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Emergency Obstruction Video Map (EOVM)/Emergency Altitude Map (EAM)

JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

The Terminal Area EOVM and En Route Air Traffic Control Services EAM are intended to facilitate advisory service to an aircraft in an emergency situation wherein an appropriate terrain/obstacle clearance minimum altitude cannot be maintained. It must only be used, and the service provided under the following conditions:
1. The pilot has declared an emergency, or
2. The controller has determined that an emergency condition exists or is imminent because of the pilot's inability to maintain an appropriate terrain/obstacle clearance minimum altitude.
  Note
  
  Appropriate terrain/obstacle clearance minimum altitudes may be defined as Minimum IFR Altitude (MIA), Minimum En Route Altitude (MEA), Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude (MOCA), or Minimum Vectoring Altitude (MVA).
When providing emergency vectoring service, the controller must advise the pilot that any headings issued are emergency advisories intended only to direct the aircraft toward and over an area of lower terrain/obstacle elevation.
Note

Altitudes and obstructions depicted on the EOVM are the actual altitudes and locations of the obstacle/terrain and contain no lateral or vertical buffers for obstruction clearance.

Reference

FAA Order JO 7210.3, Para 3-8-4, Emergency Obstruction Video Map (EOVM).
FAA Order JO 7210.3, Para 3-8-5, Emergency Altitude Map (EAM).