INTRODUCTION

The Obstacles Manual of Russian Federation is the document of the aeronautical information published by Federal Agency of Air Transport of the Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation.
The information in the Manual is presented in the established tabular form. Updating of the information in the Manual is made periodically, according to dates of AIRAC (ICAO).
The Manual is presented on official WEB-site FSUE "CAI" (www.caica.ru) in the open access.
Also the Manual is published in the electronic form on CD or in the form of a database and delivered the interested users based on the contract.
The database of obstacles is delivered together with the description of a format of the data, developed in CAI. Questions, remarks by the contents of the Manual, the request for purchasing send to FSUE "CAI":

Location:    The Centre of Aeronautical Information, Svobody street 67, Moscow 125364, Russia
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REQUIREMENTS TO THE EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE OF USERS
This version of the electronic Manual is developed by IT-experts CAI considering the maximal decrease in the requirements established for the equipment and software which can be demanded to the users for display information presented in the Manual. As a result, the current version of the electronic Manual can work in the following configuration:
BEFORE USING THIS CD, DEVELOPERS RECOMMEND YOU:

THE BASIC FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURE OF MANUAL VIEWING:
Elements of control (lifts, buttons, etc.) are in the "HTML" form. Pages of documents, with the appropriate data, are in the files recorded in "HTML" format.
The window of a Internet-browser is divided into two parts:

THE CENTRE OF AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION

SPHERE OF ACTIVITY
Centre of Aeronautical Information (CAI) is a Federal state unitary enterprise of the Federal Agency of Air Transport of the Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation which is delegated the rights and authorities on assembly of Aeronautical Information, preparation and publication of AIP of the Russian Federation. According to the solution of heads of Aeronautical Administrations of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan CAI is granted the right of the publication the aeronautical information on territory of these sovereign states in AIP RF. CAI guarantees to its customers a permanent provision of the Aeronautical Information necessary for maintenance of a safe, regular and effective International and National air traffic. For preparation and publication of AIP and other national documents of Aeronautical Information CAI uses only the official information received from the State Aeronautical Administrations Authorities. CAI infrastructure includes Divisions receiving and processing Federal and International Aeronautical Information, International NOTAM Office, Cartography Division, Printing House and Sales Division.

AIP AND OTHER AERONAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS OF CAI
The Aeronautical Information is published in the form of the Integrated Aeronautical Information Package of the Russian Federation consisting of the following elements: Also CAI issues the Aeronautical Information manuals on on domestic and international air routes which are not a part of the Integrated Aeronautical Information Package.