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Volcanic Ash Contingency Plan – AFI Region
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. FOREWARD ....................................................................................................................................... 3
2. TERMINOLOGY ................................................................................................................................ 4
2.1 Areas of Contamination ....................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Phases of an Event ............................................................................................................................................... 4
3. PRE-ERUPTION PHASE................................................................................................................... 5
3.1 General................................................................................................................................................................. 5
3.2 Originating Area Control Centre (ACC) Actions (eruption in its own flight information region (FIR)) ............ 5
3.3 Adjacent ACC Actions ........................................................................................................................................ 7
4. START OF ERUPTION PHASE ....................................................................................................... 7
4.1 General................................................................................................................................................................. 7
4.2 Originating ACC Actions (eruption in its own FIR) ........................................................................................... 7
4.3 Adjacent ACC Actions ........................................................................................................................................ 8
5. ONGOING ERUPTION PHASE ....................................................................................................... 8
6. RECOVERY PHASE .......................................................................................................................... 9
7. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PROCEDURES5.................................................................................. 9
ATTACHMENT A - GENERAL GUIDANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATM CONTINGENCY
PLANS FOR VOLCANIC ASH ..................................................................................................................... 11
ATTACHMENT B - ANTICIPATED PILOT ISSUES WHEN ENCOUNTERING VOLCANIC ASH 13
ATTACHMENT C - REPORTING [Editorial Note: Awaiting input from IVATF task TF-ATM03] .......14
ATTACHMENT D- ACTION TAKEN BY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICES (MWO) .... 15
ATTACHMENT E: ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE AFI VAAC IN THE EVENT OF A VOLCANIC
ERUPTION ..................................................................................................................................... 16
ATTACHMENT F - PROCEDURES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MODELLED ASH CONCENTRATION
CHARTS ................................................................................................................................... 17
ATTACHMENT G RECOMMENDED ACTIONS BY STATES OF THE OPERATOR/REGISTRY WITH
REGARDS TO AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS IN THE EVENT OF A VOLCANIC ERUPTION ........... 18
ATTACHMENT H EXAMPLE SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS ........................................ 19
ATTACHMENT I EXAMPLE TABLE OF CONSIDERATIONS FOR PLANNED OPERATIONS IN
AIRSPACE OR TO/FROM AERODROMES WHICH MAY BE CONTAMINATED BY VOLCANIC ASH.
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ATTACHMENT J EXAMPLE OF A HAZARD LOG (RISK REGISTER) ......................................... 24
ATTACHMENT K - EXAMPLE SIGMET, NOTAM, ASHTAM ......................................................... 25
ATTACHMENT L – MAJOR VOLCANOES IN THE AFI REGION .................................................. 27