Navigate / EASA

AMC1 SECTION III — (a)(1)

ED Decision 2020/008/R

SYSTEM OF DESIGNATORS

The system of designators should:

(a)     make a clear distinction between:

(1)     departure routes and arrival routes;

(2)     departure or arrival routes and other ATS routes; and

(3)     routes requiring navigation by reference to ground-based radio aids or self-contained airborne aids, and routes requiring navigation by visual reference to the ground;

(b)     be compatible with ATS and aircraft data processing and display requirements;

(c)      be of utmost brevity in its operational application;

(d)     avoid redundancy; and

(e)     provide sufficient possibility for extension to cater for any future requirements without the need for fundamental changes.