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SAA ATM AIS services

Air Traffic Management (ATM) & Aeronautical Information Service (AIS)

The ATM Division comprises the following sections: 

Through provision of Air Traffic Services (ATS), appropriate organisations will be notified of aircraft in need of search and rescue within Seychelles’ SAR region, to ensure that assistance is rendered to aircrafts and occupants in distress.

ATS will assist search organisations as may be required.

The services are provided by competent air traffic Controllers who are trained and licensed in accordance with regulations derived from ICAO standards and recommended practices.

These Controllers manage a total of four ATS units described below:

  1. En-route Oceanic Control Centre: Responsible for the provision of area control service to aircraft operating within the Seychelles flight information region.
  2. Approach Control Unit: Responsible for the provision of approach control service to aircraft arriving to and departing from Seychelles International Airport (SIA) excluding the Mahé and Praslin Towers Control Zones.
  3. Mahé Control Tower: Responsible for the provision of aerodrome control service to aircraft operating in and out of SIA and aircraft operating in the SIA Control Zone (CTR), and its vicinity.
  4. Praslin Control Tower: Responsible for the provision of aerodrome control service to aircraft operating in and out of Praslin aerodrome and aircraft operating in the Praslin Control Zone (CTR), and its vicinity.

AIS is responsible for the provision of aeronautical data and aeronautical information necessary for the safety, regularity and efficiency of air navigation within the Seychelles FIR.

 
Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) 
Responsible for the provision of aeronautical data and aeronautical information necessary for the safety, regularity and efficiency of air navigation within the Seychelles FIR.

 
Search and Rescue (SAR) 
Responsible to organise the establishment and prompt provision of search and rescue services within the Seychelles SAR region, which coincides with the Seychelles FIR, to ensure that assistance is rendered to persons in distress.
 
Airspace Management 
Responsible for structuring and classifying airspace layout to ensure safe and efficient operations of aircraft. 
Additionally, responsible for developing and maintaining Instrument Approach Procedures (IAP), Standard Arrival Routes (STAR) and Standard Instrument Departure (SID) that are used to allow aircraft to land and take off when operating under Instrument Flight Rule (IFR). 

Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) 
The division’s primary function is to ensure the highest reliability, availability, continuity, accuracy and integrity of CNS facilities for the provision of efficient and safe Air Navigation Services in the Seychelles FIR. It provides the following services: 
• Aeronautical Fixed Service 
• Aeronautical Mobile Service 
• Aeronautical Radio Navigation Service 
• Aeronautical Broadcasting Service 
• Technical support to Air Traffic Management;

As its primary strategic objective, it invests in modern aeronautical telecommunications facilities to ensure that SCAA remains competitive in the provision of CNS services and Air Traffic Management in the Seychelles FIR. 
 
CNS Engineering staff are globally referred to as “ATSEP” (Air Traffic Safety Electronic Personnel) consisting of Technicians and Engineers that are responsible for the specification, procurement, installation, calibration, maintenance, testing and certification of ground electronic system used to support ATM services. All the above services are available 24 hours.