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AIC A-16 / 01. European RVSM Flight Planning Requirements
Introduction
A vertical separation minimum of 300 metres (1000 feet) be-
tween flight levels 290 and 410 inclusive, which is referred to as
Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM), will be imple-
mented in the European (EUR) RVSM airspace on
24 January
2002
. A chart depicting the European RVSM airspace and the
European/North Atlantic RVSM interface, as well as a list of the
States participating in the European RVSM Programme, is con-
tained in Annex A.
The EUROCONTROL European Air Traffic Management Pro-
gramme (EATMP) is responsible for the management of Europe-
an RVSM, within the framework of International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) European Region activities. The EURO-
CONTROL RVSM Programme manages the activities required in
order to implement RVSM in the European RVSM airspace.
The implementation of European RVSM will permit the use of six
additional cruising levels between flight levels 290 and 410. The
additional cruising levels will increase airspace capacity, provide
more fuel-efficient flight profiles, and afford greater operational
flexibility to air traffic control units responsible for the provision
of air traffic control in the European RVSM airspace. The cruis-
ing levels appropriate to the direction of flight in the European
RVSM airspace, as prescribed in the ICAO publication
"RULES
OF THE AIR, Annex 2 To The Convention On International
Civil Aviation"
, are illustrated in Annex B.
The requirements for European RVSM are published in the ICAO
document
"European Regional Supplementary Procedures -
Fourth Edition (Doc 7030/4 - EUR)"
, which specifies:
•
the area of applicability for European RVSM airspace;
•
the means of compliance;
•
flight planning requirements;
•
ATC clearances;
•
the vertical separation minimum;
•
the area of applicability and special procedures for European
RVSM transition airspace;
•
the European/North Atlantic RVSM interface;
•
operational procedures for computer-assisted co-ordination be-
tween air traffic control units;
•
special procedures for in-flight contingencies; and
•
controller/pilot radiotelephony phraseology.
Additional information can also be found in the Danish Aeronau-
tical Information Publication (AIP), specifically in Aeronautical In-
formation Circular (AIC) A 17/99 published 12 AUG, AIC A 06/
2000 published 20 APR, AIC A 11/2000 published 30 NOV and
AIC A 03/2001 published 22 FEB.
Denmark is participating in the European RVSM Programme. As
such, effective 24 January 2002, the requirements for European
RVSM, as specified in ICAO Doc 7030/4 - EUR and as described
in this Aeronautical Information Circular, will be applicable in the
København FIR. Detailed information on the ATS routes and as-
sociated flight level allocation, in the København FIR, will be pub-
lished in the Danish AIP on 1 November 2001.
Definitions and descriptions of terms and phrases used in this
Aeronautical Information Circular are contained in Annex C.
Purpose
The purpose of this Aeronautical Information Circular is to:
•
notify operators of the mandatory flight planning requirements for
European RVSM, applicable from 24 January 2002 onward;
Effective 24 January 2002, the vertical separation minimum
applied by ATC between aircraft operating within the Euro-
pean RVSM airspace will be based upon the RVSM approval
status of the aircraft, as contained in the filed flight plan.
Consequently, it is important that operators strictly adhere
to the flight planning requirements for European RVSM, as
contained in Annexes D, E, F, and G to this Aeronautical In-
formation Circular.
•
notify operators of the European RVSM flight planning evaluation
from 4 October 2001 to 23 January 2002; and
•
provide detailed information on the output messages which will
be generated, from 4 October 2001 onward, by the EUROCON-
TROL Central Flow Management Unit (CFMU) Integrated Initial
Flight Plan Processing System (IFPS) to aircraft operators/flight
plan originators when a filed flight plan does not comply with the
flight planning requirements for European RVSM.
The output messages that will be generated by the EURO-
CONTROL CFMU IFPS for the period from 4 October 2001 to
23 January 2002, and from 24 January 2002 onward, as a re-
sult of the flight planning requirements for European RVSM,
are contained in Annex H to this Aeronautical Information
Circular.
Additional sources of information for European RVSM are as fol-
lows:
Eurocontrol EUR RVSM
Website: http://www.eur-rvsm.com
Eurocontrol RVSM Programme Support Office
Tel:
+32 2 729 4628
Fax:
+32 2 729 4629
E-mail: rvsm.office@eurocontrol.int
Eurocontrol AMN User Support Cell
Tel:
+32 2 729 4781
Fax:
+32 2 729 4634
E-mail: amn.user.support@eurocontrol.int
Eurocontrol Central Flow Management Unit
Website: http://www.cfmu.eurocontrol.be/urb/rvsm/rvsm.htm
(EUR RVSM entry/exit points)
National RVSM Programme Manager
Bo Feldberg
Tel:
+45 3247 7907
Fax:
+45 3247 8805
E-mail: bof@naviair.dk
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European RVSM Requirements - General
Effective 24 January 2002, the following requirements will apply
within the European RVSM airspace:
1. Flights shall be conducted in accordance with instrument
flight rules (IFR) when operated within or above the EUR RVSM
airspace.
2. Except for operations within the EUR RVSM transition air-
space, and within airspace designated for the purpose of transi-
tioning non-RVSM approved aircraft operating to and from the
North Atlantic Region, only RVSM approved aircraft and non-
RVSM approved State aircraft shall be issued an ATC clearance
into the EUR RVSM airspace.
3. ATC clearance into the EUR RVSM airspace shall not be is-
sued to formation flights of civil aircraft.
4. Operators shall ensure that any change to the RVSM approv-
al status of a flight resulting from a change of aircraft or flight
crew is addressed to the EUROCONTROL CFMU IFPS in the
form of a modification (CHG) or a Cancellation (CNL) message,
as appropriate.
5. All operators filing repetitive flight plans (RPLs) shall include
in Item Q of the repetitive flight plan all equipment and capability
information in conformity with Item 10 of the ICAO flight plan
form.
In preparation for the implementation of EUR RVSM on 24 Janu-
ary 2002, operators shall ensure that their repetitive flight plans
are reviewed in accordance with the EUR RVSM flight planning
requirements.
Note:
It is essential that repetitive flight plan (RPL) files,
New Lists (NLST) and Revised Lists (RLST) are co-ordinated in
time to allow processing by the EUROCONTROL CFMU IFPS
and all ATS units within EUR RVSM airspace located outside the
CFMU IFPS Zone.
6. Operators shall ensure that flight plans for aircraft intending
to operate within EUR RVSM airspace from FIRs/UIRs located
outside the CFMU IFPS Zone are also addressed to
all
appropri-
ate ATS units concerned with the provision of air traffic services
to that aircraft. The flight plans for these aircraft shall be com-
pleted in accordance with the flight planning requirements for
EUR RVSM, as described in this Aeronautical Information Circu-
lar. Operators shall also ensure that any change to the RVSM
approval status of a flight due to a change of aircraft or flight crew
is addressed to
all
appropriate ATS units located outside the CF-
MU IFPS Zone, in the form of a modification (CHG) or a Cancel-
lation (CNL) message, as applicable.
Note 1:
In order to ensure operational consistency between
the flight plan data distributed within the IFPS Zone and flight
plan data distributed outside, it is strongly recommended to use
the IFPS Re-addressing Function. Details on the IFPS Re-ad-
dressing Function can be found in the IFPS Users Manual that is
available on the CFMU website (www.cfmu.eurocontrol.int).
Note 2:
The EUR RVSM airspace is not co-incident with the
CFMU IFPS Zone. Full IFPS checking and flight plan distribution
will therefore not be applied within the Flight Information Re-
gions/Upper Flight Information Regions of those States located
outside the CFMU IFPS Zone. However, RVSM entry/exit condi-
tions and EUR RVSM airspace penetration will be checked for
the entire EUR RVSM airspace.
(Refer to Annexes D, E, F, and G for the flight planning require-
ments for European RVSM)
Modifications to the Eurocontrol CFMU IFPS for RVSM
The EUROCONTROL Central Flow Management Unit, in co-ordi-
nation with the European RVSM Programme, has progressively
phased in modifications to the EUROCONTROL CFMU IFPS to
ensure compliance with the flight planning requirements for Eu-
ropean RVSM.
Phase 1
began on 30 November 2000, following notification to
Aircraft Operators to insert the letter W in Item 10 of the ICAO
flight plan form for RVSM approved operations within the planned
European RVSM airspace. The objective is to continue to collect
data on the number of RVSM approved civil and State flights op-
erating in the European Region as General Air Traffic. The anal-
ysis of this data provides the EUROCONTROL RVSM
Programme with actual rates of equipage, trends and estimations
of the projected flights and numbers of aircraft in European
RVSM airspace, as well as the impact of non-RVSM approved
aircraft that will be required to operate below flight level 290 after
24 January 2002. This data collection is also being used by the
RVSM Programme, in co-ordination with State authorities, to en-
sure that Operators inserting W in Item 10 of the ICAO flight plan
form have met the full European RVSM approval requirements.
Note 1:
The data collection of RVSM approved flights is being
conducted independently of the height-keeping monitoring pro-
gramme, which began in May 2000. RVSM approved aircraft are
still required to participate in the European RVSM height-moni-
toring programme, as part of the ongoing safety assessment re-
quired to ensure that the technical Target Level of Safety (TLS)
is being met. For further information on the requirements for
monitoring, refer to Denmark AIC A 06/2000 20 APR, or contact
the EUROCONTROL Airspace Management and Navigation Unit
(AMN) User Support Cell.
Note 2:
Joint Aviation Authority Temporary Guidance Leaflet
No. 6, Revision 1, provides guidance on how to obtain a full
RVSM approval, which includes compliance with the RVSM Min-
imum Aircraft Systems Performance Specifications (MASPS),
procedures for continued airworthiness, and flight crew proce-
dures.
Phase 2
began on 19 April 2001 following modification of the CF-
MU IFPS for compliance with the flight planning requirements for
European RVSM. Since then, a warning message has been gen-
erated by the CFMU IFPS in the Operational Reply Message
(ORM) to each aircraft operator and/or originator filing a flight
plan for a non-RVSM approved civil flight intending to operate
between flight levels 290 and 410 inclusive within the European
RVSM airspace. The warning in the
COMMENT
field of an
AC-
KNOWLEDGEMENT
(ACK) message indicates to the originator
that this flight plan would not comply with the flight planning re-
quirements for European RVSM if filed after 24 January 2002.
Phase 3
begins on 4 October 2001 and continues until 23 Janu-
ary 2002. During this period, the CFMU IFPS will insert addition-
al warnings in the
COMMENT
field of the Operational Reply
Message (ORM), as applicable, for flight plans that do not com-
ply with the flight planning requirements for European RVSM.
This will essentially reflect the output messages of the CFMU
IFPS from 24 January 2002 onward.
Phase 4
will begin on 24 January 2002, with the implementation
of European RVSM.
From 24 January 2002 onward, the CFMU
IFPS may invalidate a flight plan that does not comply with
the flight planning requirements for European RVSM
.
ER-
ROR
messages will be inserted in
REJECT
(REJ) Operational
Reply Messages and also within Item 18 of the ICAO flight plan
form as applicable, for flight plans that do not comply with the
flight planning requirements for European RVSM.
The following table summarises the four phases of modifications
to the EUROCONTROL CFMU IFPS to ensure compliance with
the flight planning requirements for European RVSM:
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(Refer to Annex H for the EUROCONTROL CFMU IFPS output messages that will be generated from 4 October 2001 onward, as
a result of the flight planning requirements for European RVSM.)
DESCRIPTION
START
END
Phase 1
Assessment of the number of RVSM approved flights in EUR RVSM airspace.
30 November 2000 23 January
2002
Phase 2
Distribution by CFMU IFPS of a warning message in Operational Reply Messages for non-
RVSM approved civil flights that plan to enter the EUR RVSM airspace.
19 April
2001
03 October
2001
Phase 3
Insertion by CFMU IFPS of warning messages in Operational Reply Messages for flights
planning to enter EUR RVSM airspace not meeting EUR RVSM flight planning require-
ments.
04 October 2001
23 January
2002
Phase 4
Flight plans that do not comply with EUR RVSM requirements may be invalidated.
ERROR
messages will be inserted in the CFMU IFPS
REJECT
messages.
from 24 January
2002 onward
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Annex A - Chart of the European RVSM airspace
States participating in the European RVSM Programme
*
Belarus is not participating in the European RVSM Programme but is expected to implement RVSM on 24 January 2002, subject to
approval by ICAO.
Albania
France
Norway
Austria
Germany
Poland
Belarus
*
Greece
Portugal
Belgium
Hungary
Romania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ireland
Slovak Republic
Bulgaria
Italy
Slovenia
Croatia
Latvia
Spain
Cyprus
Lithuania
Sweden
Czech Republic
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Denmark
Malta
Tunisia
Estonia
Moldova
Turkey
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Monaco
Ukraine
Finland
Morocco
United Kingdom
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The Netherlands
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Annex B – Cruising Levels applicable in European RVSM airspace
The Cruising Levels that will apply within European RVSM airspace, in accordance with ICAO Annex 2, Appendix 3 a), are illustrated
below:
*
Except where, on the basis of regional air navigation agreements, from 090 to 269 degrees and from 270 to 089 degrees is prescribed
to accommodate predominant traffic directions and appropriate transition procedures to be associated therewith are specified.
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Annex C - Definitions and Descriptions
European (EUR) RVSM airspace:
RVSM shall be applicable in that volume of airspace between
flight levels 290 and 410 inclusive in the following Flight Informa-
tion Regions (FIRs)/Upper Flight Information Regions (UIRs):
Amsterdam, Ankara, Athinai, Barcelona, Beograd, Berlin, Bodø,
Bratislava, Bremen, Brest, Brindisi, Bruxelles, Bucuresti, Buda-
pest, Düsseldorf, France, Frankfurt, Hannover, Istanbul, Kalinin-
grad, Kishinau, København, Lisboa, Ljubljana, London, Madrid,
Malmö, Malta, Milano, Minsk*, München, Nicosia, Oslo, Praha,
Rhein, Riga, Roma, Rovaniemi, Sarajevo, Scottish, Shannon,
Skopje, Sofia, Stavanger, Stockholm, Sundsvall, Switzerland,
Tallinn, Tampere, Tirana, Trondheim, Varna, Vilnius, Warszawa,
Wien, Zagreb.
* Minsk is expected to implement RVSM on 24 January 2002,
subject to approval by ICAO.
RVSM shall also be applicable in either all, or part of, that volume
of airspace between flight levels 290 and 410 inclusive in the fol-
lowing Flight Information Regions/Upper Flight Information Re-
gions:
Canaries (ICAO AFI Region), Casablanca, Lvov, Odesa, Simfer-
opol, Tunis.
EUR RVSM transition airspace
:
Transition tasks associated with the application of a 300 m (1 000
ft) vertical separation minimum within the European RVSM air-
space shall be carried out in all, or parts of, the following Flight
Information Regions/Upper Flight Information Regions:
Ankara, Athinai, Barcelona, Bodø, Canaries (ICAO AFI Region),
Casablanca, France, Kishinau, Lvov, Madrid, Malta, Minsk, Nico-
sia, Odesa, Riga, Rovaniemi, Simferopol, Tallinn, Tampere, Tu-
nis.
EUR/North Atlantic (NAT) Interface
:
In addition to the European RVSM transition airspace, the State
authorities responsible for the following Flight Information Re-
gions may establish designated airspace within their Flight Infor-
mation Regions for the purpose of transitioning non-RVSM
approved aircraft operating to/from the North Atlantic Region:
Bodø (Domestic), Brest, Lisboa, London, Madrid, Scottish, Shan-
non, Stavanger, Trondheim.
General Air Traffic (GAT)
:
All flights which are conducted in accordance with the rules and
procedures of ICAO and/or the national civil aviation regulations
and legislation.
Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System (IFPS) Zone
:
The objective of the EUROCONTROL Central Flow Management
Unit (CFMU) Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System
(IFPS) is to rationalise the reception, initial processing and dis-
tribution of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)/General Air Traffic
(GAT) flight plan data within the area covered by the participating
States known as the IFPS Zone (IFPZ). The EUROCONTROL
CFMU IFPS Zone covers the FIR/UIRs within the EUR RVSM air-
space with the exception of the following:
Casablanca, Kaliningrad, Lvov, Minsk, Odesa, Riga, Sarajevo,
Simferopol, Tallinn, Tunis, Vilnius.
Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM)
:
A vertical separation minimum of 300 m (1 000 ft) which is ap-
plied between flight levels 290 and 410 inclusive, on the basis of
regional air navigation agreements and in accordance with con-
ditions specified therein.
RVSM Approval
:
The approval that is issued by the appropriate authority of the
State in which the Operator is based, or of the State in which the
aircraft is registered. To obtain such RVSM approval, Operators
shall satisfy the said State that:
1. aircraft for which the RVSM Approval is sought have the ver-
tical navigation performance capability required for RVSM oper-
ations through compliance with the criteria of the RVSM
Minimum Aircraft Systems Performance Specifications
(MASPS);
2. they have instituted procedures in respect of continued air-
worthiness (maintenance and repair) practices and programmes;
and
3. they have instituted flight crew procedures for operations in
the EUR RVSM airspace.
RVSM Approved Aircraft
:
Aircraft that have received State approval for RVSM operations
within the EUR RVSM airspace.
RVSM Entry Point
:
The first reporting point over which an aircraft passes or is ex-
pected to pass immediately before, upon, or immediately after in-
itial entry into EUR RVSM airspace, normally the first reference
point for applying a 300 m (1 000 ft) vertical separation minimum
between RVSM approved aircraft.
RVSM Exit Point
:
The last reporting point over which an aircraft passes or is ex-
pected to pass immediately before, upon, or immediately after
leaving EUR RVSM airspace, normally the last reference point
for applying a 300 m (1 000 ft) vertical separation minimum be-
tween RVSM approved aircraft.
State Aircraft
:
For the purposes of EUR RVSM, only aircraft used in military,
customs or police services shall qualify as State aircraft.
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Annex D - Flight Planning Requirements for RVSM Approved Civil Aircraft
Effective 24 January 2002, the following flight planning require-
ments will apply to operators of RVSM approved civil aircraft in-
tending to conduct flights within the European RVSM airspace:
1. Operators of RVSM approved civil aircraft shall indicate the
approval status by inserting the letter W in Item 10 of the ICAO
flight plan form, regardless of the requested flight level.
Note: The insertion of the letter W in Item 10 of the ICAO flight
plan form and/or the filing of other RVSM-related information
does
not
imply that cruising levels which become effective
on
24
January 2002 may be flight-planned or requested by the pilot
be-
fore
24 January 2002, unless this is explicitly promulgated by a
State for operations in the airspace of that State.
2. Operators of RVSM approved civil aircraft filing repetitive
flight plans (RPL) shall also include the letter W in Item Q of the
RPL (or in line 4 of the IFPS RPL format) within the EQPT/ ele-
ment, regardless of the requested flight level. If a change of crew
or aircraft operated in accordance with the repetitive flight plan
results in a modification of the RVSM approval status as stated
in Item Q, a modification message (CHG) shall be submitted by
the operator.
Note: In all cases, if a modification message (CHG) would re-
sult in changes to the filed or repetitive flight plan that constitute
a reason for rejection of that flight plan, the modification mes-
sage will be rejected by the CFMU IFPS. It is therefore essential
for operators to indicate all the modifications that are required in
order to reproduce a valid flight plan.
3. Operators of RVSM approved civil aircraft intending to oper-
ate within the EUR RVSM airspace shall include the following in
Item 15 of the ICAO flight plan form:
a. the entry point at the lateral limits of the EUR RVSM airspace and
the requested flight level for that portion of the route commencing
immediately after the RVSM entry point; and
b. the exit point at the lateral limits of the EUR RVSM airspace and
the requested flight level for that portion of the route commencing
immediately after the RVSM exit point.
The following table illustrates the flight planning requirements for
RVSM approved civil
aircraft:
RVSM Approved Civil Aircraft
Flight Planning Requirements for European RVSM
Operators of RVSM approved civil aircraft.
Insert the letter
W
in
Item 10
of the ICAO flight plan form, regardless of the requested flight level.
Operators of RVSM approved civil aircraft
filing repetitive flight plans.
Insert the letter
W
in
Item Q
of the repetitive flight plan (or in line 4 of the IFPS repetitive flight
plan format) within the EQPT/ element, regardless of the requested flight level.
If a change of crew or aircraft operated in accordance with the repetitive flight plan results in a
modification of the RVSM approval status as stated in Item Q, a modification message (CHG)
shall be submitted by the operator.
Note: In all cases, if a CHG message would result in changes to the filed or repetitive flight plan
that constitute a reason for rejection of that flight plan, the CHG message will be rejected by the
CFMU IFPS. It is therefore essential to indicate all the modifications that are required in order
to reproduce a valid flight plan.
Operators of RVSM approved civil aircraft
intending to operate within the EUR RVSM
airspace.
Insert the following in
Item 15
of the ICAO flight plan form:
•
the
entry point at the lateral limits
of the EUR RVSM airspace and the
requested flight
level
for that portion of the route commencing immediately after the RVSM entry point; and
•
the
exit point at the lateral limits
of the EUR RVSM airspace and the
requested flight lev-
el
for that portion of the route commencing immediately after the RVSM exit point.
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Annex E - Flight Planning Requirements for Non-RVSM Approved Civil Aircraft
Effective 24 January 2002, the following flight planning requirements will apply to operators of non-RVSM approved civil aircraft:
1. Except for operations within the European RVSM transition air-
space and within airspace at the European/North Atlantic inter-
face designated for transitioning non-RVSM approved civil
aircraft operating to and from the North Atlantic Region, opera-
tors of non-RVSM approved civil aircraft shall flight plan to oper-
ate outside the European RVSM airspace.
2. Operators of non-RVSM approved civil aircraft intending to oper-
ate from a departure aerodrome outside the lateral limits of the
EUR RVSM airspace to a destination aerodrome within the later-
al limits of the EUR RVSM airspace shall include the following in
Item 15 of the ICAO flight plan form:
a. the entry point at the lateral limits of the EUR RVSM airspace;
and
b. a requested flight level below FL 290 for that portion of the route
commencing immediately after the entry point.
3. Operators of non-RVSM approved civil aircraft intending to
operate from a departure aerodrome to a destination aerodrome,
both of which are within the lateral limits of the EUR RVSM air-
space, shall include in Item 15 of the ICAO flight plan form a re-
quested flight level below FL 290.
4. Operators of non-RVSM approved civil aircraft intending to
operate from a departure aerodrome within the lateral limits of
the EUR RVSM airspace to a destination aerodrome outside the
lateral limits of the EUR RVSM airspace shall include the follow-
ing in Item 15 of the ICAO flight plan form:
a. a requested flight level below FL 290 for that portion of the route
within the lateral limits of the EUR RVSM airspace; and
b. the exit point at the lateral limits of the EUR RVSM airspace and
the requested flight level for that portion of the route commencing
immediately after the exit point.
5. Operators of non-RVSM approved civil aircraft intending to
operate from a departure aerodrome to a destination aerodrome,
both of which are outside the lateral limits of the EUR RVSM air-
space, with a portion of the route within the lateral limits of the
EUR RVSM airspace, shall include the following in Item 15 of the
ICAO flight plan form:
a. the entry point at the lateral limits of the EUR RVSM airspace and
a requested flight level below FL 290 or above FL 410 for that
portion of the route commencing immediately after the entry
point; and
b. the exit point at the lateral limits of the EUR RVSM airspace and
the requested flight level for that portion of the route commencing
immediately after the exit point.
The following table illustrates the flight planning requirements for
non-RVSM approved civil
aircraft:
Annex E - Flight Planning Requirements for Non-RVSM Approved Civil Aircraft
FLIGHT PLANNING REQUIREMENTS FOR EUROPEAN RVSM
NON-RVSM APPROVED CIVIL AIRCRAFT
Destination aerodrome
within the lateral limits of
European RVSM airspace
Destination aerodrome
outside the lateral limits of
European RVSM airspace
Departure aerodrome
within
the lateral limits of Eu-
ropean RVSM airspace
In
Item 15
of the ICAO flight plan form insert a re-
quested flight level
below FL 290
.
In
Item 15
of the ICAO flight plan form insert:
•
a
requested flight level below FL 290
for that
portion of the route within the lateral limits of the
EUR RVSM airspace; and
•
the
exit point at the lateral limits
of the EUR
RVSM airspace and the
requested flight level
for that portion of the route commencing imme-
diately after the exit point.
Departure aerodrome outside
the lateral limits of European
RVSM airspace
In
Item 15
of the ICAO flight plan form insert:
•
the entry point at the lateral limits of the EUR
RVSM airspace; and
•
a requested flight level
below FL 290
for that
portion of the route commencing immediately
after the entry point.
In
Item 15
of the ICAO flight plan form insert:
•
the
entry point at the lateral limits
of the EUR
RVSM airspace and a
requested flight level
below FL 290 or above FL 410
for that portion
of the route commencing immediately after the
entry point; and
•
the
exit point at the lateral limits
of the EUR
RVSM airspace and the
requested flight level
for that portion of the route commencing imme-
diately after the exit point.
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Annex F - Flight Planning Requirements for RVSM Approved State Aircraft
Effective 24 January 2002, the following flight planning requirements will apply to operators of RVSM approved State aircraft intending
to conduct flights within the European RVSM airspace:
1. In addition to military operations, operators of customs or po-
lice aircraft shall insert the letter M in Item 8 of the ICAO flight
plan form.
2. Operators of RVSM approved State aircraft shall indicate the
approval status by inserting the letter W in Item 10 of the ICAO
flight plan form regardless of the requested flight level, except
that operators of formation flights of State aircraft shall
not
insert
the letter W in Item 10 of the ICAO flight plan form, regardless of
the RVSM approval status of the aircraft concerned.
3. Operators of formation flights of State aircraft intending to
operate within the EUR RVSM airspace as General Air Traffic
(GAT) shall include STS/NONRVSM in Item 18 of the ICAO flight
plan form, regardless of the RVSM approval status of the aircraft
concerned.
4. Operators of RVSM approved State aircraft intending to op-
erate within the EUR RVSM airspace shall include the following
in Item 15 of the ICAO flight plan form:
a. the entry point at the lateral limits of the EUR RVSM airspace
and the requested flight level for that portion of the route com-
mencing immediately after the RVSM entry point; and
b. the exit point at the lateral limits of the EUR RVSM airspace
and the requested flight level for that portion of the route com-
mencing immediately after the RVSM exit point.
The following table illustrates the flight planning requirements for
RVSM approved State
aircraft:
RVSM Approved State Aircraft
Flight Planning Requirements for European RVSM
In addition to military operations, operators of cus-
toms or police aircraft.
Insert the letter
M
in
Item 8
of the ICAO flight plan form.
Operators of RVSM approved State aircraft (ex-
cept for formation flights of State aircraft).
Insert the letter
W
in
Item 10
of the ICAO flight plan form, regardless of the requested flight
level.
Operators of formation flights of State aircraft.
Do
not
insert the letter
W
in
Item 10
of the ICAO flight plan form, regardless of the RVSM
approval status of the aircraft concerned.
Operators of formation flights of State aircraft in-
tending to operate within the EUR RVSM airspace
as General Air Traffic (GAT).
Insert
STS/NONRVSM
in
Item 18
of the ICAO flight plan form, regardless of the RVSM
approval status of the aircraft concerned.
Operators of RVSM approved State aircraft in-
tending to operate within the EUR RVSM air-
space.
Insert the following in
Item 15
of the ICAO flight plan form:
•
the
entry point at the lateral limits
of the EUR RVSM airspace and the
requested
flight level
for that portion of the route commencing immediately after the RVSM entry
point; and
•
the
exit point at the lateral limits
of the EUR RVSM airspace and the
requested
flight level
for that portion of the route commencing immediately after the RVSM exit
point.
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Annex G - Flight Planning Requirements for Non-RVSM Approved State Aircraft
Effective 24 January 2002, the following flight planning require-
ments will apply to operators of non-RVSM approved State air-
craft intending to conduct flights within the European RVSM
airspace:
1. In addition to military operations, operators of customs or po-
lice aircraft shall insert the letter M in Item 8 of the ICAO flight
plan form.
Note: Operators of non-RVSM approved State aircraft shall
not
insert the letter W in Item 10 of the ICAO flight plan form.
2. Operators of non-RVSM approved State aircraft with a re-
quested flight level of FL 290 or above shall insert STS/NON-
RVSM in Item 18 of the ICAO flight plan form.
3. Operators of formation flights of State aircraft shall
not
insert
the letter W in Item 10 of the ICAO flight plan form, regardless of
the RVSM approval status of the aircraft concerned. Operators
of formation flights of State aircraft intending to operate within
the EUR RVSM airspace as General Air Traffic (GAT) shall in-
clude STS/NONRVSM in Item 18 of the ICAO flight plan form.
4. Operators of non-RVSM approved State aircraft intending to
operate within the EUR RVSM airspace shall include the follow-
ing in Item 15 of the ICAO flight plan form:
a. the entry point at the lateral limits of the EUR RVSM airspace
and the requested flight level for that portion of the route com-
mencing immediately after the RVSM entry point; and
b. the exit point at the lateral limits of the EUR RVSM airspace
and the requested flight level for that portion of the route com-
mencing immediately after the RVSM exit point.
The following table illustrates the flight planning requirements for
non-RVSM approved State
aircraft:
Non-RVSM Approved State Aircraft
Flight Planning Requirements for European RVSM
In addition to military operations, operators of cus-
toms or police aircraft.
Insert the letter
M
in
Item 8
of the ICAO flight plan form.
Note:Operators of non-RVSM approved State aircraft shall
not
insert the letter W in Item 10 of the ICAO flight plan form.
Operators of non-RVSM approved State aircraft
with a requested flight level of FL 290 or above.
Insert
STS/NONRVSM
in
Item 18
of the ICAO flight plan form.
Operators of formation flights of State aircraft.
Do
not
insert the letter
W
in
Item 10
of the ICAO flight plan form, regardless of the RVSM
approval status of the aircraft concerned.
Operators of formation flights of State aircraft in-
tending to operate within the EUR RVSM airspace
as General Air Traffic (GAT).
Insert
STS/NONRVSM
in
Item 18
of the ICAO flight plan form.
Operators of non-RVSM approved State aircraft
intending to operate within the EUR RVSM air-
space.
Insert the following in
Item 15
of the ICAO flight plan form:
•
the
entry point at the lateral limits
of the EUR RVSM airspace and the
requested
flight level
for that portion of the route commencing immediately after the RVSM entry
point; and
•
the
exit point at the lateral limits
of the EUR RVSM airspace and the
requested
flight level
for that portion of the route commencing immediately after the RVSM exit
point.
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Annex H - EUROCONTROL CFMU IFPS Output Messages related to RVSM
The following table illustrates the EUROCONTROL CFMU IFPS output messages that will be generated from 4 October 2001 to 23 Jan-
uary 2002 (Phase 3) and from 24 January 2002 onward (Phase 4), when potential violations of the flight planning requirements for Euro-
pean RVSM are detected.
FILED FLIGHT PLAN (FPL)
FOR OPERATION IN THE
EUR RVSM AIRSPACE
IFPS "COMMENT" in "ACK" Opera-
tional Reply Messages
PHASE 3
(4 Oct. 2001 to 23 Jan. 2002)
IFPS "ERROR" in "REJ"
Operational Reply Messages
PHASE 4
(24 Jan. 2002 onward)
A non-RVSM approved civil aircraft with a
requested flight level between FL 290 and
FL 410 (inclusive) in the EUR RVSM air-
space.
FLIGHT PLAN MAY BE REJECTED IF
FILED AFTER 23/01/2002
NON RVSM APPROVED FLIGHT WITH-
IN EUR RVSM AIRSPACE
NON RVSM APPROVED FLIGHT WITHIN EUR
RVSM AIRSPACE
(as non-RVSM approved civil aircraft shall flight
plan to operate outside the EUR RVSM airspace
except for operations within the EUR RVSM tran-
sition airspace)
A non-RVSM approved civil aircraft with a
requested flight level between FL 290 and
FL 410 (inclusive) in the EUR RVSM air-
space and which has inserted the STS/
NONRVSM indicator in Item 18.
FLIGHT PLAN MAY BE REJECTED IF
FILED AFTER 23/01/2002
NON RVSM APPROVED FLIGHT WITH-
IN EUR RVSM AIRSPACE AND STS/
NONRVSM IS NOT EXPECTED FOR A
CIVIL AIRCRAFT
NON RVSM APPROVED FLIGHT WITHIN EUR
RVSM AIRSPACE AND STS/NONRVSM IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR A CIVIL AIRCRAFT
(as non-RVSM approved civil aircraft are not al-
lowed to operate in the EUR RVSM airspace and
therefore an indication to ATS units for Special
Handling (STS) is not applicable to non-RVSM
approved civil aircraft)
A non-RVSM approved State aircraft with a
requested flight level of FL 290 or above
and no STS/NONRVSM indicator in Item
18.
FLIGHT PLAN MAY BE REJECTED IF
FILED AFTER 23/01/2002
STS/NONRVSM IS REQUIRED FOR
NON RVSM APPROVED STATE FLIGHT
STS/NONRVSM IS REQUIRED FOR NON
RVSM APPROVED STATE FLIGHT
(as non-RVSM approved State aircraft penetrat-
ing EUR RVSM airspace shall insert STS/NON-
RVSM in Item 18 to indicate to ATS units the
reason for Special Handling)
A formation flight of State aircraft with a re-
quested flight level between FL 290 and FL
410 (inclusive) in the EUR RVSM airspace
and indicating a combination other than no
W in Item 10 and STS/NONRVSM in Item
18.
FLIGHT PLAN MAY BE REJECTED IF
FILED AFTER 23/01/2002
FIELDS 10 AND/OR 18 INCORRECT
FOR STATE FORMATION FLIGHT IN
EUR RVSM AIRSPACE
FIELDS 10 AND/OR 18 INCORRECT FOR
STATE FORMATION FLIGHT IN EUR RVSM
AIRSPACE
(as formation flights of State aircraft will not be
considered as RVSM approved regardless of the
RVSM capability of the aircraft in the formation)
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Annex H - EUROCONTROL CFMU IFPS Output Messages related to RVSM
FILED FLIGHT PLAN (FPL)
FOR OPERATION IN THE
EUR RVSM AIRSPACE
IFPS "COMMENT" in "ACK" Opera-
tional Reply Messages
PHASE 3
(4 Oct. 2001 to 23 Jan. 2002)
IFPS "ERROR" in "REJ"
Operational Reply Messages
PHASE 4
(24 Jan. 2002 onward)
An RVSM approved aircraft with a request-
ed flight level between FL 290 and FL 410
(inclusive) in the EUR RVSM airspace and
with an Aerodrome of Departure and/or
Aerodrome of Destination outside the EUR
RVSM airspace and which has failed to in-
dicate the entry/exit conditions into/from
the EUR RVSM airspace.
FLIGHT PLAN MAY BE REJECTED IF
FILED AFTER 23/01/2002
INVALID EUR RVSM AIRSPACE EN-
TRY/EXIT CONDITION
INVALID EUR RVSM AIRSPACE ENTRY/EXIT
CONDITION
(as flights intending to operate in EUR RVSM air-
space shall specify in Item 15 of the filed flight
plan:
•
the entry point at the lateral limits of EUR
RVSM airspace, and
•
the exit point at the lateral limits of EUR
RVSM airspace,
as designated in the AIP of the State concerned)
An RVSM approved aircraft with a request-
ed flight level between FL 290 and FL 410
(inclusive) in the EUR RVSM airspace and
with an Aerodrome of Departure and/or
Aerodrome of Destination outside the EUR
RVSM airspace which has indicated the
entry/exit conditions into/from the EUR
RVSM airspace but has requested an
invalid Flight Level.
FLIGHT PLAN MAY BE REJECTED IF
FILED AFTER 23/01/2002
INVALID RFL AT EUR RVSM AIRSPACE
ENTRY/EXIT AGAINST CURRENT FL
ALLOCATION SCHEME
I
NVALID RFL AT EUR RVSM AIRSPACE EN-
TRY/EXIT
(as flights intending to operate in the EUR RVSM
airspace shall specify in Item 15 of the filed flight
plan:
•
the requested flight level for that portion of the
route immediately after the RVSM entry point;
and
•
the requested flight level for that portion of the
route immediately after the RVSM exit point,
as designated in the AIP of the State concerned)
An aircraft which has indicated a VFR por-
tion of the route within or above the EUR
RVSM airspace.
FLIGHT PLAN MAY BE REJECTED IF
FILED AFTER 23/01/2002
VFR NOT PERMITTED IN OR ABOVE
EUR RVSM AIRSPACE
VFR NOT PERMITTED IN OR ABOVE EUR
RVSM AIRSPACE
(as flights shall be conducted in accordance with
the IFR within and above the EUR RVSM air-
space)
A formation flight of civil aircraft with a re-
quested flight level between FL 290 and FL
410 (inclusive) in the EUR RVSM airspace.
FLIGHT PLAN MAY BE REJECTED IF
FILED AFTER 23/01/2002
CIVIL FORMATION FLIGHT NOT PER-
MITTED IN EUR RVSM AIRSPACE
CIVIL FORMATION FLIGHT NOT PERMITTED
IN EUR RVSM AIRSPACE
(as formation flights of civil aircraft are not permit-
ted to operate in EUR RVSM airspace)
An aircraft which has indicated W in Item
10, STS/NONRVSM in Item 18 and a re-
quested flight level between FL 290 and FL
410 (inclusive) in the EUR RVSM airspace.
FLIGHT PLAN MAY BE REJECTED IF
FILED AFTER 23/01/2002
STS/NONRVSM IS NOT EXPECTED
FOR AN RVSM APPROVED FLIGHT
WITHIN EUR RVSM AIRSPACE
STS/NONRVSM IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AN
RVSM APPROVED FLIGHT WITHIN EUR RVSM
AIRSPACE
(as the indication of Special Handling to ATS units
is not required for RVSM approved flights)
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Annex H - EUROCONTROL CFMU IFPS Output Messages related to RVSM
FILED FLIGHT PLAN (FPL)
FOR OPERATION IN THE
EUR RVSM AIRSPACE
IFPS "WARNING" MESSAGES
PHASE 4
(24 Jan. 2002 onward)
Aerodrome of Departure is located outside the
CFMU IFPS Zone
.
The IFPS may, in some circumstances,
force acceptance of the flight plan. In such
cases, the following text will be inserted in
the COMMENT field of the ACKNOWL-
EDGEMENT (ACK) message:
THIS FLIGHT PLAN DOES NOT COM-
PLY WITH EUR RVSM REQUIREMENTS
Aerodrome of Departure is located outside the CFMU IFPS Zone, and the flight plan cannot be
corrected in co-ordination with the originator in one of the following cases:
A non-RVSM approved civil aircraft with a requested flight level between FL 290 and FL 410
(inclusive) in the EUR RVSM airspace.
A non-RVSM approved civil aircraft with a requested flight level between FL 290 and FL 410
(inclusive) in the EUR RVSM airspace and which has inserted the STS/NONRVSM indicator in
Item 18.
A non-RVSM approved State aircraft with a requested flight level between FL 290 and FL 410
(inclusive) in the EUR RVSM airspace and no STS/NONRVSM indicator in Item 18.
The following
IFP/
indicator shall be insert-
ed in Item 18 of the output flight plan (FPL)
message distributed to ATS units:
IFP/NONRVSM
and
in the COMMENT field of the ACK mes-
sage:
THIS FLIGHT PLAN DOES NOT COM-
PLY WITH EUR RVSM REQUIREMENTS
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Annex H - EUROCONTROL CFMU IFPS Output Messages related to RVSM
(LL)
FILED FLIGHT PLAN (FPL)
FOR OPERATION IN THE
EUR RVSM AIRSPACE
IFPS "WARNING" MESSAGES
PHASE 4
(24 Jan. 2002 onward)
Aerodrome of Departure is located outside the CFMU IFPS Zone, and the flight plan cannot be
corrected in co-ordination with the originator in one of the following cases:
A formation flight of State aircraft with a requested flight level between FL 290 and FL 410 (in-
clusive) in the EUR RVSM airspace that indicates any combination other than STS/NONRVSM
in Item 18 and no W in Item 10.
An RVSM approved aircraft with a requested flight level between FL 290 and FL 410 (inclusive)
in the EUR RVSM airspace and with an Aerodrome of Departure and/or Aerodrome of Destina-
tion outside the EUR RVSM airspace and which has failed to indicate the entry/exit conditions
into/from the EUR RVSM airspace.
An RVSM approved aircraft with a requested flight level between FL 290 and FL 410 (inclusive)
in the EUR RVSM airspace and with an Aerodrome of Departure and/or Aerodrome of Destina-
tion outside the EUR RVSM airspace which has indicated the entry/exit conditions into/from the
EUR RVSM airspace but has requested an invalid Flight Level.
An aircraft which has indicated a VFR portion of the route within or above the EUR RVSM air-
space.
A formation flight of civil aircraft with a requested flight level between FL 290 and FL 410 (inclu-
sive) in the EUR RVSM airspace.
An aircraft which has indicated W in Item 10, STS/NONRVSM in Item 18 and a requested flight
level between FL 290 and FL 410 (inclusive) in the EUR RVSM airspace.
The following
IFP/
indicator shall be insert-
ed in Item 18 of the output flight plan (FPL)
message distributed to ATS units:
IFP/RVSMVIOLATION
and
in the COMMENT field of the ACK
message:
THIS FLIGHT PLAN DOES NOT COM-
PLY WITH EUR RVSM REQUIREMENTS
One or more of the following conditions exists:
ATC Flight Plan (APL) resulting from an ATC Flight Plan Proposal Message (AFP) for a flight
which is calculated to enter the EUR RVSM airspace, where Item 10 information is not known.
Air-Filed Flight Plan (AFIL) for a flight which is calculated to enter the EUR RVSM airspace,
where Item 10 information is not known.
Note: Wherever possible, ATC Flight Plan Proposal Message (AFP) and Air-Filed Flight Plan
(AFIL) submissions by ATS units should also contain Item 8, Item 10, and Item 18 information.
The following
IFP/
indicator will be inserted
in Item 18 of the output ATC Flight Plan
(APL) or Air-Filed Flight Plan (AFIL) mes-
sage distributed to ATS units:
IFP/RVSMUNKNOWN
and
in the COMMENT field of the ACK mes-
sage:
THIS FLIGHT PLAN DOES NOT COM-
PLY WITH EUR RVSM REQUIREMENTS
