lost comm

[ssflying]

I need a clarification.Normal atc clearances in India include a lower level than the one filed by the operator.For eg a typical clearance in Kolkotta would be "cleared to chennai route A465,level 240,legos departure,intial mantain 2000 feet further with radar,sqwak 2345.Whereas our operator would have filed for fl380.Hence in event of a total communication failure,would we be required to climb to fl 240,hold the level for about 3 minutes and then continue to filed fl380,as per the icao procedure or are we required to mantain fl240 all the way to our destination

[PrimeATC]

You should climb and maintain 240 for the next 7 minutes and then climb your filed 380, or set A7600 and after 7 minutes climb to 380.

[ssflying]

thanks i think that kind of explains the whole thing

[JeroenC]

Sorry to bump an older thread.
What to do with the "initially maintain 2000 ft"?