its not mentioned in our books but it's worth considering for longer Alternates.
Such as carrying ADL for PER, this subject has come up with our flight dispatch and I'm pretty sure they cater for a Depress crit point fuel required on this diversion sector....
What they don't do is cater for Depress flight all the way to the alternate, that's not required.
Normally we will arrive at the Alternate after a diversion with a minimum of 30 mins fuel. In the Depress situation we only need to arrive with 15mins.......
So for most alternates within an hour or so it would be catered for ( we carry 5% extra as well on our divert fuel burn ).....
Nice thought to consider though for further away alternates..
Not sure what the Ozzy regs or Qlink say but in our books it say:----
Diversion to an Alternate If a diversion becomes necessary, the crew should be aware that although the CFP Alternate Fuel includes 5% Contingency Fuel, it may be prudent to commence the diversion prior to reaching Minimum Diversion Fuel for the following reasons: • possibility of step climbs • lower than planned flight levels, and • arrival delays. Note: When a diversion is caused by technical malfunction or damage to the aircraft (e.g. multiple bird strike or hail impact), crew should be aware of a possible increase in fuel burn when calculating the diversion fuel requirement.
Last edited by ACMS; 2nd Jul 2015 at 07:30.