure so as t
54. yntax descriptions in paragraph 6 2 6 4 2 THE EOCST FIELD The EQCST field is a list of equipment capability indicators containing also indications as to their operational status The list may contain NAV COM related information egpt and or SUR related information suregpt As such it is affected by Amendment 1 in a substantial way The syntax of the EOCST field now enables modifications to both Field 10a and Field 10b to be included Surveillance status is described at the level of the type or class of surveillance i e Mode A C Mode S ADS B ADS C When the status is indicated as EQ an indication of the complete capability for the class must be included When the status is indicated as NO or UN no further information for that class is needed 16 4 2 1 EQCST FIELD SYNTAX The new syntax is as follows BEGIN EQCST 1 eqpt sureqpt END EQCST eqptcode eqptstatus eqptcode p ncn D VED E3 G H J2 ja JA 5 6 ua K 1 2 M3 P1 2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 po R en W ny 7 eqptstatus EQ NO UN SUREOPT surclass eqptstatus sureqptcode HB Page 41 surclass 1 A S ADSB ADSC 1 where A Modes A amp C S ModeS ADSB ADS B ADSC ADS C sureqptcode

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