Summary ATPL - 090 - Communication refers to a document or content that summarizes the essential concepts of communication under the Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL, Airline Transport Pilot License). This section (090) is specifically dedicated to aeronautical communications, including:
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, • Precision – Control Service on Final
Approach with Precision Radar
- ATS Services at an Airport -
• HX – No Specific Working Hours • Standard language is English • Tower – Aerodrome Control Service
• HS – Service Available During Scheduled • Standard abbreviations should be used • Ground – ATC on the Manoeuvring Area
Operational Hours • Wait 10 seconds if no reply • Delivery – Pre-Departure Clearances
• HR – Hours • Information – Flight Information Service
• HN – Sunset to Sunrise (‘Nuit’) (FIS)
• HJ – Sunrise to Sunset (‘Jour’) • Uses NATO phonetic alphabet and numbers - Other Services -
• HO – During Operating Hours • Numbers always as separate digits, except • Apron – Aircraft Guidance by the Airport
• H24 – Continuous Day and Night Service Altitudes, cloud heights, visibility’s and • Dispatch – From the Operator
• ATIS – Automatic Terminal Information RVRs may use the whole number • Callsigns shortened by removing
Service ▪ For numbers >9,999, the number of location/suffix after first call if there will be
• ACARS – Aircraft Communication Addressing thousands should be said no confusion
and Reporting System ▪ e.g 12,000ft = “One Two Thousand”
• SAR – Search and Rescue • Decimal points transmitted as ‘day-se-mal’
• CTR – Control Zone ▪ Always used when giving a frequency - Registration Number -
• STAR – Standard Instrument Arrival • All 6 digits of a frequency should be used • Full – “HB-XYJ”
• APV – Approach Procedures with Vertical • If last 2 digits are 0, these may be omitted • Abbreviated – “H-YJ” (first and last 2 letters)
Guidance • Times should use the 24-hour clock with 4 • Type/Manufacturer of aircraft may be used
• Instrument Approach – From Initial digits in UTC instead of first letter – “Citation BXYJ”
Approach Fix (IAF) or Defined Arrival Route to • Minutes only if no confusion about the hour • If this is the case, abbreviation is just the
a Point where a landing may be completed • Time checks are to the nearest half minute last 2 letters – “Citation XJ”
(and missed approach) ▪ e.g “Time Check Two Three Three Zero” - Operator + Registration Number -
• Aeronautical Station – A land station in the • Full – “FlyKeys PVMA”
aeronautical mobile service (or in some cases • Abbreviated – “FlyKeys MA”
a ship or platform at sea - ATC without Radar - - Operator + Code (i.e Flight Number) -
• Duplex – 2-way communication can be • Control – Area Control Service • Full – “Jersey 1234”
established simultaneously (Air/Ground • Approach – Arrival and Departure Control • This may NOT be abbreviated
Comms are considered 2-way duplex in Austro) Service • Full callsigns used until addressed by ATC
• Simplex – 2-way communication takes place - ATC with Radar - in abbreviated form
in one direction at a time • Radar – ATC Service • ATC may temporarily change callsign
• Departure – Departure Control Service • “Heavy” used if in heavy wake turbulence
• Arrival – Arrival Control Service category (>136,000kg) on first call –
• Director – Control Service on Final Approach “Speedbird 123 Heavy”
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