International Dispatch Procedures

Question 1

What are the international basic fuel requirements?

GOM, Ch 6

Answer 1

Any flight not operated entirely within the 48 contiguous United States with a suitable alternate(s) must be planned with enough fuel to:

a. Fly to and land at the airport to which it was released;
b. Thereafter, to fly for a period of 10% of the total time required to fly from the airport of departure to, and land at, the airport to which it was released;
c. Thereafter, to fly to and land at the most distant alternate specified in the release; and
d. Thereafter, to fly for 30 minutes at holding speed at 1,500 feet above the alternate airport under standard temperature conditions.

Question 2

What are B-43 fuel requirements?

GOM, Ch 6

Answer 2

The flight must be planned with enough fuel to:

a. Fly to and land at the airport to which it was released;
b. Thereafter, to fly for a period of 10% of that portion of the enroute time between the departure airport and the airport to which it was released where the aircraft’s position cannot be “reliably fixed” at least once each hour (Class II Navigation area);
c. Thereafter, to fly and land at the most distant alternate airport specified in the Flight Release; and
d. Thereafter, to fly for 45 minutes at normal cruising fuel consumption.

Question 3

What are B-44 fuel requirements?

GOM, Ch 6

Answer 3

Any flight not operated entirely within the 48 contiguous United States with planned re-release enroute must be planned with enough fuel to:

a. Fly to and land at the airport to which it is released;
b. Thereafter, to fly for a period of 10% of the total time from the point of re-release to the airport to which it is re-released;
c. Thereafter, to fly to and land at the most distant alternate specified in the release; and
d. Thereafter, to fly for 30 minutes at holding speed at 1,500 feet above the alternate airport under standard temperature conditions.

Question 4

What are the international No Suitable Alternate fuel requirements?
(GOM, Ch 6)

Answer 4

Any flight not operated entirely within the 48 contiguous United States with no suitable alternate(s) must be planned with enough fuel to:

a. Fly to the airport to which it is released, and
b. Thereafter to fly for at least two (2) hours at normal cruising fuel consumption. This is not intended to be used when alternate airports are within two (2) hours flying time, but are not usable due to weather or other factors.

Question 5

Under B43 and B44, what deviations from flight plan must be reported to flight following?
(GOM, Ch 6)

Answer 5

• ETA exceeds 15 minutes beyond flight plan ETA
• Deviate more than 100 NM from flight plan route.
• 4,000 feet or more from flight plan altitude.

Question 6

What is the planned minimum fuel for landing at an alternate airport?
(AOM, Vol I, Ch NP)

Answer 6

• 12,000 pounds.

Question 7

How is the re release fuel pad designated on the flight release? (FIB 14-10)

Answer 7

• R/R Pad.

Question 8

You are release under B44. Using ACARS, what flight crew action initiates the process?
How is the re-release documented?
How is the re-release accepted?
(AOM Vol I, Ch SP)

Answer 8

• Crossing the first waypoint within the 2 hour window, send a company position report from the FMS.
• When the uplinked re-release is received, print out the new analysis and include it in the trip envelope
• Enter the Captain’s ID number in the field at LSK 5R to accept the rerelease.