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4. Air Control ("XXX Tower")

4.1 General provisions

4.2 Preferential runways

4.3 Departure procedures

4.3.1 Standard departure points

Runway Standard departure points
Table 4-1: Standard departure points

4.3.2 Line up clearances

4.3.4 Separation requirements

4.3.4.1 General

4.3.4.2 Muscat FIR flow control procedure

SID FIR exit point Longitudinal separation
Table 4-2: Flow control procedures for traffic entering the Muscat FIR

4.3.4.3 Low visibility and IMC

4.3.5 IFR handoff procedure

4.3.5.1 General

4.3.5.2 Procedure for 30 configuration

SID Handoff station
ANVIX7F DEP 1
Table 4-3: Departure handoff procedure (30)

4.3.5.3 Procedure for 12 configuration

SID Handoff station
ANVIX5G DEP 1
Table 4-4: Departure handoff procedure (12)

4.3.6 Omnidirectional departures

4.3.7 Stopping a departure

4.4 Arrival Procedures

4.4.1 Preferred exit points

Landing Runway Preferred Exit POint
Table 4-5: Preferred exit points

4.4.2 Separation requirements

4.4.2.1 General

4.4.2.2 Speed control

4.4.2.3 Visual separation

4.4.3 Go-around instruction

4.4.3.1 General go-around procedure

4.4.3.2 Go-around with simultaneous departure in VMC

4.4.3.2 Go-around with simultaneous departure in IMC or during LVO

4.4.4 Arrival taxi procedures

4.5 Reduced runway separation minima (RRSM)

4.5.1 Conditions for the application of RRSM

4.5.2 Single runway mode procedure

4.5.2.1 Landing following landing

4.5.2.2 Landing following departure

4.5.3 Dual dependent runway mode

4.6 VFR procedures

4.6.1 VFR departures

4.6.2 VFR traffic remaining in the circuit

4.6.3 VFR arrivals

4.7 Low visibility operations (LVO)

4.7.1 Commencement of LVO

4.7.2 LVO departure procedures

Runway Holding Point
Table 4-9: CATII/III holding points

4.7.3 LVO arrival procedures

4.8 Designated areas of responsibility

4.8.1 AIR positions

4.8.2 Handoff procedure

4.8.3 Splitting procedure