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E) ITEM 4.2, AIR-GROUND COMMUNICATION FAILURE-SANTA MARIA FIR
(EXCLUDING THE SANTA MARIA TMA AND AZORES AERODROMES), ITEM III
CHANGED TO:
NO COMMUNICATION RELAYED THROUGH ANY ADJACENT ATC/RADIO FACILITY OR
ANOTHER AIRCRAFT STATION IS SUCCESSFUL ON THE 121.5MHZ VHF GUARD
FREQUENCY NOR ON THE INTER-PILOT 123.45MHZ VHF FREQUENCY.
NEW ITEM 4.2.1: IF LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS IS ENCOUNTERED PRIOR TO
ENTERING THE NAT, THE PILOT SHOULD:
A. FOLLOW THE RADIO COMMUNICATION FAILURE PROCEDURES OF THE AIRSPACE
IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT IS OPERATING.
B. IF THE PILOT ELECTS TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT, ENTER OCEANIC
AIRSPACE AT THE OCEANIC ENTRY POINT AT THE LEVEL AND SPEED RESULTING
FROM THE EXECUTION OF THE RADIO COMMUNICATION FAILURE PROCEDURES OF
THE ADJACENT AIRSPACE AND
C. FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES IN 4.2.2 BELOW.
NEW ITEM 4.2.2:IF LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS IS ENCOUNTERED OR CONTINUES
AFTER ENTERING THE NAT, THE PILOT SHOULD:
A. MAINTAIN THE CURRENT FLIGHT PLAN UNTIL REACHING THE OCEANIC EXIT
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B. NOT MAKE ANY ROUTE, FLIGHT LEVEL OR SPEED CHANGES BEFORE THE
OCEANIC EXIT POINT UNLESS A CHANGE IS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE
PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NEW ITEM 4.2.3: AIRCRAFT WITH A DESTINATION WITHIN THE NAT REGION
SHOULD FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES IN 4.2.2 ABOVE UNTIL REACHING THE TOP
OF DESCENT POINT AND SHOULD THEREAFTER FOLLOW GLOBALLY APPLICABLE
PROCEDURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PANS-ATM 15.3.3 B) 4) - 7).
ITEM 15.1 CHANGED TO:
FOR MANY YEARS, IT HAS BEEN A REQUIREMENT FOR OPERATORS IN THE NAT
REGION TO OBTAIN A SPECIFIC OCEANIC CLEARANCE TO OPERATE WITHIN THE
REGION. THIS PROCEDURE WAS INTRODUCED TO ENABLE SAFE AND EFFICIENT
HANDLING OF THE LARGE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC THAT OPERATED WITHIN THE NAT
PROCEDURAL OCEANIC AIRSPACE UTILIZING HF VOICE COMMUNICATIONS AND
LARGE SEPARATION STANDARDS. SIGNIFICANT TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS
IN COMMUNICATION, NAVIGATION AND SURVEILLANCE HAVE ENABLED NAT ANSPS
TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND SERVICES IN THE NAT REGION AND FURTHER REDUCE
SEPARATION MINIMA.
THE NAT SYSTEMS PLANNING GROUP AGREED THAT TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
HAS REACHED A POINT WHERE THE OCEANIC CLEARANCE TO OPERATE WITHIN
OCEANIC AIRSPACE WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED TO FLIGHT CREWS PRIOR TO
REACHING OCEANIC ENTRY POINT.
HOWEVER, CREWS ARE STILL REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR CLEARANCE
MESSAGE (RCL MESSAGE) BEFORE ENTERING THE NAT REGION.
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E) MORE DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING RECOMMENDED PRACTICES IN THE
NAT
REGION CAN BE FOUND IN THE NAT DOC 007 (NORTH ATLANTIC OPERATIONS
AND AIRSPACE MANUAL) AND NAT OPS BULLETINS, AVAILABLE AT
HTTP://WWW.ICAO.INT/EURNAT (EUR AND NAT DOCUMENTS, NAT DOCUMENTS).
REQUEST FOR CLEARANCE (RCL MESSAGE) FOR FLIGHTS ENTERING THE NAT
REGION THROUGH SANTA MARIA FIR SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE SANTA
MARIA OCEANIC CLEARANCE DELIVERY (OCD) DATA LINK SERVICE (SEE ENR
1.1.18 FOR DETAILS ON DATALINK SERVICES) OR VIA THE AVAILABLE VOICE
SERVICES ON VHF, HF OR SATVOICE (SEE ENR 2.1.5 FOR DETAILS ON
FREQUENCIES AND SATVOICE NUMBERS).
ALL OPERATORS SHALL SUBMIT THEIR REQUEST FOR CLEARANCE (RCL MESSAGE
AT LEAST 40 MINUTES BEFORE THE ETO FOR THE SANTA MARIA OCA BOUNDARY.
FLIGHTS DEPARTING FROM AERODROMES LOCATED IN LISBOA FIR, WHICH ARE
CLOSE TO SANTA MARIA OCA BOUNDARY, SHALL SUBMIT THE REQUEST FOR
CLEARANCE (RCL MESSAGE) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER DEPARTURE.
FLIGHTS DEPARTING FROM AZORES ARE EXEMPTED FROM SUBMITTING AN
REQUEST CLEARANCE (RCL MESSAGE) TO SANTA MARIA OAC. STANDARD
DEPARTURE CLEARANCE PROCEDURES SHALL BE APPLIED BY THE CREW AND
AERODROME CONTROL TOWER.
THE RCL MESSAGE SHALL INCLUDE: THE OCEANIC ENTRY POINT AND ESTIMATED
TIME, THE REQUESTED MACH NUMBER, BASED ON FMS COST INDEX (ECON), THE
REQUESTED FLIGHT LEVEL AT THE OCEANIC ENTRY POINT, THE HIGHEST
ACCEPTABLE FLIGHT LEVEL WHICH CAN BE MAINTAINED AT THE OCA ENTRY
AND, OPTIONALLY, ANY OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED IMPORTANT BY THE CREW.
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E) IN RESPONSE TO AN RCL MESSAGE, THERE WILL BE NO OCEANIC CLEARANCE
MESSAGE SENT VIA ACARS OCD OR VOICE, FLIGHT CREW MUST FLY WHAT IS
LOADED IN THE FMS OR AS AMENDED BY ATC. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE WILL
BE SENT BY SANTA MARIA OAC, VIA ACARS OCD OR VOICE, AS APPLICABLE:
RCL RECEIVED BY LPPO. FLY CURRENT FLIGHT PLAN OR AS AMENDED BY ATC.
THE INFORMATION IN THE RCL MESSAGE WILL BE PROCESSED AS FOLLOWS: THE
OCEANIC ENTRY POINT AND ESTIMATED TIME - USED BY THE CONTROLLER TO
UPDATE THE CURRENTLY HELD ATC DATA, THE REQUESTED MACH NUMBER, BASED
ON FMS COST INDEX (ECON) - ATC WILL USE THE REQUESTED MACH SPEED
INFORMATION AS THE REFERENCE SPEED FOR COST INDEX (ECON) OPERATIONS.
THE AIRCRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE ON FMS COST INDEX (ECON
UNLESS IT IS ASSIGNED A FIXED MACH SPEED BY ATC. ATC MUST BE ADVISED
IF THE SPEED CHANGES BY MACH 0.02 OR MORE FROM THE REQUESTED MACH IN
THE RCL, THE REQUESTED FLIGHT LEVEL AT THE OCEANIC ENTRY POINT - ATC
WILL STORE THE REQUESTED FLIGHT LEVEL INFORMATION. THE AIRCRAFT
SHALL NOT CHANGE FLIGHT LEVEL UNLESS IT IS CLEARED FOR A FLIGHT
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E) POINT, AND
B. LEVEL AT OCEANIC ENTRY POINT,OPTIONALLY, ANY OTHER INFORMATION
DEEMED IMPORTANT BY THE CREW - INFORMATION IS BROUGHT TO THE
ATTENTION OF THE CONTROLLER.
FLIGHTS USING ACARS OCD DATA LINK SERVICE FOR SUBMITTING THE RCL
MESSAGE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH VOICE COMMUNICATIONS WITH
SANTA MARIA RADIO BEFORE THE FIR BOUNDARY, EXCEPT IF SPECIFICALLY
INSTRUCTED TO DO SO.
PILOTS ARE REMINDED THAT WHILE OUTSIDE OF SANTA MARIA FIR AND WHILST
IN CONTACT WITH SANTA MARIA RADIO, IT IS MANDATORY TO MAINTAIN TWO
WAY COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CONTROL CENTRE/RADIO STATION IN CHARGE
OF THEIR FLIGHT.
ITEMS 15.3, 15.4  WITHDRAWN.
ITEM 16 OPERATIONS WITHOUT ASSIGNED FIXED SPEED (OWAFS) WITHIN SANTA
MARIA FIR, 16.1 GENERAL, CHANGED TO:
ALL AIRCRAFT, REGARDLESS OF FANS EQUIPAGE, WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE
APPLICATION OF OWAFS IN BOTH ATS SURVEILLANCE AND NON-SURVEILLANCE
AIRSPACE. FLIGHTS ENTERING SANTA MARIA FIR ARE EXPECTED TO BE FLYING
EITHER A FIXED MACH OR AN FMS COST INDEX (ECON) SPEED, DEPENDING ON
THE COORDINATION CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE ATS UNITS. AFTER
THE AIRCRAFT ENTERS SANTA MARIA FIR, ATC WILL STRIVE TO REMOVE ANY
EXISTING SPEED RESTRICTION ALTHOUGH SPEED CONTROL RESTRICTIONS WILL
BE APPLIED AS NEEDED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ICAO DOC 4444 (PARAGRAPH
4.6). APPROPRIATE FLIGHT CREW KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED TO ENSURE A
THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF OWAFS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ESPECIALLY
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E) POINT, AND
B. IN REGARD TO RESPONSES TO STANDARD VOICE OR CPDLC MESSAGES RELATING
TO SPEED ASSIGNMENTS.
ITEM 16.3 PHRASEOLOGY, POINT I,C. WITHDRAWN.
ITEM 17.1 POSITION REPORT WAYPOINTS, CHANGED TO: FLIGHT CREW ARE
EXPECTED TO REPORT THE SIGNIFICANT ROUTE WAYPOINTS LOADED IN THE FMS
OR AS AMENDED BY ATC.
ITEM 18. DATA LINK SERVICES WITHIN SANTA MARIA FIR, 18.1
INTRODUCTION, SECOND PARAGRAPH CHANGED TO:
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING ADS-C/CPDLC MAY BE FOUND IN THE
ICAO DOC 10037 GLOBAL OPERATIONAL DATA LINK (GOLD) MANUAL. MORE
DETAILS ON OCD CAN BE FOUND IN THE ICAO EUROPEAN AND NORTH ATLANTIC
(EUR/NAT) OFFICE PUBLIC WEBSITE: WWW.ICAO.INT/EURNAT/, EUR/NAT
DOCUMENTS, NAT DOCUMENTS, NAT OPS BULLETINS - ACARS DATA LINK
OCEANIC CLEARANCE FLIGHT CREW PROCEDURES.
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B.
ITEM 18.2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION, 18.2.1 PRE FANS APPLICATIONS, CHANGED
TO: THE OCD IS A DATA LINK SERVICE THAT ALLOWS PILOTS TO SUBMIT THE
REQUEST FOR CLEARANCE (RCL MESSAGE) AND RECEIVE THE RESPONSE FROM
THE CONTROLLERS, USING THE ACARS NETWORK, ACCORDING THE
SPECIFICATIONS DEFINED ON THE AEEC 623 AND EUROCAE ED 106.
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E) ITEM 18.5 GENERAL PROCEDURES, FIRST PARAGRAPH, CHANGED TO:
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON ADS-C/CPDLC PROCEDURES CAN BE FOUND IN
THE ICAO DOC 10037 GLOBAL OPERATIONAL DATA LINK (GOLD) MANUAL AND ON
OCD PROCEDURES CAN BE FOUND ON THE ICAO EUROPEAN AND NORTH ATLANTIC
(EUR/NAT) OFFICE PUBLIC WEBSITE: WWW.ICAO.INT/EURNAT/, EUR/NAT
DOCUMENTS, NAT DOCUMENTS, NAT OPS BULLETINS - ACARS DATA LINK
OCEANIC CLEARANCE FLIGHT CREW PROCEDURES.
REF AIP PORTUGAL ENR 1.1.
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