7.1.2. Aerodrome manual

• ED Decision 2023/005/R found in: GM Remote Aerodrome Air Traffic Services (Jan 2026)

##### 7.1.2. Aerodrome manual *ED Decision 2023/005/R* In the case of remote aerodrome ATS, the aerodrome manual should additionally contain relevant information, including but not limited to: — provision of relevant information to the aeronautical information service (AIS) for publication in the AIP; — procedures for the transition of ATS provided from a conventional tower to ATS provided from a remote tower, and vice versa, if applicable; — procedures for the day-to-day coordination (day- and night-time) between the aerodrome operator and the ATS provider, including wildlife management, airside work interaction, etc. as appropriate; — procedures for the participation of ATS personnel in the aerodrome’s safety committees, including the Local Runway Safety Team, and the implementation of the local safety programmes, including joint training and aerodrome familiarisation with other relevant personnel; — procedures to facilitate site awareness of remote aerodrome ATS personnel (ATCOs/AFISOs), including e.g. the frequency and the agenda for on-site familiarisation visits; — procedures for low-visibility/extreme weather situations; — information about the location of facilities (maps, charts), installations and equipment enabling and supporting the remote aerodrome ATS, within and, if applicable, outside the aerodrome’s boundaries; — operating, maintenance (including emergency maintenance) repair and service instructions, troubleshooting and inspection procedures of facilities, installations and equipment enabling and supporting the remote aerodrome ATS; — procedures for meteorological observation and provision; — procedures for apron management services provision; — procedures and measures for the protection of facilities, installations and equipment enabling and supporting the remote aerodrome ATS, control of activities, and ground maintenance in the vicinity of these installations; — procedures for safeguarding such facilities, installations and equipment against acts of unlawful interference; — contingency procedures for technical degradation and operational procedures for airspace users in the event of a single point of failure at the RTC; — procedures for the use of light and pyrotechnic signals to aerodrome traffic; and — procedures for initiating a NOTAM declaring the aerodrome closed in the event of failure of facilities, installations and equipment enabling and supporting the remote aerodrome ATS.