Meteorological information
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 Meteorological conditionsNoteWind is always expressed by giving |
(a) [Threshold] wind (number) degrees (number) knots |
| (b) Wind at (height/altitude/flight level) (number) degrees (number) knots |
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| (c) Wind at up-wind end (number) degrees (number) knots |
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| (d) Visibility (distance) (direction) | |
| (e) Runway visual range (RVR) or runway visibility (RV) [runway (number)] (distance) (for RV assessments – assessed at time (minutes)) |
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| (f) Present weather (details) | |
| (g) Cloud (amount, [type] and height of base) (or sky clear) |
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| (h) Cavok (pronounced cav-oh-kay) | |
| (i) Temperature [minus] (number) (and/or dewpoint [minus] (number)) |
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| (j) QNH (number) [units] | |
| (k) Moderate (or severe) icing (or turbulence) [in cloud] (area) |
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| Unless responding to a request for turbulence or icing information |
(l) Report flight conditions |
| (m) IMC (or VMC) | |
Reports and information 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 Position reporting note: Phrases for use in enroute position and MET reports are listed in GEN 3.4. | (a) Next report at (significant point) |
| 2 Additional reports | (a) Report passing (significant point) |
| To request a report at a specified place or distance |
(b) Report [GNSS] (distance) from (name of DME station) DME (or reference point) |
| (c) Report passing (three digits) radial (name of VOR) VOR |
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| To request a report of present position | (d) Report distance from (significant point) |
| (e) Report distance from (name of DME station) DME | |
| When descending a non-DME equipped aircraft to LSALT above CTA steps |
(f) Report passing control area steps for further descent |
| The pilot will give this only when satisfied that the CTA steps have been passed, allowing for navigational tolerances |
(g) Inside (distance of a CTA step as shown on ERC) miles |
| 3 Aerodrome information | (a) Runway (number) (condition) |
| (b) Landing surface (condition) | |
| (c) Caution (work in progress) (obstruction) (position and any necessary advice) |
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| (d) Breaking action reported by (aircraft type) at (time) good (or medium, or poor) |
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| (e) Runway (or taxiway) wet (or damp, water patches, flooded (depth)] |
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| 4 Information to aircraft | (a) Caution: |
| Wake turbulence | (i) wake turbulence |
| Jet blast on apron or taxiway | (ii) jet blast |
| Propeller-driven aircraft slipstream | (iii) slipstream |
| Helicopter downwash | (iv) downwash |
| 5 Pilot initiated waiver or wake turbulence separation standards |
(a) Accept waiver |