CAP / RCAP Format
Improvement
Types of Charts
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Approach Charts
Cat II and III
Circling
Combined IAP
RNAV
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Helicopter Procedures
Visual Approach
Arrival (STAR)
Departure (SID)
Aerodrome
CAP Volumes
1. Volume 1 – Nunavut, Northwest Territories,
Yukon
2. Volume 2 – British Columbia
3. Volume 3 – Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
4. Volume 4 – Ontario
5. Volume 5 – Quebec (English)
6. Volume 6 – Quebec (French)
7. Volume 7 – New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward
Island, Newfoundland
IAP
› 8 sections
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Marginalia
Communications box
Approach Summary
Plan View
CDFA table
Profile View
Minima Box
Rate of Descent and
Timing Table
Current format
› Noticeable change
– Aerodrome box is gone
Marginalia
› Information including:
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Procedure Identification
Aerodrome Name
Community Served
Variation
Effective Date
Etc.
Chart Numbering Protocols
› Five levels
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Level 1 – Geographical location
Level 2 – Multiple airports in same location
Level 3 – Each procedure will be listed in sequence for each level 2
Level 4 – When a level 3 procedure has multiple sub levels
Level 5 – Runway numbers starting with the lowest
Comm Box
› Shows communication
listed left to right / top to
bottom based on priority
and sequence
– Automated Weather
System Block
– Arrival System Block
– Tower System Block
– Ground System Block
– Departure System Block
Approach
Summary
If a given approach
procedure does not
have a specific attribute
pertaining to one of the
six approach summary
blocks, that
block shall remain blank.
› Allows the pilot to quickly
review the IAP
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Safe Altitude
Navigation Type Final
Approach Course Final
Approach Fix Altitude
Landing Distance Available
Lighting
FAF Altitude
Landing Distance
Available
Fixed Wing
Rotary Wing
Lighting
Diagrams
Plan View
› Plan view is done to scale
› May have operational
notes if needed
Minimum Altitudes
› Altitudes in the plan view will either be a
– minimum safe altitude or
– An operational altitude
CDFA Table
› Distance and altitude can
be used to determine
recommended vertical
path
CDFA Table
› Will not be depicted if:
– Descent angle greater than
3.5 degrees
– Procedure is a precision
approach
– A fix crossing altitude is
above the glide path or
CDFA angle.
Profile View
Minima Box
› Asterisk denotes circling
restriction and to refer to
the plan view for more
info.
› If procedure not
authorized the procedure
will not be listed
Rate of Descent
and Timing
› Provides information of
how long from the FAF to
the MAP based on G/S.
› If CDFA depicted, it will
also provide the rate of
descent that corresponds
to the charted descent
angle
CAT II/III
› Aerodrome Geometric
Centre Coordinates are
represented on top of
page
CAT II/III
› Not to scale box
CAT II/III
› Other land aerodromes
depicted
Circling IAP
› Arrival System Block
– Identify site name/call
name after the agency title
if different than the
aerodrome
Circling IAP
› Landing Distance
Available Box
– Circling approaches shall
depict the LDA as a note
referring to the Aerodrome
chart.
Circling IAP
› Lighting Box
– ARCAL note shall be
depicted if available and a
note referring the user to
the Aerodrome chart
Circling IAP
› Profile View
Circling IAP
› Remote altimeter setting
source
Combined IAP
› Combined IAP’s show all
the previous updates and
changes
Combined IAP
› The circling diagram will
be depicted as close to
the actual affected area
as possible. The asterisk
indicates that you should
check the minima box.
Combined IAP
› Circling restriction symbol
– An asterisk indicates that
there is a circling restriction
and to refer to the plan
view.
RNAV IAP
› General layout same as
previous
RNAV IAP
› General layout same as
previous
RNAV IAP
› General layout same as
previous
RNAV IAP
› General layout same as
previous
Copter IAP
› Each Helicopter
procedure now depicted
in 1:350,000
Copter IAP
› Provides dimensions of
Helipad
– Width/length, diameter or
UK
› Provides lighting diagram
of helipad
› MSA are divided into the
four corners
› Asterisk – used to identify
a non standard item. It
indicates that the pilot
should review the CFS
Copter IAP
› MSA are divided into the
four corners
Copter IAP
› Other heliport within the
defined area meant for
reference only.
› White symbol with black
text procedure heliport
› Black symbol with white
text all other heliports in
area
Copter IAP
› Proceed VFR track
– Point in space procedure
where the pilot may do the
missed approach or
proceed VFR to the landing
site
Copter IAP
› Rate of descent and
timing table
› Minima Box
Visual
Approach
› “Refer to” note referring
to a related IAP
Visual
Approach
› Hospital heliport or an
area that is meant to be
used for helicopter
related medical purposes
Visual
Approach
› Unlighted Obstacle
Arrival
› Marginalia
› Plan View
› Communications Box
Arrival
› May be depicted in
multiple charts
– Transition
– Arrival
STAR(Transition routes)
STAR(Arrival Routes)
STAR(Arrival Routes)
SID
› Marginalia
› Plan View
› Communications Box
SID
› Can be depicted in three
parts:
– SID Departure Routes
– SID Transition Routes
– SID Notes
SID Departure routes
SID Transition Routes
Aerodrome
› Used to facilitate ground
movement and provides
operational information
specific to the site
Aerodrome
› Communications box
– Divided into four system
blocks
› Automated Weather
System
› Ground System
› Tower System
› Departure system
Aerodrome
› Lighting
– Depicted on every runway
threshold