Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority Aeronautical Information Service 4 W

___________________________ 

Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority 

Aeronautical Information Service 

4 Winchester Road 

Kingston 10 

Tel: 929-3552 

EMAIL: aisjamaica@jcaa.gov.jm 

__________________________ 

AC 

01/10 

June 17, 2010 

ADVISORY CIRCULAR 

FLIGHT PLANNING PROCEDURES – BOSCOBEL AERODROME 

1. Purpose 

1.1 This AIS Advisory Circular (AC) provides guidance on the establishment and operations of 

the processes associated with flight planning within the Kingston FIR and Boscobel in 

particular to ensure that pilots are well informed of the requirements to facilitate safe 

conduct of a flight. 

2. Status of this AC 

2.1 This is the first issue of 2010 – FLIGHT PLANNING PROCEDURES dated June 17, 2010. It 

will remain current until withdrawn or superseded. 

3.0 Reference documents 

ICAO Annex 2, Chapter 3 – Rules of the Air 

ICAO Doc 4444 (PANS-ATM) 

ICAO Doc 7030 - Regional Supplementary Procedures, Part CAR 

Civil Aviation Regulations 2005, 

Aeronautical Information Publication/Jamaica 

Page 1 of 8

4.0 Applicability 

4.1 The importance of filing a flight plan before departure from an aerodrome cannot be 

underscored but briefly stated - is to facilitate making the intentions of the pilot well known in 

advance to the relevant ATS units. This will facilitate the provision of air traffic services or 

use of the details provided therein to facilitate search and rescue. 

5.0 Procedures for Submission of flight plan 

5.1 A flight plan shall be submitted in accordance with ICAO Annex 2, Section 3.3.1. 

a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Subsection, a pilot shall file an IFR 

or VFR flight plan, as applicable, prior to operating one of the following: 

i) any flight (or portion thereof) to be provided with air traffic 

control service; 

ii) 

iii) 

iv) 

any flight to be conducted under IFR or IMC; 

any flight to be conducted under VFR; 

any flight within or into designated areas, or along designated 

routes, when so required by the appropriate air traffic services 

authority to facilitate the provision of flight information , alerting 

and search and rescue services; 

v) any flight within or into designated areas, or along designated 

routes , when so required by the appropriate ATC authority to 

facilitate coordination with appropriate military units or with ATC 

facilities in adjacent States in order to avoid the possible need for 

interception for the purpose of identification; or 

vi) 

any flight across international borders; and 

b) The PIC or operating company shall submit a flight plan before departure to the 

AIS Office or appropriate ATC facility, unless arrangements have been made 

with the AIS for submission of repetitive flight plans. 

c) When a flight plan is submitted by telephone, telefax or AFTN, the 

sequence of items in the flight plan form shall be strictly followed. 

Page 2 of 8

6.0 Place of submission 

6.1 All Flight Plans shall be submitted in person, via telefax, telephone or handling agent, as 

follows:- 

a) Norman Manley International Airport 

(i) 

(ii) 

1200 – 0400 UTC: Aerodrome AIS unit Flight Planning Office 

0401 – 1159 UTC: Air Traffic Control Tower 

b) Sangster International Airport 

H24 – Air Traffic Control Tower 

c) Boscobel International Port of Entry (BIPE) 

(i) 

1200 – 0400 UTC 

Each Pilot-in-command is required to complete a Flight Plan Form provided 

by the BIPE Customer Service Assistant or APS Officer, who will then 

forward via fax to the AIS Unit at the Norman Manley Aerodrome. 

(ii) 

0401 – 1159 UTC 

Each Pilot-in-command is required to complete a Flight Plan Form provided 

by the BIPE Customer Service Assistant or APS Officer, who will then 

forward via fax or AFTN to the KIN ACC (Kingston Area Control Center) 

7.0 Time of submission 

7.1 The pilot-in-command or his designated representative or handling agent, shall submit a 

flight plan at least 60 minutes (1 hour) prior to planned engine start time, taking into 

account the requirement of ATS units in the airspace along the route to be flown to receive 

timely information. 

7.2 If submitted during flight, a pilot should submit an Air Filed Flight Plan (AFIL) at a time which 

will ensure its receipt by the appropriate ATC facility at least 10 minutes before the aircraft is 

estimated to reach: 

(i) 

(ii) 

the intended point of entry into a control area or advisory area; or 

the point of crossing an airway or advisory route. 

Page 3 of 8

8.0 Contents of a Flight Plan 

8.1 The instructions for completing the Flight Plan Form shall be followed. 

8.2 Flight plans concerning IFR flights along ATS routes must include FIR-boundary estimates. 

This is also required for international VFR flights. 

8.3 Each person filing an IFR or VFR flight plan shall include in it the following information: 

1) Aircraft identification; 

2) Flight rules and type of flight 

3) Number and type(s) of aircraft and wake turbulence category; 

4) Equipment; 

5) Departure aerodrome and alternate departure aerodrome (if required); 

6) Estimated off-block time (departure time); 

7) Cruising speed(s); 

8) Cruising level(s); 

9) Route to be followed; 

10) Destination aerodrome and alternate ; 

11) FIR-boundary estimates 

12) Fuel endurance; 

13) Total number of persons on-board; 

14) Emergency and survival equipment; and 

15) Other information. 

(Note:- Whatever the purpose for which it is submitted, a flight plan shall contain information, as 

applicable, on relevant items up to and including “alternate aerodrome(s)” regarding the whole route 

or the portion thereof for which the flight plan is submitted.) 

8.4 Aircraft Operators (AO) are ultimately responsible for the complete filing of their flight plans 

and associated messages. This encompasses compilation, accuracy, and submission of 

flight plans within the prescribed time. 

8.5 AOs who have the facilities and are prepared to file their own flight plans and associated 

messages directly to ATC via the AFTN may do so, and are ultimately responsible for the 

complete filing of their flight plans and associated messages. 

Page 4 of 8

9.0 VFR Flight Plan 

9.1 The pilot-in-command or aircraft operator shall adhere to the flight planning procedures, 

rules and regulations outlined in this Advisory Circular and the AIP Jamaica. 

10.0 VFR flight plan for alerting service only 

10.1 It is advisable that a flight plan be filed in respect of a VFR flight which will be conducted 

over sparsely populated areas where Search and Rescue operations would be difficult. 

11.0 Filing of flight notification 

The pilot-in-command of an aircraft which will conduct flight in accordance with the Visual 

Flight Rules, wholly within Jamaica territorial airspace, may file a flight notification by R/T, 

telephone or in person. Such flight notification shall contain the following: 

a) Aircraft Radio Callsign; 

b) Aircraft Type; 

c) Point of Departure; 

d) Destination; 

e) Route of Flight; 

f) Total number of persons on board; 

g) Fuel Endurance. 

12.0 Repetitive Flight Plan System 

12.1 Submission of a Repetitive Flight Plan (RPL) 

12.1.1 RPLs shall be submitted to the AIS Aerodrome Unit Office at the Norman Manley 

International Airport at least two weeks in advance of the intended first flight. 

They shall be submitted: 

i) in person; or 

ii) telefax: 1 876 924 8112; 

12.1.2 RPLs shall cover the entire flight from the departure aerodrome to the destination 

aerodrome. 

Page 5 of 8

12.1.3 RPLs must state the date the flight(s) are scheduled to begin and when they are 

scheduled to end, up to a maximum period of 1 year. Thereafter, a new RPL 

should be submitted. 

12.1.4 Upon receipt, the AIS Officer will then process the file and contact the Aircraft 

Operator (AO) only if there are any problems, such as the route or validity 

periods. It follows, therefore, that if no subsequent query is initiated by an AIS 

Officer, the AO can assume that the file has been successfully processed. 

12.2 Types of RPL submission 

RPL data submission may be in the form of a New RPL or a Revised RPL. 

12.2.1 A New RPL is a submission that contains only new information (typically the 

start of a new flight, or new flight period/schedule); 

12.2.2 A Revised RPL is a submission that contains revised information to a previously 

submitted list. This revised or amended information could be a combination of 

any of the following: 

i) changes; 

ii) cancellations; or 

iii) additional flights 

12.3 Aviation Operator Changes 

Any change to the address or contact number of the AO (for example, a change of contact 

number/address for obtaining supplementary information) must be advised to the AIS Officer 

immediately. 

12.4 Delay, incidental changes and cancellations of RPL 

12.4.1 When a specific flight is likely to encounter a delay of one hour or more in excess 

of the departure time stated in the RPL, the AIS Aerodrome Unit Office at the 

Norman Manley International Airport shall be notified immediately. 

12.4.2 Incidental changes to and cancellations of RPL shall be notified as early as 

possible, and no later than 30 minutes before scheduled departure, to the AIS 

Aerodrome Unit Office at the Norman Manley International Airport. 

Page 6 of 8

12.5 Expiration of RPL 

12.5.1 A RPL automatically expires on the ending date specified when submitted, and 

will be deleted from our system. 

12.5.2 If the AO intends to continue the same schedule, the submission of a new RPL 

is required at least 2 weeks prior to the expiration date. 

13.0 Changes to the submitted flight plan 

13.1 All changes to a flight plan submitted for an IFR flight and significant changes to a flight plan 

submitted for a VFR flight shall be reported as soon as possible to the appropriate AIS and/ 

or ATS unit. In the event of a delay in departure of 30 minutes or more for a flight for which a 

flight plan has been submitted, the flight plan shall be amended or a new flight plan shall be 

submitted after the old plan has been cancelled. 

Note 1.- If a delay in departure of a controlled flight is not properly reported, the relevant 

flight plan data may no longer be readily available to the appropriate ATS unit when a 

clearance is ultimately requested, which will consequently result in extra delay for the flight 

Note 2.- If a delay in departure (or cancellation) of an VFR flight is not properly reported, 

alerting or search and rescue action may be unnecessarily initiated when the flight fails to 

arrive at the destination aerodrome within 30 minutes after its current ETA. 

13.2 Whenever a flight, for which a flight plan has been submitted, is cancelled, the appropriate 

AIS and/or ATS unit shall be informed immediately. 

13.3 Changes to a current flight plan for a controlled flight during flight shall be reported or 

requested, subject to the provisions in ICAO Annex 2, 3.6.2. (Adherence to flight plan). 

Significant changes to a flight plan for a VFR flight include changes in endurance or in the 

total number of persons on board and changes in time estimates of 30 minutes or more. 

14.0 Arrival report (closing a flight plan) 

13.4.1 A report of arrival shall be made at the earliest possible moment after landing to 

the airport office of the arrival aerodrome by any flight for which a flight plan has 

been submitted except when the arrival has been acknowledged by the local 

ATS unit. After landing at an aerodrome which is not the destination aerodrome 

(diversionary landing), the local ATS unit shall be specifically informed 

accordingly. In the absence of a local ATS unit at the aerodrome of diversionary 

landing, the pilot is responsible for passing the arrival report to the destination 

aerodrome. 

Page 7 of 8

13.4.2 Arrival reports shall contain the following elements of information: 

- aircraft identification 

- departure aerodrome 

- destination aerodrome 

- time of arrival. 

In the case of diversion, insert the “arrival aerodrome” between “destination 

aerodrome” and “time of arrival”. 

15.0 Adherence to flight plan 

15.1 Pilots are required to strictly adhere to the current flight plan unless a request for a 

change has been made and in the case of an IFR flight, alternative clearance has been 

obtained from the appropriate air traffic control unit, or unless an emergency situation arises 

which necessitates immediate action by the pilot-in-command of the aircraft, in which event as 

soon as circumstances permit, after such emergency authority has been exercised, the 

appropriate ATSU shall be notified of the action taken and that this action has been taken under 

emergency authority. 

16.0 Additional Flight Planning Requirements 

16.1 VFR flights are NOT allowed over Cuban Airspace 

16.2 IFR Flights require overflight permit from Cuban Authorities. Request for overflight permit 

must be made at 48 hours in advance 

16.3 Pilots or representatives shall contact AIS NMIA / KIN ATCC to confirm receipt/acceptance 

of flight plans 

16.4 Consult AIP Jamaica, AIP Supplements, NOTAM, AICs for further information. The AIP 

Jamaica may be purchased at the AIS HQ Office. 

Page 8 of 8

Appendix #1 to AC01/10 

Flight Plan Form 

Page App 1-1 of AC01/10

Appendix #2 to AC01/10 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF THE FLIGHT PLAN FORM 

1.0 Introduction 

1.1 With extensive use of automatic data processing in flight planning it is most important that 

the FPL Form is correct in every detail before submission. Even minor mistakes, such as 

leaving a space where it is not called for, will result in a delay in processing the information, 

which can cause a delay to the flight. 

2.0 General 

The following general FPL instructions are as follows 

a) Use block capitals at all times; 

b) Adhere to the prescribed formats and manner of specifying data; 

c) Commence inserting data in the first space provided. (Convention may dictate 

that the first figure is a zero e.g. 002 to indicate two POB in Item 19). Where 

excess space is available, leave unused spaces blank. 

c) Insert all clock times in 4 figures UTC. 

i) Insert all estimated elapsed times in 4 figures (hours and minutes, UTC); 

3.0 Completion of flight plan form 

a) Complete Items 7 to 18 as indicated hereunder; 

b) Complete also Item 19 as indicated, to facilitate alerting of SAR Services; 

c) Item numbers on the form are not consecutive. (They correspond to field Type 

numbers in standard ATS messages). 

4.0 ITEM 3: MESSAGE TYPE (FPL) 

4.1 ITEM 7: AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION 

7 AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION 

____ 

____ 

INSERT one of the following aircraft identifications not exceeding 7 

characters: 


a) The registration marking of the aircraft (e.g. ELAKO, 4XBCD, N256GA), when: 

i) in radiotelephony the callsign used by the aircraft will consist of this 

identification alone (e.g. OOTEK), or preceded by the ICAO 

telephony designator for the aircraft operating agency (e.g. 

SABENA OOTEK); 

ii) the aircraft is not equipped with radio; 

OR 

b) The ICAO designator for the aircraft operating agency followed by the flight 

identification (e.g. BAW278, NGA213, JTR25) when in radiotelephony the call 

sign to be used by the aircraft will consist of the ICAO telephony designator for 

the operating agency followed by the flight identification (e.g. SPEEDBIRD 278, 

NIGERIA 213, HERBIE 25); 

OR 

c) The callsign determined by the military authorities if this will be used to identify 

the aircraft in radiotelephony during flight. 

Note: Provisions for the use of radiotelephony call signs are contained in ICAO 

Annex 10, Volume II, Chapter 5. ICAO designators and radiotelephony 

designators for aircraft operating agencies are contained in ICAO DOC 8585 - 

Designators for Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and 

Services. 

4.2 ITEM 8: FLIGHT RULES AND TYPE OF FLIGHT 

___ 

FLIGHT RULES 

TYPE OF FLIGHT 

a) FLIGHT RULES 

INSERT one of the following letters to denote the category of flight rules with 

which the pilot intends to comply: 

I if IFR 

V if VFR 

Y if IFR first ) Specify in Item 15 the point or points where a 

Z if VFR first ) change of flight rules is planned. 


) TYPE OF FLIGHT 

INSERT one of the following letters to denote the type of flight: 

S if Scheduled Air Service 

N if Non-scheduled Air Transport Operation 

G if General Aviation 

M if Military, Customs or Police 

X if other than any of the defined categories above. 

4.3 ITEM 9: NUMBER, TYPE OF AIRCRAFT AND WAKE TURBULENCE CATEGORY 

9 NUMBER TYPE OF ACFT WAKE TURBULENCE CAT. 

___ 

a) NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT (2 characters) 

INSERT the number of aircraft, only if more than one (e.g. 03). 

b) TYPE OF AIRCRAFT (2 to 4 characters) 

INSERT the appropriate Aircraft Type Designator as specified in ICAO DOC 

8643 Aircraft Type Designators; 

OR 

if no such designator has been assigned or in case of formation flights 

comprising more than one type, INSERT "ZZZZ" and specify in Item 18 the 

numbers and type(s) of aircraft preceded by TYP/. 

c) WAKE TURBULENCE CATEGORY 

INSERT one of the following letters to indicate the wake turbulence category of 

the aircraft: 

H HEAVY, to indicate an aircraft type with a maximum take-off weight 

(MTOW) of 136,000 kg (300,000 lb) or more; 

M MEDIUM, to indicate an aircraft type with a MTOW of less than 136,000 

kg (300,000 lb) but more than 7,000 kg (15,500 lb); 

L LIGHT, to indicate an aircraft with a MTOW of 7,000 kg (15,500 lb), or 

less. 


4.4 ITEM 10: EQUIPMENT 

____ 

10 EQUIPMENT 

a) RADIO COMMUNICATION, NAVIGATION AND APPROACH AID 

EQUIPMENT 

INSERT one letter, preceding the oblique stroke, as follows: 

N if no COM/NAV/Approach aid equipment for the route to be flown is 

carried, or the equipment is unserviceable; 

OR 

S if the standard or prescribed (e.g. NAT requirements) COM / NAV 

/Approach aid equipment for the route to be flown is carried and 

serviceable (See Note 1). 

AND/OR 

INSERT one or more of the following letters to indicate the 

COM /NAV/Approach aid equipment available and serviceable: 

A (not allocated) 

B (not allocated) 

C LORAN C 

D DME 

E (not allocated) 

F ADF 

G (GNSS) 

H HF RTF 

I Inertial Navigation 

J (Data Link) (See note 3) 

K MLS 

L ILS 

M OMEGA (not required for the NAT region) 

O VOR 


P (not allocated) 

Q (not allocated) 

R RNP type certification (See note 5) 

T TACAN 

U UHF RTF 

V VHF RTF 

W } 

X } when prescribed by ATS 

Y } 

Z Other equipment carried (See note 2) 

NOTE 1: Standard equipment is considered to be VHF RTF, ADF, 

VOR and ILS, unless another combination is prescribed 

by the appropriate ATS Authority. 

NOTE 2: If the letter Z is used, specify in Item 18 the other 

equipment carried, preceded by COM/ and/or NAV/ as 

appropriate. 

NOTE 3 If the letter J is used, specify in Item 18 the equipment 

carried, preceded by DAT/ followed by one or more letters 

as appropriate. 

NOTE 4: Information on navigation capability is provided to ATC 

for clearance and routing purposes. 

NOTE 5: Inclusion of letter R indicates that aircraft meets the RNP 

type prescribed for the route segment(s), route(s), and/or 

area concerned. 

b) SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT 

INSERT one or two of the following letters, after the oblique stroke, 

to describe the serviceable surveillance equipment carried: 


SSR Equipment 

N Nil; 

A Transponder - Mode A (4 digits - 4096 Codes) 

C Transponder - Mode A (4 digits - 4096 Codes) and Mode C; 

X Transponder - Mode S without both aircraft identification and 

pressure-altitude transmission; 

P Transponder - Mode S, with pressure altitude but without 

aircraft identification transmission; 

I Transponder - Mode S, with aircraft identification but without 

pressure-altitude transmission; 

S Transponder - Mode S with both aircraft identification and 

pressure-altitude transmission. 

4.6 ITEM 13: DEPARTURE AERODROME AND TIME (8 characters) 

13 DEPARTURE AERODROME TIME 

____ 

4.6.1 a) DEPARTURE AERODROME 

INSERT the ICAO four-letter location indicator of the departure 

aerodrome. 

OR 

If no location indicator has been assigned, INSERT "ZZZZ" and 

specify, in Item 18, the name of the aerodrome, preceded by DEP/; 

OR 

If the FPL is received from an aircraft in flight, 

INSERT "AFIL" and specify, in Item 18, the ICAO four-letter location 

indicator of the location of the ATS unit from which supplementary 

FPL data can be obtained, preceded by DEP/. 


4.6.2 b) TIME (4 characters) 

INSERT (without a space) the estimated off-block time for an flight 

plan submitted before departure; 

OR 

for an FPL received from an aircraft in flight, the actual or estimated 

time over the first point of the route to which the FPL applies. 

4.7 ITEM 15: CRUISING SPEED LEVEL AND ROUTE 

15 CRUISING SPEED LEVEL ROUTE 

___ 

4.7.1 INSERT the first cruising speed as in a) below and without any space 

the first cruising level as in b) below. Then, following the arrow, INSERT 

the route description as in c) below: 

4.7.1.1 a) CRUISING SPEED (maximum 5 characters) 

INSERT the True Air Speed for the first or the whole cruising 

portion of the flight, in terms of Knots, expressed as N followed by 

4 figures (e.g. N0485); 

OR 

Kilometres per hour, expressed as K followed by 4 figures (e.g. K0830); 

OR 

True Mach number, when so prescribed by the appropriate ATS 

authority to the nearest hundredths of unit Mach, expressed as M 

followed by 3 figures (e.g. M082). 

4.7.1.2 CRUISING LEVEL (maximum 5 characters) 

INSERT the planned cruising level for the first or the whole portion of 

the route to be flown, in terms of: 

Flight Level, expressed as F followed by 3 figures (e.g. F085; F330); 

OR 


Standard Metric Level in tens of metres, expressed as S followed by 4 

figures (e.g. S1130); 

OR 

Altitude in hundreds of feet, expressed as A followed by 3 figures (e.g. 

A045; A100); 

OR 

Altitude in tens of metres, expressed as M followed by 4 figures (e.g. 

M0840); 

OR 

for uncontrolled VFR flights where the flight is not planned to be flown 

at a specific cruising level, the letters VFR. When so prescribed by the 

appropriate ATS authorities. 

4.7.1.3 ROUTE - (INCLUDING CHANGES OF SPEED, LEVEL AND/OR FLIGHT 

RULES) 

For flights along designated ATS routes: 

INSERT, if the departure aerodrome is located on or connected to the 

ATS route, the letters DCT followed by the point of joining the first ATS 

route, followed by the designator of the ATS route. 

THEN INSERT each point at which either a change of speed or level, a 

change of ATS route, and/or a change of flight rules is planned. 

1) ATS ROUTE (2 to 7 characters) 

The coded designator assigned to the route or route segment 

including, where appropriate, the coded designator assigned 

to the standard departure or arrival route (e.g. BCN1, L975, 

M17, UL175, KODAP2A); 

2) SIGNIFICANT POINT (2 to 11 characters) 

The coded designator (2 to 5 characters) assigned to the point 

(e.g. LN, MAY, HADDY). 

OR 


if no coded designator has been assigned, one of the following 

ways: 

• Degrees only (7 characters) 2 figures describing latitude in 

degrees, followed by N (North) or S (South), followed by 3 

figures describing longitude in degrees, followed by E 

(East) or W (West). Make up the number of figures, where 

necessary, by insertion of zeros (e.g. 46N078W); 

• Degrees and Minutes (11 characters) 

4 figures describing latitude in degrees and tens and units 

of minutes followed by N (North) or S (South) followed by 5 

figures describing longitude in degrees and tens and units 

of minutes followed by E (East) or W (West). Make up the 

correct number of figures, where necessary, by insertion of 

zeros (e.g. 4620N07805W). 

• Bearing and Distance from a Navigation Aid (9 characters) 

The identification of the navigation aid (normally a VOR) in 

the form of 2 or 3 characters, then the bearing from the aid 

in the form of 3 figures giving degrees magnetic, then the 

distance from the aid in the form of 3 figures expressing 

nautical miles. 

Make up the correct number of figures, where necessary, 

by the insertion of zeros (e.g. a point 180o magnetic at a 

distance of 40 nautical miles from VOR 'DUB' should be 

expressed as DUB180040); 

3) CHANGE OF SPEED OR LEVEL (Maximum 21 characters) 

The point at which a change of speed (5% TAS or 0.01 Mach or 

more) or a change of level is planned, expressed exactly as in 

(2) above, followed by an oblique stroke and both the cruising 

speed and the cruising level, expressed exactly as in a) and b) 


above, without a space between them, even when only one of 

these quantities will be changed. 

Examples: LN/N0284A045 

MAY/N0305F180 

HADDY/N0420F330 

4602N07805W/N0500F350 

46N078W/M082F330 

DUB180040/N0350M0840 

4) CHANGE OF FLIGHT RULES (Maximum 3 characters) 

The point at which the change of flight rules is planned, 

expressed exactly as in 2) or 3) above as appropriate, followed 

by a space and one of the following: 

VFR if from IFR to VFR 

IFR if from VFR to IFR 

Examples: LN VFR 

LN/N0284A050 IFR 

5) CRUISE CLIMB (Maximum 28 characters) 

The letter "C" followed by an oblique stroke; then the point at 

which cruise climb is planned to start, expressed exactly as in 

2) above followed by an oblique stroke; then the speed to be 

maintained during cruise climb, expressed exactly as in (a) 

above, followed by the two levels defining the layer to be 

occupied during cruise climb; each level expressed exactly as 

in b) above, or the level above which cruise climb is planned 

followed by the word "PLUS", without a space between them. 

Examples: C/48N050W/M082F290F350 

C/48N050W/M082F290PLUS 

C/52N050W/M220F580F620 


4.8 ITEM 16: DESTINATION, TOTAL ELAPSED TIME AND ALTERNATE 

AERODROME(S) 

_ 

16 DESTINATION TOTAL EET ALTN 2ND ALTN 

AERODROME HR. MIN AERODROME AERODROME 

4.8.1 a) DESTINATION AERODROME AND TOTAL ESTIMATED LAPSED 

TIME (8 characters) 

INSERT the ICAO four-letter location indicator of the destination 

aerodrome followed, without a space, by the total estimated elapsed time. 

OR. 

If no location indicator has been assigned, 

INSERT “ZZZZ" followed, without a space, by the total estimated 

elapsed time and specify in Item 18 the name of the 

aerodrome, preceded by DEST/. 

b) ALTERNATE AERODROME(S) 4 characters 

INSERT the ICAO four-letter location indicator(s) of not more than two 

alternate Aerodromes separated by a space. 

OR, if no location indicator has been assigned to the alternate 

aerodrome, 

INSERT "ZZZZ" and specify in Item 18 the name of the aerodrome, 

preceded by ALTN/. 

4.9 ITEM 18: OTHER INFORMATION 

__ 

18 OTHER INFORMATION 


4.9.1 INSERT 0" (zero) if no other information needs to be included. 

OR any other necessary information in the preferred sequence 

shown below, in the form of the appropriate indicator followed 

by an oblique stroke plus the information to be recorded 

EET/ Followed by significant waypoints or FIR boundary 

designators plus accumulated estimated elapsed times from 

takeoff to such points where prescribed by regional navigation 

agreements, or by the appropriate ATS authority. 

RIF/ 

Examples: EET/CAP0745 XYZ0830 

EET/EINN0204 

The route details to the revised destination aerodrome, 

followed by the ICAO four-letter location indicator of the 

aerodrome. The revised route is subject to re-clearance in 

flight. 

Examples: RIF/DTA BEC KLAX 

RIF/ESP G94 CLA APPH 

RIF/LEMD. 

REG/ 

SEL/ 

OPR/ 

STS/ 

TYP/ 

PER/ 

The registration markings of the aircraft, if different from the 

aircraft identification in Item 7. 

SELCAL Code, if so prescribed by the appropriate ATS 

authority. 

Name of the operator, if not obvious from the aircraft 

identification in Item 7. 

Reason for special handling by ATS, e.g. hospital aircraft, one 

engine inoperative, e.g. STS/HOSP, STS/ONE ENG INOP. 

Type(s) of aircraft, preceded if necessary by number(s) of 

aircraft, if ZZZZ is inserted in Item 9. 

Aircraft performance data, if so prescribed by the appropriate 

ATS authority. 


COM/ 

DAT/ 

DEP/ 

DEST/ 

ALTN/ 

RALT/ 

CODE/ 

RMK/ 

Significant data related to communication equipment as 

required by the appropriate ATS authority, e.g. COM/UHF only. 

Significant data related to data link capability using one or 

more of the letters S, H, V and M e.g. DAT/S for satellite data 

link, DAT/H for HF data link, DAT/V for VHF data link, DAT/M 

for SSR Mode S data link. 

NAV/ Significant data related to navigation equipment as 

required by the appropriate ATS authority, e.g. NAV/INS. 

Name of the departure aerodrome, if ZZZZ is inserted in Item 

13, or the ICAO four-letter location indicator of the ATS unit 

location from which supplementary flight plan data can be 

obtained if AFIL is inserted in Item 13. 

Name of the destination aerodrome, if ZZZZ is inserted in Item 

16. 

Name of the alternate aerodrome(s), if ZZZZ is inserted in Item 

16. 

Name of any en-route alternate aerodrome(s) 

Aircraft address (expressed in the form of an alphanumerical 

code of six hexadecimal characters) when required by the 

appropriate ATS authority. Example: “F00001” is the lowest 

aircraft address contained in the specific block administered 

by ICAO. 

Any other plain language remarks when required by the 

appropriate ATS Authority or deemed necessary. 

4.10 ITEM 19: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 

NOTE: This information is not normally included in transmission of 

flight plan message. It is retained, however, at location of the 

filing of the FPL. 


4.10.1 ENDURANCE: 

After E/ INSERT a 4-figure group giving the fuel endurance in 

hours and minutes. 

4.10.2 PERSONS ON BOARD: 

After P/ INSERT the total number of persons (passengers and 

crew) on board, when required by the appropriate ATS 

authority. INSERT "TBN" (to be notified) if the total 

number of persons is not known at the time of filing. 

4.10.3 EMERGENCY AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT 

R/(RADIO) CROSS OUT U if UHF on frequency 243.00 MHz is not 

available. CROSS OUT V if VHF on frequency 121.500 

MHz is not available. CROSS OUT E if emergency 

location transmitter (ELT) is not available. 

4.10.4 S/ (SURVIVAL CROSS OUT all indicators if survival equipment is not 

EQUIPMENT) carried. CROSS OUT P if polar survival equipment is not 

carried. 

CROSS OUT D if desert survival equipment is not 

carried. CROSS OUT M if maritime survival equipment is 

not carried. CROSS OUT J if jungle survival equipment 

is not carried. 

4.10.5 J/JACKETS CROSS OUT all indicators if life jackets are not carried. 

CROSS OUT L if life jackets are not equipped with lights. 

CROSS OUT F if life jackets are not equipped with 

fluorescein. CROSS OUT U and/or V; as in R/ (above) to 

indicate radio capability of jackets, if any. 


4.10.6 D/(DINGHIES: CROSS OUT indicators D and C if no dinghies are 

carried; 

(NUMBER) or INSERT number of dinghies carried; and 

(CAPACITY) INSERT total capacity, in persons, of all dinghies 

carried; and 

(COVER) CROSS OUT Indicator C if dinghies are not covered; and 

(COLOUR) INSERT colour of dinghies if carried. 

4.10.7 A/(AIRCRAFT INSERT colour of aircraft and significant markings 

COLOUR AND 

MARKINGS) 

4.10.8 N/(REMARKS) CROSS OUT indicator N if no remarks, or INDICATE any 

other survival equipment carried and any other remarks 

regarding survival equipment. 

4.10.9 C/(PILOT) INSERT name of pilot-in-command. 

4.10.10 FILED BY INSERT the name of the unit, agency or person filing the 

flight plan.

Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority Aeronautical Information Service 4 W

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?