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AMC1 BOP.BAS.125 Submission of the air traffic service flight plan

ED Decision 2018/004/R

FLIGHTS WITHOUT ATS FLIGHT PLAN

(a)     The operator should nominate a person to be responsible for alerting search and rescue services for flights without submitted ATS flight plans.

(b)     The operator should establish procedures to ensure that the expected route of each flight is communicated to the ground crew, and should:

(1)     provide the nominated person with at least the information required to be included in a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan;

(2)     notify the appropriate ATS or search and rescue facility when a balloon is overdue or missing; and

(3)     ensure that the information is retained at a designated place until the completion of the flight.