ICAO GOLD Manual
All the proceedures for the 41 different Air Traffic Agencies using ADS CPDLC and FMS WPR are contained in the ICAO GOLD (Global Operational Data Link Document. The first edition of this was produced in July 2010.
There are differing requirements for operating in different airspace
for example on the North Atlantic, the term CPDLC is attached to the callsign,
In the US in Oakland Oceanic Airspace (Pacific Ocean regions) the term CPDLC is used in the initial voice call amongst with other data such as the Tail Number, Destination, Aircraft type and FIR Boundary Position.
In Japan (Fukuoka Oceanic) the words are " we have CPDLC Connection"
The document is a fairly hefty one at 320 pages and a PDF file runs to 8.5 Mb.
Superb system provided your airline uses it correctly and does the correct thing for the airspace that you are in. Beats voice reporting and HF anyday.
Last edited by ghw78; 30th June 2011 at 05:13.
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