{"id":10046,"date":"2020-07-13T00:01:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T04:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=10046"},"modified":"2020-07-14T09:45:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T13:45:44","slug":"july-2020-north-atlantic-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/july-2020-north-atlantic-update\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2020 North Atlantic Ops Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 2020:<\/strong> There’s a bunch of new things to tell you about the North Atlantic this month! Here’s a summary:
\n– Two new ICAO NAT Ops Bulletins
\n– An updated NAT Doc 007 from ICAO (aka the North Atlantic “Ops Bible”)
\n– A guide for pilots from the FAA about what to do if ATC suddenly has to suspend services
\n– Some juicy Notams from all the NAT FIRs extending the relaxation of the North Atlantic datalink mandate rules until the end of September.<\/p>\n

ICAO NAT Ops Bulletins<\/h4>\n

Two new ICAO NAT Ops Bulletins have been published this week, but it looks like there\u2019s no need to panic.<\/p>\n

First up, there\u2019s 2019_003 Rev 2: Data Link Performance Improvement Options<\/strong><\/a>, which is just an updated list of common datalink errors and what to do about them.<\/p>\n

Second, there\u2019s a new Bulletin called 2020_002: Surveillance Service in the NAT Region \/ Flight Crew Operating Procedures<\/strong><\/a>. This is a strange one. The message seems to be this: back in the old days, you used to get a call from ATC saying \u201cradar service is terminated\u201d or \u201csurveillance service is terminated\u201d when heading out into the NAT, or when crossing from one oceanic control centre to the next. But nowadays, with improved SSR equipment and ADS-B more widely implemented, you might not get this message anymore.<\/p>\n

ICAO NAT Doc 007 (2020, Version 2)<\/h4>\n

ICAO has published an updated version of the NAT Doc 007<\/a>, applicable from July 2020. There are only some minor changes from the previous version, concerning the Tango Routes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n