A clearer way into aviation
Annex 4 — Aeronautical Charts
Annex: SARPs and associated material
The charting framework used to present aeronautical information consistently. A chart is a controlled information product, not simply a map.
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Source status
This introductory description is based on the inspected 2021 ICAO catalogue entry. It is not a paragraph-level interpretation of the local PDF.
Catalogue citation: Annex 4, entry beginning at line 500 in the local text edition of the ICAO Products and Services Catalogue 2021.
Historical catalogue edition: 11th edition, July 2009.
Not comprehensively checked; do not assume the catalogue or local PDF is current.
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