Doc 4444 air traffic management • 1. 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 --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- Copyright International Civil Aviation Organization Provided by IHS under license with ICAO No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale • AMENDMENTS The issue of amendments is announced regularly in the ICAO Journal 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 AMENDMENTS No. Date applicable 1 Date entered CORRIGENDA Entered by No.

Date of issue 28/11/02 ICAO 1 19/4/02 2 27/11/03 ICAO 3 25/11/04 ICAO 4 24/11/05 ICAO (ii) --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- Copyright International Civil Aviation Organization Provided by IHS under license with ICAO No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale Date entered Entered by ICAO • TABLE OF CONTENTS Page FOREWORD................ Page (xi) (xi) (xi) (xii) (xii) (xii) (xii) Historical background............ Scope and purpose............. Publication of differences..........

Promulgation of information......... Contents of the document.......... ATS SAFETY MANAGEMENT. ATS safety management activities......

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Monitoring of safety levels......... 2.4.1 Collection and evaluation of safety-related data.......... 2.4.2 Review of incident and other safety-related reports......... 2.5 Safety reviews.............. 2.5.1 General requirements......... 2.5.2 Scope............... 2.6 Safety assessments.............

2.6.1 Need for safety assessments...... 2.6.2 Safety-significant factors........ 2.7 Safety-enhancing measures......... 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-4 CHAPTER 3.

ATS SYSTEM CAPACITY AND AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT.... 3-1 3.1 Capacity management........... 3.1.1 General............... 3.1.2 Capacity assessment..........

3.1.3 Regulation of ATC capacity and traffic volumes............ 3.1.4 Enhancement of ATC capacity..... 3.1.5 Flexible use of airspace........ 3.2 Air traffic flow management.........

3-2 3-2 3-2 3-3 3-3 3-3 4-1 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 and alerting 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 a unit 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 of flight. 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...........

2-1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 General.............. Flow management procedures..... Strategic planning.......... Pre-tactical planning......... Tactical operations..........