| GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Canberra Airport |
| NATURE: TIBA (Closed/No Service) |
| LOCAL DATE: 03 Aug 2008 |
| DURATION: 1 Hour or less |
| NOTAM No: C4707/08 |
NOTAM TEXT BELOW:
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C4707/08 NOTAMN A) YMMM B) 0808022315 C) 0808022345 E) TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ACTIVE ATC, FIS AND ALERTING SERVICES NORMALLLY PROVIDED BY CANBERRA TERMINAL CONTROL UNIT IN CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHIN 30 NM OF CANBERRA, ARE NOT AVBL DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGE. SERVICES AFFECTED: APPROACH AND DEPARTURES CONTROL PROVIDED BY CANBERRA APPROACH ON FREQUENCIES 124.5 AND 125.9. PILOTS-IN-COMMAND ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE WITHIN THE AFFECTED AIRSPACE. TO PREVENT OVERLOADING OF THE CONTINGENCY SYSTEM, ACCESS TO THE AFFECTED AIRSPACE WILL BE RESTRICTED. MANDATORY BROADCAST AND TIBA PROCEDURES APPLY WITHIN THE AFFECTED AIRSPACE AND ARE DETAILED IN AIP GEN 3.3. DIRECTED TRAFFIC INFORMATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. ADJACENT ATC UNITS WILL PROVIDE ADVICE REGARDING POTENTIAL COLLISION HAZARDS, WORKLOAD PERMITTING. FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE (FIS) AVAILABLE FROM ATS UNITS PROVIDING FIS IN ADJACENT AIRSPACE OR FROM PILOT BRIEFING. SAR ALERTING WILL BE PROVIDED BY CANBERRA TOWER ONLY FOR THOSE FLIGHTS LANDING AT CANBERRA AERODROME. SARTIME-BASED ALERTING SERVICE FOR OTHER FLIGHTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM FLIGHTWATCH ON HF. WHERE APPLICABLE ATC WILL ISSUE INBOUND AIRCRAFT A STAR CLNC. IN CONTINGENCY AIRSPACE, TRACKING IS AT PILOT DISCRETION. PRIOR TO OPERATING IN THE AFFECTED AIRSPACE, PILOTS MUST: OBTAIN A BRIEFING ON CONTINGENCY PROCEDURES FROM MELBOURNE CENTRE SHIFT MANAGER ON +613 93257597 AND IF INTENDING TO ARRIVE OR DEPART FROM CANBERRA OBTAIN A PROGRMMED LANDING OR TAKE-OFF TIME. PILOTS MUST ALSO: OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE IFR AND DISPLAY NAVIGATION AND ANTI COLLISION LIGHTS AT ALL TIMES. OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANDATORY BROADCAST PROCEDURES ON 125.9 MHZ. CONTACT CANBERRA TOWER ON 118.7 PRIOR TO ENTERING THE CONTROL ZONE. CONTROLLING AUTHORITY: AIRSERVICES AUSTRALIA |
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