Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5030.36
April 24, 2014
Incorporating Change 1, November 7, 2017
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic (ESCAT)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directives 5134.01 and 5030.19
(References (a) and (b)), this instruction reissues DoD Instruction 5030.36 (Reference (c)) to
update established policy, assigned responsibilities, and prescribed procedures and provide
guidance for the security control of civil and military air traffic in all U.S. territorial airspace and
other airspace over which the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has air traffic control
jurisdiction by international agreement when various emergency conditions exist.
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in
this instruction as the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. DoD programs and initiatives are aligned to provide defense and aviation security. As a
result of fulfilling its mission sets, DoD makes extensive use of the U.S. National Airspace
System (NAS) in support of National Security Presidential Directive-47/Homeland Security
Presidential Directive-16 (Reference (d)), the National Strategy for Aviation Security
(Reference (e)), and Executive Order 12656 (Reference (f)).
b. Policies and procedures for the ESCAT will be in compliance with part 245 of Title 32,
Code of Federal Regulations (Reference (g)).
c. Due to the significant impact ESCAT procedures have on NAS users and civil industry,
ESCAT will not be implemented unless the urgency and breadth of control of airspace necessary
make normal airspace control measures (ACM) coordination protocols ineffective.
