GEN 3  Services

GEN 3.1  Aeronautical information services

1  Responsible service

1.1 The Aeronautical Information Service, which forms part of the Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA), ensures the flow of information necessary for the safety, regularity and efficiency of international and national air navigation within the area of its responsibility as indicated under GEN 3.1.2 below. It consists of AIS AIS Headquarters, International NOTAM Office (NOF) and AISAIS briefing units established at certain aerodromes as listed under GEN 3.1.5 below.
Post:

AIS Headquarters
SCAA Building, Aden Adde International Airport
P.O. BOX 1737
Mogadishu,Somalia

Tel:+2521857394

Email: ais@scaa.gov.so
Website: http://www.scaa.gov.so

AFS:HCMMYNYX

Post:

International NOTAM office (NOF)
SCAA Building, Aden Adde International Airport
Mogadishu,Somalia

Tel:+2521857394

Email: mnof@scaa.gov.so

AFS:HCMMYNYX

The service is provided in accordance with the provisions contained in ICAO Annex 15 — Aeronautical Information Services.

2  Area of responsibility

The Aeronautical Information Service is responsible for the collection and dissemination of information for the entire territory of Somalia and for the airspace over the high seas encompassed by the Mogadishu Flight Information Region.

3  Aeronautical publications

3.1 The aeronautical information is provided in the form of Aeronautical Information Products in a standardized presentation consisting of the following elements:
  • Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP);
  • Amendment service to the AIP (AIP AMDT);
  • Supplement to the AIP (AIP SUP);
  • NOTAM;
  • Aeronautical Information Circulars (AIC); and
  • Aeronautical charts

NOTAM and the related monthly checklists are issued via the Aeronautical Fixed Service (AFS). All other elements of the products are distributed online at; www.aip.scaa.gov.so

3.2  Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP)

The AIP of Somalia is the official basic aviation document intended primarily to satisfy international requirements for the exchange of permanent aeronautical information and long duration temporary changes essential for air navigation.

AIP Somalia is published in accordance with annex 15 in one volume and is in English language only. Somalia AIP is maintained up to date by the AIS headquarter through all its amendment service.

3.3  Amendment service to the AIP (AIP AMDT)
Amendments to the AIP are made by means of replacement sheets. Two types ofAMDT are produced:
  • regular AIP Amendment (AIP AMDT), issued in accordance with the established regular interval (ref. GEN 0.1) and identified by a light blue cover sheet, incorporates permanent changes into the AIP on the indicated publication date; and
  • AIRAC AIP Amendment (AIRAC AIP AMDT), issued in accordance with the AIRAC system and identified by a pink cover sheet and the acronym — AIRAC, incorporates operationally significant permanent changes into the AIP on the indicated AIRAC effective date.

A brief description of the subjects affected by the amendment is given on the AIP Amendment cover sheet. New information included on the reprinted AIP pages is annotated or identified by a vertical line in the left margin (or immediately to the left) of the change/addition.

Each AIP page and each AIP replacement page introduced by an amendment, including the amendment cover sheet, are dated. The date consists of the day, month (by name) and year of the publication date (regular AIP AMDT) or of the AIRAC effective date (AIRAC AIP AMDT) of the information. Each AIP amendment cover sheet includes references to the serial number of those elements, if any, of the Integrated Aeronautical Information Package which have been incorporated in the AIP by the amendment and are consequently cancelled.

Each AIP AMDT and each AIRAC AIP AMDT are allocated separate serial numbers which are consecutive and based on the calendar year. The year, indicated by two digits, is a part of the serial number of the amendment, e.g. AIP AMDT 1/20; AIRAC AIP AMDT 1/20.

A checklist of AIP pages containing page number/chart title and the publication or effective date (day, month by name and year) of the information is reissued with each amendment and is an integral part of the AIP.

3.4  Supplement to the AIP (AIP SUP)

Temporary changes of long duration (three months and longer) and information of short duration which consists of extensive text and/or graphics, supplementing the permanent information contained in the AIP, are published as AIP Supplements (AIP SUP). Operationally significant temporary changes to the AIP are published in accordance with the AIRAC system and its established effective dates and are identified clearly by the acronym AIRAC AIP SUP.

AIP Supplements are separated by information subject (General— GEN, En-route—ENR and Aerodromes—AD) and are placed accordingly at the beginning of each AIP Part. Supplements are published on yellow paper to be conspicuous and to stand out from the rest of the AIP. Each AIP Supplement (regular or AIRAC) is allocated a serial number which is consecutive and based on the calendar year, i.e. AIP SUP 1/20; AIRAC AIP SUP 1/20.

An AIP Supplement is kept in the AIP as long as all or some of its contents remain valid. The period of validity of the information contained in the AIP Supplement will normally be given in the supplement itself. Alternatively, NOTAM may be used to indicate changes to the period of validity or cancellation of the supplement.

The checklist of AIP Supplements currently in force is issued in the monthly printed plain-language list of valid NOTAM.

3.5  NOTAM

NOTAM contain information concerning the establishment, condition or change in any aeronautical facility, service, procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which is essential for personnel concerned with flight operations. The text of each NOTAM contains the information in the order shown in the ICAO NOTAM Format and is composed of the significations/uniform abbreviated phraseology assigned to the ICAO NOTAM Code complemented by ICAO abbreviations, indicators, identifiers, designators, call signs, frequencies, figures and plain language. NOTAM are originated and issued for Mogadishu FIR and are distributed in series A only.

Series A:General rules, en-route navigation and communication facilities, airspace restrictions and information concerning major international aerodromes. This series is given national and international distribution.

3.6  Aeronautical Information Circulars (AIC)

The Aeronautical Information Circulars (AIC) The Aeronautical Information Circulars (AIC) contain information on the long-term forecast of any major change in legislation, regulations, explanatory or advisory nature liable to affect flight safety; and information or notification of an explanatory or advisory nature concerning procedures or facilities; information of a purely explanatory or advisory nature liable to affect flight safety; and information or notification of an explanatory or advisory nature concerning technical, legislative or purely administrative matters. AIC Somalia are issued in one series (A). AIC Series A contains information affecting both international and national civil aviation and is given international and national distribution.

Each AIC is numbered consecutively within each series on a calendar year basis. The year, indicated by two digits, is a part of the serial number of the AIC, e.g. AIC A 1/17. A checklist of AIC currently in force is issued as an AIC once a year.

3.7  Checklist and summary of NOTAM

A checklist of valid NOTAM is issued monthly via AFS. The checklist is followed by a list of valid NOTAM distributed by mail to all Information Package. It contains a plain language (in English) presentation of the valid NOTAM and information about the number of the latest issued AIP AMDT, AIRAC AIP AMDT, AIP SUP and AIC as well as the numbers of the elements issued under the AIRAC that will become effective or, if none, the NIL AIRAC notification.

3.8  Aeronautical Charts

Aeronautical charts are visual representations of a portion of the Earth specifically designated to meet the needs of air navigation.

3.9  Sale of publications

All the publications of the Aeronautical Information Services are available online for access on the AIM web www.scaa.gov.so

4   AIRAC System

4.1 In order to control and regulate the operationally significant changes requiring amendments to charts, route-manuals etc., such changes, whenever possible, will be issued on predetermined dates according to the AIRAC SYSTEM. This type of information will be published as an AIRAC AIP AMDT or an AIRAC AIP SUP. If an AIRAC AMDT or SUP cannot be produced due to lack of time, NOTAM clearly marked AIRAC will be issued. Such NOTAM will immediately be followed by an AMDT or SUP.
4.2 The table below indicates AIRAC effective dates for the coming years. AIRAC information will be issued so that the information will be received by the user not later than 28 days, and for major changes not later than 56 days, before the effective date. At AIRAC effective date, a trigger NOTAM will be issued giving a brief description of the contents, effective date and reference number of the AIRAC AIP AMDT or AIRAC AIP SUP that will become effective on that date. Trigger NOTAM will remain in force as a reminder in the PIB until the new checklist/summary is issued.

If no information was submitted for publication at the AIRAC date, a NIL notification will be issued by NOTAM not later than one AIRAC cycle before the AIRAC effective date concerned.

202320242025202620272028
26 JAN25 JAN23 JAN22 JAN21 JAN20 JAN
23 FEB22 FEB20 FEB19 FEB18 FEB17 FEB
23 MAR21 MAR20 MAR19 MAR18 MAR16 MAR
20 APR18 APR17 APR16 APR15 APR13 APR
18 MAY 16 MAY 15 MAY 14 MAY 13 MAY 11 MAY
15 JUN13 JUN12 JUN11 JUN10 JUN08 JUN
13 JUL11 JUL10 JUL09 JUL08 JUL06 JUL
10 AUG08 AUG07 AUG06 AUG05 AUG03 AUG
07 SEP 05 SEP 04 SEP 03 SEP 02 SEP 31 AUG
05 OCT03 OCT02 OCT01 OCT30 SEP28 SEP
02 NOV31 OCT30 OCT29 OCT28 OCT26 OCT
02 NOV31 OCT30 OCT29 OCT28 OCT26 OCT
30 NOV28 NOV27 NOV26 NOV25 NOV23 NOV
28 DEC26 DEC25 DEC24 DEC23 DEC21 DEC

5  Pre-flight information service at aerodromes/heliports

Pre-flight information is available at aerodromes as detailed below.

ADEN ADDE INTLAdjacent FIR
BOSASO INTLAdjacent FIR
GAROWE INTLAdjacent FIR

6  Digital data sets

Not AVBL