DND FLIGHT INFORMATION PUBLICATION - GPH 204A

FLIGHT PLANNING AND PROCEDURES CANADA AND NORTH ATLANTIC

EFFECTIVE 0901Z 15 DECEMBER 2011TO 0901Z 5 APRIL 2012

ISSUE NO. 93

PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF

PRODUCED BY DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE CANADA

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FOREWORDGENERAL This publication is a Military Flight Information Publication published and distributed every second publication cycle (112 days) in phase with the ICAO Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control (AIRAC) schedule. It provides a ready reference to planning and procedural information concerning IFR operations. NEW OR CHANGED INFORMATION A vertical line alongside an entry indicates new or revised information since the previous issue of the manual. The Table of Contents and Alphabetical Index will be similarly marked. SPECIAL NOTICES This space to be used to direct the attention of users to new or amended procedures, or deleted information of significance to aircraft operations. Article 326: Article 412: Article 412: Article 412: CYD734, CYD735, CYD736, CYD737 and CYD738 - Time of Designation changed to Continuous Call Sign Chart - HAWK ONE removed Call Sign Chart - HORNET associated to 4 WING OPS Flight Plan Designator - C130 amended to C30J

CORRECTIONS/DISTRIBUTION Corrections, suggested amendments, or changes to distribution should be forwarded to: 1 Canadian Air Division Ottawa Air Traffic Management Coord 2 c/o NAV CANADA 4th Floor, WS 401 77 Metcalfe St Ottawa, ON, K1P 5L6 Tel: (613) 996-1418 FAX: (613) 995-5133 john.nowak@forces.gc.ca nowakj@navcanada.ca

2011. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada Department of National Defence

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SUMMARY

CHAPTER 1

AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION AND AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES

CHAPTER 2

ABBREVIATIONS

CHAPTER 3

CANADIAN DOMESTIC AIRSPACE AND PROCEDURES

CHAPTER 4

FLIGHT PLANNING INFORMATION

CHAPTER 5

AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND VFR PROCEDURES

CHAPTER 6

DEPARTURE

CHAPTER 7

ENROUTE

CHAPTER 8

ARRIVAL

CHAPTER 9

EMERGENCIES

CHAPTER 10 SECURITY CONTROL OF AIR TRAFFIC

CHAPTER 11 RADIO TELEPHONY PROCEDURES

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TABLE OF CONTENTSPAGE

CHAPTER 1 SECTION 1 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. SECTION 2 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3

AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION AND AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION General .................................................................................................................................. Dissemination of Aeronautical Information............................................................................. Charts and Publications ......................................................................................................... NOTAM .................................................................................................................................. AIP Supplement, AIC's and Aviation Notices ......................................................................... Aeronautical Information Products ......................................................................................... Enroute Products ................................................................................................................... Terminal Products .................................................................................................................. Canada Flight Supplement and Canadian Forces Flight Supplement ................................... Revision Cycles...................................................................................................................... Procurement of Foreign Aeronautical Information Products .................................................. Differences with ICAO Standards, Recommended Practices and Procedures ...................... AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES General .................................................................................................................................. Voice Advisory ....................................................................................................................... Flight Information Service ...................................................................................................... Flight ADVISORY AND INFORMATION Service ................................................................... Remote Communications Outlet (RCO) and Dial-up Remote Communications Outlet (DRCO)........................................................... Military Flight Advisory Unit (MFAU) ...................................................................................... Arctic Radio ............................................................................................................................ Airport Radio/Community Aerodrome Radio Station.............................................................. ABBREVIATIONS CANADIAN DOMESTIC AIRSPACE AND PROCEDURES 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 21 23 24 24 25

SECTION 1 GENERAL 301. Flight Information Regions ..................................................................................................... 30 302. Canadian Domestic Airspace ................................................................................................. 30 SECTION 2 303. 304. 305. 306. 307. 308. 309. 310. 311. 312. 313. SECTION 3 314. 315. 316. 317. 318. 319. 320. HIGH AND LOW LEVEL AIRSPACE Canadian Domestic Airspace Map ......................................................................................... Airways (High and Low Level)................................................................................................ Low Level Air Route ............................................................................................................... Low Level Fixed RNAV Routes .............................................................................................. Control Zones......................................................................................................................... Control Area Extensions ........................................................................................................ Terminal Control Areas .......................................................................................................... Military Terminal Control Areas (MTCA) ................................................................................ Control Areas Within High Level Airspace ............................................................................. Procedures in High Level Airspace ........................................................................................ VFR Over-The-Top (VFR OTT).............................................................................................. RULES AND PROCEDURES Class A Airspace .................................................................................................................... Class B Airspace .................................................................................................................... Class C Airspace.................................................................................................................... Class D Airspace.................................................................................................................... Class E Airspace .................................................................................................................... Class F Airspace .................................................................................................................... Class G Airspace ................................................................................................................... 31 32 33 33 33 34 34 35 36 37 37 37 37 38 39 39 39 40

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SECTION 4 321. 322. 323. 324. 325. 326. 327. 328. 329. 330. 331. 332. CHAPTER 4 SECTION 1 401. 402. 403. 404. 405. 406. 407. 408. SECTION 2 409. 410. 411. 412. 413. 414. 415. SECTION 3 416. 417. 418. 419. 420. 421. 422. 423. 424. 425. 426. 427. 428. 429. 430. 431. SECTION 4 432. 433. 434. 435. 436. 437. 438. 439.

TYPES OF SPECIAL USE (CLASS F) AIRSPACE General .................................................................................................................................. Advisory Airspace .................................................................................................................. Restricted Airspace ................................................................................................................ Identification of Advisory, DANGER and Restricted Airspace................................................ Military Advisory Areas........................................................................................................... Military Danger Areas............................................................................................................. Military Restricted Areas ........................................................................................................ Military Operations Area (MOA) ............................................................................................. Military Training Routes (MTR) .............................................................................................. Altitude Reservations (ALTRV) .............................................................................................. Rocket Ranges....................................................................................................................... Charting of Class F Airspace ................................................................................................. FLIGHT PLANNING INFORMATION GENERAL Requirement to File a Flight Plan ........................................................................................... How to File Flight Plans ......................................................................................................... Opening a VFR Flight Plan or Flight Itinerary ........................................................................ Requirement to Close a Flight Plan & Flight Itinerary ........................................................... Customs, Immigration and Diplomatic Clearances ................................................................ Flight Priority .......................................................................................................................... Minimum Fuel Advisory .......................................................................................................... Weather and Notam Services ................................................................................................ FLIGHT PLANNING Flight Plan or Flight Itinerary .................................................................................................. Defence VFR (DVFR) Flight Plans and Defence Flight Itinerary............................................ IFR Flight Plans...................................................................................................................... ICAO Flight Plan Form (Domestic and International) ............................................................. Flight Planning and Procedures for Military Cross Country Instrument Training Flights (Round Robins) ................................................... Military Notice of Visiting Aircraft (NOVA) Message............................................................... Formation Flying IFR and CVFR ............................................................................................ SPECIAL PROCEDURES Adherence to Mach Number .................................................................................................. Parallel Offset Procedures ..................................................................................................... Structured Airspace................................................................................................................ Required Navigation Performance Capability Airspace (RNPCA) ......................................... Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace (CMNPSA).................. Canadian Domestic Routes ................................................................................................... Canadian Track Structures .................................................................................................... Security Control of Air Traffic ................................................................................................. Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) .................................................................................... Flow Control Procedures........................................................................................................ Eurocontrol (CFMU) ............................................................................................................... Due Regard ............................................................................................................................ MARSA .................................................................................................................................. Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Operations ........................................................ Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum .................................................................................. Canada to Greenland Flights ................................................................................................. NORTH ATLANTIC (NAT) OPERATIONS Regulations ............................................................................................................................ NAT Documents and Guidance Material................................................................................ North American Routes.......................................................................................................... NAT Organized Track System ............................................................................................... Flight Rules ............................................................................................................................ Flight Planning Procedures .................................................................................................... Preferred Route Messages .................................................................................................... Clearances .............................................................................................................................

40 40 40 41 41 43 44 47 47 48 50 50

51 51 51 51 52 53 53 54 54 55 55 57 74 75 76 77 77 78 78 79 82 84 86 86 87 88 88 89 89 93 102 103 103 103 104 104 105 107 108

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440. 441. 442. 443. 444. 445. 446. 447. 448. 449. 450. 451. 452. 453.

Position Reports..................................................................................................................... Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications (MNPS) .................................................... Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) - Minimum Aircraft System Performance Specifications ................................................. Arrangements for Reduced Lateral Separation...................................................................... Adherence to Mach Number (NAT)........................................................................................ Operation of Transponders .................................................................................................... Meteorological Reports .......................................................................................................... Adherence to Route ............................................................................................................... Step-Climb Procedure ............................................................................................................ Cruise Climbs Altitude Reports .............................................................................................. Special Procedures for In-Flight Contingencies in Oceanic Airspace .................................... Communications Failure - NAT Traffic ................................................................................... North Atlantic Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace (NAT MNPSA)...... North Atlantic Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM)..............................................

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SECTION 5 NOTAM SYSTEM 454. NOTAM .................................................................................................................................. 126 SECTION 6 TRAFFIC ALERT AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS AND AIRBORNE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS (TCAS/ACAS) 455. TCAS/ACAS ........................................................................................................................... 131 CHAPTER 5 SECTION 1 501. 502. 503. SECTION 2 504. 505. 506. 507. 508. 509. 510. 511. 512. 513. SECTION 3 514. 515. 516. 517. 518. 519. 520. 521. 522. AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND VFR PROCEDURES GENERAL General .................................................................................................................................. 134 RVOP/LVOP Restrictions and Procedures ............................................................................ 134 Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) ..................................................................... 135 DEPARTURE PROCEDURES CONTROLLED AIRPORTS General .................................................................................................................................. Clearance Delivery ................................................................................................................. Radio Checks ......................................................................................................................... Taxi Information ..................................................................................................................... Taxi Holding Positions............................................................................................................ Taxi Holding Positions During IFR Operations....................................................................... Take-Off Clearance ................................................................................................................ Visual Signals......................................................................................................................... Noise Abatement.................................................................................................................... High Intensity Runway Operations (HIRO) ............................................................................ ARRIVAL PROCEDURES CONTROLLED AIRPORTS ATIS Broadcasts .................................................................................................................... Initial Contact ......................................................................................................................... Initial Clearance ..................................................................................................................... Landing Clearance ................................................................................................................. Taxiing.................................................................................................................................... Visual Signals......................................................................................................................... VFR Circuit Procedures Controlled Aerodromes................................................................. Operations on Intersecting Runways ..................................................................................... Wake Turbulence Separation Minima Information ................................................................. 136 136 136 137 138 138 138 138 139 139 140 140 140 140 141 141 141 142 145

SECTION 4 HELICOPTER OPERATIONS CONTROLLED AIRPORTS 523. Air/Hover Taxi ........................................................................................................................ 146 SECTION 5 524. 525. 526. 527. 528. 529. 530. AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS UNCONTROLLED AERODROMES General .................................................................................................................................. Traffic Circuit Procedures Uncontrolled Aerodromes .......................................................... Helicopter Operations ............................................................................................................ Mandatory Frequency ............................................................................................................ Aerodrome Traffic Frequency ................................................................................................ Use of Mandatory Frequency and Aerodrome Traffic Frequency .......................................... Communication Procedures at Aerodromes with MF and ATF areas .................................... 147 147 149 149 149 149 150

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SECTION 6 531. 532. 533. 534. CHAPTER 6

VFR ENROUTE PROCEDURES Monitoring 126.7 MHz and Position Reporting Enroute ......................................................... Altitudes and Flight Levels VFR .......................................................................................... ATC Radar Navigation Assistance to VFR Flights ................................................................. Aircraft Speed Limit Order...................................................................................................... DEPARTURE

151 151 152 152

SECTION 1 GENERAL 601. Aerodrome Operations ........................................................................................................... 154 SECTION 2 602. 603. 604. 605. 606. 607. 608. 609. SECTION 3 610. 611. 612. 613. 614. CHAPTER 7 SECTION 1 701. 702. 703. 704. 705. 706. 707. 708. SECTION 2 709. 710. 711. 712. 713. SECTION 3 714. 715. 716. 717. 718. 719. SECTION 4 720. 721. 722. CLEARANCE Take-Off Minima..................................................................................................................... ATIS Broadcasts .................................................................................................................... Initial Contact ......................................................................................................................... IFR Clearance Request.......................................................................................................... Air Traffic Control Clearance .................................................................................................. IFR Clearance with VFR Restrictions..................................................................................... VFR Release of an IFR Aircraft.............................................................................................. Assigned Altitude Turbo-Prop/Turbo-Jet ............................................................................. DEPARTURE PROCEDURES Standard Instrument Departures ............................................................................................ Instrument Departure Procedures Obstacle Clearance ...................................................... Helicopter Only Procedures - Missed Approach And Departure Climb Gradient ................... Specified Minimum Take-Off Visibility (Spec Vis) .................................................................. Departure Procedures............................................................................................................ ENROUTE GENERAL Separation Between Flight Levels and Altitudes ASL ............................................................ IFR Lateral Separation ........................................................................................................... Minimum IFR Altitudes ........................................................................................................... Altitudes in Designated Mountainous Regions....................................................................... Altitude Reporting Procedures ............................................................................................... Altitude Assignment ............................................................................................................... Cancellation of IFR................................................................................................................. Composite Flight Plan Procedures......................................................................................... ALTIMETER SETTING PROCEDURES WITHIN CANADA General .................................................................................................................................. Altimeter Setting Region ........................................................................................................ Standard Pressure Region ..................................................................................................... Altimeter Setting Procedures during Abnormally High Pressure Weather Conditions ........... Altimeter Setting Procedures During Approaches.................................................................. PROCEDURES IFR Flight in VFR Weather ..................................................................................................... "1000 On Top" IFR Flight ....................................................................................................... Uncontrolled Airspace Recommended Operating Procedures............................................ Clearances Leaving or Entering Controlled Airspace ......................................................... VFR Climb and Descent IFR Flights ................................................................................... Visual Climb and Descent ...................................................................................................... 161 161 162 163 165 165 166 167 167 167 168 170 170 172 172 173 173 174 174 154 154 154 154 154 155 155 155 155 156 158 158 159

RADAR Radar General..................................................................................................................... 175 Severe Weather Information .................................................................................................. 176 Transponder Operation General ............................................................................................ 176

SECTION 5 POSITION REPORTS 723. IFR Position Reports .............................................................................................................. 178 724. Meteorological Reports AIREPS/PIREPS ........................................................................... 179

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SECTION 6 725. 726. 727. 728. CHAPTER 8 SECTION 1 801. 802. 803. 804. 805. 806. 807. 808. 809. 810. 811. 812. 813. 814. 815. 816. 817. 818. 819. 820. 821.

PILOT REPORTS Pilot Reports General .......................................................................................................... CIRVIS Reports Vital Intelligence Sightings........................................................................ Fire Detection Northern Areas ............................................................................................ Pollution Reports.................................................................................................................... ARRIVAL GENERAL ATIS Broadcasts .................................................................................................................... Standard Terminal Arrival ...................................................................................................... Transmission of Meteorological Information to Arriving Aircraft ............................................. Runway Surface Condition (RSC) / Canadian Runway Friction Index (CRFI) ....................... Approach Clearance .............................................................................................................. Descent Out of Controlled Airspace ....................................................................................... Advance Notice of Intent in Minimum Weather Conditions .................................................... Protected Airspace for IFR Instrument Approach Procedures ............................................... Obstacle Clearance During Transition to Approach ............................................................... Speed Limits on Arrival .......................................................................................................... Aircraft Categories ................................................................................................................ Radar Arrivals ........................................................................................................................ Speed Adjustment Radar-Controlled Aircraft ...................................................................... Straight-In-Approaches .......................................................................................................... Simultaneous Precision Instrument Approaches Parallel Runways.................................... Simultaneous Precision Instrument Approaches Converging Runways ............................. Contact Approach .................................................................................................................. Visual Approach ..................................................................................................................... Control Transfer IFR Units to Towers .................................................................................... Initial Contact with Air-to-Ground (A/G) Facility at Uncontrolled Aerodromes........................ IFR Arrival Procedures at Uncontrolled Aerodromes .............................................................

179 179 180 180

181 181 185 185 194 195 195 196 196 197 197 197 198 199 200 200 201 201 202 202 203

SECTION 2 CIRCLING PROCEDURES 822. General .................................................................................................................................. 203 823. Missed Approach from a Circling Procedure.......................................................................... 204 SECTION 3 824. 825. 826. 827. 828. 829. 830. 831. 832. 833. HOLDING PROCEDURES General .................................................................................................................................. TACAN Considerations .......................................................................................................... Entry Procedures ................................................................................................................... Standard Holding Pattern ....................................................................................................... Non-Standard Holding Pattern ............................................................................................... Timing .................................................................................................................................... Speed Limitations................................................................................................................... DME Procedures .................................................................................................................... Shuttle Procedure .................................................................................................................. Holding Patterns Depicted on Enroute and Terminal Charts ................................................. 204 205 205 207 207 207 208 208 209 209

SECTION 4 RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE (RVR) AND HIGH INTENSITY APPROACH LIGHTING (HIAL) 834. Definitions .............................................................................................................................. 835. General .................................................................................................................................. 836. Operational Use of Runway Visual Range ............................................................................. 837. High Intensity Approach Lighting - Definition ......................................................................... 838. HIAL Visibility Credit............................................................................................................... 839. HIAL Inoperative (HIAL INOP) ............................................................................................... SECTION 5 840. 841. 842. 843. MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURES General .................................................................................................................................. Published Missed Approach Instructions ............................................................................... Obstacle and Terrain Clearance ............................................................................................ Further Clearance and Instructions ........................................................................................

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CHAPTER 9 SECTION 1 901. 902. 903. 904. 905. 906. SECTION 2 907. 908. 909. 910. 911. 912. 913.

EMERGENCIES GENERAL Declaration of Emergency ...................................................................................................... Action by the Pilot During Emergency Conditions.................................................................. Reporting Malfunctions of Navigation and Communications Equipment................................ Radar Assistance to Aircraft (Military Early Warning) ............................................................ Unlawful Interference (Hijack) ................................................................................................ Bird Strike............................................................................................................................... SEARCH AND RESCUE Search and Rescue Service................................................................................................... Flight Planning ....................................................................................................................... Request for Search and Rescue ............................................................................................ Pilot Response to ELT Signal ................................................................................................ Missing Aircraft Notice (MANOT) ........................................................................................... Aiding Persons in Distress ..................................................................................................... Watercraft Emergencies......................................................................................................... 214 214 215 215 215 215 215 216 216 217 217 218 218

SECTION 3 EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT) 914. Testing Procedures ................................................................................................................ 218 CHAPTER 10 1001. 1002. 1003. 1004. CHAPTER 11 SECTION 1 1101. 1102. 1103. 1104. 1105. SECTION 2 1106. 1107. 1108. 1109. 1110. 1111. SECURITY CONTROL OF AIR TRAFFIC General .................................................................................................................................. General Provisions ................................................................................................................. Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) Rules ........................................................................ Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic (ESCAT) Plan....................................................... RADIO TELEPHONY PROCEDURES GENERAL General .................................................................................................................................. Use of the Phonetic Alphabet................................................................................................. Use of Numbers ..................................................................................................................... Standard Radio Telephony Usage ......................................................................................... Communication Checks ......................................................................................................... REPORTING PROCEDURES-IFR General .................................................................................................................................. Position Reports .................................................................................................................... Holding ................................................................................................................................... Approach Position Reports - Controlled Airports ................................................................... Air-to-Air Frequencies ............................................................................................................ Use of Frequency 5680 kHz................................................................................................... 227 227 227 228 228 229 229 229 229 229 230

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ALPHABETICAL INDEXSUBJECT MATTER PAGE

A Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................................ 27 Adherence to Mach Number ................................................................................................................................. 77 Adherence to Mach Number (NAT) ....................................................................................................................113 Advisory Airspace ................................................................................................................................................. 40 Aerodrome Operations ....................................................................................................................................... 154 Aerodrome Traffic Frequency (ATF) ................................................................................................................... 149 Aeronautical Information - Dissemination of .......................................................................................................................................... 17 - Products ...................................................................................................................................................... 18 Aeronautical Information Circulars (AICs) ............................................................................................................ 18 Aiding Persons in Distress .................................................................................................................................. 218 AIP Supplement, AICs and Aviation Notices ........................................................................................................ 18 Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) Rules ..................................................................................................... 219 Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) ................................................................................................................... 86 Air/Hover Taxi ..................................................................................................................................................... 146 Aircraft Speed Limit Order .................................................................................................................................. 152 Airport Operations - General ...............................................................................................................................134 Airport Radio/Community Aerodrome Radio Station ............................................................................................ 25 Airspace - Advisory Airspace ........................................................................................................................................ 40 - Altitude Reservations (ALTRV) .................................................................................................................... 48 - Charting of Class F Airspace ....................................................................................................................... 50 - Controlled High Level .................................................................................................................................. 36 - Formation Flying IFR and CVFR ................................................................................................................. 76 - Protected for IFR Instrument Approach Procedures ................................................................................. 196 - Restricted Airspace ..................................................................................................................................... 40 - Speed Limits on Arrival ............................................................................................................................. 197 - Uncontrolled Airspace - Recommended Operating Procedures ................................................................ 173 Alphabet - Use of the Phonetic ........................................................................................................................... 227 Altimeter Setting Procedures .............................................................................................................................. 170 Altimeter Setting Procedures During Approaches .............................................................................................. 170 Altimeter Setting Procedures within Canada ...................................................................................................... 167 Altimeter Setting Region ..................................................................................................................................... 167 Altitude - Assigned .............................................................................................................................................. 155 Altitude - Minimum IFR ....................................................................................................................................... 162 Altitude Assignment ............................................................................................................................................ 165 Altitude Reservations ............................................................................................................................................ 48 Altitudes and Flight Levels - VFR ........................................................................................................................ 151 Approach - Clearance .................................................................................................................................................. 194 - Missed Approach - General .......................................................................................................................211 - Obstacle Clearance During Transition to Approach .................................................................................. 196 - Position Reports - Controlled Airports ....................................................................................................... 229 - Published Missed Approach Instructions ................................................................................................... 211 - Straight-In-Approaches ............................................................................................................................. 199 - Visual Approach ........................................................................................................................................ 201 Arctic Radio .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 Area - Arctic Control Area (ACA) ............................................................................................................................ 36 - Northern Control Area (NCA) ...................................................................................................................... 36 - Southern Control Area ................................................................................................................................. 36 - Speed Limit Area ....................................................................................................................................... 197 Area Minimum Altitudes ...................................................................................................................................... 162

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Areas - Military Advisory Areas ................................................................................................................................ 41 - Military Danger Areas .................................................................................................................................. 43 - Military Operations Area (MOA) .................................................................................................................. 47 - Military Restricted Areas .............................................................................................................................. 44 - Military Training Routes (MTR) .................................................................................................................... 47 Arrival - Circling Procedures ................................................................................................................................... 203 - General ...................................................................................................................................................... 181 - Holding Procedures ................................................................................................................................... 204 - Missed Approach ....................................................................................................................................... 211 - Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) ............................................................................................................. 181 Arrivals - Radar ................................................................................................................................................... 197 Assigned Altitude - Turbo-Prop/Turbo-Jet .......................................................................................................... 155 Assistance to VFR Flights - Radar Navigation .................................................................................................... 152 ATIS Broadcasts - Arrivals .................................................................................................................................. 140 ATIS Broadcasts - Departures ............................................................................................................................181 Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) .................................................................................................. 135 Aviation Notices .................................................................................................................................................... 18 B Bird Strike ........................................................................................................................................................... 215 C Canada to Greenland Flights .............................................................................................................................. 102 Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace (CMNPSA) ................................................ 79 Canadian Track Structure ..................................................................................................................................... 84 Cancellation of IFR Flight Plans ..........................................................................................................................166 Categories - Aircraft ............................................................................................................................................ 197 Charts - and Publications .......................................................................................................................................... 18 - Revision Cycles ........................................................................................................................................... 18 CIRVIS Reports .................................................................................................................................................. 179 Clearance - Approach ................................................................................................................................................... 194 - Obstacle and Terrain .........................................................................................................................212, 213 Clearance and Instructions ................................................................................................................................. 213 Clearance Delivery ............................................................................................................................................. 136 Communication Checks ...................................................................................................................................... 228 Communication Procedures at Aerodromes with MF and ATF Areas ................................................................ 150 Composite Flight Plan Procedures ..................................................................................................................... 167 Contact Approach ............................................................................................................................................... 201 Control Area - Arctic (ACA) ................................................................................................................................................. 36 - High Level Airspace .................................................................................................................................... 36 - Southern (SCA) ........................................................................................................................................... 36 Control Transfer - IFR Units to Towers ............................................................................................................... 202 Control Zones ....................................................................................................................................................... 33 Controlled Airspace - Leaving or Entering .......................................................................................................... 173 Controlled High Level Airspace ............................................................................................................................. 36 Customs, Immigration and Diplomatic Clearances ............................................................................................... 52 D Declaration of Emergency .................................................................................................................................. 214 Defence VFR (DVFR) Flight Plans and Defence Flight Itineraries ....................................................................... 55 Designated Mountain Regions ............................................................................................................................163 Dial-up Remote Communications Outlet (DRCO) ................................................................................................. 23 Dissemination of Aeronautical Information ........................................................................................................... 17 Distress - Aiding Persons in ................................................................................................................................ 218 DME Procedures - Holding ................................................................................................................................. 208

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Domestic Routes .................................................................................................................................................. 82 Due Regard .......................................................................................................................................................... 88 E ELT ..................................................................................................................................................................... 218 Emergencies - Watercraft Emergencies ............................................................................................................. 218 Emergency - Declaration of ................................................................................................................................ 214 Emergency Conditions - Action by the Pilot ........................................................................................................ 214 Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) - ELT ............................................................................................................................................................ 218 - Pilot Response to ELT Signal ....................................................................................................................217 - Testing Procedures ................................................................................................................................... 218 Enroute - Altimeter Setting Procedures ..................................................................................................................... 167 - General ...................................................................................................................................................... 161 - Pilot Reports .............................................................................................................................................. 179 - Position Reports ........................................................................................................................................ 178 - Procedures ................................................................................................................................................ 172 - Radar ......................................................................................................................................................... 175 Enroute Products .................................................................................................................................................. 18 Entry Procedures - Military Holding ....................................................................................................................205 ESCAT ................................................................................................................................................................ 221 F Fire Detection - Northern Areas ..........................................................................................................................180 Flight Information Regions .................................................................................................................................... 30 Flight Information Service ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Flight Plan - Flight Plan or Flight Itinerary ....................................................................................................................... 54 Flight Plan and Flight Itinerary - Closing of Flight Plan .................................................................................................................................. 51 - Requirement to Close Flight Plan ................................................................................................................ 51 Flight Planning - Customs, Immigration and Diplomatic Clearances ...................................................................................... 52 - Military Cross Country Instrument Training Flights (Round Robin) ............................................................. 74 - Search and Rescue ................................................................................................................................... 215 Flight Planning Information - Flight Planning ............................................................................................................................................. 54 - General ........................................................................................................................................................ 51 - North Atlantic (NAT) Procedures ............................................................................................................... 103 - NOTAM System ........................................................................................................................................ 126 - Special Procedures ..................................................................................................................................... 77 - TCAS/ACAS .............................................................................................................................................. 131 Flight Plans - Cancellation of IFR .................................................................................................................................... 166 - Defence VFR Flight Plans and Defence Flight Itineraries ........................................................................... 55 - How to File Flight Plans ............................................................................................................................... 51 - ICAO Flight Plan Form ................................................................................................................................ 57 - IFR Flight Plans ........................................................................................................................................... 55 - NAT ........................................................................................................................................................... 105 - Requirement to File a Flight Plan ................................................................................................................ 51 Flight Priority ......................................................................................................................................................... 53 Flight Rules (NAT) .............................................................................................................................................. 104 Flight Service Station ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Flights Within Class "B" Airspace ......................................................................................................................... 37 Flow Control Procedures ...................................................................................................................................... 87 Flow Management ................................................................................................................................................ 86 FMS STAR Procedures ...................................................................................................................................... 181 Foreword ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Formation Flying IFR and CVFR ........................................................................................................................... 76

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Frequencies - Common Use ...............................................................................................................................229 G General Purpose VHF in Lieu of International HF Air-Ground Frequencies ....................................................... 110 Global Navigation Satellite System ....................................................................................................................... 89 H Helicopter Operations ......................................................................................................................................... 149 HIAL Inoperative (HIAL INOP) ............................................................................................................................211 HIAL Visibility Credit ........................................................................................................................................... 210 High Intensity Approach Lighting - Definition ...................................................................................................... 210 High Intensity Runway Operations (HIRO) ......................................................................................................... 139 High Level Airspace - Area Control ................................................................................................................................................ 36 - Controlled .................................................................................................................................................... 36 Holding Procedures - DME Procedures ....................................................................................................................................... 208 - Entry Procedures ....................................................................................................................................... 205 - General ...................................................................................................................................................... 204 - Holding Patterns Depicted on Enroute and Terminal Charts ..................................................................... 209 - Non-Standard Holding Pattern .................................................................................................................. 207 - Reporting Procedures ...............................................................................................................................229 - Shuttle Procedure ...................................................................................................................................... 209 - Speed Limitations ...................................................................................................................................... 208 - Standard Holding Pattern ..........................................................................................................................207 - TACAN Considerations ............................................................................................................................. 205 - Timing ........................................................................................................................................................ 207 I ICAO Flight Plan Form .......................................................................................................................................... 57 IFR - Flight - "1000 On Top" ...............................................................................................................................172 - Flights - VFR Climb and Descent .............................................................................................................. 174 - Instrument Approach Procedures (Low Altitude) Protected Airspace ....................................................... 196 - Lateral Separation ..................................................................................................................................... 161 - Minimum Altitudes ..................................................................................................................................... 162 - Position Reports ................................................................................................................................178, 229 - Reporting Procedures - General ............................................................................................................... 229 IFR Arrival Procedures at Uncontrolled Aerodromes .......................................................................................... 203 IFR Clearance Acceptance ................................................................................................................................. 154 IFR Clearance Request ...................................................................................................................................... 154 IFR Clearance with VFR Restrictions .................................................................................................................155 IFR Flight Plans .................................................................................................................................................... 55 IFR Flight Plans - Cancellation of .......................................................................................................................166 Information - Aeronautical ................................................................................................................................................ 17 - Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) ........................................................................................ 135 - Dissemination of Aeronautical ..................................................................................................................... 17 - Severe Weather ........................................................................................................................................ 176 Initial Clearance .................................................................................................................................................. 140 Initial Contact - Arrival ........................................................................................................................................................ 140 - Departure .................................................................................................................................................. 154 - With Air-to-Ground (A/G) Facility at Uncontrolled Aerodromes ................................................................. 202 Interference - Unlawful (Hijack) ........................................................................................................................... 215 L Landing Clearance .............................................................................................................................................. 140 - "Cleared for the option" ............................................................................................................................. 140 - "Stop-and-Go" ........................................................................................................................................... 141

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- "Touch-and-Go" ......................................................................................................................................... 141 Landing Lights - Use of For Collision Avoidance ................................................................................................ 134 Low Level Air Routes ............................................................................................................................................ 33 Low Level Fixed RNAV Routes ............................................................................................................................. 33 Low Visibility Operations Plan ............................................................................................................................. 134 M Malfunctions of Navigation and Communications Equipment-Reporting ............................................................ 215 Mandatory Frequency (MF) ................................................................................................................................ 149 MARSA ................................................................................................................................................................. 89 Message - Notice of Visiting Aircraft (NOVA) ....................................................................................................... 75 Meteorological Information - Transmission to Arriving Aircraft ........................................................................... 185 Meteorological Reports - AIREPS/PIREPS ........................................................................................................ 179 Military - Advisory Areas ............................................................................................................................................ 41 - Danger Areas .............................................................................................................................................. 43 - Early Warning - Radar Assistance to Aircraft ............................................................................................ 215 - Flight Advisory Unit ..................................................................................................................................... 24 - Notice of Visiting Aircraft (NOVA) ................................................................................................................ 75 - Operations Area (MOA) ............................................................................................................................... 47 - Restricted Areas .......................................................................................................................................... 44 - Training Routes (MTR) ................................................................................................................................ 47 Minimum Fuel Advisory ......................................................................................................................................... 53 Minimum IFR Altitudes ........................................................................................................................................ 162 Minimum Navigation Performance Specification (MNPS) ................................................................................... 112 Missed Approach - General ...................................................................................................................................................... 211 - Helicopter .................................................................................................................................................. 158 - Instructions ................................................................................................................................................ 211 - Obstacle and Terrain Clearance ............................................................................................................... 212 Missing Aircraft Notice (MANOT) ........................................................................................................................ 217 Mountainous Regions - Designated Altitudes ..................................................................................................... 163 N Noise Abatement ................................................................................................................................................ 139 Non-Standard Holding Pattern ............................................................................................................................207 North American Routes for North Atlantic Traffic (NAR) ..................................................................................... 103 North Atlantic Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace (NAT MNPSA) .................................. 118 NOTAM ................................................................................................................................................................. 18 NOTAM System .................................................................................................................................................. 126 Notice (MANOT) - Missing Aircraft Notice .......................................................................................................... 217 Notice of Intent in Minimum Weather Conditions ................................................................................................ 195 Notice of Visiting Aircraft (NOVA) Message .......................................................................................................... 75 Number - Use of ................................................................................................................................................. 227 O Obstacle and Terrain Clearance - Missed Approach ..................................................................................212, 213 Obstacle Clearance - Instrument Departure Procedures .................................................................................... 156 Obstacle Clearance During Radar Vectors ......................................................................................................... 175 Obstacle Clearance During Transition to Approach ............................................................................................ 196 Opening a VFR Flight Plan or Flight Itinerary ....................................................................................................... 51 Operational Use of Runway Visual Range .......................................................................................................... 210 Operations on Intersecting Runways .................................................................................................................. 142 Organized Track System (NAT) ..........................................................................................................................104 P Parallel Offset Procedures .................................................................................................................................... 77 Phonetic Alphabet - Use of the ........................................................................................................................... 227 Pilot Reports - General ....................................................................................................................................... 179 Pilot Response to ELT Signal ............................................................................................................................. 217

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Pollution Reports ................................................................................................................................................ 180 Position Reports - IFR ............................................................................................................................................................. 178 - NAT ........................................................................................................................................................... 110 - Position Reports ........................................................................................................................................ 229 - VFR ........................................................................................................................................................... 151 Preferred Route Messages ................................................................................................................................. 107 Procedures - Altimeter Setting Procedures ..................................................................................................................... 167 - Departure Procedures - Uncontrolled Aerodromes ................................................................................... 150 - ELT Testing ............................................................................................................................................... 218 - Enroute ........................................................................................................................................................ 18 - Entry Procedures - Military ........................................................................................................................ 205 - for Military Cross-Country Instrument Training Flights (Round Robins) ...................................................... 74 - General ...................................................................................................................................................... 204 - Helicopter Only .......................................................................................................................................... 158 - Holding - DME Procedures ........................................................................................................................ 208 - IFR Supplement .......................................................................................................................................... 18 - Non-Standard Holding Pattern .................................................................................................................. 207 - North Atlantic (NAT) Oceanic Control ........................................................................................................ 104 - Radio Telephony Procedures - General .................................................................................................... 227 - Reporting Procedures - IFR ...................................................................................................................... 229 - Revision Cycles ........................................................................................................................................... 18 - RVOP/LVOP .............................................................................................................................................. 134 - Shuttle Procedure ...................................................................................................................................... 209 - Speed Limitations ...................................................................................................................................... 208 - Standard Holding Pattern ..........................................................................................................................207 - TACAN Considerations ............................................................................................................................. 205 - Terminal ...................................................................................................................................................... 18 - Timing ........................................................................................................................................................ 207 Procurement of Foreign Aeronautical Information Products ................................................................................. 19 Protected Airspace for IFR Instrument Approach Procedures (Low Altitude) ..................................................... 196 R Radar - General .................................................................................................................................................. 175 Radar Assistance to Aircraft (Military Early Warning) ......................................................................................... 215 Radar Controlled Aircraft - Speed Adjustment .................................................................................................... 198 Radar Navigation Assistance to VFR Flights ...................................................................................................... 152 Radar Vectors - Obstacle Clearance During Radar Vectors ............................................................................... 175 Radio Checks ..................................................................................................................................................... 136 Radio Telephony Grouping - Standard ............................................................................................................... 228 Radio Telephony Procedures - General ...................................................................................................................................................... 227 - Reporting Procedures - IFR ...................................................................................................................... 229 Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum ................................................................................................................. 93 Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) ................................................................................................. 113 Reduced Visibility Operations Plan ..................................................................................................................... 134 Region - Altimeter Setting Region ............................................................................................................................167 - Designated Mountainous Regions ............................................................................................................ 163 - Standard Pressure Region ........................................................................................................................ 168 Remote Communications Outlet (RCO) ................................................................................................................ 23 Reporting Malfunctions of Navigation and Communications Equipment ............................................................ 215 Reporting Procedures - IFR ................................................................................................................................ 229 Reports - Domestic Pilot Reports - PIREPS .............................................................................................................. 179 - IFR Position Reports .........................................................................................................................178, 229 Request for Search and Rescue ......................................................................................................................... 216 Required Navigation Performance Capability Airspace (RNPCA) ........................................................................ 78 Requirement to Close A Flight Plan and Flight Itinerary ....................................................................................... 51

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Requirement to File a Flight Plan .......................................................................................................................... 51 Reservations (ALTRV) - Altitude ........................................................................................................................... 48 Restricted Airspace ............................................................................................................................................... 40 Revision Cycles - Charts and Publications ........................................................................................................... 18 Round Robins - Procedures ................................................................................................................................. 74 Rules - Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) ................................................................................................... 219 Runway Surface Condition - Canadian Runway Friction Index (CRFI) ................................................................................................... 185 - CRFI Equivalent ........................................................................................................................................ 193 - Expected Range of CRFIs by Surface Type .............................................................................................. 193 - Minimum and Maximum CRFIs for Various Surfaces ................................................................................ 193 Runway Visual Range (RVR) - Definitions .................................................................................................................................................. 209 - General ...................................................................................................................................................... 210 - Operational Use ........................................................................................................................................ 210 S Search and Rescue - Aiding Persons in Distress ........................................................................................................................ 218 - Flight Planning ........................................................................................................................................... 216 - Missing Aircraft Notice (MANOT) .............................................................................................................. 217 - Pilot Response to ELT Signal ....................................................................................................................217 - Request for Search and Rescue ............................................................................................................... 216 - Service ...................................................................................................................................................... 215 - Watercraft Emergencies ............................................................................................................................218 Security Control of Air Traffic ................................................................................................................................ 86 Security Control of Air Traffic - General Provisions ............................................................................................ 219 Separation Between Flight Levels and Altitudes ASL ......................................................................................... 161 Separation Minima - Wake Turbulence ............................................................................................................... 145 Sequential Operations ........................................................................................................................................ 142 Severe Weather Information ...............................................................................................................................176 Simultaneous Precision Instrument Approaches - Converging Runways ........................................................... 200 Simultaneous Precision Instrument Approaches - Parallel Runways ................................................................. 200 Southern Control Area .......................................................................................................................................... 36 Southern Control Area Tracks .............................................................................................................................. 84 Speed Ajustment - Radar Controlled Aircraft ..........................................