Aircraft Operations. Volume II - Construction of Visual and Instrument ...

Foreword (xxiii)
Amendment Source(s) Subject(s)
10 Eleventh Meeting of the
Obstacle Clearance Panel,
Amendment51toAnnex4
and Amendment 38 to
Annex 11
11 Amendment 52 to Annex
4, Eleventh Meeting of the
Obstacle Clearance Panel,
Twelfth Meeting of the
Obstacle Clearance Panel
Introduction of new and amended definitions in Part I.
Introduction of average flight path in Part II, Chapter 2.
Modification of the turning departure parameters in Part II,
Chapter 3. Introduction of a new Part II, Chapter 8 on area
navigation (RNAV) departure procedures based on
DME/DME. Introduction of new Attachment A to Part II
on average flight path for departure procedures.
Amendments to the standard instrument arrivals in Part III,
Chapter 3. Modification of the final approach segment
alignment and descent gradients in Part III and introduction
of new criteria for steep angle approaches. Introduction of a
new Part III, Chapter 32 on area navigation (RNAV)
approach procedures based on DME/DME. Introduction of
a new Part III, Chapter 33 on area navigation (RNAV)
approach procedures for basic GNSS receivers. Inclusion of
obstacle clearance area for RNP holdings in Attachment C
to Part III. Introduction of RNAV material in Attachment K
to Part III. Inclusion of new material related to the
calculation of minimum length of segments limited by
waypoints in Attachment M to Part III.
Introduction of material related to approval of
documentation for flight management systems in
Attachment O to Part III. Introduction of formulas for the
calculation of DME/DME fix tolerances and area widths in
Attachment P to Part III. Introduction of material on basic
GNSS receiver specifications in Attachment Q to Part III.
Introduction of new material on steep angle approaches in
Attachment R to Part III. Introduction of a new Part IV,
Chapter 3 on RNP holding procedures. Introduction of a
new Part VI, Chapter 2 on RNAV/RNP routes. Editorial
amendments.
Introduction of new definitions and abbreviations in Part I.
Introduction in Parts II and III of required navigation
performance (RNP) procedures for departure, arrival and
approach procedures, including criteria for fixed radius
turns and basic GNSS departure and arrival procedures.
Introduction in Part III of material with regard to the
portrayal of terrain and minimum flight altitudes, a
specification of maximum descent rate for the final
approach segment for non-precision approach (NPA)
procedures, barometric vertical navigation (baro-VNAV)
criteria, and RNAV database path terminator concept.
Amendment in Part III of basic GNSS approach procedures
and DME/DME procedures to account for reversion.
Deletion of Part V, Chapters 1 and 2. Integration of
helicopter criteria throughout the document.
Approved
Applicable
1 May 1998
5 November 1998
29 June 2001
November 2001
23/11/06