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title: "SERA.7001 – SERA.7005: SECTION 7 Air traffic services (ANNEX: Rules of the Air, SERA) — rule index · Avioverse"
description: "SERA.7001 – SERA.7005, Regulation (EU) No 923/2012. The objectives of the air traffic services shall be to: prevent collisions between aircraft;"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-7"
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# SECTION 7 Air traffic services

ANNEX: Rules of the Air · Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA) · Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · SERA.7001 – SERA.7005

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1. ## [SERA.7001 General — Objectives of the air traffic services](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-7/sera-7001)

   The objectives of the air traffic services shall be to: prevent collisions between aircraft;

   [GM1 SERA.7001 General — Objectives of the air traffic services](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-7/sera-7001#gm1-sera-7001)

2. ## [SERA.7002 Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-7/sera-7002)

   When an identified controlled flight is observed to be on a conflicting path with an unknown aircraft, deemed to constitute a collision hazard, the pilot…

   [AMC1 SERA.7002(a)(1) Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-7/sera-7002#amc1-sera-7002-a-1)

   [GM1 SERA.7002(a)(1) Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-7/sera-7002#gm1-sera-7002-a-1)

   [GM2 SERA.7002(a)(1) Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-7/sera-7002#gm2-sera-7002-a-1)

   [GM3 SERA.7002(a)(1) Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-7/sera-7002#gm3-sera-7002-a-1)

   [GM4 SERA.7002(a)(1) Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-7/sera-7002#gm4-sera-7002-a-1)

3. ## [GM1 to (a)(1) of AMC1 SERA.7002(a)(1) Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-7/gm1-to-a-1-of-amc1-sera-7002-a-1-collision-hazard-information-when-ats-based-on)

   In cases where using the terms of the 12-hour clock is not practicable, like when the aircraft is turning, the direction of the unknown aircraft may be…

4. ## [GM1 to (a)(4) of AMC1 SERA.7002(a)(1) Collision hazard information when ATS based on surveillance are provided](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-7/gm1-to-a-4-of-amc1-sera-7002-a-1-collision-hazard-information-when-ats-based-on)

   The level may be described either as a flight level, altitude or height, or as a relative vertical distance from the aircraft provided with traffic…

5. ## [SERA.7005 Coordination between the aircraft operator and air traffic services](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-7/sera-7005)

   Air traffic services units, in carrying out their objectives, shall have due regard for the requirements of the aircraft operators consequent on their…

   [GM1 SERA.7005(a) Coordination between the aircraft operator and air traffic services](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-7/sera-7005#gm1-sera-7005-a)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 26 Aug 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.

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