Harmonizacja operacyjnego ruchu lotniczego w Europie

Provisions concerning operational air traffic (OAT) have not been yet established at national level only. In the context of the objectives of the SES programme, the lack of common rules limits the freedom and flexibility of cross-border military aviation activities of the EU/NATO Member States, both within the functional airspace blocks (FABs), and throughout European airspace. To facilitate the military aviation exercise international flights, according to the instrument flights rules (OAT-IFR), Eurocontrol has developed harmonised flight rules in controlled airspace of ECAC. The provisions of EUROAT are not only guidance for crews of military aircraft, but also enable air traffic controllers to predict actions taken by the pilots. The specificity of these provisions is that they only determine certain minimum standards, whilst leaving Member States the ability of introducing the necessary derogations or additions for better adaptation to the local organization of air traffic services. The effect of the implementation of EUROAT provisions, planned for the end of 2011, will increase safety and efficiency of military aviation operations in the space available for air navigation, without negative impact on the constantly increasing traffic of civilian aircraft.