Visual flight rules

Airspace Altitude band Forward Distance from cloud

class Flight
visibility
CFG Below 10,000 feet AMSL and above 3,000ft 5 km 1 500 m horizontally
above MSL, or above 1,000 feet above terrain, 1 000 ft vertically
whichever is the higher
C 5 km 1 500 m horizontally
1 000 ft vertically
At and below 3,000 feet above MSL, or 1,000 feet
FG above terrain, whichever is the higher 5 km Clear of cloud and
with the surface in
sight

Control zones: 5 km Horizontally: 600

No aircraft shall take-off from, land at, or metres
approach to land at an aerodrome or fly within the Vertically: 500 feet
control zone when the ground visibility at the
aerodrome concerned is less than five km and the
ceiling is less than 1 500 feet.
5km Horizontally: 600
Within an aerodrome traffic zone (which does metres
not also comprise a control zone or part of a Vertically: 500 feet
control zone)

No aircraft shall take-off from, land at or

approach to land at an aerodrome or fly within the
aerodrome traffic zone when the ground visibility
within such aerodrome traffic zone is less than
five km and the ceiling is less than 1 500 feet.

FLIGHT SEPERATIOn:
ICAO Annex 11-2.6 and AIP-ENR 1.4 and SACATS 172.02.2

It cannot be class A since VFR flights are allowed. It cannot be E or F since all flights are controlled. In
class B airspace, all flights are separated from each other, but in this instance, VFR flights are only given
information on other VFR flights, so it cannot be class B. In class C airspace, IFR traffic is separated
from IFR and VFR flights, but in class D, IFR flights are only separated from other IFR flights. It can
only be class D

1 Classification of airspace ATS airspace within the boundaries of the RSA will be classified in
accordance with the ICAO standards. ICAO airspace classifications not in use within the RSA are
indicated accordingly.
Class A. All airspace FL200 and above or as designated.
Class B. All controlled airspace below FL200 in the case of a CTR.
Class C. All controlled airspace below FL200. In the case of an ATZ, aerodrome separation will be
applied.
Class D. All controlled airspace below FL200 in the case of an ATZ.
Class E. Not in use.
Class F. Advisory service will be provided.
Class G. All information airspaces.
Speed restrictions for specific airspaces are given with the description for:-
a) STAR’s (Where applicable).
b) Noise abatement procedures.
c) Rules and regulations.

TMA

ATA

CTR

CTA
ATZ
SVFR is only allowed in CTR's, no other airspaces
ICAO “Annex 1: is about personnel licencing. The ICAO website has a document available for download
which summarises each annex.

Type rating/ Class rating

Which section of the AIP has the list of location indicators?

1. Control Sheet (1)

2. GEN (4). AIP-GEN 2.4 is titled "Location Indicators"
3. ENR (2)
4. AD (6)
5. AIP Charts (35)
http://www.caa.co.za/Aeronautical%20Information%20Publication/General.PDF
The AIP forms part of the Integrated Aeronautical Information Package, details of which are given in
subsection GEN 3. 1. The principal AIP structure is shown in graphic form after paragraph 4 below. The
AIP is made up of three Parts, General (GEN), En route (ENR) and Aerodromes (AD), each divided into
sections and subsections as applicable, containing various types of information subjects.
GEN 0. Preface
GEN 1. National regulations and requirements -
GEN 2. Tables and codes - Measuring system, aircraft markings, holidays; Abbreviations used in AIS
publications; Chart symbols; Location indicators; List of radio navigation aids; Conversion tables; and
Sunrise/Sunset tables.
GEN 3. Services -
GEN 4. Charges for aerodromes/heliports and air navigation service
Part 2 - En route (ENR) Part 2 consists of seven secti
ENR 0. Preface
ENR 1. General rules
and procedures
ENR 2. Air traffic
services airspace
ENR 3. ATS routes
ENR 4. Radio navigation
aids/systems
ENR 5. Navigation
warnings
ENR 6. En-route charts
Part 3 - Aerodromes
(AD)
AD 0. Preface;
AD 1.
Aerodromes/Heliports
AD 2. Aerodromes
AD 3. Heliports