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5-5-7

Passing or Diverging

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

  1. TERMINAL. In accordance with the following criteria, all other approved separation may be discontinued and passing or diverging separation applied when:
    1. Single Site ASR or FUSION Mode
      1. Aircraft are on opposite/reciprocal courses and you have observed that they have passed each other; or aircraft are on same or crossing courses/assigned radar vectors and one aircraft has crossed the projected course of the other, and the angular difference between their courses/assigned radar vectors is at least 15 degrees.
      2. The tracks are monitored to ensure that the primary targets, beacon control slashes, FUSION target symbols, or full digital terminal system primary and/or beacon target symbols will not touch.
    2. Single Site ARSR or FUSION Mode when target refresh is only from an ARSR or when in FUSION Mode - ISR is displayed.
      1. Aircraft are on opposite/reciprocal courses and you have observed that they have passed each other; or aircraft are on same or crossing courses/assigned radar vectors and one aircraft has crossed the projected course of the other, and the angular difference between their courses/assigned radar vectors is at least 45 degrees.
      2. The tracks are monitored to ensure that the primary targets, beacon control slashes, FUSION target symbols, or full digital terminal system primary and/or beacon target symbols will not touch.
    3. Although approved separation may be discontinued, the requirements of paragraph 5-5-4, Minima, subparagraph g must be applied when wake turbulence separation is required.
  2. EN ROUTE, TERMINAL (when STARS Multi‐Sensor Mode is selected). Vertical separation between aircraft may be discontinued when they are on opposite courses as defined in paragraph 1-2-2, Course Definitions; and
    1. You are in communications with both aircraft involved; and
    2. You tell the pilot of one aircraft about the other aircraft, including position, direction, type; and
    3. One pilot reports having seen the other aircraft and that the aircraft have passed each other; and
    4. You have observed that the radar targets have passed each other; and
    5. You have advised the pilots if either aircraft is classified as a super or heavy aircraft.
    6. Although vertical separation may be discontinued, the requirements of paragraph 5-5-4, Minima, subparagraph g must be applied when wake turbulence separation is required.

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