Tingwall Aerodrome Manual of Flight Information Services MAFIS Issue 12 Issue date 01 January 2021 MANUAL of FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE Part 1 Page 1 Document Administration Preface The Tingwall Airport Manual of Flight Information Service (MAFIS) provides information, procedures and guidance primarily related to Tingwall Airport. The Flight Information Service is provided in accordance with CAP 670, CAP 1032, CAP 797 and CAP 774. The MAFIS is to be used in conjunction with CAP 797. Details of MAFIS amendment procedures are contained in the following pages of Section 1. AFISOs may, in the interest of safety and when circumstances dictate, depart from MAFIS procedures. Any such actions, together with the reasons are to be recorded in the Watch Log. The AFIS service at Tingwall Airport is primarily to provide an ATS to the Base Operator’s scheduled aircraft and other visiting / transiting aircraft during the operational hours of the airport. There is also a commitment to provide a service to ambulance and SAR aircraft operating outside these hours. The AFIS and AFISOs should provide information to all aircraft wishing to participate in the AFIS service in the AFISOs area of responsibility. This will assist all pilots in the safe conduct of flight. AFISOs at Tingwall Airport are only permitted to provide a Basic Flight Information Service. As a general principle and in the interest of sound document management, the duplication of local information and procedures is avoided. Information contained in the Tingwall Airport Aerodrome Manual will be cross-referenced in the MAFIS. Any section of this document which is found to be at variation to the contents of CAP 797 must be brought to the immediate attention of the Aerodrome Manager and Accountable Manager. A Supplementary Instruction must be issued as soon as possible to remedy any conflict that may cause ambiguity or confusion. Accountable Manager – Tingwall Airport Issue 12 Issue date 01 January 2021 Uncontrolled MANUAL of FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE Part 1 Page 2 Document Administration Contents PART 1 – DOCUMENT ADMINISTRATION Ch.-Page Preface 1-1 Contents 1-2 Abbreviations 1-6 Document administration 1-8 Distribution 1-10 PART 2 - UNIT GENERAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Chapter 1 Altimeter Setting Procedures Appropriate Altimeter Setting 2-1 Transition Level 2-1 Very Low Pressure Settings 2-2 Altimeter Setting Regions 2-2 Chapter 2 Information on Outbound and Inbound Flights Information on Outbound Traffic 2-3 Information on Inbound Traffic 2-3 Recording of Flight Information 2-3 Chapter 3 Procedures for Inbound/Outbound and Transit Traffic Visual Reporting and Entry/Exit Lanes 2-4 Re-join Calls 2-4 Separation of IFR Flights 2-4 Inbound Aircraft 2-5 Transiting Aircraft 2-5 Terrain Clearance 2-5 Ambulance & SAR Aircraft 2-6 Outbound Traffic 2-6 Booking Out 2-6 Chapter 4 Flow Regulation Procedures General 2-7 CFMU Slot Tolerance 2-7 Chapter 5 Noise Abatement Requirements 2-7 Noise Complaint Procedures 2-7 Issue 12 Issue date 01 January 2021 Uncontrolled MANUAL of FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE Part 1 Page 3 Document Administration Chapter 6 Aircraft Diversion Procedures Aircraft Diverting into Tingwall Airport 2-8 Aircraft Diverting out of Tingwall Airport 2-8 Chapter 7 Meteorological Information Meteorological Reports 2-9 Information Available from the Met. Office 2-9 Availability of Met Information for Pilots & Operators 2-9 Local Weather Observations 2-9 Altimeter Settings 2-10 Special Reports in the Event of Incidents/Accidents 2-10 AFISO Action on Receipt of Weather Warnings 2-10 Chapter 8 Flight Plans General 2-11 AFTN Arrangements 2-11 Chapter 9 Traffic Data Display Strip-Board and Flight Progress Strips 2-12 Flight Progress Strip Marking 2-12 Vehicle Movements 2-13 FPS Board Layout 2-13 Runway Blocked Indication 2-13 Chapter 10 Special Categories of Flight Aircraft Carrying Dangerous Goods 2-14 Non-Radio Aircraft 2-15 Chapter 11 Unit Administration Documentation - CAPs 2-16 Documentation – MAFIS; SIs; TOIs; Document 2-16 Control Retention of Records 2-17 Opening Watch Checks 2-18 Closing Watch Checks 2-18 Vehicles 2-18 Equipment Defects and Restoration 2-18 Watch Log 2-18 Watch Entries and Watch Rosters 2-19 Competence, Competence Oversight, Training and 2-20 Medical Standards Extended Periods of Absence from Duty 2-20 Visitors to AFIS 2-20 Media 2-20 Liaison with other Airport Sections 2-21 Reporting Procedures 2-21 Internal Reporting Procedures 2-22 Issue 12 Issue date 01 January 2021 Uncontrolled MANUAL of FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE Part 1 Page 4 Document Administration Chapter 12 Extension of Hours and Special Openings Administration 2-23 Procedures 2-23 Chapter 13 All Weather Operations 2-23 PART 3 – AERODROME SERVICES & INFORMATION Chapter 1 Aerodrome Operations Service Provision 3-1 Selection of Runway In-Use and Preferred Runway 3-1 Circuit Procedures 3-1 Turbulence/Wind Shear Reports 3-1 Chapter 2 Local Information Aerodrome Layout 3-2 Aerodrome Lighting & Obstruction Lighting 3-2 Chapter 3 Other Aerodrome Procedures Work in Progress 3-3 Vehicle Procedures 3-3 Inspections 3-3 Bird Hazard Management 3-4 Snow Clearing and De-Icing Procedures 3-4 SNOWTAMs 3-4 Chapter 4 Rescue and Fire Fighting Service RFF Category and Procedures 3-5 Radius of Action 3-5 Communications 3-5 Standby Arrangements 3-5 Chapter 5 Aeronautical Information General 3-6 Responsibility 3-6 Receipt of Aeronautical Information 3-6 Issue 12 Issue date 01 January 2021 Uncontrolled MANUAL of FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE Part 1 Page 5 Document Administration PART 4 – TELECOMMUNICATIONS Chapter 1 RTF and Telephones Facilities 4-1 Maintenance and Defect Reporting 4-1 Chapter 2 RTF Procedures RTF Discipline 4-2 Telephone Discipline 4-2 RTF Call-Signs 4-2 Chapter 3 RTF Recording General 4-2 PART 5 – EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Chapter 1 Assisting Aircraft General 5-1 Other Assistance 5-1 Transmitting Blind 5-1 Search and Rescue 5-2 Parent ACC 5-2 Reporting Procedures 5-2 Chapter 2 Aerodrome Emergency Procedures General Emergency Orders 5-3 AFISO Specific Emergency Orders 5-3 Procedures 5-3 Reporting Procedures 5-3 Log Book Entries 5-3 Meteorological Reports 5-3 Disabled Aircraft 5-4 Runway Inspections 5-4 Pollution Reports 5-4 Chapter 3 Disruption of Services General 5-5 Notification and Action to be taken 5-5 Explosive Device Warnings 5-5 Evacuation Procedures 5-5 Resumption of Watch 5-5 Appendix 1 Security Management App – 1 Appendix 2 AFISO Emergency Orders App – 2 Issue 12 Issue date 01 January 2021 Uncontrolled MANUAL of FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE Part 1 Page 6 Document Administration ABBREVIATIONS Aerodrome Manual Tingwall Airport Aerodrome Manual A/C Aircraft type [Used on Flight Progress Strip] AFIS Aerodrome Flight Information Service AFISO Aerodrome Flight Information Service Officer AIP Aeronautical Information Package AIRPROX Air Proximity Hazard AIS Aeronautical Information Service AOC Air Operators Certificate ARR Arrival ASR Altimeter Setting Region ATD Actual Time of Departure ATOTN Aeronautical Telecommunications and Operational Telephone Network ATS Air Traffic Services ATSU Air Traffic Services Unit BST British Summer Time CAP Civil Aviation Publication CC Cloud Ceiling CHG Change CNL Cancel DEP Departure DLA Delay END Fuel Endurance ETA Estimated Time of Arrival ETD Estimated Time of Departure FIR Flight Information Region FPL Flight Plan FPS Flight Progress Strip Ft Feet GMT Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) HIAL Highlands and Islands Airports Limited hPa Hectopascal ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation IFR Instrument Flight Rules kHz Kilohertz Km Kilometre M Metres Issue 12 Issue date 01 January 2021 Uncontrolled MANUAL of FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE Part 1 Page 7 Document Administration METAR Meteorological Actual Report MF Medium Frequency mHz Megahertz MT Motor Transport NM Nautical Mile NOTAM Notice to Airmen OIC Officer in Charge POB Persons On Board PPR Prior Permission Required QNH Altimeter Setting [Used on Flight Progress Strip] RFFS Rescue and Fire Fighting Service RPL Repetitive Flight Plan RTF Radio Telephony Rwy Runway Rx Receive SAR Search and Rescue ScACC Scottish Area Control Centre SFRS Scottish Fire and Rescue Service SWP Safe Working Procedure TAS True Air Speed Tx Transmit UHF Ultra High Frequency UTC Universal Coordinated Time VCR Visual Control Room VFR Visual Flight Rules VHF Very High Frequency WX Weather [Used on Flight Progress Strip] Issue 12 Issue date 01 January 2021 Uncontrolled MANUAL of FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE Part 1 Page 8 Document Administration DOCUMENT ADMINISTRATION The MAFIS is a living document and will be amended from time to time and distributed as described below. However, changes occur for a multiplicity of reasons and it will be necessary to bring such matters to the attention of all relevant recipients of the MAFIS. All such changes to information and published procedures will be notified using the following systems. MAFIS Supplementary Instructions will be issued from time to time and will be numbered consecutively from 1 January each year. They will contain the following: MAFIS Supplementary Instructions – will be used to notify all changes to existing information and procedures together with all new information and procedures. These will be issued as necessary and will be incorporated into the document proper at the next amendment. MAFIS Supplementary Instructions constitute an integral part of the MAFIS. MAFIS Temporary Instructions - will be used to notify all temporary changes to existing information and procedures. These will be issued as necessary but will not be incorporated into the document proper. MAFIS Temporary Instructions are a constituent part of the MAFIS during their period of validity. Supplementary and temporary instructions will be filed at the front of the manual. MAFIS ISSUE UPDATES The MAFIS will be amended as required following an annual review. MAFIS Supplementary Instructions will provide notification of permanent changes between reviews.