Explanation of Changes
Change 2
Effective: January 8, 2015
Direct questions through appropriate facility/service center office
staff
to the office of primary responsibility (OPR)
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a. 2-2-4.
DUTY FAMILIARIZATION AND THE TRANSFER OF POSITION RESPONSIBILITY
2-6-1. WATCH SUPERVISION
This change adds a requirement for
facilities to annually review the sector or position checklist; and adds
a requirement for facility managers to identify and include in their
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), administrative tasks that are not
to be performed in the operational area. This change cancels and
incorporates N JO 7210.874, 2014 Top 5 Corrective Action Plan, effective
September 30, 2014.
b. 2-6-7.
BASIC WATCH SCHEDULE
This change is designed to improve
controller alertness and performance by reducing the hazards of fatigue
while assigned operational duties. Further, these changes better support
safety-related administrative requirements and do not add risk to the
National Airspace System.
c. 2-9-6.
VISIBILITY CHARTS
The requirement in 7210.3Y, paragraph
2-9-6, currently states the National Weather Service (NWS) personnel, in
conjunction with the air traffic managers, must prepare and maintain
visibility charts. This change removes the requirement for NWS personnel
to assist the air traffic manager in preparing and maintaining
visibility charts.
d. 3-7-3.
DISPLAY MAP DATA
10-3-14. GO-AROUND/MISSED APPROACH
This change incorporates changes to
Display Map Data by adding virtual intersections to the list of
available maps; and incorporates changes to Go-Around/Missed Approach
changes related to Nonintersecting Converging Runway Operations This
change cancels and incorporates N JO 7210.860, Converging Runway
Operations, effective January 15, 2014.
e. 3-8-2.
MINIMUM VECTORING ALTITUDE CHARTS (MVAC) PREPARATION
This paragraph is being revised to
reflect the Aero Nav Services reorganization. It removes all references
to Adverse Assumption Obstacle (AAO) rounding and its documentation
requirements, removes reference to 91.177 due to the changes to Terminal
Instrument Procedures (TERPS), and removes the requirement to forward
the minimum vectoring altitude (MVA) request to the OSG with an original
signature. It also adds process information for rounding down to the
nearest 100-foot increment, and when required, that the facility MVA
Cover Letter contain a statement that any issued altimeter settings are
within 65 NM of a rounded down sector, and/or provides the 5-year
average cold temperature.
f. 6-9-1.
General
6-9-5. NON-RVSM REQUIREMENTS
This change is updated to define four general
requirements and exceptions to non-RVSM aircraft operating in RVSM
airspace within the oceanic environment This change cancels and
incorporates N JO 7210.861 effective February 14, 2014.
g.
10-4-9. SIMULTANEOUS CONVERGING
INSTRUMENT APPROACHES
This change cancels FAA Order 7110.98A, Simultaneous
Converging Instrument Approaches, and eliminates the current method of
identifying converging Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach
procedures on approach plates. This change incorporates the procedures
from FAA Order 7110.98A into FAA Order JO 7210.3, creates a new
paragraph, and realigns existing paragraphs accordingly.
h. Entire
Publication
Additional editorial/format changes
were made where necessary. Revision bars were not used because of the
insignificant nature of these changes.
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