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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