1  Responsible service

The Somali Civil Aviation Authority is the responsible authority for the provision of air traffic services within the area indicated under 2. below.

Differences to these provisions are detailed in subsection GEN 1.7.

2  Area of responsibility

Air traffic services are provided for the entire territory of Somalia, including its territorial waters as well as the airspace over the high seas within the Mogadishu FIR.

3  Types of services

4  Co-ordination between the operator and ATS

Co-ordination between the operator and air traffic services is effected in accordance with 2.15 of ICAO Annex 11

Air traffic services units, in carrying out their objectives, shall have due regard for the requirements of the operator’s consequence on their obligations as specified in ICAO Annex 6, and, if so required by the operators, shall make available to them or their designated representatives such information as may be available to enable them or their designated representatives to carry out their responsibilities.

When so requested by an operator, messages (including position reports) received by air traffic services units and relating to the operation of the aircraft for which operational control service is provided by that operator shall, so far as practicable, be made available immediately to the operator or a designated representative in accordance with locally agreed procedures.

5  Minimum flight altitude

The minimum flight altitudes on the ATS routes, as presented in section ENR 3, have been determined so as to ensure a minimum vertical clearance above the controlling obstacle in the area concerned.

6   ATS units address list