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Somali Civil Aviation Authority
Aeronautical Information Management
Aden Adde INTL Airport
Mogadishu-Somalia

Tel:+252-1-857394 (Manager)

Email:ais@scaa.gov.so

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AIC for Somalia

AIC

A 03/2025

Effective from 19 FEB 2025

Published on 19 FEB 2025

  IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW GLOBAL REPORTING FORMAT (GRF) IN SOMALIA

1 — IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW GLOBAL REPORTING FORMAT (GRF) IN SOMALIA

  1. The purpose of this circular is to inform Aerodrome Operators, Air Navigation Service Providers, Aeronautical Meteorological Services, Aircraft Operators, and Pilots in Somalia about the implementation of the new ICAO methodology for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions, known as the Global Reporting Format (GRF), effective from 19 February 2025.
  2. The Global Reporting Format (GRF) provides a standardized system for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions. This approach enhances flight crew's ability to assess takeoff and landing performance, thereby improving overall aviation safety.
  3. The details of the Global Reporting Format (GRF) are outlined in the following ICAO publications:
    1. Annex 14 — Aerodromes, Volume I — Aerodrome Design and Operations
    2. Annex 3 — Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation
    3. Annex 6 — Operation of Aircraft, Part I — International Commercial Air Transport — Aeroplanes, and Part II — International General Aviation — Aeroplanes
    4. Annex 8 — Airworthiness of Aircraft
    5. Annex 15 — Aeronautical Information Services
    6. Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS) — Aerodromes (PANS-Aerodromes, Doc 9981)
    7. Aeronautical Information Management (PANS-AIM, Doc 10066)
    8. Air Traffic Management (PANS-ATM, Doc 4444)
    9. Circular 355 — Assessment, Measurement, and Reporting of Runway Surface Conditions
    10. Aeroplane Performance Manual (Doc 10064)