SERA.8035 Communications

• Regulation (EU) 2016/1185 found in: SERA (923/2012) Standardised European Rules of the Air (Feb 2023)
• Regulation (EU) 2024/404 found in: SERA (923/2012) Standardised European Rules of the Air (Dec 2024)

SERA.8035 Communications Regulation (EU) 2016/1185 (a) An aircraft operated as a controlled flight shall maintain continuous air-ground voice communication watch on the appropriate communication channel of, and establish two-way communication as necessary with, the appropriate air traffic control unit, except as may be prescribed by the relevant ANSP in respect of aircraft forming part of aerodrome traffic at a controlled aerodrome. (1) The requirement for an aircraft to maintain an air-ground voice communication watch shall remain in effect when CPDLC has been established. (b) The Member States shall comply with the appropriate provisions on communication failures as have been adopted under the Chicago Convention. The Commission shall take the necessary measures for the transposition of those provisions into Union law so as to establish common European procedures on communication failures by 31 December 2017 at the latest. SERA.8035 Communications ​Regulation (EU) 2024/404 (a) An aircraft operated as a controlled flight shall maintain continuous air-ground voice communication watch on the appropriate communication channel of, and establish two-way communication as necessary with, the appropriate air traffic control unit, except as may be prescribed by the relevant ANSP in respect of aircraft forming part of aerodrome traffic at a controlled aerodrome. (1) The requirement for an aircraft to maintain an air-ground voice communication watch shall remain in effect when CPDLC has been established. (b) The Member States shall comply with the appropriate provisions on communication failures as have been adopted under the Chicago Convention. The Commission shall take the necessary measures for the transposition of those provisions into Union law so as to establish common European procedures on communication failures by 31 December 2017 at the latest. *[applicable until 30 April 2025 – Regulation (EU) 2016/1185]* (b) If a communication failure precludes compliance with point (a), the procedures on communication failures shall be followed, as specified in [SERA.14083](#_DxCrossRefBm413419394). *[applicable from 1 May 2025 – Regulation (EU) 2024/404]* #### SERA.8035 Communications *Regulation (EU) 2024/404* (a) An aircraft operated as a controlled flight shall maintain continuous air-ground voice communication watch on the appropriate communication channel of, and establish two-way communication as necessary with, the appropriate air traffic control unit, except as may be prescribed by the relevant ANSP in respect of aircraft forming part of aerodrome traffic at a controlled aerodrome. (1) The requirement for an aircraft to maintain an air-ground voice communication watch shall remain in effect when CPDLC has been established. (b) If a communication failure precludes compliance with point (a), the procedures on communication failures shall be followed, as specified in [SERA.14083](#_DxCrossRefBm558475587).