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IFR COMMUNICATIONS
SECTION 1 / DEFINITIONS
AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES ABBREVIATIONS
Q-CODE GROUPS COMMONLY USED IN RTF AIR-GROUND COMMUNICATIONS
CATEGORIES OF MESSAGES
SECTION 2 GENERAL OPERATING PROCEDURES / TRANSMISSION OF LETTERS
Transmission Of Numbers (Including Level Information)
Transmission Of Time
Transmission Technique
STANDARD WORDS AND PHRASES (RELEVANT RTF PHRASEOLOGY INCLUDED)
Departure Information
Operational Status Of Visual / Non-Visual Aids
Rvsm Operations
Gnss Service Status
Pushback / Start-Up Procedures
GROUND CREW / FLIGHT CREW PHRASEOLOGY / STARTING PROCEDURES
Pushback Procedures
Towing Procedures
Taxi Procedures
Departure
Backtrack on runway after landing:
General
Holding
To Cross A Runway
Line-Up / Takeoff Procedures
Entering Runway Clearance And Waiting For Clearance
Conditional Clearances
Confirmation Of A Conditional Clearance
Take-Off Clearance
To Cancel A Take-Off Clearance
Departure Procedures
Radar Vectors On Departure
Turn Or Climb Instructions After Take-Off
Requesting Airborne Time
Heading Instructions On Take-Off
For the specific track to be followed:
Area Control Units
Level Changes
Reports
Rates
Requests
Position Information
Additional Reports
Level Information
Joining Airways
Crossing Airways
Turbulence Reports
RADIOTELEPHONY CALL SIGNS FOR AERONAUTICAL STATIONS INCLUDING USE OF ABBREVIATED CALL SIGNS
AIRCRAFT CALL SIGNS
Change Of Call Sign
TRANSFER OF COMMUNICATION
TEST PROCEDURES INCLUDING READABILITY SCALE; ESTABLISHMENT OF RTF COMMUNICATION
READ BACK AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
RADAR PROCEDURAL PHRASEOLOGY
Vectoring For Ils And Other Pilot – Interpreted Aids
Maneuver During Independent And Dependent Parallel Approaches
Surveillance Radar Approach
Elevation
Par Approach
Communications
Azimuth
Elevation
Position
Checks
Completion Of Approach
Missed Approach
Termination Of Radar And/Or Ads-B Service
Radar And/Or Ads-B Equipment Degradation
Radar Identification
Radar Vectoring
Radar Heading
Ssr
General Ats Surveillance Service Phraseology
Position Information
Vectoring Instructions
Termination Of Vectoring
Maneuvers
Speed Control
Position Reporting
Traffic Avoidance
To Pass Traffic Information
Other Secondary Surveillance Radar (Ssr) And Ads-B Phraseology
To Request The Capability Of The Ads-B Equipment
To Instruct Setting Of Transponder
To Request The Pilot To Reselect The Assigned Mode And Code
To Request Reselection Of Aircraft Identification
To Request The Pilot To Confirm The Code Selected On The Aircraft’s Transponder
To Request Temporary Suspension Of Transponder Operation
To Request Transmission Of Pressure Altitude
To Request Level Check
Ads-C Degradation
Orbit
Published holding procedure over a facility or fix:
When a detailed holding clearance is required:
Conditional Clearances
LEVEL CHANGES AND REPORTS
Level Changes, Reports And Rates
SECTION 3 ACTION REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN IN CASE OF COMMUNICATION FAILURE
Air To Ground
Communications Failure In Vmc
Communications Failure In Imc
SECTION 4 / DISTRESS AND URGENCY PROCEDURES
Pan Medical
DISTRESS (DEFINITION – FREQUENCIES – WATCH OF DISTRESS FREQUENCIES – DISTRESS SIGNAL – DISTRESS MESSAGE)
URGENCY (DEFINITION – FREQUENCIES – URGENCY SIGNAL – URGENCY MESSAGE)
SECTION 5 / RELEVANT WEATHER INFORMATION TERMS / AERODROME WEATHER
Runway Visual Range
Runway Surface Conditions
WEATHER BROADCAST
Atis
Volmet
Sigmet
Airmet
Reported Conditions By Other Aircraft
Atc Request For Weather Information
OTHER CLEARANCES AND COMMUNICATIONS
8.33 Khz Channel Spacing
Maintenance Of Specified Levels
Specifications Of Cruising Levels
Emergency Decent
If Clearance Cannot Be Issued Immediately Upon Request
Separation Instructions
Instructions Associated With Flying A Track (Offset) Parallel To The Cleared Route
Expected Approach Time
Identification Of Aircraft
Acknowledgment By Visual Means
To Request Time Check And/Or Aerodrome Data For Departure
If Atis Information Is Not Available
Entering An Aerodrome Traffic Circuit
Approach Instructions
Landing Clearance
Delaying Aircraft
Missed Approach
Information To Aircraft
Runway Vacating And Communications After Landing
If Possible Jet Blast On Apron Or Taxiway
Coordination Between Ats Units
Estimates And Revisions
Change Of Clearance
Approval Request
Handover
Expedition Of Clearance
Cpdlc Phraseology
Low Altitude Warning
Terrain Alert
Area Control Services
Approach Control Services
Approach Instructions
SECTION 6 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF VHF PROPAGATION AND ALCATION OF FREQUENCIES
Vhf Allocation
Propagation
Ground Reflections
Hf Communication
Elt
Radio Interference
SECTION 7 / MORSE CODE
Summary
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