APPENDIX 3.

TABLES OF CRUISING LEVELS

The cruising levels to be observed when so required by this Annex are as follows:

RVSM — FEET

a) in areas where feet are used for altitude and where, in accordance with regional air navigation agreements, a vertical separation
minimum of 1 000 ft is applied between FL 290 and FL 410 inclusive:*

TRACK**
From 000 degrees to 179 degrees*** From 180 degrees to 359 degrees***
IFR Flights East Bound VFR Flights IFR Flights West Bound VFR Flights
Level Level Level Level
FL Feet Metres FL Feet Metres FL Feet Metres FL Feet Metres
010 11 000 11 300 – – – 020 12 000 11 600 – – –
030 13 000 11 900 035 13 500 1 050 040 14 000 11 200 045 4 500 1 350
050 15 000 11 500 055 15 500 1 700 060 16 000 11 850 065 6 500 2 000
070 17 000 12 150 075 17 500 2 300 080 18 000 12 450 085 18 500 2 600
090 19 000 12 750 095 19 500 2 900 100 10 000 13 050 105 10 500 3 200
110 11 000 13 350 115 11 500 3 500 120 12 000 13 650 125 12 500 3 800
130 13 000 13 950 135 13 500 4 100 140 14 000 14 250 145 14 500 4 400
150 15 000 14 550 155 15 500 4 700 160 16 000 14 900 165 16 500 5 050
170 17 000 15 200 175 17 500 5 350 180 18 000 15 500 185 18 500 5 650
190 19 000 15 800 195 19 500 5 950 200 20 000 16 100 205 20 500 6 250
210 21 000 16 400 215 21 500 6 550 220 22 000 16 700 225 22 500 6 850
230 23 000 17 000 235 23 500 7 150 240 24 000 17 300 245 24 500 7 450
250 25 000 17 600 255 25 500 7 750 260 26 000 17 900 265 26 500 8 100
270 27 000 18 250 275 27 500 8 400 280 28 000 18 550 285 28 500 8 700
290 29 000 18 850 300 30 000 19 150
310 31 000 19 450 320 32 000 19 750
330 33 000 10 050 340 34 000 10 350
350 35 000 10 650 360 36 000 10 950
370 37 000 11 300 380 38 000 11 600
390 39 000 11 900 400 40 000 12 200
410 41 000 12 500 430 43 000 13 100
450 45 000 13 700 470 47 000 14 350
490 49 000 14 950 510 51 000 15 550
etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.

* Except when, on the basis of regional air navigation agreements, a modified table of cruising levels based on a nominal vertical separation
minimum of 1 000 ft (300 m) is prescribed for use, under specified conditions, by aircraft operating above FL 410 within designated portions
of the airspace.

** Magnetic track, or in polar areas at latitudes higher than 70 degrees and within such extensions to those areas as may be prescribed by the
appropriate ATS authorities, grid tracks as determined by a network of lines parallel to the Greenwich Meridian superimposed on a polar
stereographic chart in which the direction towards the North Pole is employed as the Grid North.

*** Except where, on the basis of regional air navigation agreements, from 090 to 269 degrees and from 270 to 089 degrees is prescribed to
accommodate predominant traffic directions and appropriate transition procedures to be associated therewith are specified.

Note.— Guidance material relating to vertical separation is contained in the Manual on Implementation of a 300 m (1 000 ft)
Vertical Separation Minimum Between FL 290 and FL 410 Inclusive (Doc 9574).

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RVSM — METRES

b) in areas where metres are used for altitude and where, in accordance with regional air navigation agreements, a vertical
separation minimum of 300 m is applied between 8 900 m and 12 500 m inclusive:*

TRACK**
From 000 degrees to 179 degrees*** From 180 degrees to 359 degrees***
IFR Flights VFR Flights IFR Flights VFR Flights
Level Level Level Level
Standard Standard Standard Standard
Metric Metres Feet Metric Metres Feet Metric Metres Feet Metric Metres Feet
0030 11 300 11 000 – – – 0060 11 600 12 000 – – –
0090 11 900 13 000 0105 1 050 13 500 0120 11 200 13 900 0135 1 350 14 400
0150 11 500 14 900 0165 1 650 15 400 0180 11 800 15 900 0195 1 950 16 400
0210 12 100 16 900 0225 2 250 17 400 0240 12 400 17 900 0255 2 550 18 400
0270 12 700 18 900 0285 2 850 19 400 0300 13 000 19 800 0315 3 150 10 300
0330 13 300 10 800 0345 3 450 11 300 0360 13 600 11 800 0375 3 750 12 300
0390 13 900 12 800 0405 4 050 13 300 0420 14 200 13 800 0435 4 350 14 300
0450 14 500 14 800 0465 4 650 15 300 0480 14 800 15 700 0495 4 950 16 200
0510 15 100 16 700 0525 5 250 17 200 0540 15 400 17 700 0555 5 550 18 200
0570 15 700 18 700 0585 5 850 19 200 0600 16 000 19 700 0615 6 150 20 200
0630 16 300 20 700 0645 6 450 21 200 0660 16 600 21 700 0675 6 750 22 100
0690 16 900 22 600 0705 7 050 23 100 0720 17 200 23 600 0735 7 350 24 100
0750 17 500 24 600 0765 7 650 25 100 0780 17 800 25 600 0795 7 950 26 100
0810 18 100 26 600 0825 8 250 27 100 0840 18 400 27 600 0855 8 550 28 100
0890 18 900 29 100 0920 19 200 30 100
0950 19 500 31 100 0980 19 800 32 100
1010 10 100 33 100 1040 10 400 34 100
1070 10 700 35 100 1100 11 000 36 100
1130 11 300 37 100 1160 11 600 38 100
1190 11 900 39 100 1220 12 200 40 100
1250 12 500 41 100 1310 13 100 43 000
1370 13 700 44 900 1430 14 300 46 900
1490 14 900 48 900 1550 15 500 50 900
etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.

* Except when, on the basis of regional air navigation agreements, a modified table of cruising levels based on a nominal vertical separation
minimum of 1 000 ft (300 m) is prescribed for use, under specified conditions, by aircraft operating above FL 410 within designated portions
of the airspace.

** Magnetic track, or in polar areas at latitudes higher than 70 degrees and within such extensions to those areas as may be prescribed by the
appropriate ATS authorities, grid tracks as determined by a network of lines parallel to the Greenwich Meridian superimposed on a polar
stereographic chart in which the direction towards the North Pole is employed as the Grid North.

*** Except where, on the basis of regional air navigation agreements, from 090 to 269 degrees and from 270 to 089 degrees is prescribed to
accommodate predominant traffic directions and appropriate transition procedures to be associated therewith are specified.

Note.— Guidance material relating to vertical separation is contained in the Manual on Implementation of a 300 m (1 000 ft)
Vertical Separation Minimum Between FL 290 and FL 410 Inclusive (Doc 9574).

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Non-RVSM — FEET

c) in other areas where feet are the primary unit of measurement for altitude:

TRACK*
From 000 degrees to 179 degrees** From 180 degrees to 359 degrees**
IFR Flights VFR Flights IFR Flights VFR Flights
Level Level Level Level
FL Feet Metres FL Feet Metres FL Feet Metres FL Feet Metres
010 11 000 11 300 – – – 020 12 000 11 600 – – –
030 13 000 11 900 035 13 500 11 050 040 14 000 11 200 045 14 500 11 350
050 15 000 11 500 055 15 500 11 700 060 16 000 11 850 065 16 500 12 000
070 17 000 12 150 075 17 500 12 300 080 18 000 12 450 085 18 500 12 600
090 19 000 12 750 095 19 500 12 900 100 10 000 13 050 105 10 500 13 200
110 11 000 13 350 115 11 500 13500 120 12 000 13 650 125 12 500 13 800
130 13 000 13 950 135 13 500 14 100 140 14 000 14 250 145 14 500 14 400
150 15 000 14 550 155 15 500 14 700 160 16 000 14 900 165 16 500 15 050
170 17 000 15 200 175 17 500 15 350 180 18 000 15 500 185 18 500 15 650
190 19 000 15 800 195 19 500 15 950 200 20 000 16 100 205 20 500 16 250
210 21 000 16 400 215 21 500 16 550 220 22 000 16 700 225 22 500 16 850
230 23 000 17 000 235 23 500 17 150 240 24 000 17 300 245 24 500 17 450
250 25 000 17 600 255 25 500 17 750 260 26 000 17 900 265 26 500 18 100
270 27 000 18 250 275 27 500 18 400 280 28 000 18 550 285 28 500 18 700
290 29 000 18 850 300 30 000 19 150 310 31 000 19 450 320 32 000 19 750
330 33 000 10 050 340 34 000 10 350 350 35 000 10 650 360 36 000 10 950
370 37 000 11 300 380 38 000 11 600 390 39 000 11 900 400 40 000 12 200
410 41 000 12 500 420 42 000 12 800 430 43 000 13 100 440 44 000 13 400
450 45 000 13 700 460 46 000 14 000 470 47 000 14 350 480 48 000 14 650
490 49 000 14 950 500 50 000 15 250 510 51 000 15 550 520 52 000 15 850
etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.

* Magnetic track, or in polar areas at latitudes higher than 70 degrees and within such extensions to those areas as may be prescribed by the
appropriate ATS authorities, grid tracks as determined by a network of lines parallel to the Greenwich Meridian superimposed on a polar
stereographic chart in which the direction towards the North Pole is employed as the Grid North.

** Except where, on the basis of regional air navigation agreements, from 090 to 269 degrees and from 270 to 089 degrees is prescribed to
accommodate predominant traffic directions and appropriate transition procedures to be associated therewith are specified.

Note.— Guidance material relating to vertical separation is contained in the Manual on Implementation of a 300 m (1 000 ft)
Vertical Separation Minimum Between FL 290 and FL 410 Inclusive (Doc 9574).

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Non-RVSM — METRES

d) in other areas where metres are the primary unit of measurement for altitude:

TRACK*
From 000 degrees to 179 degrees** From 180 degrees to 359 degrees**
IFR Flights VFR Flights IFR Flights VFR Flights
Level Level Level Level
Standard Standard Standard Standard
Metric Metres Feet Metric Metres Feet Metric Metres Feet Metric Metres Feet
0030 11 300 11 000 – – – 0060 11 600 12 000 – – –
0090 11 900 13 000 0105 11 050 13 500 0120 11 200 13 900 0135 11 350 14 400
0150 11 500 14 900 0165 11 650 15 400 0180 11 800 15 900 0195 11 950 16 400
0210 12 100 16 900 0225 12 250 17 400 0240 12 400 17 900 0255 12 550 18 400
0270 12 700 18 900 0285 12 850 19 400 0300 13 000 19 800 0315 13 150 10 300
0330 13 300 10 800 0345 13 450 11 300 0360 13 600 11 800 0375 13 750 12 300
0390 13 900 12 800 0405 14 050 13 300 0420 14 200 13 800 0435 14 350 14 300
0450 14 500 14 800 0465 14 650 15 300 0480 14 800 15 700 0495 14 950 16 200
0510 15 100 16 700 0525 15 250 17 200 0540 15 400 17 700 0555 15 550 18 200
0570 15 700 18 700 0585 15 850 19 200 0600 16 000 19 700 0615 16 150 20 200
0630 16 300 20 700 0645 16 450 21 200 0660 16 600 21 700 0675 16 750 22 100
0690 16 900 22 600 0705 17 050 23 100 0720 17 200 23 600 0735 17 350 24 100
0750 17 500 24 600 0765 17 650 25 100 0780 17 800 25 600 0795 17 950 26 100
0810 18 100 26 600 0825 18 250 27 100 0840 18 400 27 600 0855 18 550 28 100
0890 18 900 29 100 0920 19 200 30 100 0950 19 500 31 100 0980 19 800 32 100
1010 10 100 33 100 1040 10 400 34 100 1070 10 700 35 100 1100 11 000 36 100
1130 11 300 37 100 1160 11 600 38 100 1190 11 900 39 100 1220 12 200 40 100
1250 12 500 41 100 1280 12 800 42 100 1310 13 100 43 000 1370 13 400 44 000
1370 13 700 44 900 1400 14 000 46 100 1430 14 300 46 900 1460 14 600 47 900
1490 14 900 48 900 1520 15 200 49 900 1550 15 500 50 900 1580 15 800 51 900
etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.

* Magnetic track, or in polar areas at latitudes higher than 70 degrees and within such extensions to those areas as may be prescribed by the
appropriate ATS authorities, grid tracks as determined by a network of lines parallel to the Greenwich Meridian superimposed on a polar
stereographic chart in which the direction towards the North Pole is employed as the Grid North.

** Except where, on the basis of regional air navigation agreements, from 090 to 269 degrees and from 270 to 089 degrees is prescribed to
accommodate predominant traffic directions and appropriate transition procedures to be associated therewith are specified.

Note.— Guidance material relating to vertical separation is contained in the Manual on Implementation of a 300 m (1 000 ft)
Vertical Separation Minimum Between FL 290 and FL 410 Inclusive (Doc 9574).

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