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Federal Aviation Agency AC MO: 211-2
AEROWJIICAL CHARTS EFFECTIVE : 3/20/6, sum JECT : RECmmDED S’fANMRDS mR fF'R AERONAUTICAL CHARTS 1 l PURPOSE. T~!S circular seta forth standards rkcoumcndcd by the Federal Aviation Agency for the guidance of the public in the issuance of In aeronautical charts for USC~ in the Nutlonal Airspace System (NM), Proposals for new recommendations or changes in the present ones should be suhltted to the Director, Afr Traffic SCIT~CC, Atmelon: Flight Information Division ()rT-40%
2. )iOW TO OBTAIN COPIES be obtained from U.S:
Additional copies of this circular may Department of Transportation, Utilization and Storage Section, M-443.2, Washington, D.C. 20590 Archie U. League Director, Air Traffic Service
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Attcchmeni 1 P&gab I Paragraph 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Table of Contents Pam . Scale and Projection --------~---w-~w-~ww--w~w-~-~--~~-~~~a- 2* Effective Date ---a~~~~-~~~~-I~~~~~~~~~~~~~"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 16 Aeronautical Information ----~a-aa~.o~~~~a-~aa~~~aa~~~~aaaa~ 4 19 Tenuinal - Stmdsrd hztnment .
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AC-211-2 Attdtlmnt 1 1 0 DEFINITIONS. As used in this clrcul~r~ .
2 * 3 0 4 0 wAeronauticaI charr” means a chart spccfffcaIly desIgned to meet the riquireincnts of air navigation. .
“IFR chart” means an acronautfcal chart designed to furnish the pilot fnfonnation for navigation under lnstnment flight rules conditions (IFR), “Enroute chart” means an aeronautical chart designed to facilitate enroute navigation in accordance with LFR using radio aids to navigation.
“Area chart*@ means an aeronautical chart published for any area on the Enroute Low Altitude chart which it ls,deslred to prcoent as l “blow up?
“Instrument approach procedure chart" mems mt aoron&utical chart designed to prov1de.a graphic presentation of standard instrument approach procedure (UP).
“Standard instrument departure chart” means an aeronautical chart ciesignod to provide a graphic presentation of stkndard instrument A --zztl;rre ucY clearances and procedures.
“Standard instrument departure” (SID) means an’crir traffic control coded departure routing, esttblishtd by FM, md presented to the pilot 91 pictorial and narrative form or nerrative form only.
*5th&ulcd FAA airspace amtncbentm means an airspace assignment or revision thereof, or the designation of compulsory reporting points that become effective on regularly scheduled lntcmtalr.
TITLE. Esch aerormutical chart should bear an appropriate title and, iiforming part of a series, may be further lderrtified by a consecutive letter or number or a combination thereof.
LEGEND. Each aeronautical chart beries should have a legend of the e symbols used therein available for reference during flight operdona.
INDEX. Each aeronautScal chart in a contiguous series rhould have l graphic Index or other identification of adjacent chart8 in the mnc .
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Attachment 1 Page 2 AC 211-2 5 c l SYMROLS. Each symbol used on a chart shouXd confom with the ICAO symbol provj&d ln Appendix 2 of Annex 4 to the Convention of Internstlonal Civil Aviation for the feature intended to be shown. If Appendix 2 does not provide an LCAO symbol fL- a speclflc feature, any appropriate symbol may be u&d but’ care should be taken that It does not cause confusion with atr existing aeronautical chart symbol or Impair the legibility of the chart.
e 6 l DIMENSIONAL WITS l .
a. Distances should be stated in nautical miles except & visibility minfma that are stated in statute miles.
b 0 Each dimension cm an airport, each altituge below 18,000 feet MSL, each elevation, each height ) grid each shori distance should be expressed in feet or in feet and meters If the units are dlfferen- Mated. Each altitude of 18,000 feet MSL and above should be expressed ln feet or as flight levels, as they are published In the Federal Aviation Regulations.
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c. The unlts of measurement used to express altltudes, elevations, and heights should bc stated in the legend or conspicuously on the face of each aeronautical chart; .
4 l * A conversion scale or footage equivalent should be stated on the iace cr reverse side of each aeronautical chart on which elevatlons or altitudes are shown in meters.
7 0 SCALE AND PRC)JECTION. The projection grid and natural scale (mid - latitude or standard parallels and scale factor) or a linear scale should be indicated on each en route chart: on an IAP chart scale indication may be given by other means.
8 . EFFECTIVE DATE. The effective date of each aeronautical chart shmld be prominently indicated thereon, except for charts that are issued in a bnllr\d volume, the effective date need be prominently displayed only on the cover of the volume.
9 0 ?OLKXAL KX!NIl4RfES. Each International boundary with names identifying the ccuntries should be depicted.
10. SPECKL AREAS.
a. Each Restricted Area, Restricted Area/Mflltary Clgmb Corridor, Prohibited Area, Caution Area, Warning Area, or Intensive Student . Jet Training Area within the vertical lids of the airspace represented by the aeronautical chart should be depicted and M~ntlfied.
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(1) On IAP or SID charts these areas need be depicted and identified only if the areas are Included on the FM form describing the approved instrument spproach procedure.
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(2) * On IAP charts, restricted or prohibited areas need to be depicted and identified only if any portion of these areas lies within the ten-nautical mile circle shown in the IAP or if such areas lie along any published transition r;,utes.
b. The effective altitude, IFR/VFR restriction,‘fime of designation, and the controlling or using agency should be depicted on each aeronautical chart other than AIP and SID charts.
OBSTRUCTIONS. Each aeronautical chartolr each chart of a series, except for enroute and area charts, should depict each permanent or temporary 1 man-made fixed object and each other terrain feature that has vertical significance as designated by the FAA in relation to adjacent and surrounding features.
MAGNETIC VARIATION. Magnetic variation should be indicated on all charts except LAP and SID charts, TRUE GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION. Aeronautical information should be plotted tc indicate rty true geographical position except when *deliberate distortion or displacement is a functional design feature of the chart.
If necessary to displ8ce symbols from their true geographical position for purposes of clarity, preference of location should be given to radio facilities upon which an airway or control function is predicated.
DESIGNATED AIRSPACE AND ALTITUDES. Each aeronautical chart, other than a SID or an LAP, should depict the applicable airspace information within prescribed vertical limits of the aeronautical chart series as contained in Parts 73 and 93 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, when that airspace j?formation is indicated by the FAA for chatting, and (unless otherwise indjcated) contained in the following Federal Aviation Regulations.
a. Part 71 - Designation of Federal Airways, Controlled Airspace and Reporting Points .
Subpart B - Colored Federal Airways Subpart C I - VOR Federal Airways Subpart D - Continental Control Area Subpart E - Control Areas and Control Area Extensiow Subpart F - Cont ro 1 Zones Subpart G - Transition Area;
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Attschment 1 Page I AC 211-2 . b. Part 75 - Establlshment of Jet Routes C. Part 95 - Subpart B - Jet Routes Subpart C - Jet Advisory Areas En Route ZFR Altitudes Subpart C - En Route IFR Altitudes over Pmticular Routes U and Intersections 0= However, with regard to off-airway routes, only those routes responsive to stated user desires need be included.
d . Part 99 - 15 l CURRENTNESS.
Securit~y Control of Air Traffic . .
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8. An enroute or area chart should be reissued -
(1) On the effective date of regularly icheduled FM airspace amendments, If, by nature of the amendment, safety would be seriously influenced unless the amended airspace is expediently portrayed on the appropriate chart; or .
* (2) When th ere is a change that would make use of the chart unsafe in the area concerned and that change could hot be adequately described otherwise.
b 0 A SID chart should be reissued when there is a change in the text of the SID, a change in the route structure involved, or the*SID has been renumbered.
C. An IAP Chart should be reissued -
(1) When there is a change In the procedure or minima: or .
(2) When thixe fs a change in the communication data or navigation frequencies that vould make use of the chart unsafe. .
(3) When a new obstruction is introduced into the obstruction clearance area. . .
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a. AeronautIcal lnfomatfon referred to in this circular should bethat provided by the FAA National Flight Data Center (NFDC), .
obtained from the Federal Register, or’obtained from any source recognized by the Air Traffic Service of FM. .- :I . - . -. I,
A 211-2 Attachment’ 1 Page 5 b l Information in addition to that referred to in this circular may be placed on aeronautical charts but care should be tsken to assure that the information added does not compromise these standards.
C. Questions arising from conflicting data on 8eronautical information mentioned in this circular should be referred to the NFDC for resolution.
17 l EN ROUTE CHARTS
a. Airports. Each airport that is appropriate to the particular use of the chart series and to which an instrument approach procedure is published should be depicted. . 0 .
b. Radio aids tc, navigation. Federally-operated radio aids to navigation used for control of traffic within the specifiedaltitude/airway route structure should be depicted. Military navigational aids for which the FAA indicates an operational requirement should be included. Non-federal navigational aids to navigation approved by the FAA for an instnxment’approach l procedure and published in Part 97 should be depicted. Radio aids to navigation should be identified by the name, identifier and frequency, and by a symbol indicating the type.
c. Voice communications associated with navaids. Voice communications associated with navaids, other than unicorn, multicam, or private * aids, should be indicated.
d. Airspace and Airways Information.
(1) The boundaries of each Air Route Traffic Control Center Area and each Oceanic Control Area should be depicted and identified.
(2) The following magnetic bearings and radials should be depicted: 4 . . .w
(a) The centerline radials of each VOR Federal airway,
(b) The centerline inbound bearing of each colored Federal sirvay,and the L/MF range course.
( 1 C Ihe inbound bearing of each ILS system and other magnetic bearing or radial between fixes normally .
used for air traffic contrdl service.
(3) Distances should be depicted in nautical miles between facHities, compulsory reporting points, non-compulsory reporting points, and other fixes that the FAA indicates for use in the control of air traffic.
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(4) Each VOR h c angeover polat should be depicted on each route segment except where the changeover point is established at the mid-point.
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(5) Each non-compulsory reporting pint determined for charting by the FAA should be depicted and identified by name.
(6) Where not obvIoUSI each reference to a facility forming an intersection that 1s a reporting point should be depicted,
(7) The Minimum Reception Altitude for a reporting point should be depicted when higher than the Minimum En Route Altitude.
(6) Directional reporting requirements should be indicated. w*
(9) Each Mwcimum-Authorized Altitude should’ be depicted. ’
e. AItimeter Setting fnfonnatlon. Altimeter setting fnformation should be depicted on border or coastal charts of geographical areas where changes to standard altimeter settings are used.
f 4 Time. Times should be stated in Greenwich Mean Time @IT), except that local time may be used for those times published in Parts 71 ;;;z$ 73 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
18. 3UrlINAL - AREA CHARTS
a. CoveraRe. Each chart should have suf’flcient coverage to depict information which cannot be adequately portrayed on an enroute chart.
b Aeronautical Infomation. The information referred to in paragraph , : - t !t : f;: .
17 a., b., c. and d. (21, (3). and (5) through (9) should apply. 3 ,. .- If a SID route is depicted, paragraph 19 skid apply.
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19. TERXINAL - STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE CHARTS
a. Coverage. Each chart should have sufficient coverage to depict SIDS.
b 0 Aeronaut ical Informat ion.
(1) A graphic portrayal of each SfD route, indicated by FM for charting, and its associated data should be depicted.
(2) A textual description of each route that enables the pilot to conform to the procedures should be included.
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(3) Each SID route should be ldentlflcd by name and number.
- (4) - where appllcsblc, standard departure procedures pertaining to the runway in use should be stated.
(5) A textual description of the procedure for transition from Federal alnrays to jet mutes should be included where applicable.
(6) At least one segment of each jet route requlred for transition from these SIDs should be depicted. This segment should Include the Identification and frequency of the navfgatlon aid defining the jet route from the transItion fix to the aid, the jet route designation, the mileage from the transition fix to the pertinent navigation aid, and the rudlals of the jet route.
20 . TERMINAL - INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE CHARTS Each LAP chart should contain the following Information:
a. Procedural Infonnatlon
(1) A schematic representation, plan and profile; of the approach procedure.
(2) Pilot advisory information which is shown on the FAA-approved IAP form, Including each pertinent altitude, radial/bearing, and missed approach procedure.
b. Navigation Aids
(1) Each navigational aid on which the LAP is predicated, including name, identifier, and frequency.
(2) Any-other navigational aid or fix and related lnfonnatlon that may be required for transition and identified as such by FM.
C. Airports.
(1) A configuration of each runway of the airport to scale, for vhlch a procedure is provided, as well as the runway l pattern of other airports in the vicinity which could be mistaken for this airport.
(2) The airport elevation ptomlnently displayed.
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AC 211-2 . d l Minima. The ceiling or minlmm descent altitude, as appropriate, and visibility minfma and the conditions to whkh they apply, 8s provided on the FAA-approved IAP fom or as authorized in Air Carrier Operatfons Specifications.
e. Radio Communication Information. Each appropriate primary VHF and UHF radio corramrnications frequency for the sir traffic control facilities responsible for authorizing and controlling instrument zpprcsches and landing. .
f . Other.
(1) Any holding pattern provided on the FAA-approved LAP as a part of the approach procedure. . .
(2) Each ob t s ruction as defined in Part 77 of the Federal Aviation Regulations selected as follows:
(a) Each obstruction or the highest obstruction in a group of .
obstructions that penetrates an imaginary conical surface with a slope of lOO:l-# (equates to approx. 6S:l) emanating from the ends of all runways. In a group of obstructions, objects within a radius of one mile from the tallest structure need not be charted.
(b) The highest obstruction in the chart area.
k) Each obstruction referenced on the FAA-approved IAP form within the limits of the chart.
(3) Each radjal and magnetic bearing pertinent to the arrival procedure.
(4) Topographical information pertinent to the safe execution of the instrument approach, missed approach, or holding procedure, including a delineation of land masses and significant lakes and rivers.
(5) A scale or indication of distance.
(6) An indicsti on of latitude and longitude adequate to identify the geographical area.
(7) II& chart identification by the name of the city, airport, and abbreviation of the type of facility on which the arrival procedure is established. ff applicable, the number of the runway to which the procedure applies and other identifying * - nomenclature.
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