Mike Cross
3rd Jul 2007, 10:20
As some of you will know, I am the AOPA UK representative on NOTAM matters.
I am told that UK AIS are now receiving French Series D NOTAM.
This is despite the following entry in the France AIP
3.1.3.2 THE NOTAM
a) The NOTAM series
Depending on the subject, NOTAM are issued in the following series:
Series A: Information of a general international scope and concerning more particulary long range flights (for international publication).
Series B: Information of a limited international scope and concerning more particulary other flights (restricted international publication limited to the European region).
Series D: containing information on other aerodromes used for international flights. Publication is restricted to the countries involved within the scope of SCHENGEN agreements (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Iceland and Norway).
There's been some discussion on this in the past. ICAO mandates that the State within whose airspace a flight originates is required to provide the briefing service. This means that previously, if you obeyed all the rules for a flight from UK to France you wouldn't get Series D and would have a valid defence against any subsequent infringement. If, as is common practice, you had say cleared customs at Cherbourg prior to flying on elsewhere you would need to get a brief from French AIS for the onward flight in order to ensure you had Series D. It now appears that you will get Series D from UK AIS.
Note that this doesn't make any difference to the fact that a brief for a flight originating in French airspace should be obtained from AIS France.
I am told that UK AIS are now receiving French Series D NOTAM.
This is despite the following entry in the France AIP
3.1.3.2 THE NOTAM
a) The NOTAM series
Depending on the subject, NOTAM are issued in the following series:
Series A: Information of a general international scope and concerning more particulary long range flights (for international publication).
Series B: Information of a limited international scope and concerning more particulary other flights (restricted international publication limited to the European region).
Series D: containing information on other aerodromes used for international flights. Publication is restricted to the countries involved within the scope of SCHENGEN agreements (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Iceland and Norway).
There's been some discussion on this in the past. ICAO mandates that the State within whose airspace a flight originates is required to provide the briefing service. This means that previously, if you obeyed all the rules for a flight from UK to France you wouldn't get Series D and would have a valid defence against any subsequent infringement. If, as is common practice, you had say cleared customs at Cherbourg prior to flying on elsewhere you would need to get a brief from French AIS for the onward flight in order to ensure you had Series D. It now appears that you will get Series D from UK AIS.
Note that this doesn't make any difference to the fact that a brief for a flight originating in French airspace should be obtained from AIS France.