Heading xxx DEGREES

[Charlie Fox]

The following words may be omitted from transmissions provided that no confusion or ambiguity will result:
a) ‘Surface’ and ‘knots’ in relation to surface wind direction and speed.
b) ‘Degrees’ in relation to surface wind direction and headings.
c) ‘Visibility’, ‘cloud’ and ‘height’ in meteorological reports.
d) ‘Millibars’ when giving pressure settings of 1000 mbs and above.
e) ‘over’, ‘roger’ and ‘out’.

See CAP413

The following phrases appear in the Manual of Air Traffic Services Part 1.

Vectoring

Continue present heading.
Continue present heading and report that heading.
Continue heading (three digits).
Turn left/right heading (three digits).
Turn left/right (number) degrees and report heading.
Fly heading (three digits).
Stop turn heading (three digits).
Stop turn now.
Continue turn heading (three digits).
Leave (significant point) heading (three digits).
Resume own navigation for (significant point). Position is (distance)miles N/E/S/W of (reporting point).
Resume own navigation for (significant point) magnetic track (three digits) degrees, distance (number) miles.
Magnetic track to (significant point) is (three digits) degrees distance (number) miles.

Unknown traffic

Unknown traffic (number) o’clock (distance) miles opposite direction/crossing left to right/right to left indicating above/below/similar height, if not sighted turn left/right heading (three digits).
Clear of traffic. Resume own navigation.

Avoiding action

(A/c identity) avoiding action, (A/c identity) turn left/right immediately heading (three digits) traffic at (number) o’clock (distance) miles opposite direction/crossing left to right/right to left (level information).*

(A/c identity) Avoiding action, (A/c identity) climb/descend
immediately to (level) traffic at (number) o’clock (distance) miles
opposite direction/crossing left to right/right to left (level
information).*
*Clear enunciation and an urgent tone must be used.