FOMS Menu 394 (FIR Warnings Program)

Modified on: Mon, 11 Mar, 2024 at 2:07 PM

The FIR warnings database allows the user to display a predefined warning message when the route of flight of an active flight plan enters an FIR found within the database.

The available modes are:

Add / New
Edit
Delete
Video
Screen
Hardcopy
Quit

Refer to: FIR Warnings Fields for a description of the fields used.

Add Mode

Enter the FIR Identifier (and Sub Code, ATC Airline Code, Aircraft FIN and Type of Service, if applicable).

Types of Warnings

Field	Description
Dispatch and Flight Plan Warning	The text of the warning message entered is displayed as a Compute warning on the status bar and Flight Plan.
Dispatch Warning Only	The text of the warning message entered is displayed as a Compute warning on the status bar. Refer to: Status Bar for more information.
Flight Plan Warning Only	The text of the warning message entered is included in the Flight Plan.
Failure of the Flight Plan	To restrict an FIR completely, preventing N-FP from performing a calculation successfully.
Disable Warning	Disable function/ No warning
Must not use	Options are Yes or No: If select Yes, NFP will generate an MTTA, the result will be a route which avoids whatever was entered into this FIR identifier. If you select No, the MTTA will generate a route that includes the FIR, but the warning will only appear based on the settings in the warning option.

Edit Mode

Enter the FIR Identifier (and Sub Code, ATC Airline Code, Aircraft FIN and Type of Service, if applicable) for FIR warning that you want to edit. If the record is on file, it will be displayed, with the cursor positioned on the Warning Option field. Move the cursor to the field you want to edit, either by pressing <Enter>, or the down arrow key.

When you have completed your changes, you may use <Ctrl>-E to escape to a confirmation prompt.

Delete Mode

Enter the FIR Identifier (and Sub Code, ATC Airline Code, Aircraft FIN and Type of Service, if applicable) for FIR warning that you want to delete. If the record is on file it will be displayed with a Really DELETE? (Y/N) prompt, otherwise a Record Not Found error message will be displayed. You may choose to delete the record (enter Y), to select an alternate record (enter <N> and the screen will be cleared ready for a new warning), or to quit Delete mode without changing anything by entering <Q>.

Video Mode

Enter the FIR Identifier (and Sub Code, ATC Airline Code, Aircraft FIN and Type of Service, if applicable) for FIR warning that you want to view. The program will retrieve the record, and display the information on screen. You may then use the up and down arrow keys to view the next FIR warning record on file.

Pressing <Enter> will return you to a blank screen and allow you to enter another FIR Identifier.

Screen Mode

This mode will allow you to review several FIR warning records at once. When this mode is selected from the Command Line, the screen will change to a Report Selector.

Enter the range of FIRs that you want to view warnings on. Pressing <Enter> twice, this will cause the entire range of FIRs to be reported.

Hardcopy Mode

The Hardcopy mode works exactly like Screen mode, with the exception that the output is directed to the printer, rather than the screen.

Quit Mode

Entering <Q> from the Command Line will return the Next PROGRAM-NUMBER prompt so that you have the option of going directly to your next program if you know the menu number, or of returning to the previous menu if you simply press <Enter>.

Note: The following descriptions represent the typical access and privileges afforded to users designated as Dispatch Managers/Supervisors. Users with dispatcher privileges will have limited access to a subset of the screens presented.