DIFFERENCES FROM ICAO STANDARDS, RECOMMENDED PRACTICES AND PROCEDURESAnnex 1 Personnel Licensing, Fourteenth Edition, Amdt 178Chapter 11.2.2.1Validation of license issued in compliance with the requirements of Annex 1 to the Chicago Convention by a third country shall be validated in accordance with EU RegulationChapter 44.7The aeronautical station operator license category is not used in LithuaniaAnnex 2 Rules of the Air, Tenth Edition, Amdt 46Chapter 33.2.2New Provision. Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 923/2012, SERA.3210(b), specifies:“b) An aircraft that is aware that the manoeuvrability of another aircraft is impaired shall give way to that aircraft.”3.2.2.4New Provision. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012, paragraph SERA.3210(c)(3)(i) differs from ICAO Standard in Annex 2, 3.2.2.4 by specifying that:“i) Sailplanes overtaking. A sailplane overtaking another sailplane may alter its course to the right or to the left.”3.2.3.2Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012, paragraph SERA.3215(b)(2), specifies (with the addition to ICAO Standard in Annex 2, 3.2.3.2(b) of the text in bold):“2) unless stationary and otherwise adequately illuminated, all aircraft on the movement area of an aerodrome shall display lights intended to indicate the extremities of their structure, as far as practicable;”3.3.1.2ICAO Annex 2, 3.3.1.2 is replaced with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 SERA.4001(b).The differences between this ICAO Standard and this Union regulation are as follows:- with regards to VFR flights planned to operate across international borders, the Union regulation (SERA.4001(b)(5)) differs from the ICAO Standard in Annex 2, 3.3.1.2(e) with the addition of the text in bold, as follows:“any flight across international borders, unless otherwise prescribed by the States concerned.”- with regard to VFR and IFR flights planned to operate at night, an additional requirement is inserted to Union regulation SERA.4001(b)(6)as follows:“6) any flight planned to operate at night, if leaving the vicinity of an aerodrome”This difference is also addressed in Difference (Chapter 4, 4.3) below for VFR.3.6.2.2Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 923/2012 SERA.8020 (b)(2) differs from ICAO Annex 2, standard 3.6.2.2 c) by stating that:Variation in true airspeed: if the average true airspeed at cruising level between reporting points varies or is expected to vary by plus or minus 5 per cent of the true airspeed, from that given in the flight plan, the appropriate air traffic services unit shall be so informed3.8The words ‘in distress’ of Chapter 3 Part 3.8, are not included in Union law, thus enlarging the scope of escort missions to any type of flight requesting such service. Furthermore the provisions contained in Appendix 2 Parts 1.1 to 1.3 inclusive as well as those found in Attachment A, are not contained in Union law.Chapter 44.3New provision. ICAO Annex 2, 4.3, is replaced with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 SERA.5005(c). The difference is that Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 adds requirements under which VFR flights at night may be permitted, as follows:“c) When so prescribed by the competent authority, VFR flights at night may be permitted under the following conditions:1) if leaving the vicinity of an aerodrome, a flight plan shall be submitted;2) flights shall establish and maintain two-way radio communication on the appropriate ATS communication channel, when available;3) the VMC visibility and distance from cloud minima as specified in Table S5-1 shall apply except that:i) the ceiling shall not be less than 450 m (1 500 ft);ii) except as specified in (c)(4), the reduced flight visibility provisions specified in Table S5-1(a) and (b) shall not apply;iii) in airspace classes B, C, D, E, F and G, at and below 900 m (3 000 ft) above MSL or 300 m (1 000 ft) above terrain, whichever is the higher, the pilot shall maintain continuous sight of the surface;iv) for helicopters in airspace classes F and G, flight visibility shall not be less than 3 km, provided that the pilot maintains continuous sight of the surface and if manoeuvred at a speed that will give adequate opportunity to observe other traffic or obstacles in time to avoid collision; andv) for mountainous terrain, higher VMC visibility and distance from cloud minima may be prescribed;4) ceiling, visibility and distance from cloud minima lower than those specified 4.3(c) above may be permitted for helicopters in special cases, such as medical flights, search and rescue operations and fire-fighting;5) except when necessary for take-off or landing, or except when specifically authorized by the competent authority, a VFR flight at night shall be flown at a level which is not below the minimum flight altitude established by the State whose territory is overflown, or, where no such minimum flight altitude has been established:i) over high terrain or in mountainous areas, at a level which is at least 600 m (2 000 ft) above the highest obstacle located within 8 km of the estimated position of the aircraft;ii) elsewhere than as specified in (i), at a level which is at least 300 m (1 000 ft) above the highest obstacle located within 8 km of the estimated position of the aircraft.”4.6ICAO Annex 2, 4.6, is replaced with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 SERA.5005, introducing the obstacle clearance criteria in (f), as follows:“f) Except when necessary for take-off or landing, or except by permission from the competent authority, a VFR flight shall not be flown:1) over the congested areas of cities, towns or settlements or over an open-air assembly of persons at a height less than 300 m (1 000 ft) above the highest obstacle within a radius of 600 m from the aircraft;2) elsewhere than as specified in (1), at a height less than 150 m (500 ft) above the ground or water, or 150 m (500 ft) above the highest obstacle within a radius of 150 m (500 ft) from the aircraft.”Annex 3 Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation, Twentieth Edition, Amdt 80Chapter 4 4.6.1.1In MET REPORT/SPECIAL reports the surface wind mean direction is reported in magnetic degrees4.7.3In MET REPORT/SPECIAL reports for EYSA AD, the AUTO identifier of automatic local reports is not usedChapter 6 6.3.1Trend forecasts for EYKA AD and EYPA AD are not preparedChapter 77.4.1Wind shear warnings for EYKA AD, EYPA AD and EYSA AD are not preparedAppendix 3 Chapter 4 4.1.5.1In MET REPORT/SPECIAL reports the surface wind mean direction is reported in magnetic degrees4.3.6.6In METAR reports, if the 1-minute RVR values during the 10-minute period vary from the mean value by more than 50 m or more than 20 per cent of the mean value, whichever is greater, the 1-minute mean minimum and the 1-minute mean maximum values are reported instead of the 10-minute mean value4.5.3At EYVI AD the height of cloud base is reported above aerodrome elevation to arriving and to departing aircraft4.5.4.5 a)At EYSA AD in automated reports “///” is not used for replacement of cloud typeAppendix 10 Chapter 11.1METAR AUTO reports at EYSA AD are issued at the 28th and 58th minuteAnnex 4 Aeronautical Charts, Eleventh Edition, Amdt 61Chapter 4. Aerodrome obstacle chart – ICAO. Type B4.2.1This chart is not yet producedChapter 5. Aerodrome terrain and obstacle chart – ICAO (Electronic)5.2.1This chart is not available for Area 4Chapter 6. Precision approach terrain chart – ICAO6.2.1These charts are not produced for Kaunas RWY 08, Palanga, Šiauliai and Vilnius RWY 19 aerodromesChapter 7. Enroute chart - ICAO7.2.1This chart is not producedChapter 9. Standard departure chart - Instrument (SID) – ICAO9.2This chart is not produced for Šiauliai aerodrome9.9.4.3Appropriate data to support navigation database coding is not published on the verso of the chart or as a separate sheetChapter 10. Standard arrival chart - Instrument (STAR) – ICAO10.2This chart is not produced for Šiauliai aerodrome10.9.4.3Appropriate data to support navigation database coding is not published on the verso of the chart or as a separate sheetChapter 11. Instrument approach chart – ICAO11.10.9Appropriate data to support navigation database coding is not published on the verso of the chart or as a separate sheet (except RNP charts)Chapter 14. Aerodrome ground movement chart – ICAO14.2The chart is produced in combination with the Aircraft parking/docking chart - ICAO for Kaunas, Palanga and Šiauliai aerodromesChapter 15. Aircraft parking/docking chart – ICAO15.2The chart is produced in combination with the Aerodrome ground movement chart - ICAO for Kaunas, Palanga and Šiauliai aerodromesChapter 16. World aeronautical chart – ICAO 1:1 000 00016.2.1This chart is not yet producedChapter 18. Aeronautical navigation chart – ICAO small scale18.2This chart is not yet producedChapter 19. Plotting chart – ICAO19.2This chart is not yet producedChapter 20. Electronic aeronautical chart display – ICAO20.2.1This chart is not yet producedAnnex 5 Units of Measurement to be used in Air and Ground Operations, Fifth Edition, Amdt 17NILAnnex 6 Operation of AircraftPart I - International Commercial Air Transport – Aeroplanes, Twelfth Edition, Amdt 48NILPart II - International General Aviation — Aeroplanes, Eleventh Edition, Amdt 40NILPart III - International Operations — Helicopters, Eleventh Edition, Amdt 27NILAnnex 7 Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks, Sixth Edition, Amdt 7NILAnnex 8 Airworthiness of Aircraft, Thirteenth Edition, Amdt 109NILAnnex 9 Facilitation, Sixteenth Edition, Amdt 29NILAnnex 10 Aeronautical TelecommunicationsVolume I — Radio Navigation Aids, Eighth Edition, Amdt 93NILVolume II - Communication Procedures including those with PANS Status, Seventh Edition, Amdt 92 Chapter 55.2.1.7.3.2.3SERA.14055 Radiotelephony proceduresb) “2) The reply to the above calls shall use the call sign of the station calling, followed by the call sign of the station answering, which shall be considered an invitation to proceed with transmission by the station calling. For transfers of communication within one ATS unit, the call sign of the ATS unit may be omitted, when so authorized by the competent authority.”Volume III — Communication Systems, Second Edition, Amdt 91NILVolume IV — Surveillance and Collision Avoidance Systems, Fifth Edition, Amdt 91NILVolume V — Aeronautical Radio Frequency Spectrum Utilization, Third Edition, Amdt 88ANILAnnex 11 Air Traffic Services, Fifteenth Edition, Amdt 52Chapter 22.6.1; 2.6.3Exemption possibility. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 paragraph SERA.6001 allows aircraft to exceed the 250 knot speed limit where approved by the competent authority for aircraft types, which for technical or safety reasons, cannot maintain this speed.2.26.5Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 SERA.3401 (d) (1) differs from ICAO Annex 11, standard 2.26.5 by stating that“Time checks shall be given at least to the nearest minute”Chapter 33.1New provision. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012, paragraph SERA.5010, specifies:SERA.5010 Special VFR in control zonesSpecial VFR flights may be authorized to operate within a control zone, subject to an ATC clearance. Except when permitted by the competent authority for helicopters in special cases such as medical flights, search and rescue operations and fire-fighting, the following additional conditions shall be applied:such flights may be conducted during day only, unless otherwise permitted by the competent authority;by the pilot:clear of cloud and with the surface in sight;the flight visibility is not less than 1 500 m or, for helicopters, not less than 800 m;at speed of 140 kts IAS or less to give adequate opportunity to observe other traffic and any obstacles in time to avoid a collision; andan air traffic control unit shall not issue a Special VFR clearance to aircraft to take off or land at an aerodrome within a control zone, or enter the aerodrome traffic zone or aerodrome traffic circuit when the reported meteorological conditions at that aerodrome are below the following minima:the ground visibility is not less than 1 500 m or, for helicopters, not less than 800 m;the ceiling is not less than 180 m (600 ft)3.3.4New provision. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012, paragraph SERA.8005(b), specifies:b) Clearances issued by air traffic control units shall provide separation:between all flights in airspace Classes A and B;between IFR flights in airspace Classes C, D and E;between IFR flights and VFR flights in airspace Class C;between IFR flights and special VFR flights;between special VFR flights unless otherwise prescribed by the competent authority;except that, when requested by the pilot of an aircraft and agreed by the pilot of the other aircraft and if so prescribed by the competent authority for the cases listed under (b) above in airspace Classes D and E, a flight may be cleared subject to maintaining own separation in respect of a specific portion of the flight below 3 050 m (10 000 ft) during climb or descent, during day in visual meteorological conditions.3.7.3.1Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012, paragraph SERA.8015, specifies (with the addition to ICAO Standard in Annex 11, 3.7.3.1 of the text in bold):e) Read-back of clearances and safety-related information1) The flight crew shall read back to the air traffic controller safety-related parts of ATC clearances and instructions which are transmitted by voice. The following items shall always be read back:ATC route clearances;clearances and instructions to enter, land on, take off from, hold short of, cross, taxi and backtrack on any runway; andrunway-in-use, altimeter settings, SSR codes, newly assigned communication channels, level instructions, heading and speed instructions; andtransition levels, whether issued by the controller or contained in ATIS broadcasts.3.7.3.1.1Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012, paragraph SERA.8015(e) (2), specifies (with the addition to ICAO Standard in Annex 11, 3.7.3.1.1 of the text in bold):2) Other clearances or instructions, including conditional clearances and taxi instructions, shall be read back or acknowledged in a manner to clearly indicate that they have been understood and will be complied with.Annex 12 Search and Rescue, Eighth Edition, Amdt 18NILAnnex 13 Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation, Twelfth Edition, Amdt 18NILAnnex 14 AerodromesVolume I — Aerodrome Design and Operations, Ninth Edition, Amdt 17Chapter 22.9.5Additional terms are used for the description of the runway surface condition, namely ‘SLIPPERY WET’2.12The specification has been partially transposed. The transposed specification is in Guidance Material GM1 ADR.OPS.A.005 visual approach indicator systemsChapter 33.3.1 The provision of the runway turn pad is conditional due to the inclusion of the words "if required" in the CS (Certification Specifications)Chapter 55.2.1.3Runway side stripe markings may also continue across the intersection5.3.5.44The CS foresees one more case where an object or an extension to an existing object may penetrate the obstacle protection surface5.3.5.45The CS doe s not foresee the removal of existing objects as prescribed in the specificationChapter 99.2.2The AMC (Acceptable Means of Compliance) does not foresee the provision of specialist fire-fighting equipment appropriate to the hazard and risk9.2.4In addition to the cases foreseen in the relevant specification, the CS allows the presence of equipment/ installations also after a safety assessment regarding safety and regularityVolume II — Heliports, Fifth Edition, Amdt 9NILAnnex 15 Aeronautical Information Services, Sixteenth Edition, Amdt 42Chapter 5 5.2.5.1Aerodrome Ground Movement Charts are produced in combination with the Aircraft Parking/Docking Chart - ICAO for Kaunas, Palanga and Šiauliai aerodromes;Aerodrome Terrain and Obstacle Chart – ICAO (Electronic) is not available for Area 4;Aircraft Parking/Docking Chart is produced in combination with the Aerodrome Ground Movement Chart – ICAO for Kaunas, Palanga and Šiauliai aerodromes;Precision Approach Terrain Chart – ICAO is not produced for Kaunas RWY 08, Palanga, Šiauliai and Vilnius RWY 195.3.2AIP data set is not provided5.3.4Aerodrome mapping data sets are not provided5.3.5Instrument flight procedure data sets are not providedChapter 66.3.2.3The provisions of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373 AIS.TR.330(a) do not cover explicitly all cases of NOTAM origination. Also, they do not cover the case of space weather NOTAM and do not define cases of NOTAM origination for radio navigation, air-ground communication services and air-navigation hazards.Annex 16 Environmental ProtectionVolume I - Aircraft Noise, Eighth Edition, Amdt 14NILVolume II - Aircraft Engine Emissions, Fifth Edition, Amdt 11NILVolume III - Aeroplane CO2 emissions, First Edition, Amdt 2NILVolume IV - Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), Second Edition, Amdt 1NILAnnex 17 Security, Twelfth Edition, Amdt 18Doc 8973 Aviation Security Manual11.2.6.18 (a)Since 01 January 2022 EYVI/EYKA/EYPA permanent airport permits for staff are issued without the visually indicated validity date.The validity of permanent personal permits is programmed electronically. At the access points and at the airside, security staff of Lithuanian Airports and the Public Security Service check the permits of all types by using mobile scanners, which allows to determine the validity of electronically programmed permits. Difference from ICAO standard done according Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 1.2.5.1 (e).Annex 18 The Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, Fourth Edition, Amdt 12NILAnnex 19 Safety Management, Second Edition, Amdt 1NILDoc 10066 Procedures for air navigation services Aeronautical information Management, First Edition, Amdt 1Chapter 66.1.4.3At least one day advance notice shall be given of the activation of established danger, restricted or prohibited areas and of activities requiring temporary airspace restrictions other than for emergency operationsDoc 4444 Air Traffic Management, Sixteenth Edition, Amdt 10NIL