JO 7110.65 — Air Traffic Control
JO 7110.65 5-8-1
PROCEDURES
This reproduces published FAA reference text for study. It does not replace the current official FAA publication or regulation.
When vectoring a departing aircraft on a radar SID, concurrent use of a diverse vector area (DVA) is not permitted.
When the departure route description on a radar SID contains the phrase, “Fly assigned heading,” “as assigned by ATC,” or similar phrases, with a published range of headings in the route description, assign headings or vectors as needed not to exceed those headings in the published range until reaching the MVA/MIA. REFERENCE-
FAA Order JO 7110.65, Para 5-6-3 , Vectors Below Minimum Altitude.
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