ICAO Documents

Introduction

ICAO SARPS (Standards and Recommended Practices) for each area of ICAO responsibility are contained in 19 Annexes. These documentations are published since 1944, these standards enable Pilots to fly across the world using a common language (English) for communication especially in air traffic control and using the Same Navigational aids (VOR, DME, ILS, NDB), designations of airways and runways rather than developing a new standard. Each Annex deals with a particular subject area. All are subject to regular amendment and the detail in respect of many of them is contained in publications in the numbered ICAO Document Series.

ICAO Annexes

The ICAO Annexes The Annexes are:

Annex 1 - Personnel Licensing
Annex 2 - Rules of the Air
Annex 3 - Meteorological Services
Annex 4 - Aeronautical Charts
Annex 5 - Units of Measurement
Annex 6 - Operation of Aircraft
Annex 7 - Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks
Annex 8 - Airworthiness of Aircraft
Annex 9 - Facilitation
Annex 10 - Aeronautical Telecommunications
Annex 11 - Air Traffic Services
Annex 12 - Search and Rescue
Annex 13 - Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation
Annex 14 - Aerodromes
Annex 15 - Aeronautical Information Services
Annex 16 - Environmental Protection
Annex 17 - Security
Annex 18 - The Safe Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air
Annex 19 - Safety Management

Commonly Used ICAO Documents

ICAO Doc	Title	Description
7910	Location Indicators	4-letter ICAO Code and 3-letter IATA Code for Airports
8585	Designators for aircraft operating agencies	e.g.ACFT C/S CPA for Cathay, HDA for Dragon ICAO and IATA Codes
8400	Abbreviations and Codes	Aviation Jargons, Terminoloies
8643	Aircraft type designators	e.g. A20N,is A320 Neo with weight type category of M- Medium
8126	Aeronautical Information Services Manual	AIP, AIS, NOTAM specifications and regulations

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