Minimum Fuel
 

Heard an aircraft declare "minimum fuel" the other day. So what does that mean? Number One perhaps? :confused:

Minimum fuel is 30 minutes holding (aka final reserve) plus fuel to get to the designated alternate.

"Fuel Emergency", or "minimum fuel" as you referred to, has no status in the UK. Guidance in UK AIC P045/2009.....[p is for pink]. AIC is Aeronautical Information Circular. Check out NATS | AIS
Rgds.

The basic ICAO definition of "minimum fuel" is as follows (taken from Doc 4444):

Minimum fuel. The term used to describe a situation in which an aircraft's fuel supply has reached a state where little or no delay can be accepted.

Note.-This is not an emergency situation but merely indicates that an emergency situation is possible, should any undue delay occur.

Correct response - 'Roger':)