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ATTACHMENT 4
SAMPLE OCEANIC CHECKLIST
Note: ICAO North Atlantic Working Groups composed of industry, ATC and state regulators have created this checklist
for reference only. It is not intended to replace an operator’s oceanic checklist. Operators should use an Oceanic
Checklist as part of their Safety Management System. Operators without an oceanic checklist are encouraged to use this
sample and tailor it to their specific needs and approvals. This checklist provides an orderly flow of tasks designed to
assist in reducing oceanic errors. Operators should review Chapter 8 NAT HLA FLIGHT OPERATIONS &
NAVIGATION PROCEDURES.
FLIGHT PLANNING • If clearance is not what was filed – update LRNS, OFP and
• Communication/Navigation/Surveillance (CNS) Flight Plan plotting/ orientation chart/EFB/Tablet, check course and
Codes and planning documents distance for new route. Independently crosscheck and
• Plotting/Orientation Chart/EFB/Tablet – plot route OEP to confirm new route
OXP • Navigation Accuracy Check – record as applicable
• Equal Time Points (ETP) - plot • Confirm HF check, if not done during pre-flight
• EDTO (/ETOPS) – Complete analysis • Confirm SATCOM/SATVOICE is operational, as applicable
• Track message (current copy available for all crossings) • Log on to CPDLC and ADS-C 10 to 25 minutes prior, if
• Note nearest tracks on plotting chart/EFB/Tablet equipped
• Weather Analysis – Note enroute temperature and turbulence • Verify RNP value
forecasts as well as divert airport weather • Altimeter checks – record readings
• Review possible navigation aids for accuracy check prior to • Compass heading check – record
OEP (AS / IF APPLICABLE) AFTER OCEANIC ENTRY
• Review contingency procedures and plans • Squawk 2000 – normally 30 minutes after entry, if
applicable
PREFLIGHT • Maintain assigned Mach, or RESUME NORMAL SPEED if
• Master Clock for all ETAs/ATAs cleared
• Maintenance Log – check for any navigation/ • VHF radios - set to air-to-air (123.45 MHz) and guard
communication/surveillance or RVSM issues frequency (121.5 MHz)
• RVSM Altimeter checks (tolerance) • Strategic Lateral Offset Procedures (SLOP) – SOP
• Master Flight Plan (check routing, fuel load, times, fly centreline or up to 2NM to the right of ATC cleared
groundspeeds) track (in 0.1 NM increments); left offsets are not approved
• Dual Long Range NAV System (LRNS) for remote oceanic • Altimeter checks - hourly (AS / IF APPLICABLE)
operations • Routine monitoring – assign tasks
• LRCS (HF, SATCOM) check (including SELCAL APPROACHING WAYPOINTS
• Confirm Present Position coordinates (best source) • Confirm latitude/longitude of next and subsequent points –
expanded coordinates, using scratch pad of FMS if applicable
• Master Flight Plan (symbols②, ✓, \, X)
• LRNS programming OVERHEAD WAYPOINTS
• Check currency and software version • Confirm aircraft transitions to next waypoint
• Independently verify waypoint entries • Check track and distance against Master Document
• Check expanded coordinates of all oceanic waypoints • Confirm time to next waypoint
• Check course and distance (± 2˚ and ±2 NM) Note: 3-minutes or more change requires ATC
• Upload winds, if applicable notification (NAT Region & voice reporting only)
• Groundspeed check • Position report – fuel
TAXI AND PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF 10-MINUTES AFTER WAYPOINT PASSAGE
• Groundspeed check • Record time and latitude/longitude on plotting/orientation
• Present Position check chart – non steering LRNS
CLIMB OUT - or -
• Verify ETAs above FL 180 • Use “nav display method” (FMS aircraft only, smallest
scale)
PRIOR TO OCEANIC ENTRY
• If required, obtain oceanic clearance from appropriate agency. MID POINT
Verify and crosscheck independently. Confirm the ATC route • Midway between waypoints compare winds from OFP,
clearance is properly programmed into LRNS LRNS and upper millibar wind charts (AS / IF
APPLICABLE)
• Check expanded coordinates of all oceanic waypoints • Confirm ETA
• Confirm flight level, Mach and route for crossing COAST IN
• If applicable, request and receive clearance, to comply with • Compare ground based NAVAID to LRNS
oceanic clearance (e.g., higher FL) from domestic ATC (AS / IF APPLICABLE)
Note: Altitudes in oceanic clearances are not “when • Remove SLOP offset prior to oceanic exit point
ready climb” instructions: coordinate with domestic ATC • Confirm routing beyond oceanic airspace
• Ensure aircraft performance capabilities for maintaining
assigned altitude/assigned Mach DESTINATION/BLOCK IN
• Navigation Accuracy Check (AS / IF
APPLICABLE)
• RVSM write-ups

Sample Oceanic Checklist

NAT Doc 007 V.2023-1 (Applicable from January 2023)