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ARMATS of ARMENIA

ENR 1.3  Instrument flight rules

1  Rules applicable to all IFR flights

1.1  Aircraft equipment

Aircraft shall be equipped with suitable instruments and with navigation equipment appropriate to the route to be flown.

1.2  Minimum levels
Except when necessary for take-off or landing, or except when authorized by the appropriate Authority, an IFR flight shall be flown at a level which is not below the minimum flight altitude determined by the appropriate Authority or, where no such minimum flight altitude has been established – at a level which is at least 2000 ft above the highest obstacle located within 8 km of the estimated position of the aircraft.

Note: The estimated position of the aircraft will take account of the navigational accuracy which can be achieved on the relevant route segment, having regard to the navigational facilities available on the ground and in the aircraft.

1.3  Change from IFR flight to VFR flight
1.3.1 An aircraft electing to change the conduct of its flight from compliance with the instrument flight rules to compliance with the visual flight rules shall, if a flight plan was submitted, notify the appropriate air traffic services unit specifically that the IFR flight is cancelled and communicates there to the changes to be made to its current flight plan.
1.3.2 When an aircraft operating under the instrument flight rules is flown in or encounters visual meteorological conditions, it shall not cancel its IFR flight unless it is anticipated, and intended, that the flight will be continued for a reasonable period of time in uninterrupted visual meteorological conditions.

2  Rules applicable to IFR flights within controlled airspace

2.1 IFR flights shall comply with the provisions of ICAO Annex 2 paragraph 3.6 when operated in controlled airspace unless otherwise prescribed by the ATS of Armenia.
2.2 An IFR flights operating in cruising flight in controlled airspace shall be flown at a cruising level, or, if authorised to employ cruising techniques, between two levels or above a level, selected from the Tables of cruising levels in Appendix 3 a) of ICAO Annex 2.

3  Rules applicable to IFR flights outside controlled airspace

3.1  Communications

An IFR flight operating outside controlled airspace but within or into areas, or along routes, designated by the appropriate ATS authority in accordance with 3.3.1.2 c) or d) of ICAO Annex 2 shall maintain a listening watch on the appropriate radio frequency and establish two-way communication, as necessary, with the air traffic services unit providing flight information service.

3.2  Position reports

An IFR flight operating outside controlled airspace and required by the appropriate ATS authority to:

  • submit a flight plan, and
  • maintain a listening watch on the appropriate radio frequency and establish two-way communication, as necessary, with the air traffic services unit providing flight information service

shall report position as specified in 3.6.3 of ICAO Annex 2 for controlled flights.