7030_cons_en - Regional Supplementary Procedures.pdf

Chapter 3.COMMUNICATIONS3.1 AIR-GROUND COMMUNICATIONS AND IN-FLIGHT REPORTING(A2 – Chapters 3 and 5; P-ATM – Chapter 4)Note.— Annex 2, 3.6.5.1 and 5.3.3, require controlled flights and certain IFR flights outside controlledairspace to maintain a continuous listening watch on the appropriate radio channel. The PANS-ATM, 4.11.2, allows theappropriate ATS authority to limit the elements required in position reports in specified circumstances. The followingexpands such requirements and specifies additional details regarding the transmission and content of in-flight reports.3.1.1 Communications equipmentNil.3.1.2 Continuous listening watch in uncontrolled airspace3.1.2.1 Aircraft flying within uncontrolled airspace may be requested to maintain a continuous watch on theappropriate air-ground frequency of the ATS unit serving the flight information region within which the aircraft is flying.3.1.3 Position reportsNil.3.1.4 Abbreviated reports3.1.4.1 Abbreviated position reports should only contain the aircraft identification, position, time and flight level oraltitude, unless otherwise specified.3.1.4.2 In defined portions of the airspace, designated by the appropriate ATS authority, where:a) through secondary surveillance radar (SSR), individual identity and verified Mode C information arepermanently available in the form of labels associated with the radar position of the aircraft concerned;andb) reliable air-ground communications coverage and direct pilot-to-controller communications exist,the initial call after changing a radio channel may contain only the aircraft identification and level; subsequently, positionreports may contain only aircraft identification, position and time.3.1.5 Read-back of VHF channels3.1.5.1 When instructed to contact an ATS unit on a different VHF communication channel, the pilot shall readback the newly assigned channel.EUR 3-1 30/11/07