Doc4444

Doc 4444 ATM/501

Procedures for Air Navigation Services

Air Traffic Management

This edition incorporates all amendments approved by the Council prior to 30 June 2001 and supersedes, on 1 November 2001, all previous editions of Doc 4444.

Fourteenth Edition — 2001

International Civil Aviation Organization

AMENDMENTS
The issue of amendments is announced regularly in the ICAOJournal and in the monthly Supplement to the Catalogue of ICAO Publications and Audio-visual Training Aids, which holders of this publication should consult. The space below is provided to keep a record of such amendments.

RECORD OF AMENDMENTS AND CORRIGENDA
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ICAO ICAO ICAO ICAO

Date applicable
28/11/02 27/11/03 25/11/04 24/11/05

Date enteredNo.
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Date of issue
19/4/02

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Historical background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scope and purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Promulgation of information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contents of the document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (xi) (xi) (xi) (xi) (xii) (xii) (xii) (xii) 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.2.5 3.2.6 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flow management procedures . . . . . . . . . . Strategic planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pre-tactical planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tactical operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liaison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3-2 3-2 3-2 3-3 3-3 3-3

CHAPTER 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR AIR TRAFFICSERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Responsibility for the provision of air traffic control service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1.1 Area control service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1.2 Approach control service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1.3 Aerodrome control service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 Responsibility for the provision of flight information service andalerting service . . . . . . . 4.3 Division of responsibility for control between air traffic control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3.2 Between a unit providing aerodrome control service and a unit providing approach control service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3.3 Between a unit providing approach control service and aunit providing area control service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3.4 Between two units providing area control service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3.5 Between control sectors/positions within the same air traffic control unit . . . 4.4 Flight plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4.1 Flight plan form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.4.2 Submission of a flight plan . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4.2.1 Prior to departure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4.2.2 During flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4.3 Acceptance of a flight plan . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 Air traffic control clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5.1 Scope and purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5.2 Aircraft subject to ATC for part offlight . 4.5.3 Flights through intermediate stops . . . . . . . 4.5.4 Contents of clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5.5 Departing aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5.6 En-route aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5.6.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CHAPTER 1.

DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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