AIP for SUDAN (section GEN-3.1) valid from 24 MAR 2022

GEN 3 SERVICES

GEN 3.1 AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICES

RESPONSIBLE SERVICE

1.1

The Aeronautical Information Management, which forms part of the Sudan Civil Aviation Authority, ensures the flow of information necessary for the safety, regularity and efficiency of international and national air navigation within the area of its responsibility as indicated under section 1.2 below. It consists of AIS Headquarters, International NOTAM Office (NOF), Publication Unit, Procedure Design Unit and Aerodrome AIS Unit.

1.2

AIS Headquarters

Aeronautical Information Service

P.O. Box 137, Postal Code 11112 Khartoum

Tel.:

(+249) 1 83 770534

Fax:

(+249) 1 83 770534

AFS:

HSSSYNYX

Email:

aimsudan@scaa.gov.sd ~~aimsudan@scaa.gov.sd~~

1.3

Aerodrome AIS Unit

KHARTOUM AIRPORT

KHARTOUM

P.O.BOX 137-Code 11112 Khartoum

TEL:

(+249) 1 83 784940

FAX:

(+249) 1 83 784940

AFS:

HSSSZPZX

E-mail:

aimsudan@scaa.gov.sd

1.4

International NOTAM Office , Khartoum

P.O.BOX 137-Code 11112 Khartoum

Tel.:

(+249) 1 83 770534

Fax:

(+249) 1 83 770534

AFS:

HSSSYNYX

E-mail:

aimsudan@scaa.gov.sd

1.5

Procedure Design Unit

P.O.BOX 137-Code 11112 Khartoum

TEL:

(+249) 1 83 770534

FAX:

(+249) 1 83 770534

AFS:

aimsudan@scaa.gov.sd

E-mail:

1.6

Publication Unit

P.O.Box 137-Code 11112 Khartoum

Tel.:

(+249) 1 83 770534

Fax:

(+249) 1 83 773093

Email:

aimsudan@scaa.gov.sd

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

The Aeronautical Information Service is responsible for the collection and dissemination of information for the entire territory of Sudan and for the airspace over the high seas encompassed by Khartoum Flight Information Region.

AERONAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS

3.1

The aeronautical information is provided in the form of the Aeronautical Information Products, including:
Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP);
Amendment service to the AIP (AIP AMDT);
Supplement to the AIP (AIP SUP);
NOTAM and Pre-flight Information Bulletins (PIB);
Aeronautical Information Circulars (AIC); and
Checklists and Lists of Valid NOTAM

NOTAM and the related monthly checklists are issued via the Aeronautical Fixed Service (AFS), while PIB are
made available at aerodrome Briefing Unit. All other elements of the package are distributed by air mail and email.

3.2

Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP)

The AIP is the basic aviation document intended primarily to satisfy international requirements for the exchange of permanent aeronautical information and long duration temporary changes essential for air navigation.

AIP SUDAN is published in one volume

The AIP is published in a loose-leaf form in English only for use in international and domestic operations, whether the flight is a commercial or a private one.

3.3

Amendment service to the AIP (AIP AMDT)

Amendments to the AIP are made by means of replacement sheets. Two types of AIP AMDT are produced:

regular AIP Amendment (AIP AMDT), issued in accordance with the established regular interval (ref. GEN 0.1-2) and identified by a light blue cover sheet, incorporates permanent changes into the AIP on the indicated publication date; and

AIRAC AIP Amendment (AIRAC AIP AMDT), issued in accordance with the AIRAC system and identified by a pink cover sheet and the acronym - AIRAC, incorporates operationally significant permanent changes into the AIP on the indicated AIRAC effective date.

A brief description of the subjects affected by the amendment is given on the AIP Amendment cover sheet. New information included on the reprinted AIP pages is annotated or identified by a vertical line in the left margin (or immediately to the left) of the change addition.

Each AIP page and each AIP replacement page introduced by an amendment, including the amendment cover sheet, are dated. The date consists of the day, month (by name) and year of the publication date (regular AIP AMDT) or of the AIRAC effective date (AIRAC AIP AMDT) of the information. Each AIP amendment cover sheet includes references to the serial number of those elements, if any, of the Integrated Aeronautical Information Package which have been incorporated in the AIP by the amendment and are consequently cancelled.

Each AIP AMDT and each AIRAC AIP AMDT are allocated separate serial numbers, which are consecutive and based on the calendar year. The year, indicated by two digits, is a part of the serial number of the amendment, e.g. AIP AMDT 11/02; AIRAC AIP AMDT 11/02.

A checklist of AIP pages containing page number/chart title and the publication or effective date (day, month by name and year) of the information is reissued with each amendment and is an integral part of the AIP.

3.4

Supplements to the AIP (AIP SUP)

Temporary changes of long duration (three months and longer) and information of short duration, which consists of extensive text and/or graphics, supplementing the permanent information contained in the AIP, are published as AIP Supplements (AIP SUP). Operationally significant and temporary changes to the AIP are published in accordance with the AIRAC system and its established effective dates and are identified clearly by the acronym AIRAC AIP SUP. AIP Supplements are separated by information subject (General-GEN, En-route-ENR and Aerodromes-AD) and are placed accordingly at the beginning of each AIP Part. Supplements are published on yellow paper to be conspicuous and to stand out from the rest of the AIP. Each AIP Supplement (regular or AIRAC) is allocated a serial number which is consecutive and based on the calendar year, i.e. AIP SUP 11/02; AIRAC AIP SUP 11/02. An AIP Supplement is kept in the AIP as long as all or some of its contents remain valid. The period of validity of the information contained in the AIP Supplement will normally be given in the supplement itself. Alternatively, NOTAM may be used to indicate changes to the period of validity or cancellation of the supplement.

The checklist of AIP Supplements currently in force is issued in the monthly printed plain-language Lists of Valid NOTAM in force.

3.5

NOTAM and Pre-flight Information Bulletins (PIB)

NOTAM contain information concerning the establishment, condition or change in any aeronautical facility, service, procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which is essential for personnel concerned with flight operations. The text of each NOTAM contains the information in the order shown in the ICAO NOTAM Format and is composed of the significations uniform abbreviated phraseology assigned to the ICAO NOTAM Code complemented by ICAO abbreviations, indicators, identifiers, designators, call signs, frequencies, figures and plain language. NOTAM are originated and issued for Khartoum FIR and are distributed in two series identified by the letters A and D.

Series A

General rules, en-route navigation and communication facilities, airspace restrictions and information concerning international aerodromes.

Series D

All Information concerning domestic airports.

3.6

Aeronautical Information Circulars (AIC)

The Aeronautical Information Circulars (AIC) contain information on the long-term forecast of any major change in legislation, regulations, procedures or facilities; information of a purely explanatory or advisory nature liable to affect flight safety; and information or notification of an explanatory or advisory nature concerning technical, legislative or purely administrative matters. AICs are divided by subject and are issued in two series (A and B). AIC Series A contains information affecting international civil aviation and is given international distribution, while AIC Series B contains information affecting national aviation only and is given national distribution.

Each AIC is numbered consecutively within each series based on a calendar year . The year, indicated by two digits, is a part of the serial number of the AIC, e.g. AIC A 11/02; AIC B 11/02. A checklist of AIC currently in force is issued as an AIC twice a year.

3.7

Checklist of NOTAM

3.7.1

A checklist of NOTAM is issued monthly via AFS.

3.7.2

The checklist is followed by a printed List of Valid NOTAM distributed by E-mail to all recipients of the Integrated Aeronautical Information Package. It contains a plain language (in English) presentation of the valid NOTAM and information about the number of the latest issued AIP AMDT, AIRAC AIP AMDT, AIP SUP and AIC as well as the numbers of the elements issued under the AIRAC that will become effective or, if none, the NIL AIRAC notification.

3.8

Sale of publications

The publications can be obtained from the Aeronautical Information Service. Publication unit Purchase prices are published in AIC Series A.

AIRAC SYSTEM.

4.1

In order to control and regulate the operationally significant changes requiring amendments to charts, route manuals etc., such changes, whenever possible, will be issued on predetermined dates according to the AIRAC SYSTEM. This type of information will be published as an AIRAC AIP AMDT or an AIRAC AIP SUP. If an AIRAC AMDT or SUP cannot be produced due to lack of time, NOTAM clearly marked AIRAC will be issued. Such NOTAM will immediately be followed by an AMDT or SUP.

4.2

The table below indicates AIRAC effective dates for the coming years. AIRAC information will be issued so that the information will be received by the user not later than 28 days, and for major changes not later than 56 days, before the effective date. At AIRAC effective date, a trigger NOTAM will be issued giving a brief description of the contents, effective date and reference number of the AIRAC AIP AMDT or AIRAC AIP SUP that will become effective on that date. Trigger NOTAM must remain in force as a reminder in the PIB fourteen days.

If no information was submitted for publication at the AIRAC date, a NIL notification will be issued by NOTAM not later than AIRAC cycle before the AIRAC effective date concerned.

Schedule of AIRAC effective dates

2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
03 JAN	02 JAN	28 JAN	27 JAN	26 JAN
31 JAN	30 JAN	25 FEB	24 FEB	23 FEB
28 FEB	27 FEB	25 MAR	24 MAR	23 MAR
28 MAR	26 MAR	22 APR	21 APR	20 APR
25 APR	23 APR	20 MAY	19 MAY	18 MAY
23 MAY	21 MAY	17 JUN	16 JUN	15 JUN
20 JUN	18 JUN	15 JUL	14 JUL	13 JUL
18 JUL	16 JUL	12 AUG	11 AUG	10 AUG
15 AUG	13 AUG	09 SEP	08 SEP	07 SEP
12 SEP	10 SEP	07 OCT	06 OCT	05 OCT
10 OCT	08 OCT	04 NOV	03 NOV	02 NOV
07 NOV	05 NOV	02 DEC	01 DEC	30 NOV
05 DEC	03 DEC	02 DEC	29 DEC	28 DEC
	31 DEC

PRE-FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE AT AERODROMES

Pre-flight information Services is provided at Khartoum International Airport only .