ENR 1.10  FLIGHT PLANNING

1.10.1.  Procedures for the submission of a flight plan

1.10.1.1  General
1.10.1.1.1 A flight plan shall be submitted in accordance with ICAO Annex 2, paragraph 3.3.1.
1.10.1.1.2 All operators intending to operate IFR or VFR within SAL OCEANIC FIR / UIR shall submit a flight plan (FPL).
1.10.1.2  Time of submission

Except for repetitive flight plans, a flight plan shall be submitted at least 60 minutes prior to departure, taking into account the requirements of ATS units in the airspace along the routes to be flown for timely information, including requirements for early submission for Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) purposes.

1.10.1.3  Place of submission
1.10.1.3.1 Flight plans shall be submitted at the Air Traffic Services Reporting Office (ARO) at the departure aerodrome.
1.10.1.3.2 In the absence of such an office at the departure aerodrome, a flight plan shall be submitted by AFTN, telephone or fax to any of the ARO below:
Post:

AMILCAR CABRAL ARO

AFS: GVACZPZX

Tel: +238 2411309

Tel: +238 9925214

Fax: +238 2411309

Post:

NELSON MANDELA ARO

AFS: GVNPZPZX

Tel: +238 2633471

Tel: +238 9951700

Post:

ARISTIDES PEREIRA ARO

AFS: GVBAZPZX

Tel: +238 2511070

Tel: +238 9817265

Fax: +238 2511010

Post:

CESARIA EVORA ARO

AFS: GVSVZPZX

Tel: +238 2323716

Fax: +238 2323716

1.10.1.4  VFR flight plan for alerting service only

An alerting service is, in principle, provided to flights for which a flight plan has been submitted.

1.10.1.5  Contents and form of a flight plan
1.10.1.5.1 ICAO flight plan forms are available at the ARO. The instructions for completing these forms shall be followed.
1.10.1.5.2 Flight plans concerning IFR flight along ATS routes need not include FIR boundary estimates.Inclusion of FIR boundary estimates is, however, required for off - route flights and international VFR flights.
1.10.1.5.3 When a flight plan is submitted by AFTN, telephone or telefax, the sequence of items in the flight plan form shall be strictly followed.
1.10.1.6  Adherence to ATS route structure

No flight plans shall be filed for routes deviating from the published ATS route structure unless prior permission has been obtained from the SAL ATC authorities.

1.10.1.7  Authorisation for special flights

Flights of a specific character, such as survey flights, scientific research flights, etc., may be exempted from the restriction specified above. A request for exemption shall be mailed so as be received at least one week before the intended day of operation to:

Post:

Civil Aviation Authorities

Tel:  +238 5962550 +238 9914282

Email:  carlos.monteiro@aac.cv octavio.oliveira@acivil.gov.cv

URL:  www.SIGA.AAC.CV/EXT/FPR

1.10.1.8  Maximum cruising levels for short - range flights

NIL

1.10.2.   Repetitive flight plan system

Not applicable

1.10.2.1  Incidental changes and cancellations of RPL

NIL

1.10.2.2  Delay

NIL

1.10.2.3  ATS messages

NIL

1.10.3.  Changes to the submitted flight plan

1.10.3.1  General changes

All changes to a flight plan submitted for an IFR flight or a controlled VFR flight and significant changes to a flight plan submitted for an uncontrolled VFR flight shall be reported as soon as possible to the appropriate ATS unit. In the event of a delay in departure of 30 MIN or more for a flight for which a flight plan has been submitted, the flight plan shall be amended or a new flight plan shall be submitted after the old plan has been cancelled.

Note 1: If a delay in departure of a controlled flight is not properly reported, the relevant flight plan data may no longer be readily available to the appropriate ATS unit when a clearance limit is ultimately requested, which will consequently result in extra delay for the flight.

Note 2: If a delay in departure (or cancellation) of an uncontrolled VFR flight is not properly reported, alerting or search and rescue action may be unnecessarily initiated when a flight fails to arrive at the destination aerodrome within 30 MIN after its current ETA.

Whenever a flight, for which a flight plan has been submitted, is cancelled, the appropriate ATS unit shall be informed immediately.

Changes to a current flight plan for a controlled flight during flight shall be reported or requested, subject to the provisions in ICAO Annex 2, paragraph 3.6.2 (Adherence to flight plan). Significant changes to a flight plan for uncontrolled VFR flight include changes in endurance or in total number of persons on board and changes in time estimates of 30 MIN or more.

1.10.3.2  Arrival report (closing a flight plan)

A report of arrival shall be made at the earliest possible moment after landing to the airport office of the arrival aerodrome by any flight for which a flight plan has been submitted exempt when the arrival has been acknowledged by the local ATS unit. After landing at the aerodrome which is not the destination aerodrome (diversionary landing), the local ATS unit shall be specifically informed accordingly. In the absence of a local ATS unit at the aerodrome of diversionary landing, the pilot is responsible for passing the arrival report to the destination aerodrome. Arrival reports shall contain the following elements of information:

  • Aircraft identification

  • Departure aerodrome

  • Destination aerodrome

  • Time of arrival

In case of diversion, insert the “arrival aerodrome” between “destination aerodrome” and “time of arrival”.

1.10.4.  Special Flight Plan requirements to operate in RVSM Airspace

The following FPL requirements apply to operators of RVSM approved aircraft intending to conduct flights within SAL OCEANIC FIR / UIR RVSM airspace:

1.10.4.1 Operators of RVSM approved aircraft shall indicate the approval status by inserting the letter W in the item 10 of the ICAO Flight Plan Form, regardless of the requested flight level.
1.10.4.2 Operators of RVSM approved aircraft intending to operate within the SAL OCEANIC FIR / UIR RVSM airspace shall include the following in item 15 of the ICAO Flight Plan Form:
1.10.4.2.1 The entry point at the lateral limits of the SAL OCEANIC FIR / UIR RVSM airspace and the requested flight level for that portion of the route commencing immediately after the RVSM entry point; and
1.10.4.2.2 The exit point at the lateral limits of the SAL OCEANIC FIR / UIR RVSM airspace and the requested flight level for that portion of the route commencing immediately after the RVSM exit point.