Supplement to CAP 413 RADIOTELEPHONY MANUAL

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1 Supplemet to CAP 43 RADIOTELEPHONY MANUAL A Quick Referece Guide to UK Phraseology For Commercial Air Trasport Pilots

2 Cotets Push ad 2 Taxi ad 3 Climb - Cruise - Descet 4 Approach ad Ladig 5 Emergecy Commuicatios examples Pilot Metro Groud, Big Jet 345, request taxi ATC Big Jet 345, Metro Groud, taxi holdig poit A, hold short Ruway 8 This booklet is a codesed versio of CAP43 aimed at commercial pilots. The followig idividuals played a sigificat part i its productio ad distributio. Equiries regardig the cotet of this publicatio should be addressed to: Air Traffic Stadards Departmet Safety Regulatio Group Civil Aviatio Authority Aviatio House Gatwick Airport South West Sussex RH6 0YR The latest versio of this documet is available i electroic format at NATS: CAA - Safety Regulato Group Paul Joes Maria Boyle David Orme Rob Holliday UK Flight Safety Thordis Ltd Committee Joh Freema Ed Paiti Audio Select this ico to liste to a audio of the Civil Aviatio Authority 2007 ISBN itroductio Push ad Taxi ad Climb - Cruise Descet Approach ad Ladig 4 Emergecy Commuicatios

3 A Quick Referece Guide to UK Phraseology For Commercial Air Trasport Pilots A Supplemet to CAP43 Radiotelephoy Maual Itroductio Commuicatio error is a sigificat cotributory factor i both level busts ad ruway icursios i the UK. This documet aims to provide Commercial Air Trasport (CAT) pilots ad other pilots flyig IFR withi cotrolled airspace with a quick referece guide to the most commoly used radiotelephoy () phrases ecoutered durig a routie CAT flight i the UK. It also explais some of the ratioale behid the use of certai words ad phrases to aid uderstadig ad reiforce the eed for compliace with stadard phraseology. The goal is to improve safety by raisig stadards. The eed for clear ad uambiguous commuicatio betwee pilots ad Air Traffic Cotrol (ATC) is vital i assistig the safe ad expeditious operatio of aircraft. It is importat, therefore, that due regard is Push ad give to the use of stadard words ad phrases ad that all ivolved esure that they maitai the highest professioal stadards whe usig. This is especially importat whe operatig withi busy sectors with cogested frequecies where ay time wasted with verbosity ad o-stadard, ambiguous phrases could lead to flight safety icidets. Phraseology has evolved over time ad has bee carefully developed to provide maximum clarity ad brevity i commuicatios while esurig that phrases are uambiguous. However, while stadard phraseology is available to cover most routie situatios, ot every coceivable sceario will be catered for ad users should be prepared to use plai laguage whe ecessary followig the priciple of keepig phrases clear ad cocise. 5 itroductio Push ad Taxi ad Climb - Cruise Descet Approach ad Ladig Emergecy Commuicatios

4 Push ad Top tips for avoidig commuicatio error A Coditioal Push Back Clearace Coditioal clearaces expedite traffic flow, but there are risks. Read-back must be i full ad i the same Commuicatio error is a sigificat cotributory factor i both level busts ad ruway icursios i the Uited Kigdom. sequece as give. A coditioal push back clearace, show below, allows push back after aother actio has first take place ie. the coditio of the clearace. Where there may be ambiguity as to the The followig tips for pilots will help improve stadards i UK airspace: subject of the coditio, additioal details such as livery ad/or colour are give to aid idetificatio. Use stadard phraseology at all times. Maitai disciplie - use clear ad uambiguous phraseology at all times. Avoid Coditioal Push Back Clearace uecessary. Both pilots should moitor the frequecy wheever possible. Do ot read back a clearace as a questio ad avoid merely askig Metro Delivery, Big Jet 345, Stad Bravo, Boeig 737 with iformatio Q, QNH006, request clearace cofirmatory questios o the flight-deck (eg. He did say flight level 0 did t Big Jet 345, Metro Delivery, Cleared to Smallville, TA departure, Squawk 3456, slot time 905 Cleared to Smallville, TA, Squawk 3456, Big Jet 345 first step altitude. Big Jet 345, request start Big Jet 345, start approved, cotact Metro Groud for push approved, cotact Metro Groud for push, Big Jet 345 Metro Groud, Big Jet 345 Stad B, request push Big Jet 345, Metro Groud, after the red ad white Airbus 32 passig behid, push approved he? ). Much better to use say agai. Esure you pass all iformatio relevat to your phase of flight. For example: o iitial call oly o departure, pass callsig, SID, passig level, cleared level or O frequecy chages, wait ad liste before trasmittig. Take particular care whe issued with a coditioal clearace. Whe readig back a coditioal clearace, make sure you state the coditio first. Check if there is a prologed break i activity o the frequecy. Set the clearace give, ot the clearace expected. Note dow ATC istructios whe possible. If you are usure, always check. After the red ad white Airbus 32 passig behid, push approved, Big Jet PUSH AND START push ad start Push ad Taxi ad Climb - Cruise Descet Approach ad Ladig 8 Emergecy Commuicatios

5 Taxi ad Taxiig - A Safety Critical Activity The use of stadard phraseology is crucial to the safety of the flight durig taxiig. Ay mistake that causes the aircraft to eter a ruway i error could be catastrophic. Taxi Clearace Limit All taxi clearaces will cotai a clearace limit, which is the poit at which the aircraft must stop uless further permissio to proceed is give. Notig Dow Taxi Clearaces Complex or legthy taxi clearaces should be oted dow by crews. Taxi Istructios To Hold Short Of Departure Ruway Metro Groud, Big Jet 345, request taxi Big Jet 345, Metro Groud, taxi holdig poit C, Ruway 27 2 Taxi ad Taxi holdig poit C, Ruway 27, Big Jet 345 Big Jet 345, cotact Metro Tower 9.2 Cotact Metro Tower 9.2, Big Jet 345 taxi ad take-off Push ad Taxi ad Climb - Cruise Descet Approach ad Ladig 0 Emergecy Commuicatios

6 Crossig a Itermediate Ruway Coditioal Taxi Clearace If a taxi route ivolves crossig a ruway, whether active or ot, specific clearace to cross that ruway is A coditioal taxi clearace allows the aircraft to taxi oly after aother actio has take place. The required. structure ad order of coditioal clearaces is essetial to their safe executio. Coditioal clearaces always cosist of: Departure Delay Iformatio 3 Idetity of the subject of the coditio 4 Istructio Call sig 2 Coditio Departure sequece iformatio such as umber 5 to depart or expect departure i is NOT a take-off The coditio will relate to oe movemet oly ad, i the case of ladig traffic, will always clearace. be the ext aircraft to lad. Correct read-back of a coditioal clearace is vital. The coditio must be the first item read back so that the cotroller is aware that the pilot has heard the coditio o which the Taxiig Across a Itermediate Ruway Metro Groud, Big Jet 345, request taxi Big Jet 345, Metro Groud, taxi holdig poit A, hold short Ruway 8 clearace is based. After (UK Oly) The UK uses After i coditioal clearaces because Behid (ICAO) has bee misiterpreted as a istructio to get close to the precedig aircraft, leadig to serious jet blast icidets. Taxi holdig poit A, hold short Ruway 8, Big Jet 345 Whe traffic permits Coditioal Taxi Clearace Big Jet 345 cross Ruway 8 at A, taxi holdig poit C, Ruway 27 Metro Groud, Big Jet 345, request taxi Cross Ruway 8 at A, taxi holdig poit C, Ruway 27, Big Jet 345 Big Jet 345, Metro Groud, taxi holdig poit C2, hold short Ruway 09 The: Taxi holdig poit C2, hold short Ruway 09, Big Jet 345 Big Jet 345, cotact Metro Tower 9.2 Coditioal clearace to cross the itermediate ruway Cotact Metro Tower 9. 2, Big Jet 345 Big Jet 345, after the ladig Little Jet Airbus 32, cross Ruway 09 at C2 After the ladig Little Jet Airbus 32, cross Ruway 09 at C2, Big Jet 345 The: Big Jet 345, taxi holdig poit C, hold short Ruway 27 Taxi holdig poit C, hold short Ruway 27, Big Jet 345 The: Big Jet 345, cotact Metro Tower Cotact Metro Tower , Big Jet 345 TAXI AND TAKE-OFF taxi ad take-off Push ad Taxi ad Climb - Cruise Descet Approach ad Ladig 2 Emergecy Commuicatios

7 Amedmet to Departure Clearace shall oly be used whe issuig a clearace to take-off. If the cotroller uses after departure or follow, this is NOT a clearace to take-off. I the airport eviromet, the word cleared shall oly be used i coectio with a Amedmets to departure clearaces are kow to cotribute to ruway icursio icidets. The phraseology for amedmets to departure clearaces where the aircraft is approachig the ruway will begi with hold positio. clearace to take-off or lad. For ay other exchages, words such as cross ad approved will be used. To aid clarity, a take-off clearace will always be issued separately. Revised departure istructios shall be prefixed with a istructio to hold positio ad after departure shall be used whe issuig airways or route Amedmet to Departure Clearace Metro Tower, Big Jet 345, approachig holdig poit C clearaces. Big Jet 345, Metro Tower, hold at C Hold at C, Big Jet 345 Clearace Metro Tower, Big Jet 345, approachig holdig poit C Big Jet 345, hold positio, amedmet to clearace, T3F departure, climb to altitude 6000 feet Big Jet 345, Metro Tower, lie up Ruway 27 Holdig positio, T3F departure, climb to altitude 6000 feet, Big Jet 345 Lie up Ruway 27, Big Jet 345 Or: Big Jet 345, cleared for take-off Ruway 27 Big Jet 345 hold positio, after departure climb to altitude 6000 feet Cleared for take-off Ruway 27, Big Jet 345 Holdig positio, after departure climb to altitude 6000 feet, Big Jet 345 Oce airbore: Big Jet 345, cotact Metro Radar 24.6 Cotact Metro Radar o 24.6, Big Jet taxi ad take-off taxi ad take-off Push ad Taxi ad Climb - Cruise Descet Approach ad Ladig 4 Emergecy Commuicatios

8 Cacellig Clearace Coditioal Lie-Up Clearace Importat poits ivolvig the active ruway: If take-off clearace has to be cacelled before the take-off ru has commeced, the flight crew shall be The coditio is always give first. istructed to hold positio ad to ackowledge the istructio. Coditioal clearaces must be read back i full ad i exactly the same sequece If it is ecessary to cacel take-off clearace after the aircraft has commeced the take-off ru, the flight crew shall be istructed to stop immediately ad to ackowledge as give. The aircraft that is the subject of the coditio must be visible to the flight crew ad the istructio. the cotroller. I the case of ladig traffic, the subject of the coditio will be the ext aircraft to lad. The coditio must relate to oly oe movemet. Always clarify if usure. Cacellig Clearace Aircraft has ot commeced take-off: Big Jet 345 hold positio, Cacel take-off, I say agai cacel take-off, ackowledge A Coditioal Lie Up Clearace cacelled, holdig positio, Big Jet 345 Metro Tower, Big Jet 345, approachig holdig poit C Aircraft has commeced take-off: Big Jet 345, Metro Tower, hold at C Big Jet 345 stop immediately, I say agai stop immediately, ackowledge Hold at C, Big Jet 345 Stoppig, Big Jet 345 Coditioal lie up clearace: Big Jet 345, after the ladig compay Boeig 757, lie up Ruway 27 After the ladig compay Boeig 757, lie up Ruway 27 Big Jet taxi ad take-off taxi ad take-off Push ad Taxi ad Climb - Cruise Descet Approach ad Ladig 6 Emergecy Commuicatios

9 Read-back Correct read-back is vital as it eables mutual uderstadig betwee the pilot ad the cotroller of the iteded pla for that aircraft. Followig correct read-back the flight crew must esure that they carry out the correct actio. Statistics show that the most commo cause of a level bust i the UK is correct read-back followed by icorrect actio. Strategies to prevet the above error iclude otig dow the clearace prior to read-back ad esurig that both flight crew members liste to all clearaces, icludig taxi clearace. If i doubt check! Messages Cotaiig The Followig Must Be Read Back Taxi istructios Ay ruway clearace Level istructios SSR operatig istructios Headig istructios Altimeter settigs Speed istructios VDF iformatio Airways/route clearaces Frequecy chages Type of radar service Approach clearaces Ruway i use Trasitio levels 3 Checkig the accuracy of a read-back is far easier if the iformatio is read back i the same order as give. Climb - Cruise - Descet The missig elemets of icomplete read-backs are more difficult to detect ad correct tha a error i a read-back. 7 Whe a read-back is required esure it is complete ad i the order give. taxi ad take-off Push ad Taxi ad Climb - Cruise Descet Approach ad Ladig Emergecy Commuicatios

10 Climb - Cruise - Descet Degrees Degrees shall be appeded to ay headig edig i zero to prevet headigs beig cofused with Iitial Calls flight levels. Studies show that a iitial call which does ot cotai all the required iformatio ca lead to a loss of separatio. O first cotact after departure iclude: Flight Levels Callsig I the UK, flight levels of whole hudreds are trasmitted as flight level oe hudred/two hudred etc SID as mitigatio agaist level busts. The ICAO phrase flight level oe zero zero is ot used. Curret or passig level (to allow Mode C to be verified) plus cleared level. Flight levels below FL00 are referred to as two digit umbers e.g. Climb flight level eight zero to reduce the risk of cofusio with a headig istructio e.g. headig zero The iformatio i the iitial call is essetial for the safety of the aircraft by esurig mutual uderstadig eight zero. betwee the crew ad the cotroller of the iteded pla for the aircraft. Omissios will require a additioal call for clarificatio which may lead to frequecy cogestio. E-Route O first cotact with subsequet frequecies iclude callsig ad: Curret level Cleared level (or if ot i level flight, cleared level oly) If assiged by ATC, speed or a headig. E-Route Examples Big Jet 345, fly headig 260 degrees, climb FL 00, o speed cotrol Iitial Call Fly headig 260 degrees, climb FL 00, o speed cotrol, Big Jet 345 Big Jet 345, route direct BONNY, climb FL 360 Big Jet 345, cleared for take-off Ruway 27 Direct BONNY, climb FL 360, Big Jet 345 Cleared for take-off Ruway 27, Big Jet 345 Big Jet 345, cotact Norther Cotrol, 32.6 Oce airbore: Cotact Norther Cotrol, 32.6, Big Jet 345 Big Jet 345, cotact Metro Radar 24.6 Norther Cotrol, Big Jet 345, climbig FL 360, routig direct BONNY Cotact Metro Radar 24.6, Big Jet 345 Iitial call to radar: Big Jet 345, Norther Cotrol, route direct CLYDE Route direct CLYDE, Big Jet 345 Metro Radar, Big Jet 345, T3F, passig altitude 2300 feet climbig to altitude 6000 feet Big Jet 345, Metro Radar, squawk idet 9 CLIMB-CRUISE-DESCENT CLIMB-CRUISE-DESCENT Push ad Taxi ad Climb - Cruise Descet Approach ad Ladig 20 Emergecy Commuicatios

11 Reduced Vertical Separatio Miima for TCAS Flight crew idicate RVSM status with Negative RVSM or Affirm RVSM. Whe a TCAS RA requires deviatio from a ATC clearace, pilots should report the directio of the RA Flight crew refusig RVSM should state the reaso, for example Uable RVSM due to the cotroller as soo as practicable. Resposibility for separatio of aircraft directly affected by the turbulece or Uable RVSM due equipmet. maoeuvre is trasferred from cotroller to pilot ad, at the completio of the maoeuvre, from pilot back Flight crew ow able to accept RVSM with Ready to resume RVSM. ATC should be iformed whe a o-rvsm approved aircraft is requestig climb ito RVSM airspace thus Request FL320, Negative RVSM. If able, ATC will give the clearace as follows... Big Jet 345 climb FL 320, Negative RVSM. Notice that the term Negative RVSM is used i the clearace ad the read back, thus Climb FL 320, Negative RVSM Big Jet 345. Otherwise ATC will state that they are uable to issue the clearace ito RVSM airspace. to cotroller. TCAS Phraseology Durig RA respose Big Jet 345 TCAS climb (or descet) Descedig i the Hold Pilots should exercise cautio whe reportig leavig a level, particularly whe established i a holdig patter. Cotrollers may desced the aircraft above you whe you report vacatig a level. You should advise ATC that you have left a level oly whe the aircraft s altimeter idicates that the aircraft has actually departed that level ad is maitaiig a positive rate of climb or descet i accordace with published procedures. Whe aircraft returig to assiged clearace Big Jet 345 returig to (assiged clearace) Whe there is isufficiet time to iform ATC of a RA maoeuvre ad the aircraft has begu returig to the assiged clearace Big Jet 345 TCAS climb (or descet) returig to (assiged clearace) Establishig i the Hold Whe there is isufficiet time to iform ATC of a RA maoeuvre ad the aircraft has retured to the assiged clearace Big Jet 345 TCAS climb (or descet) completed, (assiged clearace) resumed Big Jet 345, desced, FL 20 Desced FL 20, Big Jet 345 Big Jet 345, cotact Clydewick Approach, Whe the flight crew are uable to comply with a ATC clearace due to a RA Big Jet 345, climb FL 20 Cotact Clydewick Approach, , Big Jet 345 Uable to comply, TCAS RA, Big Jet 345 Clydewick Approach, Big Jet 345, iformatio F, descedig FL20 Big Jet 345, Clydewick Approach, hold at MAYFIELD, desced FL 90, delay less tha 20 miutes Hold at MAYFIELD, desced FL 90, Big Jet 345 Pass Your Message (UK Oly) I the UK, the term Go Ahead is replaced by Pass Your Message. 20 CLIMB-CRUISE-DESCENT CLIMB-CRUISE-DESCENT Push ad Taxi ad Climb - Cruise Descet Approach ad Ladig 22 Emergecy Commuicatios

12 Coditioal Clearaces i a TMA Simultaeous or Cotiuous Trasmissios Coditioal clearaces ca be issued i the TMA e.g. After passig altitude 4000 feet, fly headig Direct cotroller pilot commuicatio ca be adversely affected by simultaeous or cotiuous These must treated with great care ad read back i exactly the same format i which they are give. If i trasmissios. There are times whe the cotroller is ot aware of a blocked trasmissio, but a pilot is. O doubt check! UK Phraseology for Issuig Avoidig Actio hearig a simultaeous trasmissio it ca be helpful for the pilot to trasmit the word blocked to esure that the cotroller is aware. Trasmissio blocked, Big Jet 345 UK Phraseology for Issuig Avoidig Actio Lateral Avoidig Actio Big Jet 345, avoidig actio, tur left immediately headig 270 degrees, traffic at 2 o clock, 5 miles crossig right to left, 500 feet below Vertical Avoidig Actio Big Jet 345, avoidig actio, climb immediately FL 60, traffic at 2 o clock 3 miles opposite directio same level To (UK Oly) I the UK, the word to shall ot be used whe issuig climb ad descet istructios to flight levels as it ca be cofused with the umber two. This cofusio has resulted i level busts. Climbs or descets to a flight level will be phrased as Climb FL 20, for example whereas; To shall be used i climb ad descet istructios relatig to a height or a altitude ad shall be followed by the word height or altitude. A urget toe will be used Wake Vortex Separatio Do ot ask for reduced vortex wake separatio; cotrollers do ot have discretio to grat this. for VHF frequecies Use of Six Digits Use six digits except where the fial two digits of the frequecy are both zero, i which case, oly the first four digits eed to be trasmitted. Millibars Millibars is appeded to pressure values of less tha 000 millibars to help esure that pilots who routiely use iches do ot cofuse a millibar settig with a settig i iches e.g. 992 millibars could be cofused with iches (which equates to 03 millibars). Millibars may be omitted for values greater tha 999 millibars. 23 CLIMB-CRUISE-DESCENT CLIMB-CRUISE-DESCENT Push ad Taxi ad Climb - Cruise Descet Approach ad Ladig 24 Emergecy Commuicatios

13 Approach ad Ladig ILS Phraseology (UK oly) Due to procedure desig, airspace complexity ad traffic desity, alog with lessos leared from flight safety related icidets ad occurreces, the ICAO phrase Cleared ILS approach is ot routiely used i the UK. Istead, the UK has ehaced safety by adoptig uambiguous phraseology that icludes a positive descet istructio to esure that descet is iitiated oly whe it is safe to do so. Cleared ILS approach may itroduce a elemet of ucertaity as to whe descet will be iitiated because the pilot may desced to the fial approach poit altitude (platform height) at ay time after receivig this clearace. To esure that descet will oly commece whe the aircraft is clear of other traffic patters, such as helicopter routes ad adjacet aerodromes procedures, radar cotrollers will ormally use the UK phrase: Report established o the localiser. Oce established, you will the be give clearace to Desced o the ILS. I busy eviromets, the phraseology may be combied to: Whe established o the localiser, desced o the ILS. 4 Radar Vectors from the Hold Towards the ILS Metro Approach, Big Jet 345, Boeig 737 with iformatio P, holdig MAYFIELD descedig FL 80 Approach ad Ladig Big Jet 345, Metro Approach, vectorig for ILS, Ruway 27 Right Ruway 27 Right, Big Jet 345 Big Jet 345, leave MAYFIELD, headig 20 degrees, desced to altitude 3000 feet, QNH 998 millibars, speed 20 kots Headig 20 degrees, desced to altitude 3000 feet, QNH 998 millibars, speed 20 kots, Big Jet 345 Big Jet 345, tur right headig 80 degrees, speed 80 kots, 5 miles from touchdow Right headig 80 degrees, speed 80 kots, Big Jet 345 APPROACH AND LANDING Push ad Taxi ad Climb - Cruise Descet Approach ad Ladig 26 Emergecy Commuicatios

14 Lad After Clearace UK (ILS) A ladig aircraft may be permitted to touch dow before a precedig ladig aircraft, which has laded, has vacated the ruway provided that: UK - ILS The ruway is log eough to allow safe separatio betwee the two aircraft ad there is o evidece to idicate that brakig may be adversely affected; Big Jet 345, tur right headig 240 degrees, desced to altitude 3000 feet, report established o localiser, Ruway 27 Right Right headig 240 degrees, desced to altitude 3000 feet, report established Ruway 27 Right, Big Jet 345 Big Jet 345, localiser established Big Jet 345, Desced o the ILS, QNH 998 millibars Or i busy situatios: Big Jet 345, whe established o localiser, desced o the ILS, QNH 998 millibars Whe localiser established, desced o ILS, QNH 998 millibars, Big Jet 345 It is durig daylight hours; The precedig ladig aircraft is ot required to backtrack i order to vacate the ruway; The cotroller is satisfied that the flight crew of the ladig aircraft will be able to see the precedig aircraft which has laded, clearly ad cotiuously, util it has vacated the ruway; ad The flight crew of the followig aircraft is wared. Resposibility for separatio rests with the followig aircraft. Lad After Clearace Metro Tower, Big Jet 345, fial Ruway 27 Right Big Jet 345, Metro Tower, Ruway 27 right, lad after the Boeig 737, surface wid 270 degrees te kots Cotiue Approach Ruway 27 Right, lad after the Boeig 737, Big Jet 345 Cotiue Approach is NOT a clearace to lad. If the ruway is obstructed whe the aircraft reports fial, but it is expected to be available i good time for the aircraft to make a safe ladig, the cotroller Big Jet 345, vacate left, cotact Metro Groud will delay ladig clearace by issuig a istructio to cotiue approach. The cotroller may explai Vacatig left, Cotact Metro Groud , Big Jet 345 why the ladig clearace has bee delayed. Cotiue Approach Metro Tower, Big Jet 345, fial ruway 27 Right Big Jet 345, cotiue approach Cotiue, Big Jet 345 Big Jet 345, cleared to lad, Ruway 27 Right, wid 270 degrees te kots Cleared to lad Ruway 27 Right, Big Jet APPROACH AND LANDING APPROACH AND LANDING Push ad Taxi ad Climb - Cruise Descet Approach ad Ladig 28 Emergecy Commuicatios

15 The Go-Aroud Istructios to carry out a missed approach may be give to avert a usafe situatio. Whe a missed approach is iitiated cockpit workload is ievitably high. Ay trasmissios to aircraft goig aroud shall be brief ad kept to a miimum. I the evet of a missed approach beig iitiated by the pilot, the phrase goig aroud should be used. The Go-Aroud Cotroller Iitiated: Big Jet 345, go aroud, I say agai, go aroud ackowledge Goig aroud, Big Jet 345 Oce established i the climb: Big Jet 345, Cotact Metro Approach, Cotact Metro Approach, , Big Jet 345 Pilot iitiated: Big Jet 345, goig aroud 29 5 Emergecy Comms APPROACH AND LANDING Push ad Taxi ad Climb - Cruise Descet Approach ad Ladig Emergecy Commuicatios

16 Emergecy Commuicatios Approachig Miimum No delay expected meas holdig will be less tha 20 miutes before commecig a approach. Emergecy Commuicatios Fuel Emergecy or fuel priority are ot recogised terms. Flight crews short of fuel must As soo as there is ay doubt as to the safe coduct of a flight, immediately request assistace from ATC. declare a PAN or MAYDAY to be sure of beig give the appropriate priority. Flight crews should declare the emergecy situatio early; it ca always be cacelled. Radio Failure A distress call (situatio where the aircraft requires immediate assistace) is prefixed: MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY. A urgecy message (situatio ot requirig immediate assistace) is prefixed: PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN. Make the iitial call o the frequecy i use, but if that is ot possible squawk 7700 ad The umber of reported radio failure icidets i UK airspace is icreasig. With the heighteed awareess i airbore security, ATC s iability to cotact a aircraft experiecig a radio failure could lead to that aircraft s iterceptio by military aircraft. To esure the safety of aircraft experiecig radio failure withi the Lodo ad Scottish FIRs, pilots ad operators ca use the followig satellite telephoe umbers to cotact ATC: cotact 2.5. Lodo D & D Scottish D & D The distress/urgecy message shall cotai the ature of the emergecy, fuel edurace ad persos o board. Emergecy Commuicatios MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY, Big Jet 345, Boeig 737, ucotrolled egie fire, request immediate ladig at Metro, 50 persos o board, edurace three hours Shawick Radio To be used for aircraft commuicatios failure. The followig telephoe umbers coect directly to the appropriate UK Distress ad Diversio Cells (D&D) who the alert the appropriate ATC uit ad UK Air Defece Authority cofirmig your radio failure: Lodo D&D Tel: Scottish D&D Tel: Big Jet 345, Roger MAYDAY, tur left headig 090 degrees, radar vectors ILS Ruway 27 Left headig 090 degrees, request Ruway 09, Big Jet 345 Big Jet 345, roger, cotiue left tur headig 055, desced to altitude 3000 feet, QNH 002, report established o localiser Ruway 09 Headig 055, desced to altitude 3000 feet, QNH 002, report established Ruway 09, Big Jet 345 for Aircraft Iboud to the UK with Fuel Reserves 3 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS Push ad Taxi ad Climb - Cruise Descet Approach ad Ladig 32 Emergecy Commuicatios