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OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE

Amendment 40A to Annex 6, Part I, which introduced provisions for locating an aircraft in distress and the timely recovery of flight recorder data, was adopted by the ICAO Council on 2 March 2016 and became applicable on 10 November 2016. These provisions, however, have embedded applicability dates of 1 January 2021. The objective of this manual is to provide guidance on the implementation of these provisions.

Note.— The references to Annex 6 in this document reflect the latest version of the Annex at time of publishing (up to and including Amendment 43).

The guidance in this manual is intended to support the provisions in Annex 6, Part I, only. Other proposals contained in the GADSS CONOPS are not addressed in this manual. It is to be noted that the GADSS CONOPS is meant to serve as a high-level road map providing context to the elements which are included in the Annexes and does not in itself imply any obligations on the part of States.