EN
15.9.2023
Official Journal of the European Union
L 228/83
Insert all estimated elapsed times in 4 figures (hours and minutes).
The shaded area preceding item 3 – shall be completed by ATS and COM services, unless the responsibility for originating flight plan messages has been delegated.
2.2.
Instructions for insertion of ATS data
Complete items 7 to 18 and, when so required by the competent authority or otherwise deemed necessary, item 19 as indicated hereunder.
INSERT one of the following aircraft identifications, not exceeding 7 alphanumeric characters and without hyphens or symbols:
(a) the ICAO designator for the aircraft operator followed by the flight identification (e.g. KLM511, NGA213, JTR25) when in radiotelephony the call sign to be used by the aircraft consists of the ICAO telephony designator for the operator followed by the flight identification (e.g. KLM511, NIGERIA 213, JESTER 25); or
(b) the nationality or common mark and registration mark of the aircraft (e.g. EIAKO, 4XBCD, N2567GA), when:
(1) in radiotelephony the call sign to be used by the aircraft consists of this identification alone (e.g. CGAJS), or preceded by the ICAO telephony designator for the aircraft operator (e.g. BLIZZARD CGAJS);
(2) the aircraft is not equipped with radio.
Flight rules INSERT one of the following letters to denote the category of flight rules with which the pilot intends to comply: I–
if it is intended that the entire flight is operated under IFR; or
V–
if it is intended that the entire flight is operated under VFR; or
Y–
if the flight is initially operated under IFR, followed by one or more subsequent changes of flight rules; or
Z–
if the flight is initially operated under VFR, followed by one or more subsequent changes of flight rules.
Specify in Item 15 the point or points at which a change of flight rules is planned.
Type of flight INSERT one of the following letters to denote the type of flight when so required by the competent authority: S–
if scheduled air service;
N–
if non-scheduled air transport operation;
G–
if general aviation;
M–
if military;
X–
if other than any of the defined categories above.
Specify status of a flight following the indicator STS in Item 18, or when necessary to denote other reasons for specific handling by ATS, indicate the reason following the indicator RMK in Item 18.