Chapter 3 Introduction of Terminal Charts

1. Chapter 3Introduction of Terminal Charts

2. Chapter 3 Introduction of Terminal Charts §3.1 Chart Identifier §3.2 Location Name §3.3 Chart Index §3.4 Chart Date §3.5 Airport Identifier and Name §3.6 Communication Frequencies §3.7 Airport Elevation §3.8 Altimeter Setting Information

3. Terminal flight procedures include all procedures from departure to landing operations. IFR departure, arrival and approach procedures are designed according to the criteria established by each country’s controlling civil aviation administration. However, other than obvious differences between the charts (for example, units of measure), most Jeppesen terminal charts depict common symbology.

4. Now, there are two types of instrument approach procedure criteria in the world. • FAA—Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS) • ICAO—Aircraft Operations-Procedures for Air Navigation Procedures Services (PANS-OPS) • JAA—Joint Aviation Regulations Operations (JAR OPS)

5. Terminal charts mainly include standard instrument departure (SID) charts, standard terminal arrival (STAR) charts, instrument approach charts, airport charts and noise abatement charts, etc. On every terminal chart, they maybe includes some information as :

6. Chart Identifier • Location Name • Chart Index • Chart Date • Airport Identifier and Name • Communication Frequencies • Airport Elevation • Altimeter Setting Data

7. §3.1 Chart Identifier The chart identifier in the upper right corner of the Jeppensen terminal chart. It helps pilots quickly identify the correct type of chart (departure, arrival, approach, and so on). Generally, the identifier of standard instrument departure chart is “SID”, and standard instrument arrival chart is “STAR”.

8. In the United States, “DEPARTURE (DP)” represents obstacle departure procedure. Some charts use the designation “RNAV SID” to alert pilots that only aircraft witharea navigation equipment can use this departure. “ARRIVAL” charts reference specific runways, but there is no standardized arrival route code . “RNAV STAR” is used only by aircraft with RNAV equipments.

9. §3.2 Location Name The location name is designed displays in the upper right corner on the terminal chart. In the United States, charts are alphabetized first by sate and the by city. Outside the U.S, charts are alphabetized first by region and then by the name of the city, regardless of the country or province in which the city is located.

10. Airport Identifier Revision Date Effective Date Location Name Chart Identifier Airport Name Index Chart Identifier

11. Airport Name Airport Elevation ARP Coordinate ARP Name

12. §3.3 Index Number The chart index number help pilots to sequence and locate charts within the Airway Manual. Consisting of three or four alphanumeric characters, the chart index number is enclosed in an oval at the top of the chart. The terminal charts are divided into “0” serial charts and approach charts. “0” serial charts include area chart, departure chart, arrival chart, and airport chart, and so on.

13. §3.3.1 “0” Serial Chart Index

14. §3.3.2 Index Number of Approach Charts

15. §3.4 Chart Date The Chart Date may be used to ensure that the chart selected is correct and current. Dates are expressed in the format of day, month, year. Standard chart dates are Friday dates. The chart date is the date that identifies the revision letters and on the Annual Checklist.Revision interval of terminal charts is 7 days or 14 days. The effective date, shown in white type within black box, specifically indicates when to start using the chart. The effective time is 0901 UTC on effective date.

16. §3.5 Airport Identifier and Name The airport identifier and name are grouped together in the upper left corner of the terminal chart to enable easy confirmation that you have accessed the right airport within the specific city. The airport identifier is useful for flight planning and communications, and is also used to retrieve information in database-driven avionics equipment. The three- or four-letter airport identifier is a combination of an ICAO regional designation and an airport’s governing agency designation. The three-letter airport name is designated by IATA.

18. §3.6 Communication Frequencies Although the types of frequencies that are shown on a chart vary, there are several standard conventions you may observe in any frequency box: • Arrival, Departure, Approach, Airport, Tower control frequencies;

19. Sector control communication frequencies; • An asterisk(*) in front of the name of a frequency indicates that the service is not available at all times ; • An (R) that follows the frequency type means that radar is available for that service. • ATIS

20. §3.7 Airport Elevation Elevations are provided in altitudes above mean sea level (MSL). The airport elevation is the highest point of an airport’s usable runways. Touchdown zone elevation (TDZE) is the highest elevation in the first 3,000 feet of the landing surface.

22. §3.8 Altimeter Setting Information Altimeter setting information includes altimeter setting units, transition level (TL) and transition altitude (TA). Unit TL TA

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