EXPLANATION OF CHANGES
Change 1

Direct questions through appropriate facility/service center
to the office of primary responsibility (OPR)

Effective:  February 11, 2010

a.  1-2-1. POLICY;
2-2-1. NOTAM CLASSIFICATION;
2-2-3. LOCAL DISSEMINATION;
3-1-3. NOTAM LOGS;
3-1-4. FDC PRESIDENTIAL, SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS, OR EMERGENCY AIR TRAFFIC RULES TFRS;
3-3-1. USE OF CONTRACTIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS;
3-3-4. TAXIWAY IDENTIFICATION;
4-3-7. RETRIEVING DOMESTIC NOTAMS;
4-5-2. NOTAM SERVICE MESSAGES;
5-1-2. HANDLING REPORTED MOVEMENT AREA CONDITIONS;
5-1-3. NOTAM (D) MOVEMENT AREA INFORMATION;
5-1-4. REPORTING OF SNOW, ICE, SLUSH, AND WATER CONDITIONS;
5-1-5. CERTIFICATED AIRPORT AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF);
5-1-6. CONTINUOUS SNOW OR ICE REMOVAL OPERATIONS ON MULTIPLE RUNWAYS;
5-1-7. PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT
WORKING (PAEW);
5-2-1. GENERAL;
5-2-2. NOTAM (D) LIGHTING AIDS;
5-3-5. UNMONITORED NAVAIDS;
5-3-7. NOTAM (D) NAVAID;
5-4-3. NOTAM (D) COMMUNICATIONS OUTLETS;
5-5-2. NOTAM (D) SERVICES;
5-5-3. HOURS OF OPERATION;
5-5-6. LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR ALERT SYSTEM (LLWAS);
5-5-9. RADAR SERVICES;
CHAPTER 6. SPECIAL DATA NOTAMS; SECTION 1. WEATHER AND WEATHER REPORTING EQUIPMENT;
6-1-2. FORMATTING AIRSPACE
NOTAM (D)s;
6-1-3. NOTAM (D) HOURS OF OPERATION SURFACE AREAS;
6-1-4. RESTRICTED AREAS
6-1-5. AIRSPACE AND ALTITUDE RESERVATIONS;
6-1-6. AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS;
6-1-7. AERIAL REFUELING;
6-1-8. PARACHUTE JUMPING/SKY DIVING (PJE);
6-1-9. DEPARTURE PROCEDURES AND STANDARD TERMINAL ARRIVALS;
6-1-10. UNMANNED ROCKETS, UNMANNED FREE BALLOONS, HOT AIR BALLOONS, AND HIBAL;
6-1-11. LIGHTS OUT/NIGHT VISION GOGGLE (NVG) OPERATIONS IN MILITARY OPERATIONS AREAS;
6-2-1. GENERAL;
7-1-4. INTERIM IFR FLIGHT PROCEDURES;

These represent editorial changes to many examples and paragraphs throughout the book, addressing corrections and omissions from the September 25, 2008, edition.

b.  1-4-1. WORD MEANINGS

In compliance with FAA Order 1000.36, chapter 2, paragraph 1h, this change adds the definition of “must” to the word meanings section in this directive.

c.  7-1-7. AIR DEFENSE EMERGENCY

This change deletes all obsolete information associated with SCATANA and refers to the applicable chapter for ESCAT in FAA Order 7610.4.

d.  Additional editorial/format changes were made where necessary. Revision bars were not used because of the insignificant nature of these changes.