# Incorporation by Reference of ICAO Annex 2; Removal of Outdated North Atlantic Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2017-08-22 · Effective 2017-10-23 · 82 FR 39660
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-17674
- **Category:** other
- **Type:** Rule
- **Action:** Final rule.
- **Citation:** 82 FR 39660
- **Publication date:** 2017-08-22
- **Effective date:** 2017-10-23
- **FAA docket:** Docket No.: FAA-2016-9154
## Abstract

This rule better aligns FAA regulations regarding the North Atlantic (NAT) Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications (MNPS) with the relevant International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards. The ICAO NAT Region is transitioning from the decades-old MNPS navigation specification to a more modern, Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) specification. This rule also incorporates by reference the current version of Annex 2 ("Rules of the Air") to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (the "Chicago Convention"), hereinafter referred to as "ICAO Annex 2," in the FAA's regulations.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/08/22/2017-17674/incorporation-by-reference-of-icao-annex-2-removal-of-outdated-north-atlantic-minimum-navigation)
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