1.1 Aeronautical Information Service

The Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) is located at AMSTERDAM/Schiphol airport:

1.2 International NOTAM Office

The International NOTAM Office as part of Amsterdam Flight Service Centre (FSC) is located at AMSTERDAM/Schiphol airport.

1.3 Service hours

AIS service hours are as follows:

• International NOTAM Office: H24.
• AIS: Monday to Friday during office hours.

1.4 Applicable documents and provisions

The service is provided in accordance with the provisions contained in the following ICAO documents and EASA regulations:

Differences to ICAO provisions are detailed in GEN 1.7.

3.1 Aeronautical Information Publication

The Aeronautical Information Publication Netherlands is the basic document containing information of a permanent character as well as temporary information which is significant for the safe conduct of a flight. The AIP is available in English only.

3.2 AIRAC amendments

For every AIP AIRAC amendment the AIS Netherlands website is updated. The ICAO AIRAC system is used to provide advance notice of the introduction of permanent operationally significant changes on an internationally recognised AIRAC effective date. In the AIP Netherlands an AIRAC amendment also contains non-AIRAC changes that are not operationally significant.

An AIRAC amendment does not replace the existing AIP until the AIRAC effective date on which the changes take place (see also paragraph 4).

In the HTML format, amendment changes are identified in the AMDT tab of the navigation pane on the left side of the screen. In the content pane on the right side of the screen, the changes are marked when the check box in the upper right corner of the content pane is selected. The changes are marked as follows:

• inserted text has a light pink background;
• deleted text has a dark pink background and is struck through.

In the PDF format each page is dated to reflect the amendment's AIRAC effective date. A complete checklist of AIP pages, relating page reference to date, is reissued with each amendment in AIP section GEN 0.4. The AIP amendment cover sheet will indicate any changes that have been incorporated. On each replacement page, changes are either annotated or identified in the outer margin of the page by a thick black vertical line or horizontal arrow adjacent to the change/addition/deletion.

3.3 AIP Supplements

The information in an AIP Supplement is temporary (with a duration of 3 months or longer) or contains comprehensive text and/or graphics. AIP Supplements are published in English and will always be published according to the AIRAC system publication dates as defined in paragraph 4.

AIP Supplements are available for as long as all, or some, of their contents remain valid. They overrule the information published in the AIP during the indicated period.

3.4 Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC)

3.5 NOTAM

NOTAM will be issued when:

1. the information is of a temporary nature (not exceeding 3 months); or
2. permanent changes of operational significance, or temporary changes of long duration have to be published on short notice.

Whenever the changes contain extensive text or graphics, the information will be published as a supplement to the AIP. NOTAM are distributed via the AFS in the "System NOTAM" format.

3.6 Pre-flight information bulletins (PIB)

The following briefings are available at the Schiphol International NOTAM Office:

• aerodrome briefing;
• area briefing;
• route briefing;
• narrow route briefing;
• pre-defined PIB.

3.7 Checklists and lists of valid NOTAM

For each element of the Aeronautical Information Package a checklist exists:

• with each published amendment a checklist of all AIP pages will be included.
• twice a year a checklist with the valid AIC will be issued.
• every month a checklist of NOTAM in force will be distributed via the telecommunication network (AFS). These checklists (for each NOTAM series) also give the latest issued AIP amendment, AIP supplement and AIC.
• a monthly printed plain-language NOTAM summary is not AVBL.

3.8 AIS services via the internet

AIS services are available (free of charge) on the LVNL website (https://en.lvnl.nl/). Use the website to:

• consult AIS publications including specific aeronautical information products (https://www.lvnl.nl/aip).
• access the Homebriefing system (https://www.homebriefing.nl).