GEN 3  SERVICES

GEN 3.3  AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES

1RESPONSIBLE SERVICE
1.1 The Director of Air Navigation Services Directorate of Sudan Civil Aviation Authority acting under the authority of the
Director General of Sudan Civil Aviation authority responsible for the overall administration of air traffic services in
the provision of air traffic services within the Khartoum FIR.
Postal Address: Director of Air Navigation Services Civil Aviation Authority P.O. Box 137,
Postal Code 11112 Khartoum, Sudan
Telephone Number:(+249) 183783766
Tele-fax Number:(+249) 183773632
AFS:HSSSYAYX
The services are provided in accordance with the provisions contained in the following ICAO documents:
Annex 2 -Rules of the Air
Annex 11 -Air Traffic Services
Doc 4444 -Procedures for Air Navigation Services - Rules of the Air and Air Traffic Services (PANS-RAC)
Doc 8168 -Procedures for Air Navigation Services - Aircraft Operations (PANS-OPS)
Doc 7030 -Regional Supplementary Procedures
1.2 The air traffic rules and procedures and the organization in Khartoum FIR are generally in conformity with the ICAO
Standards, Recommended Practices and Procedures, The Regional Supplementary applicable to the MID Region
and Altimeter Setting Procedures are set out in full.
1.3Differences to these provisions are detailed in subsection GEN 1.7
2AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
2.1 Air traffic services are provided for the entire territory of Sudan, including its territorial waters as well as the airspace over
the high seas within Khartoum FIR.
2.2 In some cases, in accordance with the regional air navigation agreement, air traffic services are provided, under the
delegated authority, in the airspace within another bordering FIR. Details of such services are provided in section ENR 2.
3TYPES OF SERVICES
3.1The following types of services are provided:
a)Flight Information Service (FIS) and alerting Services;
b)Air Traffic Advisory Service
c)Air Traffic Control Service
3.2Air Traffic Advisory Service is exercised within advisory airspaces.
3.3 Flight information services and alerting service within the Khartoum FIR and air traffic control service in control areas
are provided by Khartoum Air Traffic Service Units. There is no distinction between upper and lower controlled airspace.
A line connecting reference points identified normally by radio navigational facilities constitutes the axis of each airway.
3.4 Control Zones have been established at major civil airports and Aerodrome Traffic Zones at other civil aerodromes where
civil military traffic warrants.
3.5 Advisory airspaces are established on the approaches to airfields, normally below an airway if the airfield is so located.
They are listed in ENR 2.1.
3.6 Several restricted areas and danger areas are established within Sudan. None of these areas interferes with normal
air traffic. Activation of areas subject to intermittent activity is notified well in advance by NOTAM giving reference to
the designated area.
4.CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN THE OPERATOR AND ATS
Coordination between the operator and air traffic services is effected in accordance with ICAO Annex 11 and Doc. 4444.
5.MINIMUM FLIGHT ALTITUDE
6.ATS UNITS ADDRESS LIST
Unit NamePostal AddressTelephone NrTelefax NrTelex NrAFS address
123456
Khartoum Center ACC Manager Civil Aviation Authority
Khartoum Sudan
P.O.BOX 165
(+249) 1 83 775925 (+249) 183 788192 (+249) 1 83 784925(+249) 1 83 779125 (+249) 1 83 773632NILHSSSZQZX