AIRSPACE: ECSMLSYBIK
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Mel-Syd-Canb Routes

NATURE: TIBA (Closed/No Service)

LOCAL DATE: 13 Jul 2008
DURATION: 1 Hour or less

NOTAM No: C4248/08
NOTAM TEXT BELOW:
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C4248/08 ATS IN THE MELBOURNE FIR ARE SUBJECT TO CONTINGENCY DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGE MELBOURNE CENTRE 129.8 (EASTERN NEW SOUTH WALES). CONTINGENCY MAP AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WWW.AIRSERVICESAUSTRALIA.COM/NOTAMMAPS/ECSMLSYBIK.PDF APPROX AREA: 45 NM WEST SY, SOUTH ALONG ARC 45 NM SY, 45 NM SOUTH-WEST SY, 70 NM SOUTH-WEST SY, NORTH ALONG ARC 70 NM SY, 70 WEST SY, 45 NM WEST SY. VERTICAL LIMITS: A085 - FL600 ANY TWR, TCU AND MILITARY AREAS WITHIN THE ABOVE AIRSPACE CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS PER ERSA UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE. MAJOR ATS ROUTES: H319 BTN 70 NM SY AND TARAL Y59 BTN 70 NM SY AND 45 NM SY W113 BTN BIK AND 45 NM SY ALL ROUTES VIA BIK WITHIN 40 NM BIK OUTSIDE 45NM SY ATC SER ARE NOT AVBL IN CLASSES A, C AND E AIRSPACE. DIRECTED TRAFFIC ADVISORY INFO SER IS NOT AVBL IN CLASS E. ADS/CPDLC LOGON: YMMM SER NOT AVBL THIS AIRSPACE. PILOTS MAY REMAIN LOGGED ON BUT POSITION REPORTS MUST BE BROADCAST ON THE APPROPRIATE FREQUENCY. FLW PROC APPLY: TRAFFIC INFO BCST PROC (TIBA) AS DETAILED IN AIP GEN 3.3 AND ICAO ANNEX 11 SHALL BE USED. TCAS AND TRANSPONDER EQPT MUST BE SELECTED AT ALL TIMES. PILOTS CONSIDERING OPR IN CLASS A, C OR E AIRSPACE SHOULD CTC THE MELBOURNE OPERATIONAL SUPERVISOR TEL +613 92357597 FOR FURTHER INFO. FROM 07 122130 TO 07 122200

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