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FLIGHT PROCEDURE DESIGN

Overview

The Flight Procedure Design Section of the Aeronautical Information Services Department has the infrastructure, equipment and expertise to provide a Flight Procedure design and verification service. This service is conducted in accordance to ICAO Standards and recommended Practices (SARP’s), taking into consideration customer requirements.

A full spectrum of design capabilities exist, from conventional non-precision approaches, precision approaches, standard arrival and standard departures through to GNSS and RNP instrument procedures. PHX Procedure design software is utilised for the development (design and verification) of all instrument flight procedures. In addition to topographical data, WGS-84 survey data (airport and obstacle), AIP, AIP supplement and NOTAM data is incorporated into the design and verification of flight procedures. All the processes are quality controlled to ensure flight safety, and quality assured in accordance with ISO 9001 standards, and the standard report accompanying any design records all calculations, obstacles and design philosophies.

Achievements

The Flight Procedure design Section of the Aeronautical Information Services Department has been designing and maintaining instrument procedures for South Africa and for South African clients since the inception of ATNS in 1994.

    Some of these clients include:

  • Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA)
  • Lanseria Airport Management
  • Richard's Bay Municipality
  • South African Civil Aviation Authority

Furthermore, extensive design work has been done for clients external to South Africa on a contractual basis.

    Some of these clients include:

  • Angola
  • Cape Verde
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Namibia
  • Rwanda
  • Swaziland
  • United Nations