AFI REDUCED VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMUM

The AFI Regional Monitoring Agency ARMA acting on behalf of ICAO is delegated to South Africa and hosted by ATNS. RVSM in AFI has been successfully implemented on the 25 September 2008 and is fully operational. Post Operational Safety Case (POSC) is under- development and all relevant and applicable data is being gathered.

ABOUT RVSM

RVSM is an aviation term used to describe the reduction of standard ICAO Conventional Vertical Separation Minima (CVSM) required between aircraft operating between FL290 and FL410 inclusive from 2000FT to 1000FT.

This has effectively increased the number of aircraft that can operate between the above mentioned levels by an additional six flight levels being introduced. This has been made possible by the increased and proven accuracy of the modern altimeter used in aircraft to determine flight levels.

Only aircraft with the required MASPS and approved by their respective States for RVSM operations will be permitted to fly in RVSM airspace. Non compliant aircraft, excluding State aircraft, will be required to operate at or below FL280.