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COMMUNICATIONANDNAVAIDFAILURE
In the event of complete failure of communications andnavigation aids,
MAINTAIN TERRAINCLEARANCETHROUGHOUTALLPROCEDURES and
proceed as follows:
IFVFR INCLASSGAIRSPACE
STAY INVMC. BROADCAST INTENTIONS (assume transmitter is operating
andprefix callswith ‘TRANSMITTINGBLIND’). REMAINVFR INCLASSG
ANDLANDATTHENEARESTSUITABLEAERODROME. REPORTARRIVAL
TOATS IFONSARTIMEORREPORTINGSCHEDULES.
IF INCONTROLLED/RESTRICTEDAIRSPACEOR IF IFR INANYAIRSPACE
SQUAWK 7600 IF TRANSPONDEREQUIPPED. LISTENOUTONATISAND/
ORVOICEMODULATEDNAVAIDS. TRANSMIT INTENTIONSANDNORMAL
POSITIONREPORTS (assume transmitter is operating and prefix callswith
‘TRANSMITTINGBLIND’). IFPRACTICABLELEAVE/AVOIDCONTROLLED/
RESTRICTEDAIRSPACEANDAREASOFDENSE TRAFFIC. ASSOON
ASPOSSIBLEESTABLISHVISUALNAVIGATION. LANDATTHEMOST
SUITABLEAERODROME. REPORT TOATSONARRIVAL.
EMERGENCYCHANGEOFLEVEL INCONTROLLEDAIRSPACE
PROCEDURES
WHEN IT ISNECESSARY FORANAIRCRAFT INCONTROLLEDAIRSPACE
TOMAKEARAPIDCHANGEOF FLIGHT LEVELORALTITUDEBECAUSE
OF TECHNICAL TROUBLE, SEVEREWEATHERCONDITIONS, OR
OTHERREASONS, THECHANGEWILLBEMADEAS FOLLOWSUSING
URGENCYMESSAGE FORMAT, STATING LEVELCHANGES INVOLVEDAND
DIVERSIONS, IFAPPLICABLE.
5 – rad i o fa i lure
procedures
• SQUAWKSSRCODE 7700
• TRANSMIT: PANPAN, PANPAN,
PANPAN
• AGENCYBEINGCALLED
• AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION
• NATUREOFURGENCY
PROBLEM
• INTENTIONOFPERSON IN
COMMAND
• PRESENTPOSITION FLIGHT
LEVELORALTITUDEAND
HEADING
• ANYOTHERUSEFUL
INFORMATION