AIM SG/5

(Cairo, Egypt, 22‐24 January 2019)

Update on the AIS Manual (Doc 8126)

Abbas Niknejad
ICAO Regional Officer
 New volumes

Volume I – AIM Organizational Development

Volume II – The Aeronautical Data Process
Volume III – Aeronautical Information in a standardized presentation
Volume IV – Digital Products and Services

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 Volume I – Organizational Development

Purpose
– Guidance concerning the
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organizational aspects of an AIS
Aeronautical Information Services Manual
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organization including the
Volume 1 – Organizational Development transition to AIM

Primary Audience
– State Authorities
– AIS management

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 Content of Volume I

• AIS Responsibilities and Functions

– Purpose, responsibilities and functions of AIM
– Aeronautical information products and services
– AIS Competencies
– Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control (AIRAC)
– Exchange of aeronautical data and aeronautical information
• Aeronautical Information Management
• Organisation of an Aeronautical Information Service
– Separation of regulatory functions and provisions of service
– Change management considerations when transitioning to
AIM

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 Volume II – Processing Aeronautical Data

Purpose
– Guidance for processing
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aeronautical data and
Aeronautical Information Services Manual
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information
Volume 2 – Processing Aeronautical Data

Primary Audience
– AIS operational personnel
processing aeronautical
data and information

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 Content of Volume II

• Aeronautical data scope

– Data catalogue
– Data quality requirements
– Metadata
– Reference systems
• Collection
– Formal arrangements
• Processing
– Verification and validation
• Distribution
• Quality assurance and control
• Automation

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 Volume III – Aeronautical Information in a Standardized Presentation

Purpose
– Guidance for providing
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aeronautical information in a
Aeronautical Information Services Manual
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standardized presentation
Volume 3 – Aeronautical Information in a
Standardized Presentation

Primary Audience
– AIS operational personnel
tasked to produce AIP and
publish NOTAM

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 Aeronautical Information Products and Services

Aeronautical information products and services

Aeronautical information products Services

Standardized
Digital data sets Distribution services
presentation

AIP, AIP Amendment, Pre-flight information

AIP Supplement AIP data set
services

AIC Terrain and Obstacle Post-flight information

data sets service

Aeronautical Charts Aerodrome mapping

data sets

NOTAM Instrument flight

procedure data set

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 Volume IV – Digital Products and Services

Purpose
– Guidance for providing
digital products and
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Aeronautical Information Services Manual
Seventh Edition
Volume 4 – Digital Products and Services

Primary Audience
– AIS operational personnel
providing digital products
and services
– AIM system
manufacturers and
service providers

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 Content of Volume IV

• Digital exchange of aeronautical

information
– System Wide Information Management
– Aeronautical data and information
exchange models

• Digital data sets

– Data product specification
– Aeronautical information products as
digital data sets

• Aeronautical information services

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 Digital Data Sets

Aeronautical information products and services

Aeronautical information products Services

Standardized
Digital data sets Distribution services
presentation

AIP, AIP Amendment, Pre-flight information

AIP Supplement AIP data set
services

AIC Terrain and Obstacle Post-flight information

data sets service

Aeronautical Charts Aerodrome mapping

data sets

NOTAM Instrument flight

procedure data set

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