AIRSPACE: WOL
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Eastern NSW

NATURE: Delays Due Staff Shortage

LOCAL DATE: 1 Feb 2009
DURATION: 6 Hours

NOTAM No: C0701/09
NOTAM TEXT BELOW:
......................................................
C0701/09 NOTAMN A) YMMM B) 0902010400 C) 0902011000 E) DUE TO ATC STAFF AVAILABILITY, DELAYS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR TRAFFIC INTENDING TO TRANSIT AIRSPACE AS FOLLOWS: MELBOURNE CENTRE 125.0 (EASTERN NEW SOUTH WALES). APPROX AREA BTN: (EASTERN NEW SOUTH WALES). APRX AREA BTN: A) 22 NM WEST WOL, EAST ALONG ARC 45 NM SY TO 23 NM NORTH-EAST NWA, SOUTH ALONG ARC 23 NM NWA TO 25 NM NORTH-EAST MRY, 23 NM EAST CB, 30 NM EAST-NORTH-EAST CB, WEST ALONG ARC 30 NM CB TO 30 NM NORTH-EAST CB, 22 NM WEST WOL. VERTICAL LIMITS: A085 - FL245 B) 22 NM WEST WOL, EAST ALONG ARC 45 NM SY TO 45 NM SOUTH-EAST SY, 120 NM EAST NWA, SOUTH ALONG ARC 120 NM NWA TO 120 NM SOUTH NWA, 100 NM SOUTH NWA, WEST ALONG ARC 100 NM NWA TO 35 NM SOUTH-WEST CB, 11 NM SOUTH-WEST CB, NORTH ALONG ARC 11 NM CB TO 11 NM NORTH-EAST CB, 22 NM WEST WOL. VERTICAL LIMITS FL245-FL600 C)45 NM SOUTH-WEST SY, 15 NM SOUTH-WEST SY, NORTH ALONG ARC 15 NM SY TO 15 NM SOUTH-EAST SY, 45 NM SOUTHEAST SY, WEST ALONG ARC 45 NM SY TO 45 NM SOUTH-WEST SY. VERTICAL LIMITS: FL290-FL600 MAJOR ATS ROUTES: H20 BTN WOL AND MER H65 BTN WOL AND CB Q29 BTN RAZZI AND ABEAM CB W436 BTN NWA AND MER W114 BTN 45NM SY AND NWA V169 BTN 45NM SY AND CB W855 BTN 45NM SY AND CB W757 BTN NW AND 20NM SOUTH BIK W543 BTN MRY AND SLS ALL ROUTES THAT OVERFLY SY ABOVE F280 DEPARTURES FROM ML/EN/SY/CB/AY/NW/BK INTO THIS AIRSPACE MAY REQUIRE A START-UP CLEARANCE. AIRCRAFT PLANNING TO CONDUCT AWK OR SVY FLIGHTS MAY BE SEVERELY RESTRICTED. WITHIN CLASS E AIRSPACE, FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICES AND SAR ALERTING MAY BE REDUCED. AIRCRAFT IN AN EMERGENCY SHOULD ATTEMPT TO CONTACT ML CENTRE ON THE APPROPRIATE AREA FREQ. CONTACT FLIGHTWATCH IF NO CONTACT WITH ML CENTRE. REQUESTS FOR FLIGHTWATCH CAN BE MADE ON THE PUBLISHED FLIGHTWATCH FREQUENCIES. THESE PROCEDURES DO NOT APPLY TO MILITARY OPERATIONS IN ACTIVE MILITARY RESTRICTED AREAS. ALL QUERIES ARE TO BE DIRECTED TO THE MELBOURNE CENTRE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR ON +613 93356671.

.....................................................