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• RPT andCHTR flights;
• over-water flights;
• flights inDesignatedRemoteAreas; and
• flights at night proceeding beyond 120nm from the aerodrome of
departure.
VFR flightswhich are required to, orwish to, use a SARTIMEmay do soby
providingATSwith the following details:
• callsign;
• aircraft type;
• departure point;
• route tobe flown;
• destination;
• POB; and
• SARTIME
Note: OnlyoneSARTIMEmaybecurrent at any time. Toprevent theexistence
ofmultipleSARTIMEs for aircraft usedbymore thanonepilot, SARTIMES
shouldbenominated immediatelybefore thestart of eachflight.
VFR flightsmay operate on reporting schedules in the following
circumstances:
• mercy flights;
• flood, fire or famine relief flights;
• overwater flights;
• search and rescue flights; and
• military flights.
When the pilot of a flightwishes to indicate a variation of SAR requirements,
thismust be indicated in Item 8 - Flight Rules, amplified in Item15 (Route) by
the position atwhich the changewill occur, followedby thenew flight Rules.
Submissionof flight details at least 30minutes beforeETD is
recommended.
Wherenotification of flight details, or changes todetails, are submitted less
than 30minutes beforeETD, delayswill be encounteredwhen anATCunit
requires that the data be programmed into the computerisedSSRCode/Call–
signManagement System.
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notification general