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LAW
DIVERSION
REPETETIVE
FLIGHT
PLANS
• Notify
original
destination
aerodrome
• Same
days
of
consecutive
weeks
within
30
minutes.
• At
least
10
occasions
OR
• Every
day
over
a
period
of
10
days
AIR
LAW
BRAKING
SNOWTAM
• 1
–
Poor
(0.25)
• 2
–
Poor
/
Medium
• 3
–
Medium
(0.30)
• 4
–
Medium
/
Good
• 5
–
Good
(0.40)
• 9
-‐
Unreliable
Aerodrome
Reference
Code
Element
1
Element
2
AERODROME
BEACONS
Reference
Field
Length
OBSTACLE
LIGHTING
1
<
800m
A
à
F
AERODROME
IDENTIFICATION
BEACONS
OBSTACLE
LIGHTING
(LOW
INTENSITY)
2
800≤x<1200
Categorised
by
wing
• Land
–
Green
Morse
3
1200≤x<1800
span
and
outer
MLG
• Water
–
Yellow
Morse
• Emergency
Vehicles
–
Flashing
blue
span.
• Other
Vehicles
–
Flashing
yellow
4
1800≤x
• Fixed
Objects
–
Fixed
red
AERODROME
BEACON
• Land
–
White
or
white
/
green
OBSTACLE
LIGHTING
(HIGH
INTENSITY)
• Water
–
White
or
white
/
yellow
• Flashing
White
• When
150m
AGL
and
recognition
essential
by
day
AIR
LAW
VASIS
• Contains
4
light
units
AIR
LAW
CONTENTS
IFR
–
IFR
IFR
–
VFR
VFR
–
IFR
VFR
–
VFR
2
–
WAY
CLEARANCE
SPEED
1.
Position
Report
A
✓
✓
✓
✓
I
+
V
I
+
V
B
✓
✓
✓
✓
I
+
V
I
+
V
2.
Operational
Information
(ETA
+
Endurance)
C
✓
✓
✓
Info
I
+
V
I
+
V
V
3.
Meteorological
Information
D
✓
Info
Info
Info
I
+
V
I
+
V
I
+
V
F
If
Able
I
I
+
V
EXPECTED
APPROACH
TIMES
G
I
I
+
V
• Issued:
10m
mins
delay
/
30
mins
holding
• Expeditious
Notification:
30
mins
or
more
ATC
WEATHER
REPORTS
INDENTIFYING
AIRCRAFT
• Revised:
Further
5
min
delay
or
more
INTERCEPTS
WAKE
TURBULENCE
CATEGORIES
RADAR
SEPARATION
• Intercept
heading
≤
300
within
1
nm
• Heavy:
≥
136,000
kgs
• Normally
–
5
nm
o ≤
450
for
non-‐parallel
intercept
• Medium:
7,000
–
136,000
kgs
• Suitable
Equipment
–
3
nm
• Light:
≤
7,000
kgs
• Special
Conditions
–
2.5
nm
• Level
2
nm
before
glideslope
capture
AIR
LAW
AIRSPACE
BLOCKS
OTHER
EN-‐ROUTE
CHANGEOVER
POINTS
• Should
be
60
NM
apart
or
more
under
normal
circumstances.
AIRWAY
RNP
• Y
–
22.5
NM
Radius
(≥
FL
200)
• Z
–
15
NM
Radius
(≤
FL190)
AIR
LAW
DEPARTURE
PROCEDURES
(DOC
8168)
APPROACH
PROCEDURES
(DOC
8168)
STRAIGHT
IN
APPROACHES
• Angle
between
final
approach
track
and
SID
TRACK
GUIDANCE
MINIMUM
SECTOR
ALTITUDES
runway
centerline
is
300
or
less
• Straight
Departure
–
20
km
• Within
25
nm
of
the
IAF
• Turning
Departure
–
10
km
FIX
TOLERANCE
“ESTABLISHED”
• VOR
MIN
HEIGHT
BEFORE
TURNING
• VOR
+
ILS:
Half
scale
deflection
o ±
4.50
(5.20
with
track
guidance)
• NDB:
±
50
o Area
Width:
2
NM
• Omni-‐directional
(turning)
departure
when
o Area
Splay:
7.80
turn
is
greater
than
150
MAP
CLIMB
GRADIENT
• NDB
• Must
be
at
least
120
m
AGL
and,
o ±
6.20
(6.90
with
track
guidance)
• Have
at
least
90
m
obstacle
clearance
• Normally
2.5%
o Area
Width:
2.5
NM
• Can
be
reduced
to
2%
if
approved
o Area
Splay:
10.30
PROCEDURE
DESIGN
GRADIENT
(PDG)
MINIMUM
OBSTACLE
CLEARANCE
• DME
o Old:
±0.25
NM
+
1.25%
Slant
Range
• PDG
=
OIS
+
MOC
• Reduces
from
300
m
to
150
m
in
the
o New:
±0.2
NM
primary
area
during
intermediate
segment.
• OIS
–
Obstacle
Identification
Surface
• Terminal
Area
Radar
(TAR)
(Minimum
2.5%)
• Absolute
minimum
in
final
segment
is:
o 0.8
NM
within
20
NM
o 90
m
–
Without
FAF
• MOC
–
Minimum
Obstacle
Clearance
(Fixed
o 75
m
–
With
FAF
• En-‐Route
Radar
(RSR)
at
0.8%)
o 1.7
NM
within
40
NM
• Standard
PDG
–
3.3%
“EN-‐ROUTE
OBSTACLE”
• Greater
than
150
m
APPROACH
SEGMENTS
• Beyond
15
km
radius
of
aerodrome
Arrival
-‐
IAF
-‐
Initial
-‐
IF
–
Intermediate
–
FAP
–
Final
-‐
MAP
–
Missed
Approach
AIR
LAW
AIR
LAW
AIR
LAW
SEEK
AME
ADVICE
(EASA)
PHASES
GROUND
–
AIR
RESCUE
UNIT
SIGNALS
• Surgical
operation
/
invasive
procedure
• INCERFA
–
Uncertainty
• Regular
use
of
any
medication
o No
comms
for
30
mins
• Significant
personal
injury
o No
landing
within
30
mins
of
ETA
• Significant
illness
• Pregnant
• ALERFA
–
Alert
• Admitted
to
hospital
/
medical
clinic
o Apprehension
exists
• First
use
of
corrective
lenses
o No
land
+
no
comms
within
5
mins
of
ETA
after
being
cleared
to
land
o Suspected
hijack
SEARCH
AND
RESCUE
• DETRESFA
–
Distress
DROPABLE
PACKAGES
GROUND
–
AIR
SIGNALS
• Red
–
Medical
• Blue
–
Food
&
Water
• Yellow
–
Blankets
&
Protective
Equipment
• Black
-‐
Miscellaneous
DIVERSION
NOTIFICATION
• Advise
original
destination
within
30
MIN
of
the
original
ETA.
AIR
LAW
ACCIDENT
NOTAMS
• An
occurrence
between
the
time
any
person
boards
the
aircraft
with
intention
of
flight
• Checklist
issued
at
least
every
month
and
until
such
persons
have
disembarked
where:
D
/
R
/
P
AREAS
• A
person
is
seriously
/
fatally
injured
due
to:
• Number
not
re-‐used
for
at
least
1
year
o Being
in
aircraft
o Direct
contact
with
any
part
of
aircraft
o Direct
exposure
to
jet
blast
(except
self-‐inflicted
/
stowaways)
OR
• Aircraft
sustains
damage
/
structural
failure.
Does
not
include
isolated
damage
to
engine,
props,
wing
tips
etc.
OR
• Aircraft
missing
/
completely
inaccessible
AIR
LAW