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Civil Aviation (Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigations) Regulations
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Symbol No.
A
Abandoned canal........................................................................................................ 30
Advisory airspace - ADA......................................................................................... 115
Advisory route - ADR............................................................................................. 118
Aerodrome data in abbreviated form.......................................................................... 96
Aerodrome/Heliport Charts........................................................................................ 145-161 Aerodrome Obstacle Charts....................................................................................... 162-170
Aerodrome reference point........................................................................................ 151
Aerodromes................................................................................................................ 84-98
Abandoned or closed aerodrome............................................................................... 91
Emergency aerodrome or aerodrome with no facilities............................................ 90
Aerodrome symbols for Approach Charts ................................................................. 97, 98
Aerodrome traffic zone - ATZ................................................................................. 112
Aeronautical ground light.......................................................................................... 143
Air defence identification zone - ADIZ.................................................................. 117
Airspace, advisory - ADA....................................................................................... 115
Airspace classifications ............................................................................................ 126, 127 Airspace (prohibited, restricted or danger area), restricted, and common
boundary of two areas................................................................................................ 128
Airspace restrictions .................................................................................................. 128, 129 Air Traffic Services.................................................................................................... 111-144
Airway - AWY......................................................................................................... 113
Altitude
Minimum sector......................................................................................................... 171
Terminal arrival......................................................................................................... 172
Altitudes/flight levels................................................................................................. 125
Anchorage, sheltered................................................................................................. 92
Antenna...................................................................................................................... 163
Areas
Built-up...................................................................................................................... 47-50
Not surveyed for contour information or relief data incomplete............................... 18
Prohibited................................................................................................................... 128
Restricted................................................................................................................... 128
ATS/MET reporting point - MRP (compulsory, on request)................................... 123
B
Bluff.......................................................................................................................... 4
Boundaries
International............................................................................................................... 63
Outer.......................................................................................................................... 64
Building (on Aerodrome Obstacle Charts)................................................................ 164
Buildings................................................................................................................... 50
Symbol No.
C
Cable, overhead ......................................................................................................... 166
Canal.......................................................................................................................... 29
Canal, abandoned....................................................................................................... 30
Change-over point - COP........................................................................................ 122
Charted isolated rock ................................................................................................. 44
Chart, highest elevation on ........................................................................................ 12
Chart symbols, electronic ........................................................................................ 108, 143, 171-180
Church ....................................................................................................................... 80
City or large town ...................................................................................................... 47
Clearway - CWY.................................................................................................... 170
Cliff .......................................................................................................................... 4
Coast guard station .................................................................................................... 73
Collocated DME fix and marker beacon ................................................................... 180
Collocated radio navigation aid and marker beacon................................................. 178
Collocated VOR and DME radio navigation aids - VOR/DME ............................. 103, 110 Collocated VOR and TACAN radio navigation aids - VORTAC .......................... 107, 110
Compass rose............................................................................................................. 110
Coniferous trees......................................................................................................... 15
Contours .................................................................................................................... 1
Contours, approximate.............................................................................................. 2
Control area - CTA ................................................................................................. 113
Controlled route......................................................................................................... 113
Control zone - CTR................................................................................................. 116
Coral reefs and ledges................................................................................................ 22
Culture ....................................................................................................................... 47-83
Culture, miscellaneous............................................................................................. 63-83
D
Dam ......................................................................................................................... 67
Danger area.............................................................................................................. 128
Danger line .............................................................................................................. 43
Distance measuring equipment - DME ................................................................. 102, 110, 176, 177
DME distance .......................................................................................................... 104
DME fix................................................................................................................... 179
Collocated DME fix and marker beacon ................................................................. 180
Dry lake bed ............................................................................................................ 39
Dual highway........................................................................................................... 57
Dunes, sand.............................................................................................................. 6
E Electronic chart symbols .......................................................................................... 108, 143, 171-180
Elevation (of doubtful accuracy), spot..................................................................... 14
Elevation, spot ......................................................................................................... 13
Escarpment .............................................................................................................. 4
Escarpment (on Aerodrome Obstacle Charts) ........................................................ 168
Esker ........................................................................................................................ 9
Symbol No.
F
Falls ......................................................................................................................... 28
Fence ....................................................................................................................... 65
Ferry ........................................................................................................................ 68
Final approach fix - FAF........................................................................................ 124
Flight information region - FIR ............................................................................ 111
Flight levels ............................................................................................................. 125
Forest ranger station ................................................................................................ 76
Fort .......................................................................................................................... 79
G
Gas field................................................................................................................... 70
Glaciers.................................................................................................................... 42
Gravel ...................................................................................................................... 8
H
Hard surface runway................................................................................................. 145
Helicopter alighting area on an aerodrome.............................................................. 150
Heliport.................................................................................................................... 94
Highest elevation on chart ....................................................................................... 12
Highway, dual........................................................................................................... 57
Highways and roa
ds.............................................................................................................................. 57-62
Holding pattern ........................................................................................................ 173
Hot spot ................................................................................................................... 161
Hydrography............................................................................................................ 19-46
I
Ice caps ......................................................................................................................... 42
Instrument landing system - ILS ................................................................................ 108
Intermediate holding position ....................................................................................... 160
International boundary closed to passage of aircraft except through air corridor.......... 129 Intersection INT............................................................................................................. 121
Isogonic line or isogonal............................................................................................... 138
Symbol No.
L
Lake bed, dry ................................................................................................................ 39
Lakes
Non-perennial ............................................................................................................... 32
Perennial ....................................................................................................................... 31
Land Civil .............................................................................................................................. 84
Military ......................................................................................................................... 86
Joint civil and military .................................................................................................. 88
Land features appropriately labelled, unusual .............................................................. 10
Landing direction indicator
Lighted ......................................................................................................................... 156
Unlighted ...................................................................................................................... 157
Large river (perennial) ................................................................................................. 23
Large structure .............................................................................................................. 164
Lava flow ...................................................................................................................... 5
Ledges ........................................................................................................................... 22
Levee ............................................................................................................................ 9
Lightship ....................................................................................................................... 144
Lookout tower ............................................................................................................... 74
M Marine light ................................................................................................................... 142
Mine .............................................................................................................................. 75
Minimum sector altitude - MSA ................................................................................ 171
Miscellaneous symbols Air Traffic Services ......................................................................................................137-141 Culture .......................................................................................................................... 63-83
Missed approach track .................................................................................................. 174
Mosque ........................................................................................................................ 81
Mountain pass .............................................................................................................. 11
N
NDB .............................................................................................................................. 121
Non-directional radio beacon - NDB .......................................................................... 100
Nuclear power station ................................................................................................... 72
O Obstacle light ................................................................................................................. 155 Obstacles .......................................................................................................................130-136
Ocean station vessel ..................................................................................................... 139
Oil field .......................................................................................................................... 70
Overhead cable ...................................................................................................... 166
Symbol No P
Pagoda ................................................................................................................... 82
Palms ..................................................................................................................... 17
Parking areas ......................................................................................................... 149
Pierced steel plank or steel mesh runway .............................................................. 146
Pipeline .................................................................................................................. 69
Point light .............................................................................................................. 154
Pole ........................................................................................................................ 163
Power station,
nuclear............................................................................................................................ 72
Primary road .......................................................................................................... 58
Prohibited area....................................................................................................... 128
Prominent transmission line .................................................................................. 137
R
Race track ............................................................................................................. 77
Radio marker beacon ............................................................................................ 109, 177
Radio navigation aid .............................................................................................. 176
Basic ...................................................................................................................... 99
Collocated radio navigation aid and marker beacon.............................................. 178
Collocated VOR and DME..................................................................................... 103
Collocated VOR and TACAN............................................................................... 107
Radio navigation aids ........................................................................................... 99-110,
176, 178
Railroad (on Aerodrome Obstacle Charts) ............................................................ 165
Railroads (Culture) ................................................................................................ 51-56
Rapids .................................................................................................................... 27
Relief data incomplete ........................................................................................... 18
Relief shown by hachures...................................................................................... 3
Reporting and fly-by/flyover functionality............................................................. 121
Reservoir................................................................................................................. 38
Restricted airspace (prohibited, restricted or danger area) and common boundary
of two areas............................................................................................................ 128
Restricted area ....................................................................................................... 128
Rice field ................................................................................................................ 36
River
(Perennial), small................................................................................................... 24
(Perennial), large ................................................................................................... 23
Rivers and Streams
Non-perennial........................................................................................................ 25
Unsurveyed............................................................................................................ 26
Road bridge ........................................................................................................... 61
Road, primary ....................................................................................................... 58
Road, secondary .................................................................................................... 59
Roads (Highways and Roads)................................................................................ 57-62
Road tunnel............................................................................................................ 62
Rock awash............................................................................................................ 45
Rock, charted isolated................................................................................................ 44
Route
Advisory - ADR................................................................................................ 118
Controlled........................................................................................................... 113
Uncontrolled ........................................................................................................ 114
Ruins.......................................................................................................................... 78
Runway...................................................................................................................... 175
Hard surface ........................................................................................................ 145
Unpaved .............................................................................................................. 147
Runway-holding position .......................................................................................... 159
Runway visual range (RVR) observation site............................................................ 153
S
Salt lake ..................................................................................................................... 33
Salt pans (evaporator) ................................................................................................ 34
Sand area ................................................................................................................... 7
Sand dunes................................................................................................................. 6
Scale-break (on ATS route) ........................................................................................ 120
Secondary road .......................................................................................................... 59
Sheltered anchorage.............................................................................................................................. 92
Shoals ........................................................................................................................ 41
Shore line
Reliable...................................................................................................................... 19
Unreliable .................................................................................................................. 20
Shrub ......................................................................................................................... 162
Small river (perennial)............................................................................................... 24
Spire........................................................................................................................... 163
Spot elevation ............................................................................................................ 13
Spot elevation (of doubtful accuracy)........................................................................ 14
Spring (perennial or intermittent) .............................................................................. 37
Stadium...................................................................................................................... 77
Steel mesh runway...................................................................................................... 146
Steel plank, pierced.................................................................................................... 146
Stop bar...................................................................................................................... 158
Stopway - SWY (on Aerodrome/Heliport Charts) .................................................. 148
Stopway - SWY (on Aerodrome Obstacle Charts) ................................................. 169
Streams ...................................................................................................................... 25, 26
Structure, large .......................................................................................................... 164
Swamp ...................................................................................................................... 35
T
TACAN ...................................................................................................................... 121
TACAN (UHF tactical air navigation aid) ............................................................... 106, 110
Tank farms................................................................................................................ 71
Taxiways............................................................................................................................ 149
Telegraph or telephone line (when a landmark) ......................................................... 66
Temple........................................................................................................................ 83
T
Terminal arrival altitude - TAA ................................................................................ 172
Terrain penetrating obstacle plane.............................................................................. 167
Tidal flats.................................................................................................................... 21
Topography................................................................................................................. 1-18
Tower
Lookout ...................................................................................................................... 74
On Aerodrome Obstacle Charts.................................................................................. 163
Town........................................................................................................................... 48
Town, large................................................................................................................. 47
Trail ............................................................................................................................ 60
Transmission line
On Aerodrome Obstacle Charts.................................................................................. 166
Prominent ................................................................................................................... 137
Tree
Coniferous .................................................................................................................. 15
On Aerodrome Obstacle Charts.................................................................................. 162
Other........................................................................................................................... 16
U UHF tactical air navigation aid - TACAN ............................................................... 106, 110 Uncontrolled route...................................................................................................... 114 Unpaved runway......................................................................................................... 147
Unusual land features appropriately labelled............................................................. 10
Unusual water features appropriately labelled............................................................ 46
V
VFR reporting point.................................................................................................... 121
VHF omnidirectional radio range - VOR................................................................. 101, 110
Village ........................................................................................................................ 49
Visual aids .................................................................................................................. 142-144
Visual flight path ........................................................................................................ 119
VOR............................................................................................................................ 121
VOR check-point........................................................................................................ 152
VOR/DME................................................................................................................. 121
VOR/DME (collocated VOR and DME radio navigation aids).................................. 103
VOR radial.................................................................................................................. 105
VORTAC..................................................................................................................... 121
VORTAC (collocated VOR and TACAN radio navigation aids)............................... 107
VOR (VHF omnidirectional radio range) ................................................................... 101
W
Wash........................................................................................................................... 40
Water
Civil............................................................................................................................ 85
Military....................................................................................................................... 87
Joint civil and military................................................................................................ 89
Water features appropriately labelled, unusual.......................................................... 46
Water hole (perennial or intermittent)........................................................................ 37
Waypoint - WPT....................................................................................................... 121
Well (perennial or intermittent).................................................................................. 37
Wind turbine, unlighted and lighted........................................................................... 140
Wind turbines, minor group and group in major area, lighted................................... 141
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE22
SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 14 Regulation 14
COULOUR Regulation 14
COULOURGUIDE
GUIDE
COULOUR GUIDE
1494 575
CHART SYMBOLS (Cont.)
Woods GREEN
GOLDEN
BUFF
Areas which have not been surveyed for contour information Optio nal
or relief data are incomplete colo urs
WHITE
HYPSOMETRIC TINTS
WHITE I
Tnt for extreme elevatio ns SEPIA
VIOLET
ORANGE
or Tint for higher range elevations BROWN
BUFF
YELLOW Tint for middle range elevations BUFF
GREEN
Optional
GREEN Tnt for lower range elevatio ns
colours
WHITE
BLUE-
GREEN
BLUE· Optional
GREEN Tnt for areas below sea level
colours
LIGHT
GREY Note.- Basic tints are identical to those specified :>r the lntemational Map of the World.
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159
SCHEDULE3 33
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE Regulation15(b)
Regulation15(b)
Regulation15(b)
HYPOSOMETRICTINT
HYPOSOMETRIC
HYPOSOMETRIC TINT
TINT GUIDE
GUIDE
GUIDE
577 160
SCHEDULE 4 Regulation 23(a)
MARGINAL LAYOUT
SCHEDULE 5 Regulations 165,167(d), 169, 192 and 219
SHEET LAYOUT FOR THE WORLD AERONAUTICAL CHART
ICAO 1:1,000,000
Regulations 165,167(d),
SCHEDULE 5 169, 192 and 219
SHEET LAYOUT FOR THE WORLD AERONAUTICAL CHART ICAO 1:1,000,000
162
Cross References
Civil Aviation (Aerodrome) Regulations, 2022 S.I. No. 94 of 2022 Civil Aviation (Aeronautical Information Services) Regulations, 2022 S.I.
No. 71 of 2022 Civil Aviation (Air Traffic Services) Regulations, 2022 S.I. No. 74 of 2022 Civil Aviation (Operation of Aircraft - Commercial Air Transport Aeroplanes)
Regulations, 2022 S.I. No. 84 of 2022 Civil Aviation (Operation of Aircraft) (Commercial Air Transport) (General Aviation) (Helicopters) Regulations, 2022 S.I. No. 85 of 2022 Civil Aviation (Operation of Aircraft) (General Aviation) (Aeroplanes)
Regulations, 2022, S.I. No. 86 of 2022
GEN. EDWARD KATUMBA-WAMALA (MP)
Minister of Works and Transport.
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
SUPPLEMENT No. 34 12th August, 2022
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS SUPPLEMENT to The Uganda Gazette No. 50, Volume CXV, dated 12th August, 2022 Printed by UPPC, Entebbe, by Order of the Government.
S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S
2022 No. 69
THE CIVIL AVIATION (AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATION
PROCEDURES) REGULATIONS, 2022
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS Regulation
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