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ANNEX: RULES OF THE AIR

SECTION 14 VOICE
COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES

SERA.14001 General
Regulation (EU) 2016/1185 

Standardised phraseology shall be used

in all situations for which it has been
specified. Only when standardised
phraseology cannot serve an intended
transmission, plain language shall be
used.

AMC1 SERA.14001 General

ED Decision 2016/023/R

For standardised phraseology, refer to

the Appendix 1.

Appendix 1 to AMC1
SERA.14001 General
ED Decision 2022/020/R

1.  ATS PHRASEOLOGIES

1.1  General

Section Circumstances Phraseologies Appli

to

ATC

1.1.1 Description of a) FLIGHT

levels LEVEL

(subsequently (number); or
referred to as
b) [HEIGHT]
‘(level)’)
(number)
Note. — In FEET/METRES;
circumstances or
where
clarification is c) [ALTITUDE]
required, the (number)
word FEET/METRES.
‘ALTITUDE’ or
‘HEIGHT’ may
be included,
e.g. ‘DESCEND
TO ALTITUDE
TWO
THOUSAND
FEET’.

when passing d) (number)

level FEET/METRES

information ABOVE (or

in form of BELOW)

vertical
distance from
the other
tra"c

1.1.2 Level a) CLIMB (or

changes, DESCEND);
reports and followed as
rates necessary by:

  1) TO (level)

...instruction 2) TO AND
that a climb MAINTAIN
(or descent) BLOCK (level) TO
to a level (level);
within the
vertical
range
defined is to
commence

  3) TO REACH
(level) AT (or BY)
(time or
significant point);

  4) REPORT
LEAVING (or
REACHING, or
PASSING) (level);

  5) AT (number)
METRES PER
SECOND (or
FEET PER
MINUTE) [OR
GREATER (or OR
LESS)];

...for SST 6) REPORT

aircraft only STARTING
ACCELERATION
(or
DECELERATION).

  b) MAINTAIN AT
LEAST (number)
METRES (or
FEET) ABOVE (or
BELOW) (aircraft
call sign);

  c) REQUEST
LEVEL (or
FLIGHT LEVEL or
ALTITUDE)
CHANGE FROM
(name of unit)
[AT (time or
significant
point)];

  d) STOP CLIMB
(or DESCENT) AT
(level);

  e) CONTINUE
CLIMB (or
DESCENT) TO
(level);

  f) EXPEDITE
CLIMB (or
DESCENT)
[UNTIL PASSING
(level)];

  g) WHEN READY,
CLIMB (or
DESCEND) TO
(level);

  h) EXPECT
CLIMB (or
DESCENT) AT
(time or
significant point);

  *i) REQUEST *

DESCENT AT
(time);

...to require j) IMMEDIATELY;

action at a
specific time
or place

  k) AFTER
PASSING
(significant
point);

  l) AT (time or
significant point);

...to require m) WHEN

action when READY
convenient (instruction);

...to require n) MAINTAIN

an aircraft to OWN
climb or SEPARATION
descend AND VMC
maintaining [FROM (level)]
own [TO (level)];
separation
and VMC o) MAINTAIN
OWN
SEPARATION
AND VMC
ABOVE (or
BELOW, or TO)
(level);

...when there p) IF UNABLE,

is doubt that (alternative
an aircraft instructions)
can comply AND ADVISE;
with a
clearance or
instruction

...when a *q) UNABLE; *

pilot is
unable to
comply with
a clearance
or
instruction

...after a *r) TCAS RA; *

flight crew
starts to s) ROGER;
deviate from
any ATC
clearance or
instruction
to comply
with an ACAS
resolution
advisory (RA)
(Pilot and
controller
interchange)

...after the *t) CLEAR OF *

response to CONFLICT,
an ACAS RA RETURNING TO
is completed (assigned
and a return clearance);
to the ATC
clearance or u) ROGER (or
instruction is alternative
initiated instructions);
(Pilot and
controller *v) CLEAR OF *

interchange) CONFLICT
(assigned
clearance)
RESUMED;

w) ROGER (or
alternative
instructions);

…after an *x UNABLE, *

ATC TCAS RA;

clearance or
instruction y) ROGER;
contradictory
to the ACAS
RA is
received, the
flight crew
will follow
the RA and
inform ATC
directly (Pilot
and
controller
interchange)

…clearance z) CLIMB TO
to cancel (level) [LEVEL
level RESTRICTION(S)
restriction(s) (SID designator)
of the CANCELLED (or)
vertical LEVEL
profile of a RESTRICTION(S)
SID during (SID designator)
climb AT (point)
CANCELLED];

…clearance aa) DESCEND

to cancel TO (level) [LEVEL
level RESTRICTION(S)
restriction(s) (STAR designator)
of the CANCELLED (or)
vertical LEVEL
profile of a RESTRICTION(S)
STAR during (STAR designator)
descent AT (point)
CANCELLED].

  ‘*’ denotes pilot  

transmission.

1.1.3 Minimum *a) *  

fuel MINIMUM

… FUEL:

indication
of b) ROGER

minimum [NO DELAY

fuel EXPECTED or
EXPECT
Note. — A
(delay
flight
information)].
information
service (FIS)
unit will not
provide
information
on delay.

  ‘*’ denotes    

pilot
transmission.

1.1.4 Transfer of a) CONTACT (unit call

control and/or (frequency) [NOW];
frequency
change

  b) AT (or OVER) (time

[or WHEN]
[PASSING/LEAVING/R
(level)] CONTACT (uni
(frequency);

  c) IF NO CONTACT
(instructions);

Note. — An d) STAND BY FOR (un

aircraft may be sign) (frequency);
requested to
‘STAND BY’ on a
frequency when
it is intended
that the ATS unit
will initiate
communications
soon.

  *e) REQUEST CHANG

(frequency);

  f) FREQUENCY CHAN
APPROVED;

Note. — An g) MONITOR (unit cal

aircraft may be (frequency);
requested to
‘MONITOR’ a
frequency when
information is
being broadcast
thereon.

  *h) MONITORING (fre

  i) WHEN READY, CON

(unit call sign)

(frequency);

  j) REMAIN THIS FREQ

  ‘*’ denotes pilot trans

1.1.5 8.33 kHz    

channel
spacing

Note.— In
this
paragraph,
the term
‘point’ is used
only in the
context of
naming the
8.33 kHz
channel
spacing
concept and
does not
constitute
any change
to
existing ICAO
provisions or
phraseology
regarding the
use of the
term
‘decimal’.

...to request a) CONFIRM

confirmation EIGHT POINT
of 8.33 kHz THREE THREE;
capability

...to indicate *b) AFFIRM *

8.33 kHz EIGHT POINT
capability THREE THREE;

...to indicate *c) NEGATIVE *

lack of EIGHT POINT
8.33 kHz THREE THREE;
capability

...to request d) CONFIRM

UHF UHF;
capability

...to indicate *e) AFFIRM *

UHF UHF;
capability

...to indicate *f) NEGATIVE *

lack of UHF UHF;
capability

...to request g) CONFIRM

status in EIGHT POINT
respect of THREE THREE
8.33 kHz EXEMPTED;
exemption

...to indicate *h) AFFIRM *

8.33 kHz EIGHT POINT
exempted THREE THREE
status EXEMPTED;

...to indicate *i) NEGATIVE *

8.33 kHz EIGHT POINT
non- THREE THREE
exempted EXEMPTED;
status

...to indicate j) DUE EIGHT

that a POINT THREE
certain THREE
clearance is REQUIREMENT.
given
because
otherwise a
non-
equipped
and/or non-
exempted
aircraft
would enter
airspace of
mandatory
carriage

  ‘*’ denotes  
pilot
transmission.

1.1.6 Change of      
call sign

...to a) CHANGE
instruct an YOUR CALL
aircraft to SIGN TO (new
change its call sign)
type of call [UNTIL
sign FURTHER
ADVISED];

...to advise b) REVERT TO

an aircraft FLIGHT PLAN
to revert CALL SIGN
to the call (call sign) [AT
sign (significant
indicated point)].
in the
flight plan

1.1.7 Tra"c a) TRAFFIC

information (information);

...to pass b) NO REPORTED

tra"c TRAFFIC;
information

...to *c) LOOKING *

acknowledge OUT;
tra"c
information

  *d) TRAFFIC IN *
SIGHT;

  *e) NEGATIVE *
CONTACT
[reasons];

  f) [ADDITIONAL]
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