Table of Contents Foreword... Summary of Changes... Page ix x Introduction... xii The Objectives of the Manual... xiii The Benefits of Implementation... xiii Amendment Procedures... xiv Description of the Contents the Chapters... xv Appendices to the SSIM... xvi Attachments to the SSIM... xvii Chapter 1 Definitions... 1 1.1 Definitions... 1 Chapter 2 Information Required for Standard Schedules... 9 2.1 Data Requirements... 9 2.2 Data Representation... 9 2.3 Data Elements and Data Element Identifiers... 11 2.4 Data Element Listings... 13 2.5 Glossary Introduction... 19 2.6 Data Element Glossary... 20 Chapter 3 Standard Print Layouts for Schedules Information... 107 3.1 General... 107 3.2 Description... 107 3.3 Data Elements Required... 108 3.4 Code Sharing Flights... 108 3.5 Plane Change... 108 3.6 Examples (for demonstration only)... 109 Chapter 4 Standard Schedules Message Procedure... 111 4.1 Introduction... 113 4.2 Principles and Rules... 113 4.3 Message Standards... 114 4.4 SSM Action Sub-Messages... 116 4.5 Technical Message Specification... 118 iii
Standard Schedules Information Manual 4.6 SSM Sub-Message Definition... 124 4.7 Additional Message Examples... 164 Chapter 5 Ad Hoc Schedules Message Procedure... 169 5.1 Introduction... 171 5.2 Principles and Rules... 171 5.3 Message Standards... 172 5.4 ASM Action Sub-Messages... 173 5.5 Technical Specification... 176 5.6 Technical Message Specification... 176 5.7 SSM Sub-Message Definition... 181 5.8 Additional Message Examples... 220 Chapter 6 Airport Coordination Procedures... 225 6.1 Introduction... 231 6.2 Principles and Rules... 231 6.3 Standard Procedures and Messages... 235 6.4 Message Standards... 235 6.5 Message Specifications... 246 6.6 Action Codes... 275 6.7 Incorrectly Formatted Messages... 287 6.8 Slot Allocation Procedures... 288 6.9 Use of Special Reference //BLOCK or //SWAP... 328 6.10 SMA Procedures... 331 6.11 SAQ Procedures... 340 6.12 SIR Procedures... 345 6.13 Waitlist Procedures... 352 Chapter 7 Presentation and Transfer of a Schedule Data Set... 371 7.1 General... 371 7.2 Principles for the Transfer of Computerized Schedules... 371 7.3 Computerized Schedules Constraints... 372 7.4 Record Organisation... 372 7.5 Record Composition... 373 7.6 Application... 379 Chapter 8 Presentation, Application, and Transfer of Minimum Connecting Time (MCT) Data... 381 8.1 General... 381 8.2 Establishing MCTs... 382 8.3 Practice for the Submission of MCTs... 382 8.4 Principles for the Transmission of MCT Data... 382 8.5 MCT Data Elements Hierarchy Table... 382 8.6 MCT Data Elements Glossary Introduction... 384 iv
8.7 MCT Data Elements Glossary... 385 8.8 Presentation and Transfer of a Minimum Connecting Time Data Set... 402 8.9 Application... 406 8.10 Designation of MCT Coordinator in Each Carrier... 410 8.11 Carrier Submission Example Template... 411 8.12 MCT Transmission Format... 411 Appendix A IATA Aircraft Types... 413 Aircraft Type Publication Override... 413 Surface Equipment... 413 General Aviation... 414 ICAO Codes... 414 Category... 414 Aircraft Body... 414 Revisions... 414 Encoding List... 415 Decoding List... 436 Appendix B Meal Service Codes... 451 Appendix C Service Types... 453 Appendix D Passenger Terminal Indicators... 455 Introduction... 455 Assignment Principles... 455 Revisions... 456 List of Passenger Terminals... 457 Appendix E Reject Reason... 473 Appendix F UTC Local Time Comparisons and ISO Two Letter Country Codes... 477 General... 477 How To Use Appendix F Country Listing Showing UTC Local Time Comparisons... 477 Amendment Procedure... 478 Country Listing Showing UTC Local Time Comparisons... 479 Decoding... 493 Appendix G Traffic Restriction Codes Table... 497 Appendix H Explanatory Notes on SSIM Applications... 501 General... 501 Contents... 501 AD HOC Schedules Messages in the Operations Control Environment... 503 Aircraft Seating Description... 504 Clearances/Movement Advices for Flights Partly Out of Scheduling Season... 507 v
Standard Schedules Information Manual Commercial Agreements Between Two or More Airlines... 507 Daylight Saving Time... 515 Default... 517 Duplicate Flight Legs... 517 Electronic Ticketing Information... 521 Fictitious Points... 523 Legs/Segments... 524 Minimum Connecting Time... 526 Partnership Specification... 526 Plane Change without Aircraft Change... 529 Time Mode... 530 Traffic Restriction Code D, E and G... 535 Traffic Restriction Code Qualifiers 710-712... 538 Train Stations at Multi-Terminal Airports... 541 Withdrawal of AD HOC Schedule Changes... 541 Appendix I Region Codes... 545 1. Schengen Agreement Countries (Region Code SCH)... 545 2. IATA Traffic Conference Areas (TC)... 546 Appendix J Information Codes for Use in the Airport Coordination Process... 561 Additional Information Codes... 561 Coordinator Reason Codes (SAL/SAQ/SCR)... 561 Coordinator Reason Codes (SHL)... 562 Appendix K General Aviation Slot Clearance Request... 563 General... 563 GCR Message Principles... 563 Message Use/Flows... 564 Examples of Bilaterally agreed Message formats:... 569 GIR (General Aviation Information Request/Reply) Message... 571 Translation of ICAO aircraft and airports into IATA format for standard Chapter Six messages... 573 Appendix X IATA PADIS XML Standards... 575 Standard Schemas... 575 Implementation Guides... 575 Slot Coordination XML Standards... 575 Schedules Information Data exchange XML Standards... 578 Attachment 1 SISC Participants... 579 Section I Airline Members... 579 Section II Non-Airline Observers... 583 vi
Attachment 2 Participants in IATA Slot Conferences... 587 Section I Airlines... 587 Section II Airport Coordinators and Facilitators... 629 Section III Non Airline Contacts... 646 Attachment 3 MCT Coordinator Contacts... 649 vii