ENR 1.8 REGIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEDURES

RVSM AIRSPACE

The airspace within the XZ division’s FIRs (FACA, FAJA, FAJO, FBGR, FQBR, FVHF, FYWH) between FL 290 and FL 410 inclusive, as described in ENR 2.1, is RVSM airspace.

Within this airspace, the vertical separation minimum shall be:

  • 300 metres (1000 ft) between RVSM approved aircraft.
  • 600 metres (2000 ft) between:
    • Non-RVSM approved state aircraft and any other aircraft operating within the RVSM airspace;
    • Formation flights of state aircraft and any other aircraft operating within the RVSM airspace; and
    • An aircraft experiencing a communications failure in flight and any other aircraft, when both aircraft are operating within the RVSM airspace.