Explanation of Changes
Basic

Direct questions through appropriate facility/service center office staff to the Office of Primary Interest (OPI)

  1. 2-6-4. ISSUING WEATHER AND CHAFF AREAS
    This change incorporates guidance in the use of satellite derived weather from the Offshore Precipitation Capability (OPC) into FAA JO Order 7110.65, Air Traffic Control.
  2. 2-10-1. EN ROUTE OR OCEANIC SECTOR TEAM POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
    5-13-10. ERAM VISUAL INDICATOR OF SPECIAL ACTIVITY AIRSPACE (SAA) STATUS
    Appendix B. Standard Operating Practice (SOP) for Aircraft Deviating for Weather Near Active Special Activity Airspace (SAA)
    This change adds the words “Airspace Status View/SAA Filter View” to paragraph 2-10-1. It also replaces “all SAAs” with “adapted Special Activity Airspace (SAA)” in paragraphs 2-10-1 and 5-13-10 since facilities cannot ensure the situation display reflects the status of all SAA, but only those adapted within their Automated Problem Detection (APD) Area. This change also revises the Special Activity Airspace (SAA) definition in Appendix B, paragraph 3, TERMS, to align with the current Pilot/Controller Glossary (P/CG) definition. It also adds a Note stating, “Not every SAA has a using agency” for purposes of clarity and understanding. This change replaces SAA in Appendix B, paragraph 4, PRECAUTIONS, with prohibited/restricted/warning area/MOA/ATCAA/stationary ALTRV, to align with paragraph 9-3-2. This change replaces SAA in Appendix B, paragraph 5, RESPONSIBILITY, with prohibited/restricted/warning area/MOA/ATCAA/stationary ALTRV, to align with paragraph 9-3-2.
  3. 5-4-10. EN ROUTE FOURTH LINE DATA BLOCK USAGE
    This change allows facilities to expand the use of the fourth line of an en route data block to include alphanumeric characters that are specified in a letter of agreement (LOA) or facility directive.
  4. Editorial Changes
    Editorial changes include the incorporation of new language into paragraph 9-1-2 that indicates when flight inspections are in progress, expands a NOTE to describe a recorded run, and removes the outdated language “in terminal areas” since flight checks are not limited to terminal airspace; a reference correction in subparagraph 2-6-4h1; a change to remove the outdated interpretation hyperlink reference in paragraph 5-9-5 and paragraph 6-7-2, which also refers to the outdated paragraph 5-9-5 interpretation; and the addition of a hyperlink reference to an interpretation of paragraph 4-7-12; a universal editorial change for plain language to replace “shall” with “must” where appropriate; and a universal editorial lower casing “part” and “section” in CFR references
  5. Entire publication
    Additional editorial/format changes were made where necessary. Revision bars were not used because of the insignificant nature of these changes.