FOMS Menu 570 (AFTN FIR/UIR Addresses Program)

Field

Description

AIRAC Cycle / Cycle

Choose the AIRAC Cycle to use.

Refer to AIRAC Cycle for more information.

FIR Identifier

Enter the four letter ICAO identifier for the region. You will also be prompted to enter a Segment Identifier. This field is optional, and an identifier (a letter from A to Z) needs to only be entered if there is a segment of the FIR whose parameters are different from those of the region as a whole. The identifier you use; must conform to the Identifier assigned to the segment of the FIR in the FIR Boundary file.

IFPS

Indicate whether or not this FIR is part of the IFPS area. Options are: Yes <Y> or No <N>.

EurRVSM

Indicate whether or not this FIR is part of the European RVSM area, Yes <Y> or No <N>.

RNP5

Indicate whether an RNP5 check is required in this region. Options are: Yes <Y> or No <N>.

Region Name

Enter the name of the region.

Centre Name

Enter the name of the primary Air Traffic Control Centre for the region.

Centre Phone

Enter the phone number for the primary ATC centre.

Flight Level Codes

1. In the first field, enter the two-character flight level code that will be used to determine the available flight levels for any off-airways flight in this FIR. 

2. In the second field, enter the reverse flight level code.

HF Required

This field indicates if HF is required to operate in the FIR. Options are <Y> or No <N>.

• If set to yes <Y>, the system looks at the aircraft's 10a items to ensure that item H is included. 

• A warning is generated if HF is required and not present. 

• Blank is the same as no <N>.

Use Leg Track

Indicate whether the flight plan is to determine the flight level to be used based on the direction of each individual leg of the route <Y>, or the overall direction of the flight from Origin to Destination <N>.

Rpt Speed as Mach

Indicate whether speed is to be reported as Mach number or TAS in this FIR, by entering either <Y> or <N> respectively.

• Oceanic Region Code:

Item 18 Wpt EETs

This allows you to specify whether or not to report waypoint EETs in Item 18, yes <Y> or no <N>.

RVSM Range

Enter the RVSM flight level and range.

CPDL/FANS above FL.

Set a Flight Level for advanced navigation requirements. When operating above the stated Flight Level, N-FP performs a Compute Check to confirm the aircraft is properly equipped for the navigation requirements.

• PBCS Range: displays the Min/Max PBCS range

• ADS-B Required: Is ADS-B required? Options are: Yes <Y> or No <N>.

• ADS-B Range: displays the Min / Max ADS-B flight level.

Example: When a flight is routed through a FIR that has ADS-B required and the aircraft is not equipped, a warning is generated. Also, a warning is generated if the flight level is outside the ADS-B range. Warning: Leg XX DCT XX have ADS-B equipment required between FL300 and FL400. Valid 10b codes the system will look for when creating a route: B1, B2, U1, U2, V1, V2.

Transition Level 

Enter the transition level in feet.

Constant Mach

Indicate whether constant Mach flight is required, yes <Y> or no <N>.

Report Country Code

1. Enter the country code to be used in reports, such as Permits. Enter <--> for oceans. 

2. Next, enter whether or not you want to override country codes found in this region with the report code previously entered.

3. Then, click either Yes <Y> or Yo <N>.

ATC for Alternate

This allows the user to specify whether or not to file ATC addresses for the alternate route. Options are Yes <Y> or No <N>.

Addr File Code

Enter the US Region filing code; <D> for US domestic, <B> for US domestic border, C for Canadian domestic, Z for China or leave the field blank. 

You can also apply a Departure/Overfly/Arrival codes to FIR addresses. Users can specify if an address should be used for Departure, Overfly or Arrival (default all). Example: If you only specify D; it will not be included if you are Arriving at or Overflying the FIR.

US HAR Ident

Enter the identifier of the FIR inside US HAR airspace.

Awy Max Climb/Descent

Enter whether or not to adhere to the maximum airway level in climb and descent. Options are: Yes <Y> or No <N>.

TCAS Remark

This allows users to select to add the TCAS remarks to the ATC flight plan. Options are: Yes <Y> or No <N>.

ICAO 2012

This allows the user to specify whether or not the FIR address accepts the ICAO 2012 format. Options are: Yes <Y> or No <N>.

Item 19

This allows the user to specify whether or not the FIR address accepts the ICAO Item 19 format. Options are: Yes <Y> or No <N>.

Max Dist

Enter the maximum direct leg distance.

Crossing

Enter whether or not FIR boundary crossings are allowed in direct legs. Options are: yes <Y>, no <N> or report cross<R>.

FIRS

Enter any specific FIRs for which the boundary constraint applies. Up to ten FIRs can be entered.This field is optional . 

Address - AFTN

Enter the 8-letter AFTN addresses for this region. Up to ten addresses may be entered.

Address - SITA

Enter the 8-letter SITA addresses for this region. Up to ten addresses may be entered.

The fields beside AFTN and SITA Addresses allow you to flag an AFTN or SITA address as D for domestic only or I for international only.

• You cannot set D or I for all the AFTN and SITA addresses.

• Addresses flagged as Domestic will be used for Flights which are domestic

• Addresses flagged as International will be used for flights which are International

• Addresses not flagged as D or I will be used for both Domestic and International Flights

• Flights can cross multiple FIRs but, for USA flights, the system picks addresses from the first FIR that is crossed. The system does not  look at the other FIRs.  

• FOMS 170, the option FIR Addr Type can be set to A(AFTN) or S(SITA). If SITA is used, the SITA address is selected from the FIR which has both SITA and AFTN Address. The other type of address is selected if a valid preferred type address is not present.

Rpt AGCS Dept to

Enter the four letter identifier of the FIR to whom AGCS Dept are to be reported.

Comments

Enter any comments that you feel are pertinent.

FIR Effective Date

Enter the date on which this FIR will become active. 

If this field is left blank, then the FIR will be assumed active.

Expiry Date

Enter the date on which this FIR will cease to be active. 

If the field is left blank, then the system will assume that there is no termination date.

Updated

This is a display only field which displays the current system date in Add mode, and the date the record is last amended in any other mode.

Who

Enter your initials to indicate who is responsible for entry of this data.

Field

Description

Sort by FIR Ident. or Name (I/N)?

Indicate whether you want the report to be sorted by FIR Identifier, or by the Name of each Region.

From Ident. (e.g. ABCD)

If you have selected to have the file sorted by Identifier, the cursor will move to this field for entry of the first FIR to be included in the report.

To Ident. (e.g. VWXY)

Enter the identifier of the last FIR to be included in the report.

From FIR Name (e.g. A)

If you have selected to have the file sorted by Name, the cursor will move to this field for entry of the first FIR to be included in the report.

To FIR Name (e.g. Z)

Enter the name of the last FIR to be included in the report. Once your entries have been made, a confirmation prompt will appear on the Command Line. A positive response will generate the report to screen. Press <Enter> to page forward, or <Q> to quit from the report at any time.