Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
Airways Corp
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Make it clear to ATS staff that the controller with whom the pilot first makes contact should confirm that the pilot was aware of relevant hazardous weather reports, or the manual of Air Traffic Services should be amended to reflect the current policy in conjunction with a similar amendment to the NZAIP Planning Manual.
Reply Text
ith respect to your recommendation I have taken the following action:
• Issued a NOTAM Class 1 stating::
NZAIP PM RAC 2-1 Para 3.3 and 3.4 as refer. On first contact with ATS the pilot of an aircraft commencing a flight for which a flight plan has been filed will be provided with flight information received within the 60 minutes before activation of the flight plan. Pilots delaying more than 60 minutes before activating a flight plan shall request any necessary additional information.
• Incorporated the above NOTAM into an amendment to the NZAIP-PM RAC 2-1 which will be effective 12 December 1991. The NOTAM Class 1 will be cancelled at that time.
Additionally I have amended the NZAIP-PM MET 203, effective 12 December 1991 as follows;
SIGMET information is passed to ATS units and is included in VOLMET broadcasts from Auckland.
Amended the Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited, Manual of Air Traffic Services with the following which is effective 19 September 1991;
On first contact with ATS, the pilot of an aircraft commencing a flight for which a flight plan has been filed shall be informed of relevant SIGMET, SPAR, SPECI, amendments to aerodrome forecasts, changes to aid serviceability and NOTAM which have been issued during the preceding 60 minutes.
ATS shall pass information issued prior to the preceding 60 minutes on request from the pilot.
The above amendments now standardise local ATS policies throughout the country as well as informing pilots of the procedures.
• Issued a NOTAM Class 1 stating::
NZAIP PM RAC 2-1 Para 3.3 and 3.4 as refer. On first contact with ATS the pilot of an aircraft commencing a flight for which a flight plan has been filed will be provided with flight information received within the 60 minutes before activation of the flight plan. Pilots delaying more than 60 minutes before activating a flight plan shall request any necessary additional information.
• Incorporated the above NOTAM into an amendment to the NZAIP-PM RAC 2-1 which will be effective 12 December 1991. The NOTAM Class 1 will be cancelled at that time.
Additionally I have amended the NZAIP-PM MET 203, effective 12 December 1991 as follows;
SIGMET information is passed to ATS units and is included in VOLMET broadcasts from Auckland.
Amended the Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited, Manual of Air Traffic Services with the following which is effective 19 September 1991;
On first contact with ATS, the pilot of an aircraft commencing a flight for which a flight plan has been filed shall be informed of relevant SIGMET, SPAR, SPECI, amendments to aerodrome forecasts, changes to aid serviceability and NOTAM which have been issued during the preceding 60 minutes.
ATS shall pass information issued prior to the preceding 60 minutes on request from the pilot.
The above amendments now standardise local ATS policies throughout the country as well as informing pilots of the procedures.
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