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FDC 3/2646 (KFDC A0029/03) FDC PART 1 OF 4 SPECIAL NOTICE.
ADVISORY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. THIS NOTICE IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
A U.S. AND ALLIED MILITARY UNITS (COALITION MILITARY FORCES MAY OPERATE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE AIRSPACE ABOVE THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA, RED SEA, GULF OF ADEN, ARABIAN SEA, GULF OF OMAN, AND THE ARABIAN GULF. THE TIMELY AND ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION OF CIVIL AIRCRAFT IN THESE AREAS IS CRITICAL TO AVOID THE INADVERTENT USE OF FORCE AGAINST CIVIL AIRCRAFT. COALITION MILITARY FORCES ARE PREPARED TO EXERCISE SELF-DEFENSE MEASURES, AS MAY BE NECESSARY, TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY IN THE EVENT THEY ARE APPROACHED BY UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT (FIXED-WINGS, OR HELICOPTER).
b. IN ADDITION, THE TERRITORIAL AIRSPACE OF IRAQ IS CLOSED TO ALL NON-COALITION AIRCRAFT, EXCEPT CENTRAL COMMAND AUTHORIZED MEDICAL, FIREFIGHTING, RESCUE/RECOVERY AND HUMANITARIAN FLIGHT, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. AIRCRAFT ENTERING THIS AIRSPACE DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK. COALITION FORCES ARE PREPARED TO RESPOND DECISIVELY TO ANY HOSTILE ACTS OR INDICATIONS OF HOSTILE INTENT. THIS NOTICE IS ALSO PROVIDED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF COALITION FORCES AND THEIR FACILITIES. ALL AIRCRAFT OR FLIGHT ACTIVITIES END PART 1 OF 4
FDC 3/2646 (KFDC A0029/03) FDC PART 2 OF 4 SPECIAL NOTICE… THAT ARE DETERMINED TO BE THREATS TO COALITION FORCES MAY BE SUBJECT TO INTERCEPTION, QUARANTINE, DISABLING OR DESTRUCTION, THIS INCLUDES AIRCRAFT WITHIN IRAQI TERRITORIAL AIRSPACE AND GROUND BASED ASSETS AND ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT IRAQ WITHOUT REGARD TO REGISTRY.
C. THE TIMELY AND ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT OPERATING WITHIN THESE AFFECTED AREAS IS ESSENTIAL TO PRECLUDE.THE INADVERTENT USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST CIVIL AIRCRAFT. 1. TO BETTER ENABLE U.S. MILITARY FORCES TO IDENTIFY CIVIL AIRCRAFT, ALL CIVIL AIRCRAFT FLYING WITHIN OR ENTERING THE AFFECTED AREA SHALL CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR ONE OF BOTH INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY FREQUENCIES (VHF 121.5 MHZ AND/OR UHF 243.0 MHZ) 2. WHEN AN AIRCRAFT CARRIES A SERVICEABLE TRANSPONDER, THE PILOT SHALL OPERATE THE TRANSPONDER AT ALL TIMES DURING THE FLIGHT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE AIRCRAFT IS WITHIN OR OUTSIDE AIRSPACE WHERE SSR IS USED FOR ATS PURPOSES. ALL CREWS ARE REMINDED TO CONTINUOUSLY OPERATE THE SSR TRANSPONDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ICAO PROVISIONS (PANS-ATM-CHAPTER8, PANS-OPS, VOL 1, PART VII AND ICAO DOC 7030 CHAPTER 8. END PART 2 OF 4
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