2.2 Relationship between ICAO and EUROCONTROL Documents
2.2.1 The material contained in this document should be used in conjunction with the provisions specified in ICAO and other EUROCONTROL documents.
2.2.2 The EUROCONTROL Manual for Airspace Planning should not be considered as the substitute for official national regulations in individual ECAC States nor for the ASM Part of the ICAO European Region Air Navigation Plan.
2.2.3 Specifically, States are reminded that by virtue of Article 38 of the “Convention on International Civil Aviation”, Contracting States are required to notify ICAO of any differences between their national regulations and practices, and International Standards contained in Annexes to the Convention, and any amendments thereto. ICAO has invited Contracting States to extend such notification to any differences from Recommended Practices contained in the Annexes, when the notification of such differences is important for the safety of air navigation.
2.2.4 Additionally, Annex 15, Chapter 4, 4.1.2 c) and d) specify that national Aeronautical Information Publications shall include a list of significant differences between the national regulations and practices of the State and the related ICAO Standards, Recommended Practices and Procedures given in a form that would enable a user to differentiate readily between the requirements of the State and the related ICAO provisions, and the choice made by a State in each significant case where an alternative course of action is provided for in ICAO Standards, Recommended Practices and Procedures.
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2.2.5 Furthermore, attention is drawn to the ICAO publication “Procedures for Air Navigation Services – Air Traffic Management” (PANS-ATM), Doc 4444 ATM/501, Chapter 2, Section 2.6, which specifies that the relevant authority designated by the State responsible for providing air traffic services in the airspace concerned shall ensure that a safety assessment is carried out in respect of proposals for :
a.
significant airspace reorganisations;
b.
significant changes in the provision of ATS procedures applicable to an airspace or an aerodrome; and
c.
the introduction of new equipment, systems or facilities.
2.3 Management of the Document
2.3.1 It is anticipated that the Airspace & Navigation Team (ANT) will be responsible for the maintenance of the Planning Manual and for monitoring the progress of its adaptation into national Guidance Material.
2.3.2 As it is intended that this Planning Manual should also reflect, in consolidated form, best practices and collective experience gathered in the field of airspace design, ECAC States, International Users Organisations and ATS Providers, all are encouraged to provide EUROCONTROL with their comments and suggestions for modification and/or extension to cover new aspects of airspace planning.
3 SCOPE
3.1 General
3.1.1 The scope of the EUROCONTROL Manual for Airspace Planning is that which was defined by the EUROCONTROL Airspace Strategy for the ECAC States. It is concerned with the needs of all airspace user groups on a basis of equity. Consequently, an important goal of the common guidelines for airspace design in the ECAC area described in this Planning Manual is to enable equal access to the airspace providing maximum freedom for all users consistent with the required level of safety in the provision of ATM services, while making due allowance for the security and defence needs of individual States.
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