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Aviation Alerting Service Phases

The document outlines procedures for alerting services in response to aircraft emergencies. It defines three alert phases: uncertainty, alert, and distress. The uncertainty phase is triggered if communication is lost for 30 minutes or an aircraft fails to arrive within 30 minutes of its estimated time. The alert phase begins if further attempts to contact the aircraft fail. The distress phase occurs if fuel is exhausted or a forced landing is likely. Air traffic services must immediately notify rescue coordination centers at each phase and provide all relevant information to aid in response efforts.

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Aviation Alerting Service Phases

The document outlines procedures for alerting services in response to aircraft emergencies. It defines three alert phases: uncertainty, alert, and distress. The uncertainty phase is triggered if communication is lost for 30 minutes or an aircraft fails to arrive within 30 minutes of its estimated time. The alert phase begins if further attempts to contact the aircraft fail. The distress phase occurs if fuel is exhausted or a forced landing is likely. Air traffic services must immediately notify rescue coordination centers at each phase and provide all relevant information to aid in response efforts.

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Alerting Service

GENERAL

a. Alerting service shall be provided:

1. For all aircraft provided with air traffic control service.

2. Insofar as practical, to all other aircraft having filed a flight plan or otherwise
known to an air traffic service.

3. To any aircraft known or believed to be the subject of unlawful interference.

ALERTING PHASES

a. Air traffic services units shall notify rescue coordination centers immediately
when an aircraft is considered to be in a state of emergency in accordance
with the following:

1. Uncertainty phase when:

(a) No communication has been received from an aircraft within a period of 30


minutes after the time a communication should have been received, or from
the time an unsuccessful attempt to establish communication with such
aircraft was first made, whichever is the earlier.

(b) An aircraft fails to arrive within 30 minutes of the estimated time of arrival
last notified to or estimated by air traffic services units, whichever is later,
except when no doubt exists as to the safety of the aircraft and its occupants.

2. Alert phase when:

(a) Following the uncertainty phase, subse- quent attempts to establish


communication with the aircraft or inquiries to other relevant sources have
failed to reveal any news of the aircraft.

(b) An aircraft has been cleared to land and fails to land within five minutes of
the estimated time of landing and communication has not been reestablished
with the aircraft.
(c) Information has been received which indicates that the operating efficiency
of the aircraft has been impaired, but not to the extent that a forced landing is
likely.

(d) An aircraft is known or believed to be the subject of unlawful interference.

3. Distress phase when:

(a) Following the alert phase further unsuc- cessful attempts to establish


communication with the aircraft and more widespread unsuccessful inquiries
point to the probability that the aircraft is in distress.

(b) The fuel on board is considered to be exhausted or thought to be


insufficient to enable the aircraft to reach safety.

(c) Information is received which indicates that the operating efficiency of the


aircraft has been impaired to the extent that a forced landing is likely.

(d) Information is received and it is reasonably certain that the aircraft is about


to make or has made a forced landing.

b. In addition to the initial notification, the rescue coordination center shall,
without delay, be furnished with:

1. Any useful additional information, especially on the development of the


state of emergency through subsequent phases.

2. Information that the emergency situation no longer exists.

ALERTING MESSAGE CONTENTS

a. The notification shall contain as much of the following information as is


available in the order listed:

1. INCERFA, ALERFA, DETRESFA, as appropriate to the phase of the


emergency.

2. Agency and person calling.

3. Nature of the emergency.

4. Significant information from the flight plan.


5. Unit which made last contact, time, and frequency used.

6. Last position report and how determined.

7. Color and distinctive marks of aircraft.

8. Any action taken by reporting office.

9. Other pertinent remark.

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