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Airports (Protection of Airspace) Regulations 1996
4Ascertainment of OLS and PANS‑OPS surfaces
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#### 4 Ascertainment of OLS and PANS‑OPS surfaces
(1) An OLS for an airport is a surface ascertained in accordance with the procedures in Annex 14 to the Chicago Convention.
(2) A PANS‑OPS surface for an airport is a surface ascertained in accordance with the procedures in document number 8168 OPS—611, Procedures for Air Navigation Services, Aircraft Operations, published by the International Civil Aviation Organization on 11 November 1993.
> Note: OLS has customary use as an acronym for Obstacle Limitation Surface. PANS‑OPS is an acronym for Procedures for Air Navigation Systems Operations.
(3) In this regulation:
> Chicago Convention has the same meaning as in the Air Navigation Act 1920.