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title: "AMC1 SECTION III — (a)(2) — SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDERS OF FLIGHT PROCEDURE DESIGN SERVICES, ATM/ANS · Avioverse"
description: "PLAIN LANGUAGE DESIGNATOR A plain language designator of a standard departure or arrival route should consist of:"
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# AMC1 SECTION III — (a)(2)

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDERS OF FLIGHT PROCEDURE DESIGN SERVICES · Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · EAR revision 12 Mar 2025

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 SECTION III — (a)(2)

PLAIN LANGUAGE DESIGNATOR

A plain language designator of a standard departure or arrival route should consist of:

(a) a basic indicator followed by;

(b) a validity indicator followed by;

(c) a route indicator, where required, followed by;

(d) the word ‘departure’ or ‘arrival’ followed by;

(e) the word ‘visual’, if the route has been established for use by aircraft operating in accordance with the visual flight rules (VFR) or in accordance with the instrument flight rules (IFR) under visual meteorological conditions (VMC).

AMC — Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · ED Decision 2020/008/R · ATM/ANS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 12 Mar 2025

[All rules in Appendix 1 — REQUIREMENTS FOR AIRSPACE STRUCTURES AND FLIGHT PROCEDURES CONTAINED THEREIN](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atm-ans/specific-requirements-for-providers-of-flight/appendix-1)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 12 Mar 2025, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.