Therefore, Volume II was introduced as a means of including provisions for heliports. Proposals for comprehensive Standards and Recommended Practices covering all aspects of heliport planning, design and operation have been developed with the assistance of the Visual Aids Panel and the Helicopter Operations Panel.
This edition, re-titled Procedures for Air Navigation Services - Air Traffic Management (PANS-ATM) provides for a comprehensive update of the procedures as well as a major reorganization of the contents. The new title reflects that provisions and procedure relating to safety management of air traffic service and to aor traffic flow management are included
Ground Handling is defined in Annex 6 - Operations of Aircraft as service necessary for an aircraft's arrival at, and departure from an airport, other than air traffic services. A list of these services is provided in Appendix B of this manual. Annex 14 - Aerodromes, Vol 1 Aerodromes Design and Operations does not specifically refer to ground handling but contains provisions on apron management…