"Hospital Flight"
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here what is written in annex 10:
5.3.3.4.2 For the purpose of announcing and identifying
aircraft used for medical transports, a transmission of the
radiotelephony urgency signal PAN PAN, preferably spoken
three times, and each word of the group pronounced as the
French word “panne”, shall be followed by the radiotelephony
signal for medical transports MAY-DEE-CAL, pronounced as
in the French “médical”. The use of the signals described
above indicates that the message which follows concerns a
protected medical transport. The message shall convey the
following data:
a) the call sign or other recognized means of identification
of the medical transports;
b) position of the medical transports;
c) number and type of medical transports;
d) intended route;
e) estimated time en route and of departure and arrival, as
appropriate; and
f) any other information such as flight altitude, radio
frequencies guarded, languages used, and secondary
surveillance radar modes and codes.
maybe this answers the initial question
5.3.3.4.2 For the purpose of announcing and identifying
aircraft used for medical transports, a transmission of the
radiotelephony urgency signal PAN PAN, preferably spoken
three times, and each word of the group pronounced as the
French word “panne”, shall be followed by the radiotelephony
signal for medical transports MAY-DEE-CAL, pronounced as
in the French “médical”. The use of the signals described
above indicates that the message which follows concerns a
protected medical transport. The message shall convey the
following data:
a) the call sign or other recognized means of identification
of the medical transports;
b) position of the medical transports;
c) number and type of medical transports;
d) intended route;
e) estimated time en route and of departure and arrival, as
appropriate; and
f) any other information such as flight altitude, radio
frequencies guarded, languages used, and secondary
surveillance radar modes and codes.
maybe this answers the initial question
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Heya,
In Sweden we have an airambulance company, Their callsign is Mediflight xxx.
When they're in need of priority they simply change their callsign to Mediflight xxx Ambulance
First post, yay!
/jz123
In Sweden we have an airambulance company, Their callsign is Mediflight xxx.
When they're in need of priority they simply change their callsign to Mediflight xxx Ambulance
First post, yay!
/jz123
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The filing of STS/Hosp in itself will NOT give any priority whatsoever as far as ATC systems and CFMU are concerned. Only approved (or self approved-depending on operator) flights will be given priority by the system as long as they are STS/ATFMEXEMPTAPPROVED. If a flight is non-approved then approval HAS to be sought from the relevant authority to operate that flight as such.
The filing of HOSP has been abused by operators for many years, hence the tightening of controls around such flights.
Three types of flight ONLY are given automatic priority status by ATC systems with exemptions in the UK.
EMER
SAR
STATE
The filing of HOSP has been abused by operators for many years, hence the tightening of controls around such flights.
Three types of flight ONLY are given automatic priority status by ATC systems with exemptions in the UK.
EMER
SAR
STATE
BTW, for outside UK it's not STATE (no priority), but HEAD.
