How should navigational guidance be provided to an intercepted civil aircraft?

Navigational guidance and related information should be given to an intercepted aircraft by radiotelephony, whenever radio contact can be established.

AMC1 SERA.11015(a) Interception

Q: Under what circumstances is it permissible to intercept a civil aircraft according to the national provisions implementing SERA.11015(a)?

Interception of civil aircraft should be undertaken only as a last resort, and the interception itself should be limited to determining the identity of the aircraft, unless it is necessary to return the aircraft to its planned track, direct it beyond the boundaries of national airspace, guide it away from a prohibited, restricted or danger area or congested areas, or instruct it to effect a landing at a designated aerodrome.

Q: When is a practice interception of a civil aircraft allowed under the EASA rules?

Practice interception of civil aircraft is not undertaken unless it has been previously agreed with the pilot-in-command of the aircraft to be intercepted and ATC has been informed accordingly that the interception is to take place.

Q: What conditions must be met before an intercepted civil aircraft is required to land in the territory overflown?

In the case where an intercepted civil aircraft is required to land in the territory overflown, the aerodrome designated for the landing must be suitable for the safe landing of the aircraft type concerned.

Q: Is it allowed to intercept a civil aircraft for purposes other than identification, such as returning it to its planned track?

Yes, an interception may go beyond determining the identity of the aircraft if it is necessary to return the aircraft to its planned track, direct it beyond the boundaries of national airspace, guide it away from a prohibited, restricted or danger area or congested areas, or instruct it to effect a landing at a designated aerodrome.

Q: What is the overarching principle that governs the initiation of an interception of a civil aircraft?

Interception of civil aircraft is undertaken only as a last resort.

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AMC1 SERA.11015(a) Interception

ED Decision 2013/013/R

REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVES ISSUED BY MEMBER STATES GOVERNING INTERCEPTION OF CIVIL AIRCRAFT

(a) In accordance with the provisions on interception of civil aircraft in Annex 2 to the Convention on the International Civil Aviation, the national provisions put in place under SERA.11015(a) should ensure that:

(1) interception of civil aircraft is undertaken only as a last resort;

(2) an interception is limited to determining the identity of the aircraft, unless it is necessary to return the aircraft to its planned track, direct it beyond the boundaries of national airspace, guide it away from a prohibited, restricted or danger area or congested areas, or instruct it to effect a landing at a designated aerodrome;

(3) practice interception of civil aircraft is not undertaken, unless it has been previously agreed with the pilot-in-command of the aircraft to be intercepted and ATC has been informed accordingly that the interception is to take place;

(4) navigational guidance and related information is given to an intercepted aircraft by radiotelephony, whenever radio contact can be established; and

(5) in the case where an intercepted civil aircraft is required to land in the territory overflown, the aerodrome designated for the landing is suitable for the safe landing of the aircraft type concerned.

(b) Member States should publish a standard method that has been established for the manoeuvring of aircraft intercepting a civil aircraft. Such method should be designed to avoid any hazard for the intercepted aircraft.

(c) Member States should ensure that provision is made for the use of secondary surveillance radar or ADS-B, where available, to identify civil aircraft in areas where they may be subject to interception.

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Source-Title: AMC1 SERA.11015(a) Interception View latest amendments

Erulesid: ERULES-1963177438-9780 Compare versions

Domain: Air operations, Air traffic management/Air navigation services, Aerodromes

Activitytype: Air navigation services (ANS), Aircraft operations, Air traffic control services (ATC), Air traffic services (ATS)

Amendedby: Initial issue

Applicabilitydate: 17 July, 2013

Entryintoforcedate: 17 July, 2013

Icaoreference: Annex 2

Regulatedentity: Member State, Flight crew, Air traffic services unit

Regulatorysource: ED Decision 2013/013/R Navigate

Regulatorysubject: Annex-Section 11: Interference, emergency contingencies and interception

Typeofcontent: AMC to IR (Acceptable means of compliance to implementing rule)

Parentir: SERA.11015 Interception

Origin: EASA

Category: EAR