ATS.TR.115 Identification of air traffic services units

(a)Air traffic services units shall be unambiguously named as follows:

(1)an area control centre or flight information centre shall normally be identified by the name of a nearby town or city or geographic feature or area;

(2)an aerodrome control tower or approach control unit shall normally be identified by the name of the aerodrome at which it is providing services or by the name of a nearby town or city or geographic feature or area;

(3)an AFIS unit shall normally be identified by the name of the aerodrome at which it is providing services or by the name of a nearby town or city or geographic feature or area.

(b)The name of the air traffic services units and services shall be complemented by one of the following suffixes, as appropriate:

(1)area control centre – CONTROL;

(2)approach control – APPROACH;

(3)approach control radar arrivals – ARRIVAL;

(4)approach control radar departures – DEPARTURE;

(5)air traffic control unit (in general) when providing ATS surveillance services – RADAR;

(6)aerodrome control – TOWER;

(7)surface movement control – GROUND;

(8)clearance delivery – DELIVERY;

(9)flight information centre – INFORMATION;

(10)AFIS unit – INFORMATION.