PANS-OPS is an air traffic control acronym which stands for Procedures for Air Navigation. The Flight Safety section of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is responsible. PANS-OPS (Aircraft operations, ICAO Doc 8168); PANS-ABC (Abbreviations. Create a book Download as PDF Printable version.
INTRODUCTIONThe Procedures for Air Navigation Services — Aircraft Operations (PANS-OPS) consists of three volumes as follows:Volume I — Flight ProceduresVolume II — Construction of Visual and Instrument Flight ProceduresVolume III — Aircraft Operating ProceduresThe division of the PANS-OPS into the two volumes was accomplished in 1979 as a result of an extensive amendment to the obstacle clearance criteria and the construction of approach-to-land procedures (Amendments 13 and 14). Prior to 1979, all PANS-OPS material was contained in a single document. Table A shows the origin of amendments together with a list of the principal subjects involved and the dates on which the PANS-OPS and the amendments were approved by the Council and when they became applicable.
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FOREWORDINTRODUCTIONThe Procedures for Air Navigation Services — Aircraft Operations (PANS-OPS) consists of three volumes as follows:Volume I — Flight ProceduresVolume II — Construction of Visual and Instrument Flight ProceduresVolume III — Aircraft Operating ProceduresThe division of the PANS-OPS into the two volumes was accomplished in 1979 as a result of an extensive amendment to the obstacle clearance criteria and the construction of approach-to-land procedures. Prior to 1979, all PANS-OPS material was contained in a single document. Table A shows the origin of amendments together with a list of the principal subjects involved and the dates on which the PANS-OPS and the amendments were approved by the Council and when they became applicable.