Traffic information and avoiding action

Traffic (number) o’clock (distance) (direction of flight) [any other pertinent information]

unknown

slow moving

fast moving

closing

opposite (or same) direction

overtaking

crossing left to right (or right to left)

(aircraft type)

(level)

climbing (or descending)

clear of traffic [appropriate instructions]

turn left (or right) immediately heading (three digits) to avoid [unidentified] traffic (bearing by clock-reference and distance)

turn left (or right) (number of degrees) degrees immediately to avoid [unidentified]

traffic at (bearing by clock-reference and distance)

Position reporting

Next report at (significant point)

Omit position reports [until…]

Resume position reporting

Reports required only at (significant point(s))

© Н.П. Мельниченко, С.А. Мельниченко, 2005.

Additional reports

Report passing (point)

Report (distance) miles (GNSS or DME) from (name of DME station) DME (or significant point)

*(distance) miles (GNSS or DME) from (name of DME station) (or significant point)

Report passing (three digits) radial (name of VOR) VOR

Report (GNSS or DME) distance from (significant point) or (name of DME station)

*(distance) miles (GNSS or DME) from (name of DME station) (or significant point)

Position information

Position (distance) (direction) of (significant point) (or over or abeam (significant point))

Track distance (number), track kilometers

To estimate

ETA (Estimated Time Arrival)

ETO (Estimated Time Over)

Deviation

To deviate from (route, track)

Report speed

Maintain (number) kilometers per hour (or knots) [or greater (or less)] [until (significant point)]

Do not exceed (number) kilometers per hour (or knots)

Maintain present speed

Increase (or reduce) speed to (number) kilometers per hour (or knots) [or greater (or less)]

Increase (or reduce) speed by (number) kilometers per hour (or knots)

Resume normal speed

Reduce to minimum approach speed

Reduce to minimum clean speed

No [ATC] speed restrictions

Rvsm phraseology

confirm RVSM approved

*affirm RVSM

*negative RVSM

© Н.П. Мельниченко, С.А. Мельниченко, 2005.

*unable RVSM

*negative RVSM, state aircraft

unable issue clearance into RVSM airspace, maintain (or descend to, or climb to) flight level (number)

*unable RVSM due turbulence

report when able to resume RVSM

confirm able to resume RVSM

*ready to resume RVSM

*unable RVSM due equipment

Gnss service status

GNSS reported unreliable (or GNSS may not be available [due to interference]);

1) in the vicinity of (location) (radius) [between (levels)];

or

2) in the area of (description) (or in (name) FIR) [between (levels)];

a) basic GNSS (or SBAS, or GBAS) unavailable for (specify operation) [from (time) to (time) (or until further notice)];

b) basic GNSS unavailable [due to (reason, e.g. loss of RAIM or RAIM alert)];

c) GBAS (or SBAS) unavailable.