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PROCEDURAL CONTINGENCY - A C T I V A T I O N F L A S H
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ATTN : ALL FMPS AND NOMINATED TOWERS
INFO : OTHER ATS UNITS AND ALL OPERATORS
ETFMS UNAVAILABILITY
DUE TO ETFMS SYSTEM FAILURE,
SLOT ALLOCATION BY THE ETFMS SYSTEM IS NOT AVAILABLE. ALL ATTEMPTS TO REACTIVATE ETFMS PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL PROCEDURES FMPs AND NOMINATED ATC TOWERS WILL HAVE TO APPLY THE ATFCM PROCEDURAL CONTINGENCY PLAN.
CONTINGENCY PLAN START TIME (CST) : WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
(TIME OF ENTERING THE OPERATIONAL CONTINGENCY PHASE)
-TOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO HONOUR CTOT WHICH FALL WITHIN THE PERIOD UP TO CST. AFTER THIS TIME OPERATION WILL BE BASED ON DEPARTURE INTERVALS ARRANGED BY NOMINATED TOWERS/FMPs. CTOT WHICH FALL IN THE PERIOD AFTER THE CST ARE IGNORED.
-THE EXTENDED SLOT TOLERANCE WINDOW (-5 TO +20 MIN) MENTIONED IN THE ALERT FLASH WILL CONTINUE TO APPLY. WHERE THE APPLICATION OF THE SLOT TOLERANCE WINDOW TAKES FLIGHTS INTO THE OPERATIONAL CONTINGENCY PHASE THE FLIGHTS WILL STILL BE ALLOWED TO DEPART AS
LONG AS THEY REMAIN WITHIN THE EXTENDED SLOT TOLERANCE WINDOW.
-FLIGHTS DEPARTING FROM NON-NOMINATED AIRFIELDS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THE CONTINGENCY PLAN.
-FLIGHT PLAN AND FLIGHT PLAN UPDATE MSGS (INCLUDING CNL) ARE TO BE SENT TO THE IFPS UNITS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PERIOD OF OPERATION OF THE ATFCM CONTINGENCY PLAN.
-FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL FMP.
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