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NOTAM
NOTAM (notice to airmen) - A notice distributed by means of telecommunication containing information concerning the establishment, condition or change in any aeronautical facility, service, procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which is essential to personnel concerned with flight operations.
If you observe, or if responsible agencies, individuals, or other pilots report conditions that may affect flight safety….
If you observe, or if responsible agencies, individuals, or other pilots report conditions that may affect flight safety, inform pilots.
If you notice or are aware of a hazard to the safety of aviation, immediately inform your supervisor.
If you observe, or if responsible agencies, individuals, or other pilots relay to you information about aerodrome conditions that may affect flight safety, inform the aerodrome operator.
If information is available, advise pilots when their aircraft has entered, or is
about to enter, active Class F airspace, airspace restricted by the Minister, an MOA, active American special-use airspace, or a TFR.
Class F airspace is defined in the
Class F airspace is defined in the Designated Airspace Handbook and is published on aeronautical charts. It may also be designated by NOTAM.
Airspace may be restricted by….
Airspace may be restricted by the Minister, via NOTAM. The airspace restricted in these instances is not designated as Class F airspace.
Do not apply separation between an aircraft and Class F airspace or a Canadian Military Operations Area (MOA) if one of the following applies:
- The aircraft is operating in an ALTRV.
- The pilot states having obtained permission from the user agency to enter the airspace.
- The user agency releases the airspace to the controlling agency[1]
- The pilot has been cleared for a contact or visual approach.
Apply vertical separation from the upper limit of a CYA as indicated in the tables below.
IFR or CVFR
Minimum: 500 feet.
Minimum if wake turbulence separation is required: 1000 feet
Apply vertical separation from the lower limit of a CYA as indicated in the tables below.
Lower Limit is defined in terms of flight level
Apply vertical separation from the lower limit of a CYA as indicated in the tables below.
Lower Limit is defined in terms of Alitutde
Lateral Separation with a CYA
If not using ATS surveillance, ensure the protected airspace for the IFR or CVFR aircraft does not overlap the CYA.
If using ATS surveillance, ensure direct communication using VHF/UHF voice, and refer to the table below.
CYA Incursions
If a pilot operating in controlled airspace requests a clearance to penetrate Class F Advisory airspace or fly closer to it than separation minima would permit without permission from the user agency, advise the pilot that you are unable to provide an IFR clearance. If the pilot insists on penetrating the Class F Advisory
airspace or flies closer to it than separation minima permit, issue an advisory.
ADVISORY AREA ( name / number ) IS ACTIVE. AN A-T-C CLEARANCE CANNOT BE ISSUED. YOU ARE PROCEEDING THROUGH ADVISORY AREA AT YOUR OWN RISK
MATS ACC > Separation > Separation from Special-Use Airspace > Canadian Class F Airspace
The DAH states the….
The DAH states the times that Class F airspace is active. A user agency may release an area in part or in total when not in use to a controlling agency. In
such cases, ATC may advise the aircraft that the airspace is inactive and issue a clearance. Such provisions for release should be contained in an agreement between the user and controlling agency. Areas released assume the same airspace classification as the surrounding airspace.
Vertical Separation with a CYR
Lateral Separation with a CYR
If not using ATS surveillance, ensure the protected airspace for the IFR or CVFR aircraft does not overlap the CYR.
If using ATS surveillance, ensure direct communication using VHF/UHF voice, and refer to the table below.
RIDE REPORTS
When you are working and pilots are flying through your sector, you
can expect pilots to give you an account or description of the weather
they are flying through. This is commonly referred to as a ride report.
You can solicit the report, or pilots might provide them unexpectedly.
When providing any element extracted from a METAR, SPECI, or automated observation….
When providing any element extracted from a METAR, SPECI, or automated observation, include the time of the report.
When issuing weather data, identify the location from which the data originates except if…
When issuing weather data, identify the location from which the data originates except if it is from surface weather observation data for the aerodrome the aircraft is departing or landing.
If there is a possibility of misunderstanding, state the full name of the aerodrome location for surface and forecast weather reports.
To avoid confusion with another location having a similar name in the same area, add an appropriate geographical description after the location name.
Relay a METAR, SPECI, or automated observation as displayed except, exclude the following remarks:
- Cloud types, unless TCU or CB, and cloud amounts
- Sea level pressure data
When issuing an automated observation, or an element other than….
When issuing an automated observation, or an element other than wind, temperature, dew point, or altimeter setting extracted from an automated
observation, state the word AUTOMATED after the location name.
“QUESNEL AUTOMATED VISIBILITY ONE-FIVE”
When issuing a SPECI or SPECI AUTO, or…
When issuing a SPECI or SPECI AUTO, or an element of a SPECI or SPECI AUTO, that is less than one hour old, state the word SPECIAL and the last two digits of
the time immediately after the location name.
“TORONTO BUTTONVILLE MUNI SPECIAL AT FOUR-SIX, WIND ONE-TWO-ZERO AT FIFTEEN…”
When relaying a METAR or automated observation, include…
When relaying a METAR or automated observation, include the altimeter setting, indicating it is current, from a direct reading altimeter instrument if available for the location.
“TEMPERATURE FIVE, DEW POINT ONE, CURRENT ALTIMTER TWO-NINER-NINER-FIFE…”
“Correction alpha”
Transmitting Wind Direction and Speed
When providing wind direction and speed:
* Use the values indicated in Wind Direction and Speed Values (table below)
* Express direction as a three-digit number indicating degrees.
* only wind speed can be grouped
* In the NDA, include the word TRUE after the wind direction data.
Note:
- in NDA, wind direction is true, in SDA, wind direction is magnetic
- in METARS and TAFs, wind direction is true
Transmitting Visibility
Express visibility in statute miles using separate digits
15 SM “Visibility ONE FIVE MILES”
TRANSMITTING ALTIMETER
Express altimeter settings as four-digit numbers, indicating the inches of mercury to the nearest hundredth of an inch. Do not indicate the decimal point. Pronounce the digits 5 and 9 as indicated in Phonetic Number Pronunciation.
29.85 “altimeter two niner eight fife”
Runway Identification
Identify a runway by saying the word RUNWAY followed by the number using
separate digits and, in the case of parallel runways, the word LEFT or RIGHT.
“RUNWAY ZERO EIGHT”
“RUNWAY TWO FOUR RIGHT”
Missing Weather Information
When relaying a METAR, SPECI, or automated observation, state the word MISSING in place of any missing, unreadable, or obviously incorrect items.
“TEMPERATURE ONE-FOUR, DEW POINT MISSING…”
Indicate when specific information is not available
“KINGSTON ALTIMETER NOT AVAILABLE”
“OTTAWA METAR NOT AVAILABLE”
If the RVR for a runway is ______ or if ______, issue the
reported RVR to the following:
If the RVR for a runway is less than 6000 feet or if the pilot requests it, issue the reported RVR to the following:
- Arriving aircraft when landing information is issued
- Aircraft on final approach
When issuing RVR information, use one of the formats presented in RVR Format:
- If the aircraft is established on final approach and no confusion is likely, you may omit the runway identification.
- RVR values are reported in feet, and can be expressed using number groups.
- When the RVR is fluctuating, indicate ground visibility.
RVR FORMAT
RVR More than 6000 feet
[ runway id ] ( VISUAL RANGE / R-V-R ) MORE THAN 6000 FEET [visibility]
RVR FORMAT
RVR less than 6000 feet and more than 300 feet
[ runway id ] ( VISUAL RANGE / R-V-R ) ( number ) FEET [visibility]
RVR FORMAT
RVR less than 300 feet
[ runway id ] ( VISUAL RANGE / R-V-R ) LESS THAN THREE HUNDRED FEET [ visibility ]
RVR Format
RVR Fluctuates above and below the published take-off or approach minimum
[ runway id ] ( VISUAL RANGE / R-V-R ) (number) FEET, FLUCTUATING ( number ) FEET TO ( number ) FEET
Adding visibility here is required
“RUNWAY ZERO-SIX RVR ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FEET, FLUCTUATING ONE THOUSAND FEET TO ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FEET, VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE”
RVR Format
RVR Measured at more than one location
[ runway id ] ( VISUAL RANGE / R-V-R ) ALFA ( number ) feet, BRAVO ( number ) FEET, CHARLIE ( number ) FEET [visibility]
If the RVR reading is based on a runway light setting of….
If the RVR reading is based on a runway light setting of 4 or 5, or is unknown,
inform the pilot.
[ runway id ] ( VISUAL RANGE / R-V-R ) ( readout value ) RUNWAY LIGHTS AT SETTING (FOUR/FIVE)
Cloud Cover
(What info does sky condition give you and describe the oktas)
The sky condition codes give you two key pieces of information:
- The amount of cloud cover at each cloud layer
- The height of the base of each cloud layer
The type corresponds to the portion (in eights or oktas) of the sky covered by a layer of cloud. Note that cloud cover is cumulative. This means that each reported layer amount includes the sum of layers below it
(See chart)
Cloud height example
Look at illustration
- in the first level at 1500 feet, we see clouds covering two of eight oktas of the sky.
FEW015
-in the next level of 3000 feet, there is only one cloud we can see directly, the other one is obscured. to get the code we add the 2 clouds we see at 1500 plus the one cloud at 3000 to get three of eight oktas. This is coded as
SCT030
- In the last layer of cloud at 5000 feet we have an unobscured view of clouds covering to of eight oktas. adding this to the three oktas for the lower level clouds already counted, we get 5 of eight oktas which is coded as
BKN050
