International Civil Aviation Organization

Air Traffic Management - Sixteenth Edition; Incorporates Amendments 1-7A
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FOREWORD

Historical background

The Procedures for Air Navigation Services — Air Traffic Management (PANS-ATM) are the result of the progressive evolution of the Procedures for Air Navigation Services — Air Traffic Control (PANS-ATC) prepared by the Air Traffic Control Committee of the International Conference on North Atlantic Route Service Organization (Dublin, March 1946).

A second version of the PANS-ATC was issued in the same year, following review of the original procedures by the International Conference on European-Mediterranean Route Service Organization (Paris, April–May 1946).

The Third Edition of the PANS-ATC was prepared in 1947 by the Rules of the Air and Air Traffic Control (RAC) Division at its Second Session (Montreal, December 1946–January 1947).

Originally applicable on a regional basis, the PANS-ATC became applicable on a worldwide basis on 1 February 1950.

The Fourth Edition (1951) was given the title Procedures for Air Navigation Services — Rules of the Air and Air Traffic Services (PANS-RAC) on the recommendation of the Fourth Session of the Rules of the Air and Air Traffic Control (RAC) Division (Montreal, November–December 1950). This title reflected the fact that certain procedures applicable to pilots and a number of procedures relating to the provision of flight information and alerting service were included therein, in addition to the operation of the air traffic control service.

Further editions were issued periodically. The origin of each edition issued since 1946 and subsequent amendments thereto are shown in Table A, together with a list of the principal subjects involved, the dates on which the amendments were approved by the Council and the dates on which they became applicable.