Subpart F
NOTAM
173.251 Origination and issue of NOTAM
The holder of AIS certificate shall take into consideration the following requirements when originating and issue a NOTAM:
(a) A NOTAM shall be originated and issued promptly whenever the
information to be distributed is of a temporary nature and of short duration or
when operationally significant permanent changes, or temporary changes of long
duration are made at short notice, except for extensive text and/or graphics ;
(b) A
NOTAM shall be originated and issued concerning the following information:
(1) Establishment, closure or significant changes
in operation of aerodrome(s)/heliport(s) or runways;
(2)
Establishment withdrawal and significant changes in operation of
aeronautical services (AGA, AIS, ATS, COM, MET, SAR, etc);
(3) Establishment or withdrawal of electronic and
other aids to air navigation and aerodromes/heliports. This includes,
interruption or return to operation, change of frequencies, change in notified
hours of service, change of identification, change of orientation (directional
aids), change of location, power increase or decrease amounting to 50 per cent
or more, change in broadcast schedules or contents, or irregularity or
unreliability of operation of any electronic aid to air navigation. And
air-ground communication services;
(4) Establishment, withdrawal or significant
changes made to visual aids;
(5) Interruption of or return to operation of major
components of aerodrome lighting systems;
(6) Establishment,
withdrawal or significant changes made to procedures for air navigation
services;
(7) Occurrence or correction of major defects or impediments in the maneuvering area;
(8) Changes
to and limitations on availability of fuel, oil and oxygen;
(9) Major
changes to search and rescue facilities and services available;
(10) Establishment,
withdrawal or return to operation of hazard beacons marking obstacles to air
navigation;
(11) Changes
in regulations requiring immediate action e.g. prohibited areas for SAR
actions;
(12) Presence
of hazards which affect air navigation (including obstacles, military
exercises, displays, races and major parachuting events outside promulgated
sites);
(13) Erecting
or removal of; or changes to, obstacles to air navigation in the take-off /
climb, missed approach, approach areas and runways strip;
(14) Establishment
or discontinuance (including activation or deactivation) as applicable, or
changes in the status of prohibited, restricted or danger areas;
(15) Establishment
or discontinuance of areas or routes or portions thereof where the possibility
of interception exists and where the maintenance of guard on the VHF emergency
frequency 121.5MHZ is required;
(16) Allocation,
cancellation or change of location indicators;
(17) Significant
changes in the level of protection normally available at an aerodrome for
rescue and fire fighting purposes. NOTAM shall be originated only when a change
of category is involved and such change of category shall be clearly stated ;(
see ECAR parts139.335 (b);
(18) Presence
or removal of, or significant changes in, hazardous conditions due to snow,
slush, ice or water on the movement area;
(19) Outbreaks of epidemics necessitating changes in notified requirement for inoculations and quarantine measures;
(20) Forecast of solar cosmic radiation, where provided;
(21) An operationally significant change in volcanic activity, the
location, date and time of volcanic eruptions and/or horizontal and vertical
extent of volcanic ash cloud, including direction of movement, flight levels
and routes or portions of routes which could be affected;
(22) Release into the atmosphere of radioactive materials or toxic
chemicals following a nuclear or chemical incident, the location, date and time
of the incident, the flight levels and routes or portions thereof which could
be affected and the direction of movement;
(23) Establishment of operations of humanitarian relief missions, such as
those undertaken under the auspices of United Nations, together with procedures
and/or limitations, which affect air navigation. and
(24) Implementation of short-term contingency measures in cases of disruption, or partial disruption, of air traffic services and related supporting services.
(25) The need
for origination of a NOTAM should be considered in any other circumstance which
may affect the operations of aircraft.
(c) The following information shall not be notified
by NOTAM:
(1) Routine
maintenance work, on aprons and taxiways which does not affect the safe
movement of aircraft;
(2) Runway
marking work, when aircraft operations can safely be conducted on other
available runways or the equipment used can be removed when necessary;
(3) Temporary
obstructions in the vicinity of aerodromes/heliports that do not affect the
safe operation of aircraft;
(4) Partial
failure of aerodrome/heliport lighting facilities where such failure does not
directly affect aircraft operations;
(5) Partial
temporary failure of air-ground communications when suitable alternative
frequencies are known to be available and are operative;
(6) The lack
of apron marshalling services abroad traffic control;
(7) Unserviceability
of location, destination or other instruction signs on the aerodrome movement
area;
(8) Parachuting
when in uncontrolled airspace under VFR when controlled, at promulgated sites
or within danger or prohibited areas; and
(9) Other
information of a similar temporary nature.
(d) As soon
as the information received notification shall be given for the activation of
established danger, restricted or prohibited areas and of activities requiring
temporary airspace restrictions other than for emergency operations. notice of
any subsequent cancellation of the activities or any reduction of the hours of
activity or the dimensions of the airspace should be given as soon as possible.
(e) NOTAM notifying unserviceability of aids to
air navigation, facilities or communication services shall give an estimate of
the period of unserviceability or the time at which restoration of service is
expected.
(f) When an
AIP Amendment or an AIP Supplement is published in accordance with AIRAC procedures,
NOTAM shall be originated giving a brief description of the contents, the
effective date and the reference number to the amendment or supplement. This
NOTAM shall come into force on the same effective date as the amendment or
supplement and shall remain valid in the pre-flight information bulletin for a
period of fourteen days.
(a) Each
NOTAM shall contain the information as in ICAO NOTAM format as specified in
appendix 6.
(b) Text
of NOTAM shall be composed of the significations/uniform abbreviated
phraseology assigned to the ICAO NOTAM Code complemented by ICAO abbreviations,
indicators, identifiers, designators, call signs, frequencies, figures and
plain language;
(c) When
NOTAM is selected for international distribution, English text shall be
included for those parts expressed in plain language;
(d) Information concerning snow, slush, ice and standing water on
aerodrome/heliport pavements shall, when reported by means of a SNOWTAM,
contain the information as in the ICAO SNOWTAM Format as specified in appendix
2.
(e) Information
concerning an operationally significant change in volcanic activity, a volcanic
eruption and/or volcanic ash cloud shall, when reported by means of an ASHTAM,
contain the information in the order shown in the ASHTAM Format as specified in
appendix 3.
(f) The NOTAM originator shall allocate to each NOTAM a series
identified by a letter and a four-digit number followed by a stroke and a
two-digit number for the year. The four-digit number shall be consecutive and
based on the calendar year;
(g) When
errors occur in a NOTAM, a NOTAM with a new number to replace the erroneous
NOTAM shall be issued;
(h) NOTAM is originating and issued for Cairo FIR by the NOTAM office
and distributed in three series identified by the letter A, B and C;
(i) The series A of NOTAM shall contain:
(1) Aeronautical information regarding facilities, services and procedures of interest to international civil aviation, and information related to airports as specified in AIP A.R.E. It includes also all information related to AIP amendments. This series is given national and international distribution.
(2) The series B of NOTAM shall contain aeronautical information
elated to aerodromes) as specified in AIP A.R.E and given national and
international distribution to adjacent FIRS only
(3) The series C of NOTAM shall contain aeronautical information of
concern to aircraft other than those engaged in international civil aviation
and given national distribution and not published in A or B series of NOTAM and
only includes information on some aerodromes as specified in AIP A.R.E; and
(4) Is not published in A or B series of NOTAM.
(j) Each NOTAM shall be as brief as possible, deal with only one
subject and one condition, and be compiled so that its meaning is clear without
reference to another document;
(k) When a NOTAM contains information that requires an amendment to
the Egyptian AIP or an AIP supplement, the NOTAM shall contain a
cross-reference to the affected Egyptian AIP text or AIP Supplement;
(l) When a NOTAM is issued which cancels or replaces a previous
NOTAM, the series and number of the previous NOTAM shall be indicated. The
series, location indicator and subject of both NOTAM shall be the same. Only
one NOTAM shall be cancelled or replaced by a NOTAM;
(m) Location indicators included in the text of a NOTAM shall conform
to those approved by ICAO and included ICAO documents 7910 as well as Egyptian
AIP.
(n) A curtailed form of location indicator shall not be used;
(o) Where no location indicator is assigned to the location, the name
of the place, spelt in accordance with 173.61(b)(9), shall be entered in plain
language; and
(p) The NOTAM checklist required for item 173.105(6) shall:
(1) Issue as a NOTAM over the Aeronautical Fixed Service (AFS) at interval of not more than one month using the NOTAM format .One NOTAM at least shall be issued for each series.
(2) Refer to
the latest AIP amendments, AIP supplements and the internationally distributed
AIC; and
(3) Shall have the same distribution as the actual NOTAM series to which they refer and shall be clearly identified as checklist.
(q) A
monthly printed plain-language list of valid NOTAM, including indications of
the latest AIP Amendments, AIC issued and a checklist of AIP supplement shall
be prepared with a minimum of delay and forwarded by the most expeditious means
to recipients of the integrated aeronautical information package.
(r) Each
NOTAM shall be transmitted as a single telecommunication message.
(a) International
NOTAM offices shall be connected to the aeronautical fixed service (AFS) and
these connections shall provide for distribution in printed form.
(b) Each International
NOTAM office shall be connected through the aeronautical fixed service (AFS),
to the following points within the territory for which it provides service:
(1) Area control centers and aeronautical
information centers.
(2) Aerodromes/heliports at which an information service is established in accordance with Subpart B.
(c) Each NOTAM shall be distributed on the basis
of a request and shall be prepared in conformity with the relevant provisions
of the ICAO communication procedures; Selective distribution lists should be
used when practicable;
(d) International exchange of NOTAM shall take
place only as mutually agreed between the international NOTAM offices
concerned. The international exchange of ASHTAM and NOTAM where States continue
to use NOTAM for distribution of information on volcanic activity, shall
include volcanic ash advisory centers, and shall take account of the
requirements of long-range operations.
(e) These exchanges of NOTAM between
international NOTAM offices shall, as for as practicable, be limited to the
requirements of the receiving States concerned by means of separate series
providing for at least international and domestic flights.
(f) A predetermined distribution system for
NOTAM transmitted on the AFS in accordance with Appendix 5 of this part shall
be used whenever possible, subject to the requirements of (D) above.
(g) When a NOTAM exchanged as specified in d is
sent by means other than the AFS, a six-digit date-time group indicating the
date and time of NOTAM origination. And the identification of the originator
shall be used, preceding the text.
(h) A.R.E shall select the NOTAM that are to be
given international distribution.