Procedures for Air Navigation Services
PANSSection 01: Organizations & Authorities
Definition
Procedures approved by the ICAO Council that supplement the SARPs in the Annexes. PANS documents contain operational procedures considered not yet mature enough for adoption as SARPs, or procedures that are too detailed for inclusion in an Annex. They are published as ICAO Documents (e.g., PANS-OPS Doc 8168, PANS-ATM Doc 4444) and are not subject to the formal difference-notification process that applies to Standards.
Primary Sources
ICAO Assembly Resolution A36-13, Appendix HICAO
Defines the classification and status of PANS within the ICAO documentation hierarchy.
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