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C4162/08 DIRECTED TRAFFIC INFORMATION, FIS AND ALERTING SER PROVIDED BY CANBERRA TERMINAL CONTROL UNIT, IN CLASS G AIRSPACE WITHIN 30 NM OF CANBERRA NOT AVBL DUE TO ATC STAFF SHORTAGE. SERVICES AFFECTED: RADAR AND DIRECTED TRAFFIC INFORMATION, PROVIDED BY CANBERRA TERMINAL AND CANBERRA RADAR ON FREQUENCIES 124.5 AND 125.9. TIBA (TRAFFIC INFORMATION BROADCAST BY AIRCRAFT) PROCEDURES APPLY TO IFR FLIGHTS OPERATING WITHIN THE AFFECTED AIRSPACE AND ARE DETAILED IN AIP GEN 3.3. CTAF FREQ AND PROCEDURES REMAIN UNCHANGED. FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE (FIS) AVAILABLE FROM PILOT BRIEFING OR FLIGHTWATCH. SARTIME-BASED ALERTING SERVICE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM FLIGHTWATCH. PRIOR TO OPERATING IN THE AFFECTED AIRSPACE, PILOTS OF IFR FLIGHTS MUST OBTAIN A BRIEFING FROM MELBOURNE CENTRE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR ON +613 93356671. WHERE AN AIRCRAFT HAS TWO VHF RADIOS, MONITOR THE APPROPRIATE FIA FREQUENCY AND CTAF AND BROADCAST AS REQUIRED. PILOTS OF IFR FLIGHTS MUST ALSO: 1. OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE IFR AND DISPLAY NAVIGATION AND ANTI COLLISION LIGHTS AT ALL TIMES. 2. WHERE AN AIRCRAFT HAS TWO VHF RADIOS. MONITOR 126.35 AND BROADCAST AS REQUIRED. FROM 07 100700 TO 07 100740 |
