Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM), page 47
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Section 4. ATC Clearances and Aircraft Separation
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4-4-1. Clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-1
4-4-2. Clearance Prefix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-1
4-4-3. Clearance Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-1
4-4-4. Amended Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-2
4-4-5. Coded Departure Route (CDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-3
4-4-6. Special VFR Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-3
4-4-7. Pilot Responsibility upon Clearance Issuance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-4
4-4-8. IFR Clearance VFR-on-top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-4
4-4-9. VFR/IFR Flights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-5
4-4-10. Adherence to Clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-5
4-4-11. IFR Separation Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-7
4-4-12. Speed Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-7
4-4-13. Runway Separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-9
4-4-14. Visual Separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-10
4-4-15. Use of Visual Clearing Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-10
4-4-16. Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS I & II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-11
4-4-17. Traffic Information Service (TIS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-11
Section 5. Surveillance Systems
4-5-1. Radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-1
4-5-2. Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-2
4-5-3. Surveillance Radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-7
4-5-4. Precision Approach Radar (PAR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-7
4-5-5. Airport Surface Detection Equipment - Model X (ASDE-X) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-7
4-5-6. Traffic Information Service (TIS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-8
4-5-7. Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Services . . . . . . . . . 4-5-14
4-5-8. Traffic Information Service- Broadcast (TIS-B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-18
4-5-9. Flight Information Service- Broadcast (FIS-B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-19
4-5-10. Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Rebroadcast (ADS-R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-21
Section 6. Operational Policy/Procedures for Reduced Vertical
Separation Minimum (RVSM) in the Domestic U.S., Alaska, Offshore
Airspace and the San Juan FIR
4-6-1. Applicability and RVSM Mandate (Date/Time and Area) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-1
4-6-2. Flight Level Orientation Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-1
4-6-3. Aircraft and Operator Approval Policy/Procedures, RVSM Monitoring and
Databases for Aircraft and Operator Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-2
4-6-4. Flight Planning into RVSM Airspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-2
4-6-5. Pilot RVSM Operating Practices and Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-3
4-6-6. Guidance on Severe Turbulence and Mountain Wave Activity (MWA) . . . . . . . 4-6-3
4-6-7. Guidance on Wake Turbulence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-5
4-6-8. Pilot/Controller Phraseology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-5
4-6-9. Contingency Actions: Weather Encounters and Aircraft System Failures
that Occur After Entry into RVSM Airspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-7
4-6-10. Procedures for Accommodation of Non-RVSM Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-9
4-6-11. Non-RVSM Aircraft Requesting Climb to and Descent from Flight Levels
Above RVSM Airspace Without Intermediate Level Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-10
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