GEN 2.3 CHART SYMBOLS
1 TOPOGRAPHY
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Contours |
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Approximate contours |
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Relief shown by hachures |
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Bluff, cliff or escarpment |
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Lava flow |
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Sand dunes |
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Sand area |
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Gravel |
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Levee or esker |
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Unusual land features appropriately labelled |
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| Active volcano |
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Mountain pass |
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Highest elevation on chart |
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Spot elevation |
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Spot elevation (of doubtful accuracy) |
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Coniferous trees |
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Other trees |
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Palms |
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Areas not surveyed for contour information or relief data incomplete |
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2 HYDROGRAPHY
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Shore line(reliable) |
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Shore line(unreliable) |
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Tidal flats |
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Coral reefs and ledges |
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Large river(perennial) |
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Small river(perennial) |
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Rivers and streams (non-perennial) |
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Rivers and streams (unsurveyed) |
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Rapids |
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Falls |
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Canal |
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Abandoned canal Note.-Dry canal having landmark value. |
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Lakes (perennial) |
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Lakes (non-perennial) |
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Salt lake |
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Salt pans(evaporator) |
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Swamp |
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Rice field |
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Spring, well or water hole |
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Reservoir |
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Dry lake bed |
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Wash |
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Shoals |
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Glaciers and ice caps |
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Danger line (2 m or one fathom line) |
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Charted isolated rock |
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Rock awash |
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Unusual water features appropriately labelled |
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3.1 BUILT-UP AREAS
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City or large town |
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Town |
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Village |
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Buildings |
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3.2 RAILROADS
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Railroad (single track) |
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Railroad (two or more tracks) |
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Railroad (under construction) |
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Railroad bridge |
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Railroad tunnel |
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Railroad station |
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3.3 HIWAYS AND ROADS
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Dual highway |
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Primary road |
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Secondary road |
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Trail |
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Road bridge |
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Road Tunnel |
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3.4 MISCELLANEOUS
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Boundaries (international) |
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Outer boundary |
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Fence |
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Telegraph or telephone line (when a landmark) |
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Dam |
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Ferry |
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3.5 MISCELLANEOUS (Cont.)
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Pipeline |
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Oil or gas field |
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Tank farms |
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Nuclear power station |
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Coast guard station |
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Lookout tower |
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Mine |
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Forest ranger station |
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Race track stadium |
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Ruins |
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Fort |
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Church |
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Mosque |
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Pagoda |
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Temple |
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3.6 AERODROMES
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Civil |
Land |
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Civil |
Water |
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Military |
Land |
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Military |
Wate |
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Joint Civil and military |
Land |
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Joint Civil and military |
Water |
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Emergency aerodrome or aerodrome with no facilities |
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Abandoned or closed aerodrome |
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Sheltered anchorage |
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Aerodrome for use on charts on which aerodrome classification is not required e.g. Enroute Charts |
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Heliport Note. Aerodrome for the exclusive use of helicopters |
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Note. Where required by the function of the chart, the runway pattern of the aerodrome may be shown in lieu of the aerodrome symbol, for example: |
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4 AERODROMES (Cont.)
4.1 AERODROME DATA IN ABBREVIATED FORM WHICH MAY BE IN ASSOCIATION WITH AERODROME SYMBOLS
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4.2 AERODROME SYMBOLS FOR APPROACH CHARTS
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Aerodromes affecting the traffic pattern on the aerodrome on which the procedure is based |
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The aerodrome on which the procedure is based |
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4.3 RADIO NAVIGATION AIDS*
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Basic radio navigation aid symbol Note.- This symbol may be used with or without a box to enclose the data. |
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Non-directional radio beacon NDB |
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VHF omnidirectional radio range VOR |
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Distance measuring equipment DME |
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Collocated VOR and DME radio navigation aids VOR/DME |
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DME distance |
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VOR radial |
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UHF tactical air navigation aid TACAN |
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Collocated VOR and TACAN radio navigation aids VORTAC |
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Instrumentlanding system ILS |
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Radio marker beacon |
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5 AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES
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Flight information region FIR |
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Aerodrome traffic zone ATZ |
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Control area Airway (CTA) Controlled route (AWY) |
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Uncontrolled route |
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Advisory airspace ADA |
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Controled zone CTR |
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Air defence identification zone ADIZ |
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Advisory route ADR |
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Visual flight path |
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Scale-break (on ATS route) |
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significant Point depiction for area navigation |
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Basic |
REPORTING |
On request |
Compulsory |
On request |
Compulsory |
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| VFR reporting point |
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| Intersection INT |
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| VORTAC |
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| TACAN |
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| VOR |
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| VOR/DME |
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| NDB |
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| Waypoint |
Not Used |
Not Used |
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Change-over point To be superimposed on the appropriate route symbol at right angles to the route |
COP |
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AIS/MEET reporting point |
MRP |
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Final approach fix |
FAX |
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Altitudes/flight levels |
Altitude/flight level "window" |
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| "At or above" altitude/flight level |
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| "At or below" altitude/flight level |
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| "Mandatory" altitude/flight level |
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| "Recommended" procedure altitude/flight level |
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| "Expected" altitude |
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| Note. For use only on SID and STAR charts. Not intended for depiction of minimum obstacle clearance altitude. |
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6 AIRSPACE CLASSIFICATIONS
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Airspace classifications |
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7 Aeronautical data in abbreviated form to be used in association with airspace classification symbols:
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8 AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS
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Restricted airspace (prohibited, restricted or danger area) |
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Common boundary of two areas |
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International boundary closed to passage of aircraft except through air corridor |
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9 OBSTACLES
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Obstacle |
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Lighted obstacle |
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Group obstacles |
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Light group obstacles |
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Exceptionally high obstacle (optional symbol) |
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Exceptionally high obstacle- lighted (optional symbol) Note. For obstacles having a height of the order of 300 m(1 000 ft) above terrain. |
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10 MISCELLANEOUS
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Prominent transmission line |
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Isogonic line or isogonal |
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Ocean station vessel (normal position) |
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Wind Turbine-unlighted and lighted |
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Wind Turbine-Minor group and group in major area, lighted |
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11 VISUAL AIDS
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Marine light Note 2. Characteristics are to be indicated as follows: |
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Note 1. Marine alternating lights are red and white unless otherwise indicated. Marine lights are white unless colours are stated. |
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Aeronautical ground light |
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Lightship |
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12 SYMBOLS FOR AERODROME/HELIPORT CHARTS
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Hard surface runway |
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Pierced steel plank or steel mesh runway |
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Unpaved runway |
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Stopway SWY |
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Taxiways and parking areas |
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Helicopter alighting area on an aerodrome |
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Aerodrome reference point |
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VOR check-point |
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Runway visual range (RVR) observation site |
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Point light |
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Obstacle light |
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Landing direction indicator (lighted) |
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Landing direction indicator (unlighted) |
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Stop bar |
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Runway-holding position |
Pattern A |
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Intermediate holding position Note. For application, see Annex 14, Volume I, 5.2.11. |
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Hot spot Note. Hot spot location to be circled. |
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13 SYMBOLS FOR AERODROME OBSTACLE CHARTS - TYPE A, B AND C
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Tree or shrub |
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Pole, tower, spire, antenna, etc. |
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Building or large structure |
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Railroad |
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Transmission line or overhead cable |
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Terrain penetrating obstacle plane |
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Escarpment |
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Stopway |
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Clearway |
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14 ADDITIONAL SYMBOLS FOR USE ON PAPER AND ELECTRONIC CHARTS
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Electronic |
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Minimum sector altitude MSA Note. This symbol may be modified to reflect particular sector shapes. |
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Terminal arrival altitude TAA Note. This symbol may be modified to reflect particular TAA shapes. |
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Holding pattern |
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Missed approach track |
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| PROFILE |
Electronic |
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Runway |
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Radio navigation aid (type of aid and its use in the procedure to be annotated on top of the symbol) |
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Radio marker beacon (type of beacon to be annotated on top of the symbol) |
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Collocated radio navigation aid and marker beacon (type of aid to be annotated on top of the symbol) |
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DME fix (distance from DME and the fix use in the procedure to be annotated on top of the symbol) |
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Collocated DME fix and marker beacon (distance from DME and the type of beacon to be annotated on top of the symbol) |
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15 INSTRUMENT APPROACH CHART - FORMAT
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16 INSTRUMENT APPROACH CHART - FORMAT(Cont)
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17 IFR LANDING MINIMA - for FAA format
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18 Aerodrome Operation Minima CONVERSION CHART
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19 Procedure Coding Tables - for ICAO format
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