Approach and area control
Approach and area control services AIP GEN 3.4
| Circumstance | Phraseology |
|---|---|
| KEY
Pilot transmission Unique to Australia (ICAO Silent) Military specific |
|
| 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) | |
| Where a temporary level restriction is to be imposed* | (e) Track via (chart title) approach not below (level) |
| Pilot to advise when able to conduct a visual approach | (f) Report visual |
| (g) Report runway [lights] in sight | |
| (h) Report (significant point) [outbound or inbound] | |
| Visual approach by night | (i) 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) | |
| (e) Hold on the (three digits) radial of the (name) VOR/TACAN (callsign and frequency, if necessary) at (distance) and (or between (distance) and (distance) DME) (level) inbound track (three digits) degrees right (or left) hand pattern (additional instructions, if necessary) | |
| 4 Expected approach time | (a) No delays expected |
| (b) Expected approach time (time) | |
*Application to civilian aircraft only during practice approaches in VMC, and to military aircraft
Vicinity of the aerodrome – visual identification AIP GEN 3.4
| Circumstance | Phraseology |
|---|---|
| KEY
Pilot transmission Unique to Australia (ICAO Silent) Military specific |
|
| 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 | |