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CAP 413 Radiotelephony Manual
Chapter 3 Page 7
1.4.3 Level information should be included in the report as follows:
a) if the aircraft is in level flight but cleared to another level, the call shall include the
aircraft identification followed by the current level and the cleared level ;
b) if the aircraft is not in level flight, the call shall include the aircraft identification
followed by cleared level only ;
if
c) if the aircraft has been assigned a speed or a heading, the initial call shall also
include the assigned speed or heading.
1.5 Initial Call – VFR Flight
1.5.1 Normally, the initial call to an ATS unit should only include the minimum information
needed to establish:
a) the service that an enroute flight requires; or
b) the clearance/information that a joining or departing flight requires.
The ATS unit will then respond with their callsign and 'Pass Your Message' (optional).
1.6 Passing Message Details
1.6.1 Flights on or in the vicinity of an aerodrome
Pilots of aircraft inbound or outbound to an aerodrome, or wishing to manoeuvre on
an aerodrome, when instructed to pass their message details, should respond in the
manner described in Chapter 4.
1.6.2 En-route flights
Generally, the format of this call is applicable to aircraft operating under Visual Flight
Rules (VFR). However, aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), when
contacting an ATS unit that does not hold details of the flight, may use the format
described in Paragraph 1.6.3.
Westbury Approach, BIGJET 347,
Maintaining FL350 cleared FL250 BIGJET 347, Westbury, Roger
Westbury Approach, BIGJET 347,
descending FL90 BIGJET 347, Westbury, Roger
Westbury Control, BIGJET 347,
FL 90, Maintaining 250 kt BIGJET 347, Westbury, Roger
Westbury Approach, G-ABCD,
Request (type of service)
Westbury Tower, G-ABCD, Request
join
Westbury Tower, G-ABCD, Request
taxi for departure to Borton
Westbury Tower, G-ABCD, Request
taxi for the south side maintenance
area
Westbury Tower, G-ABCD, Request
zone transit
31 March 2011