Emergency Procedures (Pink Pages) Flashcards
1
Q
- Content of a MAYDAY message
A
- Name of Station calling
- Identification of the aircraft
- Nature of distress
- Intentions
- Present position
- Altitude
- Heading
2
Q
Define Distress (Mayday)
A
- A condition of being threatened by serious and/or imminent danger and requiring immediate assistance.
3
Q
Define Urgency (PanPan)
A
- A condition concerning the safety of an aircraft, or of some person on board or within sight, but which does not require immediate assistance.
4
Q
- What are the initial pilot actions following a suspected communication failure?
A
- Maintain terrain clearance at all times
- Squawk 7600
- Try alt or second frequency
- Check aircraft comms (Vol, Squelch etc)
- Try ATIS
- Report position and intentions with prefix “TRANSMITTING BLIND”
- Turn on landing, strobe lights and beacons.
- Try establish comms with Mobile phone
- If destination is within an MBZ proceed to an alternate aerodrome
5
Q
- IFR Communication Failure:
- VMC and Certain of Maintaing VMC
A
- If the Pilot of the aircraft is in VMC, or encounters VMC after the failure, and is certain of maintain VMC:
- Remain VMC; and
- Continue flight under VFR; and
- Proceed to a suitable aerodrome and land; and
- Report arrival to appropriate ATS unit
6
Q
- IFR Communications Failure:
- IMC or uncertain of maintaining VMC
A
- Proceed in accordance with the current flight plan as confirmed by the last acknowledged ATC clearance. ATC will assume that the aircraft will climb to the:
- Flight planned level; or
- The last level requested by the pilot and acknowledged by ATC.
7
Q
- IFR Communications Failure:
- Departure: Level Restriction
A
- Maintain the last assigned level to the point specified then climb to maintain the level in the current flight plan; or
- If no point is specified, maintain the last assigned level, or MFA if higher, for 5 Minutes, then climb to maintain level specified in the current flight plan.
8
Q
- IFR Communications Failure:
- Departure: Radar Vectors
A
- Maintain the last assigned vector for 2 Minutes, and climb to MSA if necessary to maintain terrain clearance; and
- Proceed in accordance with the route specified in the current flight plan.
9
Q
- IFR Communications Failure:
- Arrival
A
- Track to the destination Aid/Fix; and
- (If none specified by ATC, the selected Aid/Fix for the known or forecast RWY)*
- If cleared for a STAR, track via the clearance; and
- Commence descent to the initail approach altitude for the approach procedure I.A.W last ATC clearance then Standard ops (i.e 3° profile) or flight plan.
10
Q
- IFR Communications Failure:
- At or Within 25nm from Destination.
A
- Arrive over the destination Aid/Fix at the last assigned level at or near as possible to the expected approach time given by ATC, and commence the approach; or
- If too high, descend in the Aid/Fix holding pattern to a level convenient for the approach; or
- If on initial approach but not cleared for the approach maintain last level until established on Final App then commence the approach
If too high:
- Descend via holding pattern on final approach track if available; or
- If no holding pattern, carry out missed approach and position for another approach.
11
Q
- IFR Communications Failure:
- Radar Vectors on Arrival
A
- Maintain the last assigned vector for 2 Minutes, climbing of necessary to MSA to maintain terrain clearance, then proceed to the Aid/Fix for an approach as specified in “At or Within 25nm of destination”
- If on initial or intermediate approach, maintain last assigned level until established on final approach then commence the approach.
12
Q
- IFR Communications Failure:
- Diversion
A
- If unable to achieve and landing following an approach, the pilot should commence a missed approach.
- A second approach may be made, providing the landing can be accomplished within 30mins. If the 2nd is unsuccessful, the aircraft must divert to an alternate aerodrome.
- If an aircraft is holding due to the closure of the destination aerodrome and experiances communications failure it should hold until the divert time notified to ATC, and then depart for the alternate aerodrome.
13
Q
- Speechless Technique
A
- Yes - Activate transmitter Once
- No - Activate transmitter Twice
- Say Again - Activate transmitter 3 times
- At Nominated Position - Activate transmitter 4 times
14
Q
- What is TIBA and how is it activated?
A
- Traffic Information Broadcast by Aircraft
Are reports and information transmitted by pilots for the information of pilots of other aircraft in the vacinity following a significant disruption to air traffic or telecommunications services.
- Activation:
- By NOTAM if circumtances permit
- Pilots should initiate it when there is a complete failure of communication
15
Q
- Position Reporting During TIBA
A
Essentially every 10 Mins…
A Broadcast should be made:
- 10 minutes prior to entering TIBA airspace
- 10 mins prior to, and crossing any reporting point
- At 10 min intervals between reporting points
- 10 mins prior to crossing or joining an ATS route
- Where possible 2-5mins before a change in altitude or FL
- At time of change of altitude or FL
- When reaching new Altitude or FL
- Any other time considered necessary.
