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The Civil Aviation (Air Traffic Services) Regulations
72. Notification of rescue coordination centres
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
72. Notification of rescue coordination centres
(1)Without prejudice to any other circumstances that may of render such notification advisable, air traffic services units shall, rescue except as prescribed in regulation 75(1), notify rescue coordination coordination centers immediately an aircraft is considered to be in a state of emergency in accordance with the following—(a)Uncertainty phase when—(i)no communication has been received from an aircraft within a period of thirty minutes after the time a communication shall have been received, or from the time an unsuccessful attempt to establish Kein'a Subsidiary Legislation, 2018 2011 communication with such aircraft was first made, whichever is the earlier; or(ii)an aircraft fails to arrive within thirty minutes of the estimated time of arrival last notified to or estimated by air traffic services units, whichever is the later, except when no doubt exists as to the safety of the aircraft and its occupants.(b)alert phase when—(i)following the uncertainty phase, subsequent attempts to establish communication with the aircraft or inquiries to other relevant sources have failed to reveal any news of the aircraft;(ii)an aircraft has been cleared to land and fails to land within five minutes of the estimated time of landing and communication has not been re-established with the air craft;(iii)information has been received which indicates that the operating efficiency of the aircraft has been impaired, but not to the extent that a forced landing is likely, except when evidence exists that would allay apprehension as to the safety of the aircraft and its occupants, or(iv)an aircraft is known or believed to be the subject of unlawful interference;(c)Distress phase when—(i)following the alert phase, further unsuccessful attempts to establish communication with the aircraft and more widespread unsuccessful inquiries point to the probability that the aircraft is in distress, or when;(ii)the fuel on board is considered to be exhausted, or to be insufficient to enable the aircraft to reach safety, or when(iii)information is received which indicates that the operating efficiency of the aircraft has been impaired to the extent that a forced landing is likely, or when;(iv)information is received or it is reasonably certain that the aircraft is about to make or has made a forced landing,except when there is reasonable certainty that the aircraft and its occupants are not threatened by grave and imminent danger and do not require immediate assistance.(2)The notification shall contain the following information as is available in the order listed—(a)INCERFA, ALERFA or DETRESFA, as appropriate to the phase of the emergency;(b)agency and person calling;(c)nature of the emergency;(d)significant information from the flight plan;(e)unit which made last contact, time and means used;(f)last position report and how determined;(g)colour and distinctive marks of aircraft;(h)dangerous goods carried as cargo;(i)any action taken by reporting office; and(j)other pertinent remarks.(3)The information specified in subregulation(2), which is not available at the time the notification is made to a rescue coordination centre, shall be sought by an air traffic services unit prior to the declaration of a distress phase, if there is reasonable certainty that this phase will eventuate.(4)Further to the notification in subregulation (1), the rescue coordination centre shall, without delay, be furnished with—(a)any useful additional information, especially on the development of the state of emergency through subsequent phases; or(b)information that the emergency situation no longer exists.