Security_Control_of_Air_Traffic_and_Air_Navigation_Aids
Security Control of Air Traffic and Air Navigation Aids
US emergency preparedness plan
The Plan for the Security Control of Air Traffic and Air Navigation Aids (SCATANA) is an emergency preparedness plan of the United States which prescribes the joint action to be taken by appropriate elements of the Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration, and the Federal Communications Commission in the interest of national security in order to effectively control air traffic and air navigation aids under emergency conditions.[1][2] Known versions of the plan are dated June 1971 and August 1975. The plan implements parts of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, the Communications Act of 1934, and Executive Order 11490 of October 28, 1969 (amended by Executive Order 11921 on June 11, 1976).[1]
A similar plan by the same name existed in Canada for many years before it was replaced by the Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic (ESCAT) Plan on October 9, 2002.[3]