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ENR 1.12 Interception of civil aircraft
1 Interception procedures
Interception of civil aircraft shall be governed by present Rules, appropriate regulations and administrative directives issued by
appropriate authority and Georgian Ministry of Defence.
Note 1. – The word “interception” in this context does not include intercept and escort service provided, on request, to an aircraft
in distress, in accordance with the ICAO Search and Rescue Manual (Doc 7333).
Note 2. – The term “interception” means determining the identity of an aircraft by another aircraft and directing its flight in a mode
that is deemed necessary or to require that aircraft to land.
1.1 The pilot-in-command of a civil aircraft, when intercepted, shall comply with the Standards in Appendix 2 of Annex 2,
Sections 2 and 3, interpreting and responding to visual signals as specified in Table 2.
1.2 Principles to be observed by Georgia:
a. Interception of civil aircraft will be undertaken only as last resort;
b. If undertaken, an interception will be limited to determining the identity of the aircraft, unless it is necessary to return the aircraft
to its planned track, direct it beyond the boundaries of Georgian airspace, guide it away from a prohibited, restricted, or danger
area or instruct it to effect a landing at a designated aerodrome;
c. Practice interception of civil aircraft will not be undertaken;
d. Navigational guidance and related information will be given to an intercepted aircraft by radiotelephony, whenever radio contact
can be established; and
e. In the case where an intercepted civil aircraft is required to land in the territory overflow, the aerodrome designated for the
landing is to be suitable for the safe landing of the aircraft type concerned.
2 Actions by intercepted aircraft
2.1 An aircraft which is intercepted by another aircraft shall immediately:
a. follow the instructions given by the intercepting aircraft, interpreting and responding to visual signals in accordance with the
specifications of item in Table 2;
b. notify, if possible, the appropriate air traffic services unit;
c. attempt to establish radiocommunication with the intercepting aircraft or with the appropriate intercepting control unit, by
making a general call on the emergency frequency 121.500 MHZ, giving the identity of the intercepted aircraft and the nature
of the flight;
d. if equipped with SSR transponder, select Mode A, Code 7700, unless otherwise instructed by the appropriate air traffic service
unit.
2.2 If any instructions received by radio from any sources conflict with those given by the intercepting aircraft by visual signals,
the intercepted aircraft shall request immediate clarification while continuing to comply with the visual instructions given by the
intercepting aircraft.
2.3 If any instructions received by radio from any sources conflict with those given by the intercepting aircraft by radio, the
intercepted aircraft shall request immediate clarification while continuing to comply with the radio instructions given by the
intercepting aircraft.
3 Radio communication during interception
If radio contact is established during interception but communication in a common language is not possible, attempts shall be made
to convey instructions, acknowledgement of instructions and essential information by using the phrases and pronunciations in
Table 1 and transmitting each phrase twice.
4 PHRASES FOR USE BY INTERCEPTING AND INTERCEPTED AIRCRAFT
Table 1
Phrases for use by INTERCEPTING Phrases for use by INTERCEPTED
aircraft aircraft
(1)
Phrase Pronunciation Meaning Phrase Pronunciation(1) Meaning
(2)
CALL SIGN KOL SA-IN What is your call sign? CALL SIGN (call sign) KOL SA-IN (call sign) My call sign is (call sign)
Understood. Will
FOLLOW FOL-LO Follow me WILCO VILL-KO
comply
DESCEND DEE-SEND Descend for landing CAN NOT KANN NOTT Unable to comply
Land at this
YOU LAND YOU LAAND REPEAT REE-PEET Repeat your instruction
aerodrome
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Phrases for use by INTERCEPTING Phrases for use by INTERCEPTED
aircraft aircraft
Phrase Pronunciation(1) Meaning Phrase Pronunciation(1) Meaning
PROCEED PRO-SEED You may proceed AM LOST AM LOSST Position unknown
MAYDAY MAYDAY I am in distress
HIJACK(3) HI-JACK I have been hijacked
I request to land at
LAND (place name) LAAND (place name)
(place name)
DESCEND DEE-SEND I require descent
(1)
Syllables to be emphasized are printed in bold letters.
(2)
The call sign required to be given is that used in radiotelephony communications with air traffic services units and corresponding
to the aircraft identification in the flight plan.
(3)
Circumstances may not always permit, nor make desirable, the use of the phrase “HIJACK”.
5 SIGNALS FOR USE IN THE EVENT OF INTERCEPTION
Table 2
Signals initiated by intercepting aircraft and responses by intercepted aircraft
INTERCEPTED Aircraft
Series INTERCEPTING Aircraft Signals Meaning Meaning
Responds
1 DAY or NIGHT – Rocking aircraft and flashing You have been DAY or NIGHT – Rocking aircraft, Understood,
navigational lights at irregular intervals (and landing intercepted. flashing navigational lights at will comply.
lights in the case of a helicopter) from a position Follow me. irregular intervals and following.
slightly above and ahead of, and normally to the left Note. – Additional action required
of, the intercepted aircraft (or to the right if the be taken by intercepted aircraft is
intercepted aircraft is a helicopter) and, after prescribed in Annex 2 Chapter 3,
acknowledgement, a slow level turn, normally to the 3.8
left, (or to the right in the case of a helicopter) on the
desired heading.
2 DAY or NIGHT – An abrupt break-away manoeuvre You may DAY or NIGHT – Rocking the Understood,
from the intercepted aircraft consisting of a climbing proceed. aircraft. will comply.
turn of 90 degrees or more without crossing the line
of flight of the intercepted aircraft.
Note 1. – Meteorological conditions or terrain may
require the intercepting aircraft to reverse the
positions and direction of turn given above in
Series 1.
Note 2. – If the intercepted aircraft is not able to
keep pace with the intercepting aircraft, the latter is
expected to fly a series of race-track patterns and to
rock the aircraft each time it passes the intercepted
aircraft.
3 DAY or NIGHT – Lowering landing gear (if fitted), Land at this DAY or NIGHT – Lowering Understood,
showing steady landing lights and overflying runway aerodrome. landing gear (if fitted), showing will comply.
in use or, if the intercepted aircraft is a helicopter, steady landing lights and
overflying the helicopter landing area. In the case of following the intercepting aircraft
helicopters, the intercepting helicopter makes a and, if, after overflying the runway
landing approach, coming to hover near to the in use or helicopter landing area,
landing area. landing is considered safe,
proceeding to land.
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Signals initiated by intercepted aircraft and responses by intercepting aircraft
INTERCEPTING Aircraft
Series INTERCEPTED Aircraft Signals Meaning Meaning
Responds
4 DAY or NIGHT – Raising landing gear (if fitted) and Aerodrome you DAY or NIGHT – If it is desired Understood,
flashing landing lights while passing over runway in have designated that the intercepted aircraft follow follow me.
use or helicopter landing area at a height exceeding is inadequate. the intercepting aircraft to an
1000 FT (300 M) but not exceeding 2000 FT alternate aerodrome, the
(600 M) (in the case of a helicopter, at a height intercepting aircraft raises its
exceeding 170 FT (50 M) but not exceeding 330 FT landing gear (if fitted) and uses
(100 M)) above the aerodrome level, and continuing the Series 1 signals prescribed
to circle runway in use or helicopter landing area. If for intercepting aircraft.
unable to flash landing lights, flash any other lights If it is decided to release the Understood,
available. intercepted aircraft, the you may
intercepting aircraft uses the proceed.
Series 2 signals prescribed for
intercepting aircraft.
5 DAY or NIGHT – Regular switching on and off of all Cannot comply. DAY or NIGHT – Use Series 2 Understood.
available lights but in such a manner as to be signals prescribed for
distinct from flashing lights. intercepting aircraft.
6 DAY or NIGHT – Irregular flashing of all available In distress. DAY or NIGHT – Use Series 2 Understood.
lights. signals prescribed for
intercepting aircraft.
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