General Procedures

if there is no conflicting traffic in the horizontal dimension, ATC will issue clearance to deviate from track; orif there is conflicting traffic in the horizontal dimension, ATC will separate aircraft by establishing vertical separation or, if unable to establish vertical separation, ATC shall :

advise the pilot unable to issue clearance for requested deviationadvise pilot of conflicting trafficrequest pilot’s intentions

SAMPLE PHRASEOLOGY : “Unable (requested deviation), traffic is (call sign, position, altitude, direction), advise intentions.”

RVSM Table of Cruising Levels3590

FL400FL380FL360FL340FL320FL300

FL410FL390FL370FL350FL330FL310FL290

0000

17901800

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Table of RVSMCruising Levels

Standard Cruising Levels

Magnetic Tracks

150 290 160 300170 310 180 320190 330 200 340210 350 220 360230 370 240 380250 390 260 400270 410 280 430

450 470490 510

Standard Cruising Levels

Cruising Flight Levels (1013HPA)

Note:FL140 and below - quadrantal levels are used

From 0000 through East to 1790

From 1800 through West 3590

Flight Planning and Permitted Ops

Let’s look at these in more detail RVSM Approved - permitted to;

– flight plan in all RVSM airspace– operate in all RVSM airspace

Approved Non RVSM - permitted to– flight plan in all RVSM airspace– operate in all RVSM airspace, subject to controller discretion

Not RVSM Approved - permitted to– flight plan in all non-exclusive RVSM airspace– operate in all non-exclusive RVSM airspace, subject to controller discretion– transit exclusive RVSM airspace on climb/descent

Flight Planning and Permitted Ops

Controller Discretion

Allocation of RVSM flight levels to ‘not RVSM approved’ aircraft is

the controller’s decision - discretion

Despite RVSM making more levels available, each not RVSM

approved aircraft will effectively occupy 3 RVSM levels

Pre-coordination is not required. Will you be creating workload issues

if the next sector/FIR cannot accept

Flight Planning and Permitted Ops

Transit Not RVSM approved aircraft may operate above or below RVSM

airspace as such, they may be cleared to climb to operate above FL 410 or be

cleared to descend to operate below FL290, provided that they – do not climb or descend at less than the normal rate for the

aircraft– do not level off at an intermediate flight level while passing

through the RVSM flight level band