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Alerting Services

1. The document outlines the phases of an emergency alerting service - uncertainty, alert, and distress. 2. The uncertainty phase is declared when contact is lost with an aircraft or it fails to arrive as expected. 3. The alert phase follows if further attempts to contact the aircraft are unsuccessful. 4. The distress phase is declared when it is reasonably certain the aircraft is threatened by danger and needs immediate help.

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Alerting Services

1. The document outlines the phases of an emergency alerting service - uncertainty, alert, and distress. 2. The uncertainty phase is declared when contact is lost with an aircraft or it fails to arrive as expected. 3. The alert phase follows if further attempts to contact the aircraft are unsuccessful. 4. The distress phase is declared when it is reasonably certain the aircraft is threatened by danger and needs immediate help.

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ALERTING

SERVICE
Objective

• At The end of this topic, cadets


will be able to explain the need
for, the methods and the key
features of alerting services
Items of the topic
• Units providing alerting services
• Co-ordination
• Phases of emergency
ALERTING
SERVICE
Alerting service shall be provided
1. for all aircraft provided with
air traffic control service;
2. in so far as practicable, to all
other aircraft having filed a
flight plan or otherwise known
to the air traffic services; and
3. to any aircraft known or
believed to be the subject of
unlawful interference
• Without prejudice to any other
circumstances that may render
such notification advisable, air
Notification of traffic services units shall notify
Rescue Coordination Centres
rescue (RCC) immediately an aircraft
coordination considered to be in a state of
emergency
centres
A rescue co-ordination centre (RCC)
is a primary search and rescue facility in a country that is staffed by
supervisory personnel and equipped for co-ordinating and controlling
search and rescue operations. RCCs are responsible for a geographic
area, known as a "search and rescue region of responsibility" (SRR)
Notification of rescue coordination centres

Uncertainty phase

Alert phase

Distress phase
Uncertainty phase

no communication has been received from an aircraft an aircraft fails to arrive within thirty
within a period of thirty minutes after the time a
minutes of the estimated time of arrival
communication should have been received, or from the
time an unsuccessful attempt to establish communication last notified to or estimated by air traffic
with such aircraft was first made, whichever is the earlier, services units, whichever is the later,
or when

Uncertainty phase (INCERFA): a situation wherein uncertainty


exists as to the safety of an aircraft and its occupants
Alert phase
following the uncertainty phase, subsequent attempts to establish communication with the
aircraft or inquiries to other relevant sources have failed to reveal any news of the aircraft, or
when
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 re-established with the aircraft, or when

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

an aircraft is known or believed to be the subject of unlawful interference.

Alert phase (ALERFA): a situation wherein apprehension exists


as to the safety of an aircraft and its occupants
following the alert phase, further unsuccessful attempts to
establish communication with the aircraft and more widespread
unsuccessful inquiries point to the probability that the aircraft is
in distress, or when

the fuel on board is considered to be exhausted, or to be

Distress insufficient to enable the aircraft to reach safety, or when

phase information is received which indicates that the operating


efficiency of the aircraft has been impaired to the extent that a
forced landing is likely, or when
Distress phase (DETRESFA): a situation
wherein there is a reasonable certainty that
an aircraft and its occupants are threatened
by grave and imminent danger and require information is received or it is reasonably certain that the
aircraft is about to make or has made a forced landing,
immediate assistance
The notification shall contain such of the
following information as is available in the
order listed:
• INCERFA, ALERFA or DETRESFA, as appropriate to the
phase of the emergency;
• agency and person calling;
The • nature of the emergency;
Notification • significant information from the flight plan;
• unit which made last contact, time and means used;
• last position report and how determined;
• colour and distinctive marks of aircraft;
• dangerous goods carried as cargo;
• any action taken by reporting office; and
• other pertinent remarks
1. Aircraft is overdue at its intended destination
2. Pilot has not communicated as planned

Feedback 3.
4.
Pilot has not made expected reports about position or safety.
you’re aware that a subject is at risk of death, injury, or harm,
and may need help, but they’re not in immediate danger
5. A coordinating authority receives information about an officially
Uncertainty and commonly accepted distress signal
6. investigations have not resulted in subjects being found after
phase they have been reported overdue, and the incident cannot be
classified in a lower phase
7. the fuel on an aircraft is thought to be exhausted or insufficient
to reach safety
Alert phase 8. information indicates an aircraft is not operating correctly and a
forced landing is likely
9. following the alert phase, unsuccessful attempts to contact the
Distress phase aircraft and further investigation indicates the Aircraft or aircraft
is likely to be in distress
10. information indicates the Aircraft is not operating correctly and
is likely to be in distress

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