NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA - CNATRA - The US Navy

2-2 CARIBBEAN SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEDURES
CARIBBEAN REGIONAL
SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEDURES
NATIONAL PROCEDURES
DIMENSIONAL UNITS - Refer to individual FIR/UIR
and/or National Supplementary Procedures.
VERTICAL SEPARATION - Semi-circular.
POSITION REPORTING - Standard.
VISUAL FLIGHT RULES
Refer to individual FIR/UIR and/or National Supplementary
Procedures.
Standard except:
INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES
1. Flights shall be conducted in accordance with the Instrument
Flight Rules (even when not operating in Instrument
Meteorological Conditions) when operated above FL180 within
the Miami Oceanic, Houston Oceanic and San Juan Control
Areas.
(ICAO 7030/4/RAC 1.1.1.1)
RVSM RULES - REDUCED VERTICAL SEPARATION
MINIMA (RVSM) - Standard. (See individual
Theater/Regional/Country listings for exceptions.)
FLIGHT PLANNING
1. Flight plans for flights or portions thereof along oceanic
routes not defined by specified reporting points shall be made in
accordance with the following:
a. For flights whose path is generally oriented in an E/W
direction, the planned track shall normally be defined by significant
points formed by the intersections of half or whole degrees of
latitude and meridians spaced at intervals of 10°.
b. For flights whose path is generally oriented in a N/S
direction, the planned track shall normally be defined by significant
points formed by the intersections of whole degrees of longitude
with specified parallels of latitude spaced at 5° intervals.
(ICAO 7030/4/RAC 2.1.1.1)
2. For turbojet aircraft intending to operate within the Miami
Oceanic, Houston Oceanic and San Juan Control Area at or
above FL200 and W of W55°, the Mach number planned to be
used shall be specified in Item 15 of the flight plan.
(ICAO 7030/4/RAC 2.1.2.1)
3. WEATHER SERVICE - All transient aircrews requiring DD
175-1 flight weather briefings and PMSV support are required to
notify the 25th OWS at Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA), AZ not later
than 2 hours prior to requested briefing/takeoff time. 24 hour
SECTION A. CARIBBEAN (CAR) REGION
service is available. PMSV service requires a phone patch to the
25th OWS at DSN 228-1977/2027/2138, C520-228-1977/2039.
(AFFSA/AFFSA FIL 02-52)
ROUTE AND AREA RESTRICTIONS -
1. Refer to Chapter 1, Theater Supplementary
Notices/Procedures, Route and Area Restrictions for
USSOUTHCOM AOR Procedures.
(AFFSA/XOIA)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1. ALERTING AND SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICES - For all
flights over mountainous or sparsely populated areas, including
sea areas, aircraft equipped with suitable two-way
communications shall report during the period 20-40 minutes
following the time of last contact, whatever the purpose of such
contact, merely to indicate that the flight is progressing
according to plan. The above report will consist of aircraft
identification and the words "Operations normal".
(ICAO 4444/RAC 501/12 VI, 2.1)
2. SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR IN-FLIGHT CONTINGENCIES -
a. INTRODUCTION - The following procedures are
intended for guidance only. Although all possible contingencies
cannot be covered, they provide for cases of inability to maintain
assigned level due to weather, aircraft performance, pressurization
failure and problems associated with high level supersonic flight.
They are applicable primarily when rapid descent, turn-back, or
both, are required. The pilot's judgment shall determine the
sequence of actions taken, having regard to the specific
circumstances.
b. The following general procedures apply to both subsonic
and supersonic aircraft.
(1) If an aircraft is unable to continue flight in
accordance with its Air Traffic Control clearance, a revised
clearance shall, whenever possible, be obtained prior to initiating
any action, using the radiotelephony distress or urgency signal as
appropriate.
(2) If prior clearance cannot be obtained, an Air Traffic
Control clearance shall be obtained at the earliest possible time
and, in the meantime, the aircraft shall broadcast its position
(including ATS Route Designator or the Track Code, as
appropriate) and intentions, on 121.5 MHz at suitable intervals
until Air Traffic Control clearance is received.
(ICAO 7030/4/RAC 4.0)
3. Air Traffic Service (ATS) Route Designators for Oceanic,
Bahama, Atlantic, Gulf and Puerto Rico:
a. Oceanic or ATS Routes are identified by the appropriate
route designator, e.g., B24.
b. Bahama Routes are shown with the prefix “BR” preceding
the route number, e.g., “BR63”. A suffix of “V” or “L”, as
designated, follows the route number, e.g., “BR63V”.
c. Puerto Rico local area routes are shown with the prefix
“RTE” (route) preceding the route number, e.g., “RTE7”.