NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA - CNATRA - The US Navy

NAME DATE
All Saint’ Day 1 Nov
Feast of the Immaculate
Conception
8 Dec
Christmas Day
PUERTO RICO
NATIONAL PROCEDURES
GENERAL INFORMATION/FIR/UIR
COVERAGE - This entry includes Anguilla, British and US
Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico (including the St. Barthelemy, St.
Eustatius and St. Maarten Islands) and the San Juan Oceanic FIR.
DIMENSIONAL UNITS - Blue Table.
ALTIMETER SETTING PROCEDURES - Standard.
VERTICAL SEPARATION - Semi-circular.
POSITION REPORTING - Standard.
Standard except:
VISUAL FLIGHT RULES
1. All VFR aircraft entering and departing the Oceanic CTA/FIR
will provide San Juan Radio with an ICAO flight plan that includes
as part of their route of flight, the airway fix or geographic
position corresponding to the San Juan FIR boundary.
2. All aircraft must establish two-way communications with San
Juan on 126.7, 122.2, 123.65 or 255.4. Communications can also
be established by transmitting on 122.1 and receiving using the
VOR frequency for Borinquen, Mayaguez, Ponce, and St. Croix.
At St. Thomas the aircraft can receive over the VOR and transmit
using 123.6.
3. If unable to contact San Juan Radio the pilot is responsible
for notifying adjacent Air Traffic Service units and requesting that
the position reports be relayed to San Juan Radio for Search and
Rescue and flight following purposes.
(SPEC/FAA INTL NOTAM 9-86)
Standard except:
25 Dec
NOTE: It is possible that some administrative banking, etc.
services will not be provided on the following days.
27 July, from noon (eve of Peru's Independence)
24 December, from noon (Christmas Eve)
31 December, from noon (New Year's Eve)
(SPEC/GEN 2.1-2)
INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES
PUERTO RICO 3-43
1. IFR traffic in San Juan (TJZS) CTA and within 200 NM are
requested to contact San Juan Radio on the following:
134.3/307.0 from Awy A300 clockwise to Awy A523. 125.0/307.0
from E of Awy A523 clockwise to N of Awy B520. 118.15/269.0
from Awy B520 clockwise thru Awy A636. 135.7/338.3 from Awy
R763 to Awy G431.
(SPEC/FAA NOTAM A184-93)
RVSM RULES - Standard.
FLIGHT PLANNING
CLEARANCE INFORMATION -
(AFFSA/AFFSA FIL 04-657)
1. Air Traffic Control will not clear an IFR aircraft to maintain
"VFR conditions on top" or to otherwise conduct operations in
accordance with VFR, except that, a clearance for a VFR climb or
descent may be issued during daylight hours when requested by
the pilot.
(FAA/NFDD 84-207)
SURINAME
NATIONAL PROCEDURES
GENERAL INFORMATION/FIR/UIR
COVERAGE - This entry includes the Paramaribo FIR.
DIMENSIONAL UNITS - ICAO Table.
ALTIMETER SETTING PROCEDURES - Standard.
VERTICAL SEPARATION - Semi-circular.
POSITION REPORTING - Standard.
Standard.
Standard.
VISUAL FLIGHT RULES
INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES
RVSM RULES - Standard.
FLIGHT PLANNING
ROUTE AND AREA RESTRICTIONS -
(AFFSA/AFFSA FIL 04-657)
1. JTF - Suriname requires all US military flight plans filed for
SMJP to reflect the following in Remarks:
Mission support to US JTF-Suriname forces.
(AFFSA/XOIA FIL 94-65)