Order 7110.65P, Air Traffic Control, with changes

7110.65P CHG 1 8/5/044−7−8. BELOW MINIMA REPORT BY PILOTIf an arriving aircraft reports weather conditions arebelow his/her landing minima:NOTE−Determination that existing weather/visibility is adequatefor approach/landing is the responsibility of thepilot/aircraft operator.a. Issue appropriate instructions to the aircraft tohold or proceed to another airport.b. Adjust, as necessary, the position in the landingsequence of any other aircraft desiring to makeapproaches and issue approach clearances accordingly.4−7−9. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTIONTransfer radio communications and control responsibilityearly enough to allow the receiving facility toclear an aircraft beyond the clearance limit before theaircraft reaches it.4−7−10. APPROACH INFORMATIONa. Both en route and terminal approach controlsectors shall provide current approach information toaircraft destined to airports for which they provideapproach control services. This information shall beprovided on initial contact or as soon as possiblethereafter. Approach information contained in theATIS broadcast may be omitted if the pilot states theappropriate ATIS code. For pilots destined to anairport without ATIS, items 3−5 below may beomitted after the pilot advises receipt of theautomated weather; otherwise, issue approachinformation by including the following:1. Approach clearance or type approach to beexpected if two or more approaches are published andthe clearance limit does not indicate which will beused.2. Runway if different from that to which theinstrument approach is made.3. Surface wind.4. Ceiling and visibility if the reported ceiling atthe airport of intended landing is below 1,000 feet orbelow the highest circling minimum, whichever isgreater, or the visibility is less than 3 miles.5. Altimeter setting for the airport of intendedlanding.REFERENCE−FAAO 7110.65, Chapter 2, Section 7, Altimeter Settings.b. Upon pilot request, controllers shall informpilots of the frequency where automated weather datamay be obtained and, if appropriate, that airportweather is not available.PHRASEOLOGY−(Airport) AWOS/ASOS WEATHER AVAILABLE ON(frequency).1. ASOS/AWOS shall be set to provide oneminute weather at uncontrolled airports that arewithout ground−to−air weather broadcast capabilityby a CWO, NWS or FSS observer.2. Controllers will consider the long−linedisseminated weather from an automated weathersystem at an uncontrolled airport as trend informationonly and shall rely on the pilot for the current weatherinformation for that airport.3. Controllers shall issue the last long−linedisseminated weather to the pilot if the pilot is unableto receive the ASOS/AWOS broadcast.NOTE−Aircraft destined to uncontrolled airports, which haveautomated weather data with broadcast capability, shouldmonitor the ASOS/AWOS frequency to ascertain thecurrent weather at the airport. The pilot should advise thecontroller when he/she has received the broadcast weatherand state his/her intentions.c. Issue any known changes classified as specialweather observations as soon as possible. Specialweather observations need not be issued after they areincluded in the ATIS broadcast and the pilot states theappropriate ATIS code.d. Advise pilots when the ILS/MLS on the runwayin use is not operational if that ILS/MLS is on thesame frequency as an operational ILS/MLS servinganother runway.EXAMPLE−“Expect visual approach runway two five right, runwaytwo five right I−L−S not operational.”REFERENCE−FAAO 7110.65, Altimeter Setting Issuance Below Lowest Usable FL,Para 2−7−2.FAAO 7110.65, Approach Information, Para 5−10−2.14 CFR Section 91.129 Operations in Class D Airspace, Subpara (d)(2).e. TERMINAL: If multiple runway transitions aredepicted on a STAR procedure, advise pilots of therunway assignment on initial contact or as soon aspossible thereafter.4−7−4Arrival Procedures