ENR 1.8 REGIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEDURES

 

1 FLIGHTS WITHOUT 8.33 KHZ CHANNEL SPACING RADIO EQUIPMENT (REF GEN 1.5)

1.1. The ICAO Annex 10 and Doc 7030 are applied in HELSINKI FIR where carriage of 8.33 KHZ channel spacing radio equipment is required for aircraft operating as general air traffic above FL 195. The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency may grant an exemption for a single VFR flight.
1.2. According to the European commission regulation (EU) No 1079/2012 the radio equipment in the aircraft shall be capable to operate in 8.33 KHZ channel spacing channels. Transition period to implement 8.33 KHZ channel spacing is 10 years due to the exemption permitted by the European commission. Same transition period is used for radio equipment operating in 25 KHZ channel spacing only. Exemption is valid only in Finland, in the neighboring states 8.33 KHZ channel spacing may be required at the beginning of 2018.
1.3. Fintraffic ANS is using 25 KHZ channel spacing during the transition period.
1.4. In accordance with ICAO Doc 7030/4 paragraph 3.2.2 exemption may be granted for state aircraft (military / police / customs) from the requirement of carrying 8.33 KHZ channel spacing radio equipment above FL 195. If flight is subject to exemption, a letter Z shall be included in flight plan (FPL) in item 10a and indicator “COM/EXM833” in item 18. Non-8.33 KHZ equipped State Aircraft, equipped with UHF and 25 KHZ VHF radio equipment will be handled in the Finnish airspace above FL 195 on VHF 25 frequencies.
1.5. Foreign State Aircraft equipped only with UHF radio equipment may be granted permission for flight operations above FL 195 following a specific procedure. Permissions are granted by Area Control Centre. Permission application in writing shall reach Area Control Centre at least 7 days prior to such a flight. The ICAO FPL form in Finnish or in English completed with necessary information such as contact information may be used as an application form. Permission application shall include all the FPL of intended flights within HELSINKI FIR.
1.6. Non-8.33 KHZ equipped aircraft may be granted exemption on the basis of justified grounds for flight operations above FL 195. Exemptions are granted by the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency. Exemption application in writing shall reach the authority at least 7 days prior to such a flight which is intended to be operating above FL 195 within HELSINKI FIR. The exemption is applied by free form text application.
The addressing of applications:
  
Area Control Centre Helsinki
PL 157
FI-01531 VANTAA
  
Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
PL 320
FI-00059 TRAFICOM
  
TEL +358 29 534 5000

2 VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMA IN EUR RVSM AIRSPACE

The airspace within the Finnish flight information region between FL 290 and FL 410 inclusive is EUR RVSM airspace.
Within this airspace, the vertical separation minimum shall be:
  1. 300 M (1000 FT) between RVSM approved aircraft;
  2. 600 M (2000 FT) between:
    1. non-RVSM approved aircraft and any other aircraft operating within the EUR RVSM airspace;
    2. formation flights of State aircraft and any other aircraft operating within the EUR RVSM airspace; and
    3. an aircraft experiencing a communications failure in flight and any other aircraft, when both aircraft are operating within the EUR RVSM airspace.
For other Regional Supplementary Procedures (Doc 7030), see GEN 1.7, para 21.

3 REPORTS WHEN OPERATING ON RADIO MANDATORY ZONES (RMZ)

Pilots must make at least the following reports on the assigned radio frequency: 
  1. Entering and leaving the Radio Mandatory Zone (RMZ)
  2. Intended actions and planned route
  3. Joining any part of the traffic circuit
  4. Intentions to conduct a take-off or landing including the runway designator
  5. Intended taxi route
  6. Lining up on the runway


Note: Outside of ATS operating hours it is recommended to circle the aerodrome and ensure the vacancy and usability of the runway.