Explanation of Changes
Change 3

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

  1. 1-1-12. SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SMS)
    This change updates paragraph 1-1-12 of FAA Order JO 7110.65 to align with Safety Management System principles and responsibilities listed in FAA Order JO 1000.37, as well as the available SMS training information.
  2. 1-2-6. ABBREVIATIONS
    8-7-3. LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION
    8-7-4. LATERAL SEPARATION
    8-8-4. LATERAL SEPARATION
    This change reverts the acronym West Atlantic (WAT) back to West Atlantic Route System (WATRS). This change incorporates and cancels GENOT 24/08 N JO 7110.792, effective March 21, 2024.
  3. 2-6-2. PIREP SOLICITATION AND DISSEMINATION
    This change adds content providing consistent guidance pertaining to Pilot Weather Report (PIREP) coding contained in FAA Orders JO 7210.3 and JO 7110.10 and new guidance for turbulence reports that better align with the FAA Order JO 7110.10.
  4. 3-1-9. USE OF TOWER RADAR DISPLAYS
    3-6-1. EQUIPMENT USAGE
    3-6-5. RADAR‐ONLY MODE
    5-14-5. INFORMATION DISPLAYED
    This change adds language to paragraphs 3–1–9 and 5–14–5 requiring that the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) indicator (also known as the ADS-B Computer Human Interface (CHI)) be enabled at the affected Local Control position(s) in the Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) when the Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR) supporting the Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE) system is inoperative. Additionally, the language in paragraph 3–6–5, regarding radar‐only mode, was moved into a note in paragraph 3–6–1 because the content is informational and is contained in the required national qualification training course, and was updated to include ADS-B. Related procedures are found in FAA Order JO 7210.3, Facility Operation and Administration, paragraph 12–7–1, ASDE System Operation. This change cancels and incorporates Notice JO 7110.790, which was effective January 8, 2024.
  5. 4-8-2. CLEARANCE LIMIT
    This change amends the paragraph title, amends the paragraph language, and modifies the designated phraseology to accurately reflect the paragraph intent.
  6. 5-7-1. APPLICATION
    8-8-3. LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION
    This change is being made to align International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) language with NAS orders and procedures by removing “turbojet” as the only aircraft that can be assigned a Mach number speed.
  7. Editorial Changes
    Editorial changes include updating a note in paragraph 3-3-6 to allow all arresting systems at United States Air Force (USAF) facilities to remain in the up position as deemed appropriate, replacing references to the decommissioned Weather and Radar Processor (WARP) with broad terms, and the reordering of misplaced subparagraph e in paragraph 4-3-4.
  8. Entire publication
    Additional editorial/format changes were made where necessary. Revision bars were not used because of the insignificant nature of these changes.