AIRSPACE: BASS
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: South Eastern Victoria

NATURE: Delays Due Staff Shortage

LOCAL DATE: 03 Oct 2008
DURATION: 6 Hours

NOTAM No: C6268/08
NOTAM TEXT BELOW:
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C6268/08 NOTAMN A) YMMM B) 0810022200 C) 0810030400 E) DELAYS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR TRAFFIC INTENDING TO TRANSIT AIRSPACE DUE TO ATC NOT AVAILABLE CONTINGENCY MAP AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WWW.AIRSERVICESAUSTRALIA.COM/NOTAMMAPS/ML/BASSYWEWONLODMIT.PDF APPROX AREA: AREA A:SOUTH AND EAST OF YMML BTN 30 NM YMML AND 100 NM YMML, BTN ML 093 R THROUGH SOUTH TO ML 220 R, EXCLUDING R358 ABCDE, WHEN ACTIVE. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC TO FL600 AREA B:SOUTH AND EAST OF YMML BTN 100 NM YMML AND 160 NM YMML, BTN ML 090 R SOUTH TO ML 162 R. VERTICAL LIMITS: FL245 TO FL600. MELBOURNE CENTRE 135.3 AND 120.0 (SOUTH-EASTERN VICTORIA AND BASS STRAIT). 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. WITHIN CLASS G AIRSPACE, DIRECTED TRAFFIC INFORMATION, FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICES AND SAR ALERTING MAY BE REDUCED. IF ADVISED THAT CLASS G SERVICES ARE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE TIBA PROCEDURES ARE TO BE FOLLOWED. BROADCASTS ARE TO BE MADE ON AREA VHF OR HF AS PUBLISHED. AIRCRAFT IN AN EMERGENCY SHOULD ATTEMPT TO CONTACT ML CENTRE ON THE APPROPRIATE AREA FREQ 127.0, 125.7 OR 124.0. CONTACT FLIGHTWATCH IF NO CONTACT WITH ML CENTRE. REQUESTS FOR FLIGHTWATCH CAN BE MADE ON THE PUBLISHED FLIGHTWATCH FREQUENCIES. REFER TO NOTAM AND ERSA REGARDING THE STATUS OF R358 (EAST SALE), R323 AND R339 (FLINDERS/CAPE SCHANK). THESE PROCEDURES DO NOT APPLY TO MILITARY OPERATIONS IN ACTIVE MILITARY RESTRICTED AREAS. ALL QUERIES ARE TO BE DIRECTED TO THE MELBOURNE DUTY OPERATIONS DIRECTOR TEL +613 93356671.

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