Minimum Sector Altitudes
2300ft – South West
1800ft – North West, North East, South East
DVR/LYD PDRs
Releases?
Presentation to onward sector?
Other Considerations?
Release from South by ADC then Thames by APC.
Present to TC climbing 3000ft on a heading through the gate, unless coordinated otherwise. Thames Director – 133.455
Try to avoid gas venting to the South (3500ft
CPT/BPK (EVNAS)
Subject to LC departure?
Frequency?
Release from TCN, climb from TR
- Identify the LC departure
- Pass behind and/or below
- Not climb to 4000ft until the LC has left 4000ft
- Not release until LC has left 3000ft
Release time starts when LC leaves 3000feet
Transfer to TCNE on 118.825
CLN PDR
Release/Climb? (Level)
Routeing?
Frequency?
TCE Release
Climbing 6000ft, own nav to CLN or on a heading no greater than 3NM north of CLN
Transfer to TCE 121.230
STARS Via GEGMU
Standing Agreement?
Level restrictions?
Standing agreement 6000feet 10NM in trail
Must be at 5000feet or below by west of the SABER line
STARs Via SABER
Standing Agreement?
Turn restrictions?
4000feet on a heading towards SABER
Do not turn South unless coordinated with TR or 3000feet and below
Can turn left when 5000feet or below staying in the coordination lines.
Coordination with ADC (14)
- Inbound a/c their approach and distance (15NM range check)
- Runway in use
- ATZ transits
- A/C flying close to the ATZ
- VFR/SVFR arrivals
- Landing clearance
- Training traffic with their intentions and missed approaches
- Anything non-standard
- Pertinent traffic information
- Releases and clearances if needed
- Squawks when requested
- Any overdue action
- Requests for airborne times
- Delegation of validation and verification
Coordination with TC
Buffer?
CTA8?
Holding at GEGMU?
Priority Lines
Who to coordinate with when TC Thames closes?
Buffer: MC above 2000ft, TC Thames Below 4000ft, Buffer closure
CTA 8: Anything IFR above 4000ft
GEGMU: Holding at 6000ft or above
Failure of the priority lines
When TC Thames closes, releases come from TCS
Coordination with adjacent units
GS Approval for?
Who to coordinate with for EGKB flights?
Who to coordinate with for EGLC flights?
GS Approval:
Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, London City, Northolt, Farnborough, Wattisham, Blackbushe, Fairoaks, Lasham, RAF Odiham, Dunsfold and Biggin.
TC Thames for EGKB
TC Thames (Heathrow Special) for EGLC
Danger Areas
Which DA’s is EGMC the DAAIS
D136, D138A/B/C/D
Simultaneous Runway Operations
What times, and which runways?
When can you deviate?
Between 2300 and 0630 – 23 Arrivals and 05 departures.
- Tailwind component (2min avg) more than 5kts
- A/c in emergency
- A/c in the circuit
- Pilot reports cannot accept out of wind runway
- Significant weather on climb out
When can EGMC apply 3NM Radar separation? (7)
- Both aircraft are on the same radar frequency (or radar frequencies are cross coupled).
- Both aircraft are within 30nm of Southend.
- SELEX radar data is being used 3nm radar separation between traffic under Southend control and traffic under TC Thames/TC NE/TC E and TC S control may be used provided:
- The priority lines are serviceable
- Neither aircraft is known to be in an emergency
- Aircraft under the control of Southend will not be issued with an instruction allowing the speed to exceed 250kts.
- SELEX radar data is being used
Deconfliction Minima:
Coordinated traffic within 30nm?
Coordinated traffic outside of 30nm?
3nm laterally or 1000ft vertically (SELEX)
5nm laterally or 1000ft vertically (SELEX or EGSS)
Deconfliction Minima:
Un-coordinated traffic?
5nm laterally or 3000ft (SELEX or EGSS)
Integration of VFR and IFR flights
ADC Responsibility or APC responsibility?
ADC responsibility to integrate but APC to position things sensibly to assist.
Conspicuity Codes
4575 – EGMC conspicuity
5050 – FMC
5051-5057, 5060-5067 – EGMC discrete squawks
2000 – IFR conspicuity
7000 – VFR conspicuity
Expected Approach Times
When to pass?
SND EAT?
GEGMU EAT 23?
GEGMU EAT 05?
When to pass: If the delay is more than 20 minutes
SND EAT: 15 minutes
GEGMU EAT 23: 15 minutes
GEGMU EAT 05: 30 minutes
Holding Procedures
SND Levels:
Where can TC hold?
SND: 2000ft or 3000ft
GEGMU: 4000ft and 5000ft uncoordinated. 6000ft and above requires coordination and the standing agreement must be cancelled.
TC can hold at: JACKO, GODLU and OKVAP
Instrument Approach Procedures?
23/05 – RI, I, RLLZ, LLZ, SRA
IFR arrivals from outside controlled airspace
When to V+V
Levels?
Requirements for headings?
V+V prior to entering CAS
Comply with the RMA and give levels that are MSA compliant
A/C must be under TS or DS OCAS to be issue with headings
