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  1. The document isn't wrong. It just doesn't mention simultaneous landings and simultaneous take-offs because there is no restriction on them. The only restriction is where one aircraft is landing and the other is taking-off.
  2. While there are restrictions on LAHSO by night, I'm pretty sure it isn't prohibited...
  3. Flow will be active during the event, so controllers should familiarise themselves with the following: http://www.vatpac.org/operations/documents/manuals/TermFlowCtrl.pdf In particular, read the "Flow Principles" section. I will be using the spreadsheet for this one and I'll provide the link on Friday night when I get home. If you are rostered onto an Approach or En route position and you are unsure about any of the Flow procedures, either post on here (preferred since everyone gets to see the answer) or message me and I can give you a hand.
  4. Many of you will be aware of an effort to add additional TMA positions for controllers to take advantage of on Monday evenings. This proposal resulted in a trial last year to identify potential issues. Following discussions with staff and community consultation, from Monday 14 March 2016 (Labour Day in Victoria and Eight Hours Day in Tasmania), we will be permitting controllers to operate Departures positions at Melbourne and Sydney during Milk Run events. I will be releasing new editions of documentation to cover some of the technicalities of the implementation and the related procedures. The new sector files issued by Peter last week already include the relevant diagrams and some other nifty features like new MVAs based on real world charts. All controllers should make sure that their sector files are up to date (we are on AIRAC 1603) and that they review the changes to documents later in the week (these are marked by the vertical change bars in the margins of the documents). The model that we have adopted is similar to how en route positions work. Logging onto vacant airspace, controllers will be able to choose their preferred position of APP or DEP. For example, I may decide to log onto ML DEP. Initially, I will assume the full TMA airspace. When another controller logs into ML APP, they will assume the airspace of ML APP and I will retain the DEP airspace. This is not dissimilar to a controller choosing to log onto BIK and extending coverage to SNO; when a controller logs onto SNO, the BIK controller retains BIK airspace - their preferred position. If you have any questions on this or any other matter, or would like to provide feedback, you are welcome to contact me at [email protected]. David Zhong Director Operations
  5. Controller Positions and Ratings Policy 2015 Notice under Paragraph 31 declaring non-standard positions to be activated The following non-standard positions are activated during the specified times. This notice is valid every Monday from 0800 UTC to 1200 UTC, unless suspended by a further notice. This notice does not come into effect until Monday 14 March 2016 0800 UTC. 1. Sydney Departures North (as per Sydney Area Local Instructions) 2. Melbourne Departures North (as per Melbourne Area Local Instructions) These positions are available on a first-in-best-dressed basis during the validity periods and in accordance with the rules specified in the respective Local Instructions. Note: New editions of these documents will be issued in the coming days.
  6. We are currently looking for volunteers to join the operations portfolio as Operations Delegates. Operations Delegates are responsible for: planning of airspace and procedures for major operations, such as events developing controller rosters activating non-standard control positions liaising with events and ATC training staff to facilitate their requirements liaising with the AIS Team to facilitate the production of special release sector files monitoring and managing major operations monitoring regular operations reporting activity levels, incidents and other significant occurrences to the Director Operations Operations Delegates report directly to the Director Operations. Applicants for this role will hold a C1 or higher rating or will have held an S3 rating for at least 12 months. Training and mentoring will be provided to successful applicants. If you are interested, please write to me at [email protected]. David Zhong Director Operations
  7. Greg Barber will be assuming the role of Acting Division Director until such time a new Division Director is appointed.
  8. The VP Regions has announced the BoG's appointment of a new regional director for Oceania. Please join me in congratulating Jackson on his appointment!
  9. Please note that the notice above has been amended. Changes have been highlighted in red.
  10. Controller Positions and Ratings Policy 2015 Notice under Paragraph 25 declaring that certain standard positions are reserved for the purposes of an event (a) This notice is in relation to the event named in (b) below. (b) The name of the event is RealOps Brisbane TMA 2016. © The following standard positions are reserved: 1. Brisbane Airways Clearance Delivery 2. Brisbane Surface Movement Control 3. Brisbane Tower 4. Brisbane Approach North 5. Gold Coast Surface Movement Control 6. Gold Coast Tower 7. Gold Coast Approach (BN APP) 8. Keppel (BN CEN) 9. Downs (BN CEN) (d) This notice applies from 10 January 2016 0300 UTC to 1200 UTC. The following people are appointed as delegates in relation to items ©1 to ©4 of this notice only: Ryan McDonald Ryan Steffe Note: Under the Controller Positions and Ratings Policy 2015, you must not operate a position listed in this notice without the approval of the Director Operations or a delegate. Notice under Paragraph 31 declaring that a non-standard position is to be activated The following non-standard positions are activated from 10 January 2016 0300 UTC to 1200 UTC: 1. Brisbane Approach South [1] 2. Brisbane Departures North [1] 3. Brisbane Departures South [1] 4. Gold Coast (BN CEN) [1] 5. Burnett (BN CEN) [1] 6. Brisbane Flow [2] [1] As per "RealOps Brisbane TMA 2016" [2] As per "TMA Supplement Brisbane" These positions must only be operated by controllers authorised to do so by a staff member (under the definition in the Policy) or Ryan McDonale or Ryan Steffe.
  11. The VATPAC Operations department has received notification that Santa will be operating in our airspace as "SLEIGH RIDER 1". This aircraft will be conducting high-speed flight and abrupt vertical manoeuvres. To accommodate this important work, it is vital that pilots remain clear of the proposed flight path and ATC provide relevant information to affected aircraft. Santa has provided notification to VATPAC that the follow routing will be used: >(FPL-SLGHRDR1-IN -LBS/H/SVAGIJ4RWY -ZZZZ0800 -M095F650 DCT NZCH NZAA YMHB/M095A005 YMLT YMML YMAY YSCB YSSY YWLM YSTW YCFS YBBN YBSU YBRK YBHM YBTL YBCS YHID YPDN YPTN YBAD YPAD 3306S11830E YPPH YPKA YBRM 1500S12300E/M095F650 WADD DCT -ZZZZ1200 -PBN/A1B1C1S1L1I1S2 NAV/RNP2 RNVD1A1 DEP/9000N00000W DEST/9000N00000W DOF/151224 REG/SLGHRDR1 CODE/S4NT415 OPR/SANTA) For more information, please refer to http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/santa/ VATPAC wishes all of our members a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We hope you stay safe over the festive season and hope to see you for another exciting year.
  12. We are currently looking for volunteers to join the Documentation Team. This is a great way to give back to our community. For the younger guys, this is also a fantastic way to improve your grasp of language and expression which will be useful in the workplace. The Documentation Team is responsible for: maintaining our current suite of ATC documents to ensure that they remain relevant identifying gaps in the suite and producing new documents to fill those gaps Often this work is performed in parallel with the AIS Team. You won't need to be a wordsmith, but a prospective Team Member should be comfortable with written English and have access to, and be familiar with the general features of, Microsoft Word 2007+. With mentoring, we will get you to become confident in writing technical English and with the use of advanced features in Word. If you are interested in helping out, please contact me at [email protected]. David Zhong Director Operations
  13. Controller Positions and Ratings Policy 2015 Notice under Paragraph 25 declaring that certain standard positions are reserved for the purposes of an event (a) This notice is in relation to the event named in (b) below. (b) The name of the event is WorldFlight 2015. © The following standard positions are reserved: 1. Brisbane Approach (Gold Coast) 2. Gold Coast Tower (d) This notice applies from 7 November 2015 0600 UTC to 7 November 2015 0800 UTC. The following people are appointed as delegates for the purpose of this notice: 1. Greg Barber 2. Tracy Shiffman 3. Daniel Smith You are reminded that you must not operate a position listed in this notice without the approval of the Director Operations or a delegate. David Zhong Director Operations
  14. Controller Positions and Ratings Policy 2015 Notice under Paragraph 25 declaring that certain standard positions are reserved for the purposes of an event (a) This notice is in relation to the event named in (b) below. (b) The name of the event is WorldFlight 2015. © The following standard positions are reserved: 1. Nadi Approach 2. Nadi Tower 3. Tontouta Approach 4. Tontouta Tower 5. Tontouta Surface Movement Control 6. Brisbane Approach North 7. Brisbane Tower 8. Brisbane Surface Movement Control 9. Brisbane Airways Clearance Delivery 10. Williamtown Approach 11. Williamtown Tower 12. Sydney Approach North 13. Sydney Tower (West) 14. Sydney Surface Movement Control (West) 15. Nadi Oceanic 16. Tasman Oceanic (BN CEN) 17. Downs (BN CEN) 18. Armidale (BN CEN) (d) This notice applies from 6 November 2015 2100 UTC to 7 November 2015 1200 UTC. The following people are appointed as delegates for the purpose of this notice: 1. Greg Barber 2. Tracy Shiffman 3. Daniel Smith You are reminded that you must not operate a position listed in this notice without the approval of the Director Operators or a delegate. These reserved positions will not be required for the full length of the event. Blanket approval is provided to all controllers to operate any position listed above when WorldFlight traffic is not present. If you are unsure if this is the case, please contact myself or any of the delegates listed above. Notice under Paragraph 31 declaring that a non-standard position is to be activated The following non-standard positions are activated from 6 November 2015 2100 UTC to 7 November 2015 1200 UTC: 1. Nadi Approach (High) [N2] 2. Nadi Surface Movement Control [N2] 3. Nadi Airways Clearance Delivery [N2] 4. Tontouta Approach (High) [N2] 5. Tontouta Airways Clearance Delivery [N2] 6. Brisbane Departures South [N2] 7. Sydney Director West [N1] 8. Sydney Director East [N1] 9. Sydney Tower (East) [N1] 10. Sydney Surface Movement Control (East) [N1] 11. Downs Planner (BN CEN) [N2] 12. Cessnock (BN CEN) [N2] Note 1: As per Sydney Area LI Note 2: As per "Managing WorldFlight Traffic (No. 2)" These positions will be utilized at the discretion of the Director Operations and/or delegates. The following people are appointed as delegates for the purpose of this notice: 1. Greg Barber 2. Tracy Shiffman 3. Daniel Smith -- David Zhong Director Operations
  15. Pilots, please note that this NOTAM has been revised. Changes are highlighted in red.
  16. NOTAM 31OCT15 - WORLDFLIGHT 2015 PROCEDURES WITHIN VATPAC ADMINISTERED AIRSPACE 1. INTRODUCTION On 1 November 2015 AEDT, the WorldFlight group will commence their annual around-the-world flight. This will commence in Sydney and will pass through Adelaide, Perth and Learmonth before leaving VATPAC-administered airspace to Jakarta. On 7 November 2015 AEDT, the WorldFlight group will re-enter VATPAC-administered airspace from Honolulu, en route to Nadi, then via Noumea and Brisbane before returning to Sydney. It is anticipated that significant traffic levels will be present along these routes. Past events have seen in excess of 200 aircraft on the first leg with the last flights departing Sydney over 2 hours after the official departure time. This NOTAM will provide pilots with information about ATC requirements with regard to air traffic management. Pilots should endeavour to comply with these requirements to minimize delays and disruption. This NOTAM cancels and replaces a previous NOTAM issued for the same effective date titled "WorldFlight 2015 Departure Legs". 2. ABBREVIATED CLEARANCES ATC may elect to issue an abbreviated clearance instead of a normal airways clearance. This is only available to pilots of jet aircraft that have planned via the routes listed in Appendix A. When abbreviated clearances are in use, pilots will be notified by ATIS: "ABBREVIATED CLEARANCES AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT IN RECEIPT OF AN ABBREVIATED CLEARANCE SHALL MAINTAIN 5000 FEET AND DEPART VIA RUNWAY 34L KATOOMBA TWO DEPARTURE OR RUNWAY 34R MARUB FIVE DEPARTURE RADAR TRANSITION" In order to reduce radio congestion, pilots of eligible aircraft shall contact airways clearance delivery and request "ABBREVIATED CLEARANCE" with the ATIS identifier. ATC will respond with one of the following: "QFA25, RUNWAY 34L, SQUAWK 2034" (if abbreviated clearance is available) or "QFA25, ABBREVIATED CLEARANCE NOT AVAILABLE, CLEARED TO ADELAIDE VIA KATOOMBA FLIGHT PLAN ROUTE..." (if abbreviated clearance is unavailable) Please note that ATC will not be actively checking flight planned routes for conformance. Pilots must not use this procedure unless they have planned via an approved route. Failure to do so will result in the clearance being invalid and may result in a loss of separation. 3. SYDNEY AIRWAYS CLEARANCE DELIVERY Two airways clearance delivery frequencies will be in use at Sydney. To balance radio traffic and workload, it is essential that pilots use the correct frequency for their parking location. Aircraft parked west of Runway 16R/34L - use 133.80 MHz Aircraft parked east of Runway 16R/34L - use 127.60 MHz 4. REPORTING "READY" Pilots should not report "ready" to the Tower controller until: (a) the aircraft is at or approaching the holding point for departure (b) the aircraft is the first aircraft at the holding point © the aircraft is configured such that the pilot can taxi the aircraft onto the runway and take-off without delay 5. AIRCRAFT CLIMB AND DESCENT SPEEDS After departure, pilots of jet aircraft are expected to utilize either a standard, NADP1 or NADP2 climb profile. In any case, upon passing 3000 FT above aerodrome level, pilots are expected to accelerate to 250 KT or minimum clean speed (which ever is higher) without delay. Pilots should notify ATC immediately if they expect to deviate significantly from a normal climb profile. On descent, pilots of jet aircraft are expected to descend at Mach 0.78 into 280 KT above 10 000 FT AMSL. Pilots must comply with Standard Terminal Area Arrival Speeds (STAAS) listed on STAR charts unless an alternative clearance is issued by ATC. Pilots must notify ATC immediately if they are unable to comply with STAAS or other speed restriction issued by ATC. 6. HOLDING FUEL During legs within VATPAC-administered airspace, ATC anticipate a maximum airborne delay of 1 hour. Pilots should carry sufficient holding fuel to absorb this delay. 7. CONTACT For operational matters, contact David Zhong, VATPAC Director Operations, at [email protected] 8. DISTRIBUTION This NOTAM is issued by VATSIM Australia Pacific (VATPAC) and shall be distributed via: (a) VATPAC Forums (b) VATSIM Forums © WorldFlight Forums 9. CANCELLATION This NOTAM self-cancels at 7 November 2015 1200 UTC. APPENDIX A. ROUTES ELIGIBLE FOR ABBREVIATED CLEARANCE YSSY-YPAD: TESAT H44 MAXEM Q60 BLACK V454 AD YPAD-YPPH: AD A585 HAWKY H54 MTP Q32 GRABL Q10 HAMTN Q158 PH YPAD-YPPH: AD Q12 ESP Q158 PH YPPH-YPLM: PH H17 LM YPLM-WIII: LM G209 XMX R206 LADIR PHNL-NFFN: CARRP A579 NN NFFN-NWWW: NN B599 MESUS NWWW-YBBN: LTO B578 MULET Q93 SAVER YBBN-YSSY: BN H62 CORKY H12 TESAT
  17. Controller Positions and Ratings Policy 2015 Notice under Paragraph 25 declaring that certain standard positions are reserved for the purposes of an event (a) This notice is in relation to the event named in (b) below. (b) The name of the event is WorldFlight 2015. © The following standard positions are reserved: 1. Sydney Airways Clearance Devliery 2. Sydney Surface Movement Control (West) 3. Sydney Tower (West) 4. Sydney Approach 5. Adelaide Airways Clearance Delivery 6. Adelaide Surface Movement Control 7. Adelaide Tower 8. Adelaide Approach West 9. Perth Airways Clearance Delivery 10. Perth Surface Movement Control 11. Perth Tower 12. Perth Approach 13. Bourke (ML CEN) 14. Canty (ML CEN) 15. Nullabor (ML CEN) 16. Kalgoorlie (ML CEN) 17. Pilbara (ML CEN) 18. Indian Oceanic (ML CEN) (d) This notice applies from 31 October 2015 2200 UTC to 1 October 2015 1000 UTC. You are reminded that you must not operate a position listed in this notice without the approval of the Director Operations or a delegate. The following people have been appointed as delegates for the purposes of this notice: 1. Greg Barber 2. Tracy Shiffman 3. Daniel Smith 4. Zach Biesse-Fitton These reserved positions will not be required for the entire length of the event. Blanket approval is provided to all controllers to operate any position listed above when WorldFlight traffic has passed. If you are unsure if this is the case, contact myself or any of the delegates listed above. Notice under Paragraph 31 declaring that a non-standard position is to be activated The following non-standard positions are activated from 31 October 2015 2200 UTC to 1 October 2015 1000 UTC: 1. Sydney Airways Clearance Delivery (East of Runway 16R/34L) [N4] 2. Sydney Surface Movement Control (East) [N1] 3. Sydney Tower (East) [N1] 4. Adelaide Approach East [N2] 5. Perth Departures [N3] 6. Learmonth Airways Clearance Delivery [N4] 7. Learmonth Surface Movement Control [N4] 8. Learmonth Tower [N4] 9. Learmonth Approach North [N4] 10. Learmonth Approach South [N4] 11. Tailem Bend (ML CEN) [N4] 12. Pingelly (ML CEN) [N4] 13. Exmouth (ML CEN) [N4] Note 1: As per Sydney Area LI Note 2: As per Adelaide Area LI Note 3: As per TMA Supplement Perth Note 4: Refer to "Managing WorldFlight Traffic (No. 1)" These positions will be utilized at the discretion of the Director Operations and/or delegates. The following people are appointed as delegates for the purposes of this notice: 1. Greg Barber 2. Tracy Shiffman 3. Daniel Smith 4. Zach Biesse-Fitton David Zhong Director Operations
  18. Controller Positions and Ratings Policy 2015 Notice under Paragraph 25 declaring that certain standard positions are reserved for the purposes of an event (a) This notice is in relation to the event named in (b) below. (b) The name of the event is Panic Stations Perth 2015. © The following positions are reserved: 1. Perth Tower 2. Perth Surface Movement Control 3. Perth Approach 4. Kalgoorlie (ML CEN) 5. Nullabor (ML CEN) 6. Pilbara (ML CEN) (d) This notice applies on 18 October 2015 between 0900 UTC to 1100 UTC. You are reminded that you must not operate a position listed in this notice without the approval of either the Director Operations or Director Events and Communications or a delegate of either. A list of controllers who have been pre-approved may be found here. Notice under Paragraph 31 declaring that a non-standard position is to be activated The following position is activated on 18 October between 0900 UTC to 1100 UTC: Perth Departure (as described in TMA Supplement Perth) David Zhong Director Operations
  19. Controller roster (apologies for the lateness): >+--------------+------------+----------------+ | Position | Login ID | Controller | +--------------+------------+----------------+ | PH Tower | PH_TWR | Greg Barber | +--------------+------------+----------------+ | PH SMC | PH_GND | Dylan Grenfell | +--------------+------------+----------------+ | PH Approach | PH_APP | Daniel Smith | +--------------+------------+----------------+ | PH Departure | PH_DEP | Kirk Christie | +--------------+------------+----------------+ | Kalgoorlie | ML-KLG_CTR | Ryan Steffe | +--------------+------------+----------------+ | Pilbara | ML-PIL_CTR | Scott McKie | +--------------+------------+----------------+ | Nullabor | ML-NUL_CTR | Dru Klumper | +--------------+------------+----------------+
  20. Please join me in congratulating Peter Story on his appointment to AIS Manager. Peter has been a strong figure within the AIS Team since the restructuring earlier this year and has made significant process improvements since joining the team. I have no doubt that he is the best person to lead us forward into the future! David Zhong Director Operations
  21. Hello all The Quarterly Region Report for VATSIM Oceania for Quarter 2 (April to June) 2015 has now been posted to the VATSIM Website. To view the report, please visit http://www.vatsim.net/region/oceania and click on the link on the left. Regards Mark
  22. Following staff discussions last year and public discussions at the town hall meeting early this year, I am pleased to announce the trial of Sydney Director during Milk Run Monday. Sydney Director will operate as an additional TMA position and we have chosen not to apply any particular restrictions on its use, except that you can only use it during the approved periods. However, we would like to see people remember that Melbourne Approach sees just as much traffic as Sydney! The extended coverage rules we have set for this trial allow the use of Director even if Approach is online, however, as you will see in the attached documentation, if you log on as Director without Approach, you are effectively running the whole TMA (like Approach) - however, when Approach logs on, your airspace will reduce to just Director airspace - so this is a choice you have to make before you log on. In other words, your choice of Approach or Director will decide your "primary" position. Prior to logging in on Monday on any Sydney area position (including Tower, etc!) please have a look at the attached documentation and review the Sydney Area Local Instructions - in particular, pay attention to how the airspace changes depending on the runway configuration. You can bring up a TMA airspace diagram by going to the list of STARs and selecting one of the "(SY) SYDIR xxx" items. Note that this is only available in the TMA sector files. I will be observing the proceedings and be available on Teamspeak during the trial to get your thoughts about it. Each week I will also set up a discussion thread so that everyone can provide their feedback and comments, as well as any ideas for improvement. With a successful trial, we hope to have Sydney Director used more often, and perhaps have more TMA positions at other locations too. This trial will hopefully set up a bit of a transformation that reflects our growth over the years, so we are hoping everyone will get on board to support this, whether by getting all of the ATC positions staffed up, providing feedback or even just flying between Melbourne and Sydney! I hope to see you all there! Sydney Director Trial documentation David Zhong Director Operations
  23. SY Local Instructions have been reissued (with the same version number) to correct the colour of the text of the diagrams in Appendix A.
  24. It is with regret that I announce the resignation of Dean Thompson, Manager AIS. Dean's resignation comes in recognition that he is unable to contribute as much as he previously did and a desire to hand the reigns to someone with a bit more spare time. Dean has been involved in the management of sector files for the past few years and has driven improvements to the system in his previous capacity as Director Airspace. We will be fielding Dean's replacement internally. Please join me in thanking Dean for his years of service and wishing him the best for his future. Hopefully we may see Dean in the virtual skies again soon. David Zhong Director Operations
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