Obstacle departure procedures (ODP)

Definitions

• A preplanned instrument flight rule (IFR) departure procedure printed for pilot use in textual or graphic form to provide obstruction clearance via the least onerous route from the terminal area to the appropriate en route structure. ODPs are recomme
• A procedure that provides obstacle clearance. ODPs do not include ATC related climb requirements. In fact, the primary emphasis of ODP design is to use the least erroneous route of flight to the en route structure while attempting to accommodate typical departure routes.
• Obstacle clearance protection provided to aircraft in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC).

References

• Instrument Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2014
• Instrument Procedures Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2017