PANS-RAC (Doc 4444) (vii)
(viii)  Rules of the Air and Air Traffic Services (PANS-RAC)
5. Publication of differences

5.1 The PANS do not carry the status afforded to Standards adopted by the Council as Annexes to the Convention and, therefore, do not come within the obligation imposed by Article 38 of the Convention to notify differences in the event of non-implementation.
5.2 However, attention of States is drawn to the provision of Annex 15 related to the publication in their Aeronautical Information Publications of lists of significant differences between their procedures and the related ICAO procedures.
6. Promulgation of information
6.1 Information relating to the establishment and withdrawal of and changes to facilities, services and procedures affecting aircraft operations provided according to the Procedures specified in this document should be notified and take effect in accordance with Annex 15.

Table A. Amendments to the PANS-RAC
Approved Amendment Source(s) Subject(s) Applicable
1st Edition (1946)  North Atlantic Route Conference (1946)
2nd Edition (1946)  Conference on European-Mediterranean Route Service Organization (1946)
3rd Edition (1947)  Rules of the Air and Air Traffic Control (RAC) Division, Second Session (1946/ 1947)
4th Edition  Rules of the Air and Air Traffic Control (RAC) Division, Fourth Session (1950)
5th Edition  First Air Navigation Conference (1953); AGA Division, Fifth Session (1952)
6th Edition  Second Air Navigation Conference (1955)
7th Edition  Rules of the Air, Air Traffic Services and Search and Rescue (RAC/SAR) Division (1958)
Procedures for Air Navigation Services — Air Traffic Control (PANS-ATC).
Revision of the original procedures.
Revision of the second edition.
Procedures for Air Navigation Services — Rules of the Air and Air Traffic Services (PANS-RAC). Inclusion of procedures applicable to pilots and of procedures regarding the provision of flight infor-mation and alerting service; change of title to reflect these inclusions.
Position reporting procedures; holding procedures phraseology; radar approach control procedures and phraseology; operation of aeronautical ground lights; air-ground communications failure; air reports; flight plan AIREP and POMAR forms.
Separation minima; VFR on-top; co-ordination between adjacent area control centres; objectives and functions of air traffic advisory service; alerting service and search and rescue service; POMAR form.
Introduction of a new flight plan form; major revision of the provisions relating to flight plans and the issuance of clearances based thereon; revision of flight plan messages; standardized content for messages relating to emergency phases; changes to the separation minima requirements; contents of position reports; restrictions in the issuance of clearances to fly maintaining VMC; transfer of responsibility for control from one ATC unit to another; procedures for approach control service; objectives and functions of the air traffic advisory service; phraseologies for ATS; consolidation of all provisions regarding flight plans, the flight plan form and instructions for completion of same.
) ) Implemented on a ) regional basis on ) various dates and ) applicable from ) 1 February 1950 on a ) world-wide basis. ) )
28 November 1951 1 September 1952
8 December 1953 1 September 1954
11 May 1956 1 December 1956
18 February 1960 1 August 1960 Amendment 1 to the 7th Edition

Foreword  (ix) 
Approved 
Amendment  Source(s)  Subject(s)  Applicable 

Amendment 2 to the 7th Edition
Amendment 3 to the 7th Edition
Amendment 4 to the 7th Edition
Amendment 5 to the 7th Edition
Amendment 6 to the 7th Edition
Amendment 7 to the 7th Edition
8th Edition
Amendment 1 to the 8th Edition
　
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