ICAO PANS-OPS Instrument Procedures Design

You will gain the competencies to perform the duties of a procedure designer. The course comprises 2 modules which covers the theory and applications of ICAO Document 8168 Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS-OPS). It also examines the required applications of electronic geographical databases and computer-aided techniques.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Apply general criteria for procedure design and specific criteria for non-precision approaches using conventional navigation and precision Performance Based Navigation (PBN) approaches
  • Identify the latest trends in the formulation of instrument procedures
  • Understand the theory of the various criteria specified in ICAO Document 8168 in the design of instrument procedures 

What is Covered

Module 1: ICAO PANS-OPS Instrument Procedures Design: General Criteria and Conventional Practices

  • ICAO’s Standards and Recommended Practices
  • ICAO documentation
  • General Criteria
  • Non-precision approach
  • Precision approach (instrument and microwave landing system)
  • Instrument departures: Conventional
  • Helicopter procedures
Module 2: ICAO PANS-OPS Instrument Procedures Design:  Criteria for RNAV, GNSS and RNP
  • Area Navigation (RNAV) introduction and basics
  • Required Navigation Performance (RNP)
  • Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
  • PBN concept and turn protections
  • Flight validation procedures
  • ARINC 424 Path terminators
  • PBN departures
  • PBN transitions to ILS
  • RNP AR (ICAO DOC 9905)

Who Should Attend

This course is recommended if you require in-depth knowledge of the principles and applications of instrument procedures design standards and criteria in air navigation. 

Prerequisites

  • Have achieved a level of Mathematics competency equivalent to ‘high school’ standard

  • You must enclose documentary evidence together with your application form to show that you satisfy 1 of the following criteria:

    • Be a qualified pilot
    • Have an engineering background
    • Have experience in a field providing knowledge of aircraft instrument operations

Duration

8 weeks

Fees

S$14,600
Fees subject to change. Participants will be notified of the actual course fees in the course placement letter.  


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Note: The course run on 9 Jun - 1 Aug 2025 has been cancelled. 



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