PRESENTED BY:

Dustin Duke

International Operators Conference | San Antonio, TX | March 23 – 27, 2015

Tuesday March 22nd | 2:00 pm – 3:15pm

Pacific & Southeast Asia

PACIFIC & S.E. ASIA

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CEP (Central East Pacific)

• SF Radio

• (800) 621-0140

• (925) 371-3920

• SF ARINC 129.4 or

131.95

Polling Question:

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Will we need an additional oceanic clearance for our

flight over the Pacific?

A. Yes

B. No

C. I don’t know

NO

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You only need one clearance to cross the Pacific ocean and that is

the one you get on the ground before departure. Differs from

North Atlantic where you are required to have a specific oceanic

clearance in addition to the one you receive on the ground!

PACOTS

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PACOTS

AUSOTS

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AUSOTS

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PACIFIC and S.E. ASIA

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Weather

•Monsoon Season? •Summer Months for that region

•Typhoon/Cyclone Season? •Typhoon Season (Northern pacific

May – Oct)

•Cyclone Season (South Pacific Nov –

Mar)

Pacific

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Rules and Procedures:

• SLOP

• MNT (Mach Number Technique)

• Transponder Ops (sq 2000)

• Plotting Charts

• CPDLC and HF

Polling Question: Multiple Choice

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You must include your Mach number when giving your HF position

report in the Pacific when…

A: All the time

B: Never

C: Only when assigned

Answer:

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C: Only when assigned by ATC

Pacific

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ETPs and TECH Stops

• ETP considerations

• Fuel Availability

• Permits required

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Tahiti Island

South Pacific

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South Pacific

• ETP Christmas Island

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PHLI – NTAA

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South Pacific

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Alternates

• Fuel Availability?

500 nm

South Pacific

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Parking

• Confirm!

South Pacific

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Arrival NTAA

• hPa

• TA 9000’.

• Local Terrain up to 7400’! Robust Altimetry setting

procedures.

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BORA BORA

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AUSTRALIA

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CURFEW HOURS

• YPAD (ADELAIDE) 2300 - 0600

• YSSY (SYDNEY) 2200 – 0600

Aircraft 34kg or less at Departure point

AUSTRALIA

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Traffic Holding Fuel Requirements

• Melbourne (20 min)

• Sydney (20 min)

• Brisbane (25 min +/-)

• Perth (20 min)

o Only during certain hours

AUSTRALIA

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ARRIVAL YSSY (SYDNEY)

• hPa used

• TA 10,000ft.

• Note speed restrictions on approach

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AUSTRALIA

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VISA / CIQ REQUIREMENTS

• Visa Required

• A/C must be sprayed upon arrival.

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JAPAN

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JAPAN

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QUICK REVIEW

• RJTT & RJAA CIQ clearance time reduced

• Kobe, Nagoya, Mt. Fuji, Chubu and Kansai

airport CIQ improvements

Japan

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CIQ clearance

RJTT

• New parking for CIQ

RJAA

• Additional Parking

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FLIGHT PLANNING REQUIREMENTS

• Arrivals & Departures

• TECH Stops take about 1 hour.

• Many airports close at night.

• SLOTS required.

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TECH STOPS

• Only 4 airports within Japan 24Hrs.

• Many have restrictions on CIQ times

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CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

• Push Back and Start Clearances

• Expect Clearance on start up.

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Parking

• RJTT 10 consecutive days

• Limited parking at other locations.

PACIFIC

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SUMMARY

1. Fuel Considerations when operating to remote

islands

2. Island Time flying