Emergencies: Alerting Service Flashcards
Who should be provided with an Alerting Service?
- All aircraft provided with an ATS
- In so far as practicable, to all other aircraft having filed a flight plan / otherwise known to the ATSU
- To any aircraft known or believed to be the subject of unlawful interference
Who is responsible for intiating alerting action?
Normally the ATSU that was last in communication with the aircraft in need of SAR air or that receives the news from an outside source.
What shall approach & aerodrome control units do when they are aware that an aircraft is in need of SAR aid?
They shall immediately;
* Set in motion the local rescue services & emergency organisations
* Notify by telephone the Watch Supervisor at the parent ACC
What is the responsibility of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre?
They promote efficient organisation of SAR service & for co-ordinating the conduct of SAR operations witin a SAR region.
The JRCC is located in Fareham, Hampshhire.
Who notifies the JRCC?
The ACC shall notify aircraft emergencies which require SAR aid to the JRCC.
What constitues the uncertainty (incerfa) phase?
- Radio Failure: no comms within 30 mins after it should have been received / from the time an unsuccessful attempt was made.
- Overdue: Fails to arrive within 30 minsof ETA / cleared to commence approach & fails to land within 5 mins.
- Exceptions: No doubt exists as to the safety of the aircraft & occupants.
- Duration: Max 30 mins
- Action: JRCC & ACC collect reports.
What constitutes the alert (alerfa) phase?
- Radio failure: Attempts to establish comms during uncertainty phase failed.
- Overdue: Enquiries to relevant sources during uncertainty phase failed.
- Operating Efficiency Impaired: But not to extent that forced landing likely.
- Exceptions: Evidence exists that would allay apprehension as to safety of aircraft.
- Duration: Max 1 hour.
- Action: JRCC alerts SAR services for immediate action.
What constitutes the distress (detresfa) phase?
- Radio Failure: Further attempts to establish comms during alert phase failed.
- Overdue: More widespread enquiries during alert phase fail / fuel on board is considered to be exhausted / insufficient to enable the aircraft to reach safety.
- Operating Efficiency Impaired: To the extent that a forced landing is likely.
- Forced Landing (crash): Known to have happened.
- Exceptions: Where there is a reasonable certainty that the aircraft.
- Duration: Until the aircraft is found / it is clear that there is no chance of doing so.
- Action: JRCC puts SAR plan into opertion.
When a call to the ACC needs to be made, what info shall be passed?
See MATS1 Section 5 Chapter 6;
- Aircraft ID
- SSR mode & code
- Flight rules
- Type
- Equipment
- Aerodrome & time of dep
- Speed/level/route
- Destination/ETA/Alternate
- FIR boundary estimate
- Other info
- Supplementary info
- Pilot’s name
info from flight plan basically
What is “Operations Normal”?
Pilot transmissions containing the RTF phraseology “operations normal” may be associated with aerial activities where the flihgt receiving an ATS is required to operate within the aera of responsibility of a single ATSU for prolonged periods.
When may ops normal transmission occur?
Following a period of RT inactivity for 30 mins.
When a pilot fails to respond to 3 successive ops normal calls, what should ATCOs do?
Initiate overdue action.
