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Purpose of This Order. This order provides policy for establishing public-use standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) and obstacle departure procedure (ODP) effective dates. It ensures that aeronautical charts and supporting data will not be released to the public until it is known that the supporting navigation equipment will perform satisfactorily and that all procedural data are correct and confirmed by flight inspection or flight validation. It provides guidance regarding designation of associated controlled airspace for instrument procedures, including those based on area navigation (RNAV). It further ensures that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will not assign an effective date for a procedure until the underlying infrastructure is in place to support the procedure and all necessary action, including flight inspection or flight validation, have been completed.

Note: Flight Validation is defined as the flight assessment of a new or revised Performance Based Navigation (PBN) instrument flight procedure (IFP) to confirm that the procedure is operationally acceptable for safety, flyability, and design accuracy (including obstacle and database verification) with all supporting documentation completed.