Navigate / EASA

GM1 AIS.OR.405(b) Pre-flight information services

ED Decision 2020/008/R

OPERATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

(a)Ā Ā Ā Ā  Geographic coverage for pre-flight information services should be determined and periodically reviewed. In general, the coverage zone should be limited to the flight information region (FIR) within which the aerodrome/heliport is located, the FIR(s) adjacent thereto, and all air route or portion of route flown without an intermediate landing, originating at the aerodrome/heliport and extending beyond the FIR(s) mentioned.

(b)Ā Ā Ā Ā  The elements of the aeronautical information products may be limited to national publications and when practicable, those of immediately adjacent States, provided that a complete library of aeronautical information is available at a central location and means of direct communications with that library are available.

(c)Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  A recapitulation of valid NOTAM of operational significance and other information of urgent character can be made available to flight crews in the form of plain-language pre-flight information bulletins (PIBs).

(d)Ā Ā Ā Ā  Guidance on the preparation of pre-flight information services and PIBs may be found in Chapter 8 of ICAO Doc 8126 ā€˜Aeronautical Information Services Manual’ and in Chapter 7 of the EUROCONTROL ā€˜Guidelines — Operating Procedures for AIS Dynamic Data (OPADD)’ (edition:4.0, dated 17 April 2015).