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SECTION 7 Air traffic services

ANNEX: Rules of the Air · Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA) · Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · SERA.7001 – SERA.7005

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  1. SERA.7001 General — Objectives of the air traffic services

    The objectives of the air traffic services shall be to: prevent collisions between aircraft;

    GM1 SERA.7001 General — Objectives of the air traffic services

  2. SERA.7002 Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided

    When an identified controlled flight is observed to be on a conflicting path with an unknown aircraft, deemed to constitute a collision hazard, the pilot…

    AMC1 SERA.7002(a)(1) Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided

    GM1 SERA.7002(a)(1) Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided

    GM2 SERA.7002(a)(1) Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided

    GM3 SERA.7002(a)(1) Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided

    GM4 SERA.7002(a)(1) Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided

  3. GM1 to (a)(1) of AMC1 SERA.7002(a)(1) Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided

    In cases where using the terms of the 12-hour clock is not practicable, like when the aircraft is turning, the direction of the unknown aircraft may be…

  4. GM1 to (a)(4) of AMC1 SERA.7002(a)(1) Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided

    The level may be described either as a flight level, altitude or height, or as a relative vertical distance from the aircraft provided with traffic…

  5. SERA.7005 Coordination between the aircraft operator and air traffic services

    Air traffic services units, in carrying out their objectives, shall have due regard for the requirements of the aircraft operators consequent on their…

    GM1 SERA.7005(a) Coordination between the aircraft operator and air traffic services

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 26 Aug 2025, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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