ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Civil Aviation (Air Traffic Services) Regulations
81. Description of communication facilities
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
81. Description of communication facilities
(1)The communication facilities required under regulation Description of regulation 80(1)(a) and regulation 80(2)(a)(b) and (c) shall communication include provisions for—(a)communications by direct speech alone, or in combination with data link communications, whereby for the purpose of transfer of control using radar or Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, the communications can be established instantaneously and for other purposes the communications can normally be established within fifteen seconds; and(b)printed communications, when a written record is required; the message transit time for such communications being no longer than five minutes.(2)The communication facilities in all cases not covered by subregulation (1), shall include provisions for—(a)communications by direct speech alone, or in combination with data link communications, whereby the communications can normally be established within fifteen seconds; and(b)printed communications, when a written record is required; the message transit time for such communications being no longer than five minutes.(3)Air Traffic Service units shall provide suitable facilities for automatic recording in all cases where automatic transfer of data to or from air traffic services computers is required.(4)The communication facilities required in accordance with regulations 79 and 80 shall be supplemented, as and where necessary, by facilities for other forms of visual or audio communications.(5)The communication facilities required under regulation 80(a), (b) and (c) shall include provisions for communications by direct speech arranged for conference communications.(6)The communication facilities required under regulation 80(2)(d) shall include provisions for communications by direct speech arranged for conference communications, whereby the communications can normally be established within fifteen seconds.(7)All facilities for direct-speech or data link communications between air traffic services units and between air traffic services units and other units described under regulations 80(1) and (2) shall be provided with automatic recording.(8)Recordings of data and communications as required in subregulations (3) and (7) shall be retained for a period of at least thirty days.