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Subject: FW: DOMESTIC REDUCED VERTICAL SEPARATION MINAMA FOR KOREA
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Subject: DOMESTIC REDUCED VERTICAL SEPARATION MINAMA FOR KOREA
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SUBJECT: DOMESTIC REDUCED VERTICAL SEPARATION MINAMA FOR KOREA
1. EFFECTIVE AT 1900 UTC, 29 SEP 05, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (ROK) WILL IMPLEMENT REDUCED VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMUM (RVSM) FROM 2,000 FEET TO 1,000 FEET BETWEEN FL 290 AND FL 410 INCLUSIVELY FOR RVSM APPROVED (PROPERLY EQUIPPED) AIRCRAFT. THE ROK WILL APPLY RVSM PROCEDURES IN AIRSPACE WHICH IS DEFINED AS ALL AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE (ATS) ROUTES WITHIN THE INCHEON FIR, EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING ATS ROUTE SEGMENTS: BETWEEN TENAS AND KANSU ON B467; BETWEEN LAMEN AND SADLI ON A593; AND THE ENTIRE ATS ROUTE B332 WITHIN THE INCHEON FIR. THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE IS A COORDINATED REGIONAL DECISION WITH JAPAN FOR THEIR DOMESTIC FIRS. RVSM PROCEDURES DO NOT APPLY IN ROK SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE. THE NEIGHBORING STATES OF CHINA AND NORTH KOREA WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN RVSM.
2. ONLY RVSM APPROVED AIRCRAFT ARE AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE WITHIN RVSM AIRSPACE AND NON-COMPLIANT AIRCRAFT ARE NOT PERMITTED IN RVSM AIRSPACE UNLESS THEY MEET THE CRITERIA OF STATE AIRCRAFT (U.S. MILITARY) OR ARE VERTICAL TRANSITIONING THROUGH RVSM AIRSPACE AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 1. ROK AND THE U.S. AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING:
A. STATE AIRCRAFT AND VERTICAL TRANSITIONING AIRCRAFT ARE ACCOMMODATED ON A WORKLOAD OR TRAFFIC PERMITTING BASIS.
B. VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMUM BETWEEN NON-COMPLIANT AIRCRAFT AND ALL OTHER AIRCRAFT IS 2,000 FEET.
C. STANDARD RVSM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AND AIRCREW PHRASEOLOGY WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ICAO AND FAA GUIDANCE.
D. RVSM APPROVED AIRCRAFT WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY FOR FLIGHT LEVEL ALLOCATION OVER NON-RVSM APPROVED AIRCRAFT.
E. ENSURE U.S. AIRCREW FILES ICAO STANDARD INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT PLAN INCLUDING THE LETTER “W” IN ITEM 10 (EQUIPMENT) TO INDICATE THAT BOTH THE AIRCRAFT AND AIRCREW ARE RVSM APPROVED OR ANNOTATING THE PHRASE “STS/APVD NONRVSM” IN ITEM 18 TO INDICATE RVSM NON-COMPLIANT AIRCRAFT.
F. ENSURE U.S. AIRCREW REPORT NON-RVSM APPROVAL STATUS USING “NEGATIVE RVSM, MILITARY FLIGHT” IN VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS DURING OPERATIONS SUBSEQUENT TO, WITHIN, OR VERTICAL TRANSIT THROUGH RVSM AIRSPACE FOR RVSM OPERATIONS AS FOLLOWS:
1. AT INITIAL CALL ON ANY CHANNEL WITHIN RVSM AIRSPACE;
2. IN ALL REQUESTS FOR FLIGHT LEVEL CHANGES; AND
3. IN ALL READ-BACKS OF FLIGHT LEVEL CLEARANCES
G. PROVIDE U.S. AIRCREWS WITH INCHEON ACC CONTACT INFORMATION AS FOLLOWS:
INCHEON AREA CONTROL CENTER
TELEPHONE: 82-32-880-0260
AFTN: RKRRZQZX, RKRRYFYX
FAX: 82-32-889-5906
E-MAIL: <mailto:
3. GUIDANCE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE FLIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
CONTACT MAJOR LOPEZ AT DSN 315-784-1539 OR MR. SAYLER AT 315- 449-4889 WITH ANY QUESTION OR REQUIRED CLARIFICATION.