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United States Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Aeronautical Information Services
Coded Instrument Flight Procedures
DISCLAIMER

1. The Coded Instrument Flight Procedures (CIFP) is a product of the United States
Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The CIFP is not copyrighted under Title 17 U.S.C.

2. The CIFP is in the Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), Airlines Electronic
Engineering Committee (AEEC), Navigation System Data Base format, ARINC
Specification 424 version 18.

3. Aeronautical data supporting the CIFP is acquired from two United States
government source:
a. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA)
b. Department of Defense (DOD), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
(NGA)

4. The FAA is responsible for the accuracy of the FAA-originated data included in
the CIFP. The FAA is not responsible for the accuracy of NGA Digital
Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) data.

5. The FAA is responsible for the compilation of the CIFP into the industry standard
ARINC Navigation Systems Data Base, ARINC Specification 424 format.

6. The FAA is not responsible for products derived from the CIFP.

7. The FAA requires that product developers and manufactures include warranty
disclaimers as follows:
a. Under 10 U.S.C. 456, no civil action may be brought against the United States
on the basis of the content of a navigational aid prepared or disseminated by
the FAA.
b. The CIFP product is provided “as is” and no warranty, express or implied,
including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and
fitness for particular purpose or arising by statue or otherwise in law or from a
course of dealing or usage in trade, is made by the FAA as to the accuracy and
functioning of the product.
c. Neither the FAA nor its personnel will be
 liable for any claims, losses, ordamages arising from or connected with the use of this product. The useragrees to hold harmless the United States Federal Aviation Administration.
The user’s sole and exclusive remedy is to stop using the CIFP product.
Question regarding the Coded Instrument Flight Procedures (CIFP) should be
directed to:
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Aeronautical Information Services
1305 East West Highway
Silver Spring, Maryland
20910-3281 Telephone:
800-638-8972
E-mail: 9-AMC-Aerochart@faa.gov
NOTE: The Disclaimer below is provided as a frame of reference since the NGA/DAFIF
is a similar navigation database used by the United States military. It will not be included
with the FAA CIFP Disclaimer.
Department of Defense
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Digital Aeronautical Fight Information File
DISCLAIMER

1. The DAFIF®, or the Digital Aeronautical Fight Information File, is a product ofthe National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) of the United States
Department of Defense (‘DOD’). Although NGA makes no copyright claim under
Title 17 U.S.C., NGA claims copyrights under other legal regimes. NGA herebygrants to each user of DAFIF a license to use and distribute the product, anddevelop derivative works.

2. The product name - -DAFIF®- -is a registered trademark of the National
Geospatial- Intelligence Agency, and may only be used to refer to the source ofthe data.

3. NGA requests that products developed using DAFIF®, acknowledge the sourceof the data with the following statement:
“This product was developed using DAFIF®, a product of the
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.”

4. When product developers and other customers acknowledge DAFIF® as thesource of the data, please be aware that under the United States Code, 10 U.S.C.
425, the names of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency or the former
Defense Mapping Agency, their respective initials, or seals cannot be used toimply that a product is approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Secretary of
Defense.
Fortunately, a simple disclaimer to the effect that, “This product has not
been endorsed or otherwise approved by the National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency, or the United States Department of Defense (10 U.S.C   425), “is
sufficient to resolve any ambiguity.

5. NGA and its personnel are not required to provide technical support or generalassistance with respect to DAFIF®.

6. Finally, NGA requires that products developers and manufacturers includewarranty disclaimers as follows:
a. Under 10 U.S.C.   456, no civil action may be brought against the United
States on the basis of the content of a navigational aid prepared ordisseminated by either the former Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) or the
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).
b. The DAFIF® product is provided “as is,” and no warranty, express orimplied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties ofmerchantability and fitness for particular purpose or arising by statute orotherwise in law or from a course of dealing or usage in trade, is made by
NGA as to the accuracy and functioning of the product.
c. Neither NGA nor its personnel will be liable for any claims, losses, ordamages arising from or connected with the use of this product. The useragrees to hold harmless the Untied States National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency. The user’s sole and exclusive remedy is to stop using the
DAFIF® product.