NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA - CNATRA - The US Navy

3-4 BOLIVIA
FLIGHT PLANNING
1. VFR flights arriving and departing Philip S.W. Goldson Intl
(MZBZ):
a. All VFR flights inbound to Philip S.W. Goldson Intl (MZBZ),
or Belize City Municipal, or transitioning within 25 NM of the
airport will, when within 25 NM range of the airport, be at an
altitude below 3000’, and when within the Control Zone (10 NM
range of the airport), be at an altitude below 2000’.
b. All VFR flights departing from Philip S.W. Goldson Intl
(MZBZ) or Belize City Municipal will fly at an altitude below 2000’
while within the Control Zone (10 NM range of the airport) and
outside the Control Zone, below 3000’ until beyond 25 NM range
from the airport.
2. IFR flights arriving and departing Philip S.W. Goldson Intl
(MZBZ):
a. All IFR flights inbound for landing at Philip S.W. Goldson
Intl (MZBZ) will arrange their descent to be descending through
4000’ at Belize BZE DME 10 NM range, unless otherwise
instructed.
b. All IFR flights departing from Philip S.W. Goldson Intl
(MZBZ) will arrange their climb to achieve 4000’ or above at Belize
BZE DME 10 NM range. Commanders of aircraft which cannot
achieve the required climb gradient should inform the controller of
the fact before taxiing so that he can arrange a special departure
clearance.
(SPEC/SUP 9)
ROUTE AND AREA RESTRICTIONS -
1. A Short Range Air Defense Engagement Zone, (SHORADIZ),
is in force within 8 NM of Philip S.W. Goldson Intl (MZBZ) surface
to 19,000’. Aircraft transiting the area or intending to land
contact Approach 121.0 or Tower 118.0 within 16 NM of airport.
Transiting aircraft avoid entering the SHORADIZ if possible. All
movements within SHORADIZ prohibited without Air Traffic
Control approval.
(SPEC/AGA 0-2)
BOLIVIA
NATIONAL PROCEDURES
GENERAL INFORMATION/FIR/UIR
COVERAGE - This entry includes La Paz FIR.
DIMENSIONAL UNITS - Blue Table except:
1. ALTIMETER SETTING - Hectopascal unit of measurement.
(SPEC/DGCA GEN 1-7)
ALTIMETER SETTING PROCEDURES - Standard.
VERTICAL SEPARATION - Semi-circular.
POSITION REPORTING - Standard.
Standard except:
VISUAL FLIGHT RULES
1. VFR flights shall not be flown at less than 1000’ laterally
from mountain slopes.
(SPEC/DGCA RAC 1-1)
INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES
Bolivia has implemented the ICAO Annex 11 airspace
classifications.
RVSM RULES - Standard.
BRAZIL
(AFFSA/AFFSA FIL 04-657)
NATIONAL PROCEDURES
GENERAL INFORMATION/FIR/UIR
COVERAGE - This entry includes Amazonica FIR, Atlantico
FIR, Brasilia FIR, Curitiba FIR, Recife FIR.
DIMENSIONAL UNITS - ICAO Table except:
1. HORIZONTAL SPEED - Kilometers per hour or knots.
(SPEC/GEN 2.1.3)
ALTIMETER SETTING PROCEDURES - Standard.
VERTICAL SEPARATION - Semi-circular.
POSITION REPORTING - Standard.
Standard except:
VISUAL FLIGHT RULES
1. The VFR flights will be performed only when the following
rules can be complied with simultaneously and continuously:
a. Maintain flight visibility equal to or above 3 SM.
b. Maintain a distance not less than 1 NM horizontally and
1000’ vertically from clouds or any other meteorological formation
of equivalent opacity.
c. Maintain reference with the ground or water, without
permitting any meteorological formation below flight level to
obstruct more than half of the pilots vision reference.
d. Fly below FL150.
e. Fly less than 380 knots.
(SPEC/GEN 1.7-1)
2. Brazil has implemented the ICAO Annex 11 airspace
classifications with following exceptions:
a. Airspace classification B, VFR speed limitation is 380
knots indicated air speed.
(SPEC/ENR 1.4-2)