Appendix G G-1 APPENDIX G. SUGGESTED SUBJECTS FOR INCLUSION IN OCEANIC AND
INTERNATIONAL PROCEDURES AND/OR AN OPERATIONS MANUAL Note 1: This list is for reference only. It is not intended to be all-inclusive. You are encouraged to use this list when creating procedures and/or operations manuals and keeping them current. The complexity of your operations and operational approvals will dictate which items on this list are applicable or need to be expanded. Please refer to the Regional Oceanic Resource Guides for U.S. Operators, available at https://www.faa.gov/about/officeorg/headquartersoffi ces/avs/oceanic-resource-guides, for the most current version of this list.
Note 2: You should establish and maintain a robust process to remain current in oceanic and international operations. This continuous analysis or process is one component of an operator’s Safety Management System (SMS).
G.1 Regulations, ICAO Guidance, and References.
G.1.1 Title 14 CFR.
G.1.2 Applicable ICAO Documents (current editions). Find the following documents at the ICAO store at https://store.icao.int or at the ICAO eLibrary at https://elibrary.icao.int:
• ICAO Doc 4444, Procedures for Air Navigation Services—Air Traffic Management (PANS-ATM).
• ICAO Doc 7030, Regional Supplementary Procedures (SUPPS).
• ICAO Doc 9574, Manual on a 300 m (1,000 ft) Vertical Separation Minimum Between FL 290 and FL 410 Inclusive.
• ICAO Doc 9613, Performance-based Navigation (PBN) Manual.
• ICAO Doc 9869, Performance-based Communication and Surveillance (PBCS) Manual.
• ICAO Doc 10037, Global Operational Data Link (GOLD) Manual (Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC), Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C)).
• ICAO Annex 2, Rules of the Air.
• ICAO Annex 6, Operation of Aircraft (Parts I, II, and III, as applicable).
• ICAO NAT Doc 007, North Atlantic Operations and Airspace Manual.
G.1.3 Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP), United States of America—Relevant Material.
Appendix G G-2 G.1.4 Applicable FAA ACs (current editions):
• AC 90-105, Approval Guidance for RNP Operations and Barometric Vertical Navigation in the U.S. National Airspace System and in Oceanic and Remote Continental Airspace.28 28 Refer to, in particular, AC 90-105, Chapter 8, Operator Responsibilities, Paragraph 8.4.3, Pilot Knowledge.
• AC 90-117, Data Link Communications.
• AC 91-70, Oceanic and Remote Continental Airspace Operations.
• AC 91-85, Authorization of Aircraft and Operators for Flight in Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) Airspace.
• AC 120-42, Extended Operations (ETOPS and Polar Operations) (also refer to 14 CFR § 121.161).
• AC 135-42, Extended Operations (ETOPS) and Operations in the North Polar Area (also refer to 14 CFR § 135.364).
G.1.5 Miscellaneous:
• FAA Regional Oceanic Resource Guides for U.S. Operators, available at https://www.faa.gov/about/officeorg/headquartersoffices/avs/oceanic-resourceguides.
• ICAO North Atlantic (NAT) and Eurocontrol (SKYbrary).
• State Department Travel Alerts and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Alerts.
• Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) instructions and procedures; applications (as applicable).
G.1.6 Notices to Airmen (NOTAM), Global Positioning System (GPS) NOTAMs (select “GPS NOTAMs” in “Predefined Queries” under “Location”), FAA International Notices, and Special Federal Aviation Regulations (SFAR).
G.2 Navigation. Continental (formerly Class I) versus Oceanic and Remote navigation; and navigation by means of dead reckoning.
G.3 Flight Planning.
G.3.1 North American Routes (NAR).
G.3.2 Track Messages.
G.3.3 Air Traffic Control (ATC) Flight Plans. Explanation and correct codes.
Appendix G G-3 G.3.4 Operational Flight Plan (also known as Computer Flight Plan (CFP)):
• Comparison to ATC flight plan.
• Basic cross checks (fuel, groundspeed, winds).
• Equal Time Point (ETP) and points of safe return.
• Fuel requirements (in particular, ICAO Annex 6) and reduced fuel (B043, B044, and B343 authorizations).
G.3.5 Special Area of Operation (SAO) Requirements.
G.3.6 Use of Plotting/Orientation Chart and Master Document.
G.3.7 Weather Radar (WX) Charts:
• Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF), Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR), and Significant Weather (SIGWX).
• 700 millibars (mb), 500 mb, 400 mb, 300 mb, 250 mb.
• Approved source(s): National Weather Service (NWS) and Enhanced Weather Information System (EWINS).
G.3.8 Driftdown—Terrain, Alternates, Extended Operations (ETOPS).
G.3.9 World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) or Approved Equivalent Compliance.
G.4 State Operating Restrictions.
G.5 Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM):
• General description.
• Metric assignments (e.g., China).
• Minimum required equipment.
• Contingencies.
• Forecasts, tropopause, temperature deviations.
G.6 Accident/Incident.
G.6.1 Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR):
• Part 175, Carriage by Aircraft (hazardous materials (hazmat) regulations).
• Part 830, Notification and Reporting of Aircraft Accidents or Incidents and Overdue Aircraft, and Preservation of Aircraft Wreckage, Mail, Cargo, and Records (National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)).
Appendix G G-4 G.6.2 Contingencies:
• Weather deviations.
• General contingencies.
• Lost communications, traffic information broadcasts by aircraft (TIBA), In-Flight Broadcast Procedure (IFBP).
• Degraded navigation, dead reckoning.
• Activation of Automated Mutual-assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) system, emergency locator transmitter (ELT).
• Depressurization/oxygen supply.
• Intercept, hijack.
G.6.3 Use of Navigation System:
1. Review of Airplane Flight Manual Supplements (AFMS) for capabilities/limitations.
2. Description of GPS, GPS NOTAMs, receiver autonomous integrity monitoring (RAIM) prediction, fault detection and exclusion (FDE).
3. Description of inertial navigation system (INS), time limits.
4. Currency/software version of database.
5. Loading, updating, and cross-checks:
• Format for manual entry into the flight management system (FMS) of latitude/longitude waypoints.
• Methods for entering time or “line-of-longitude” constraints (e.g., “at 1210 climb to FL 340” or “cross 16W level at FL 340”).
• How to “expand” waypoints to display full latitude and longitude.
6. Independent verification.
7. Contingencies/fault codes.
G.6.4 Oceanic Crossing:
• Oceanic checklist (see Appendix D, Sample Oceanic Checklist).
• Master time source.
• Clearance-flight information region (FIR) differences.
• Navigation accuracy check (as applicable).
• RVSM checks.
• Approaching, overhead, and post-position waypoint checks.
Appendix G G-5
• Position report—estimated time of arrival (ETA) tolerance.
• Five-minute post-position check.
G.6.5 Altimetry:
• QNH, QNE, and QFE.
• Transition altitude (TA)/transition level (TL).
• Millibars (mb), hectopascals (hPa).
G.6.6 Transponder Operations. Regional (e.g., NAT, Pacific) requirements.
G.6.7 Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance.
• Airspace requirements (RNP 10/4/2).
• Data link (ADS-C, CPDLC).
• Voice communications and aeronautical radio stations (very high frequency (VHF), high frequency (HF), Satellite Voice (SATVOICE)).
• Reduced separation—trials and implementations.
G.6.8 Strategic Lateral Offset Procedures (SLOP).
G.6.9 Volcanic Ash. Source of information and crew notification.
G.6.10 Space Weather. Warnings, alerts, and advisories (see Appendix C, Unusual Weather Activity).
G.6.11 Operational Control:
• A008 authorization.
• A009 authorization.
• A010 authorization.
G.6.12 Oceanic Speed Control:
• Tolerance, areas applicable.
• ATC Mach Number Technique.
• Operations Without Assigned Fixed Speed (OWAFS).
G.6.13 Oceanic Errors:
• Revised clearance/conditional clearances.
• CPDLC route clearances.
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