AERONAUTICAL DOCUMENTATION
ATNS Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) has the operational and technical capability to provide a professional consultancy and production service in the field of Aeronautical Documentation.
The documentation section has the infrastructure to provide a complete Integrated Aeronautical Information Package (IAIP) to the ICAO Standard, as specified in the ICAO Annex 15 and to the customer’s requirements i.e. Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) and the Amendment Service, AIP Supplements, Aeronautical Information Circulars (AIC), NOTAM Checklist and Summaries, AIP is compiled in the ICAO three parts format consisting of General (GEN), En-route (ENR) and Aerodromes (AD).
All documents are produced in A4 print master size, with a layout which will accommodate reduction to A5 format without further text manipulation. AIS can provide print master copies to the customer for own printing or if required, arrange for the printing, packaging and delivery of the printed product to the customer for distribution. Information can also be provided electronically.
aXcess AIS- A DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
System aXcess, developed for ATNS AIS by a South African Information Technology company is currently utilized to manage the development and updating of Aeronautical data, e.g. AIP, AIP Supplements and AIC’s for ATNS clients.
The system consists of three types of workstations namely, administrator, editor and publisher. Some of the system functionalities include:
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Data-based controlled access
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Each user has to log into the system as an administrator, editor or publisher
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Create/import new AIP’s or AIC’s into the archive and master environments
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Create new revisions of Aeronautical documentation, e.g. AIP, AIC etc.
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Retrieve document from the Archive and Master environment to the Working environment, where the document can be opened, reviewed and edited.
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Allocate certain documents to specific users. Other personnel cannot access documents allocated to certain users.(Editors)
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Approve documents and move them back to the Archive and Master environment from the Working environment.
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Open, view and edit documents.
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View the Status of documents.
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Re-allocate documents to other users.
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Display a list of specific documents in the Document List Box, which allows the Editor to select and open the document.
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Allows the Editor to edit or make changes to documents by means of an editing application (MS Word).
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Save documents and send for approval by the System Administrator.
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View the Publishing status of a document.
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Print paper documents.
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Publish PDF documents with the purpose of viewing on the Web.
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Cabo Verde
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