Approach and area control
Approach and area control services AIP GEN 3.4
Circumstance | Phraseology |
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KEY
Pilot transmission |
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1 Departure instructions | (a) Track (three digits) degrees [magnetic] to (or from) (significant point) [until (time) (or reaching) (fix or significant point or level)] |
2 Approach instructions | (a) Cleared DME (or GPS) arrival [sector (identifying letter of the sector)] |
(b) REQUEST [STRAIGHT-IN] (chart title) APPROACH] | |
(c) Cleared straight-in (chart title) approach [followed by circling to runway (number)] | |
(d) Commence approach at (time) | |
Pilot to advise when able to conduct a visual approach | (e) Report visual |
(f) Report runway [lights] in sight | |
(g) Report (significant point) [outbound or inbound] | |
Visual approach by night | (h) When established (position) cleared for visual approach |
3 Holding instructions | |
Visual | (a) Hold visual [over] (position) |
Published holding procedure over a waypoint, facility or fix | (b) Hold at (waypoint, facility or fix) (level) expect approach (or further clearance) at (time) |
When pilot requires an oral description of holding procedures based on a facility | (c) REQUEST HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS |
(d) Hold at (waypoint, facility or fix) (callsign and frequency, if necessary) (level) inbound track (three digits) degrees right (or left-hand) pattern, outbound time (number) minutes (additional instructions, if necessary) | |
4 Expected approach time | (a) No delays expected |
(b) Expected approach time (time) | |
5 To advise ATC of Minimum Fuel status | (a) MINIMUM FUEL |
ATC acknowledgment of Minimum Fuel status
NoteAdvice of fuel status must be made to each ATC sector on frequency transfer. |
(b) Minimum fuel acknowledged [no delay expected or expect (delay information)] |
Vicinity of the aerodrome – visual identification AIP GEN 3.4
Circumstance | Phraseology |
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KEY
Pilot transmission Unique to Australia (ICAO Silent) Military specific |
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1 Identification of aircraft | (a) Show landing light |
2 Acknowledgment by visual means | (a) Acknowledge by moving ailerons (or rudder) |
(b) Acknowledge by rocking wings | |
(c) Acknowledge by flashing landing lights |