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AVIATION DOCUMENTS
The Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) Australia, consists of a
package of documents which provide operational information required for
the safe and efficient conduct of air navigation in Australia and
its Territories.
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AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION PACKAGE (AIP)

The AIP is designed to be a manual containing thorough details of regulations, procedures and other
information relevant to flying aircraft. Airservices Australia is authorised by Civil Aviation Safety Regulations
1998 Part 175, as the provider of this service in Australia.
There are a range of documents which form the AIP. Documents within the AIP are listed in the table below.

AIP Supplements (SUP) / En Route Supplement Australia (ERSA)

Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC)
Civil Aviation Act And Regulations (CAR) Planning Chart Australia (PCA)
Civil Aviation Advisory Publications (CAAP) Runway Distance Supplement (RDS)
Civil Aviation Orders (CAO) Terminal Area Charts (TAC)
Departure and Approach Procedures (DAP) Visual Naviation Charts (VNC)
Designated Airspace Handbook (DAH) Visual Terminal Charts (VTC)

AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION REGULATION AND CONTROL (AIRAC)

An AIRAC system defines a series of common dates and an associated standard Aeronautical Information
Publication procedure for any change to air operations including, but not limited to, airspace structures,
route revisions, navigation aid changes and runway or taxiway information changes. This provides a
consistent publishing cycle around the world for pilots, enabling them to do pre-flight planning before flying
to or from any country in the world with a common publishing system.
AIP SUPPLEMENTS (SUPS) / AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION CIRCULARS
(AIC)
SUPs include operational information appropriate to the AIP. SUPs are published when the information is of
a temporary nature and requires advanced notification. SUPs indicating major changes affecting air
operations are usually issued under the ICAO Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control (AIRAC)
requirement which stipulates that implementation occurs on a specific AIRAC date.
AICs contain information of a technical nature and are generally educational. AICs provide advance notice
of new facilities, services and procedures.

CIVIL AVIATION ACT AND REGULATIONS

The Civil Aviation Act provides the primary legislative base for air safety control in Australia, and contains a
number of important regulatory provisions. In accordance with the Civil Aviation Act, the Regulations contain
the mandatory regulatory requirements in relation to airworthiness and operational matters, licencing and
requirements, enforcement powers and air traffic control.

CIVIL AVIATION ADVISORY PUBLICATIONS (CAAPs)

CAAPs are advisory documents which set out in simple language the purpose of the Regulation / Order and
ways to comply with the mandatory requirements.
CAAPs have three sections:
- Blue – Operational
- Green – Airworthiness
- Yellow – Aerodrome.

CIVIL AVIATION ORDERS (CAO)

The regulations make provision for CAO. CAO includes information on technical standards and
specifications. In particular, they contain detailed mandatory operational, airworthiness and safety
requirements, including design requirements, standards, specifications, mandatory operational, technical
and administrative procedures and safety instructions.

DEPARTURE AND APPROACH PROCEDURES (DAP)

This document provides details on all instrument take-off (departure) and landing (approach) procedures for
airports throughout Australia.
DAP also contains information on Noise Abatement Procedures at a number of locations across Australia.
Noise Abatement Procedures are designed to reduce the effects of aircraft operations on the community.
ENROUTE CHARTS (ERC) - HIGH AND LOW (H) (L)
The Enroute High provides information for use by aircraft operating at 20,000 feet (6,000 metres) above
ground level or higher altitiude.
The Enroute Low shows controlled airspace, prohibited, restricted and danger areas, air routes, air traffic
services (ATS) and radio-navigation services.

EN ROUTE SUPPLEMENT AUSTRALIA (ERSA)

The En Route Supplement Australia provides all of the information that pilots require in one central place.
This document allows all pilots whether domestic or international to readily access information on airports
within Australia. The document provides airport diagrams for all major airports and aerodromes in Australia.
The document also contains information about the hours of operation, visual ground aids, air traffic
services, navigation aids, lighting, and radio frequency for voice communications. The ERSA is updated
every 12 weeks.

PLANNING CHART AUSTRALIA (PCA)

This document contains meteorological area forecast boundaries and locations, and indicates
communication coverage outside airports and aerodromes with air traffic control coverage.

RUNWAY DISTANCE SUPPLEMENT (RDS)

This document provides take-off and landing distances for all licensed aerodromes.

TERMINAL AREA CHARTS (TAC)

For use in controlled airspace, i.e. within 45 kms of an airport, this chart identifies airspace, air-routes,
prohibited, restricted, and danger areas, navigation aids and radio frequencies. They are designed to display
aeronautical information at a larger scale for easy use in complex or busy airspace locations.

VISUAL NAVIGATION CHARTS (VNC)

These charts are used for Visual Flight Rules (VFR) aircraft, i.e. where the pilot can see out the window
other aircraft to plan flights in controlled airspace (near airports and aerodromes), including moving from
aeronautical charts outside Australian airspace to visual navigation close to an airport.

VISUAL TERMINAL CHARTS (VTC)

This chart provides both aeronautical and topographical information for Visual Flight Rules (VFR) operations
in the vicinity of major aerodromes. In some cases, the charts show detail of tracks to be flown and
significant landmarks which are used by pilots of VFR aircraft to avoid inadvertent entry into controlled
airspace and to avoid obstacles.
WORLD AERONAUTICAL CHARTS (WAC)
These Australian charts are part of the ICAO international series. Designed for pre-flight planning as well as
pilot use during flight, these charts provide a cone-shaped map for navigation between countries and
different airspace.

FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information about the AIP visit: Aeronautical Information Package
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