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Don't use below as a reference, they are GB procedures and have not been corrected for Ireland
Description
Flight Information comes in two variations: Flight Information Service at Aerodromes and Flight Information Service at Area Control Centres.
Flight Information Service is provided at an aerodrome to give information for the safe and efficient conduct of flights in the Aerodrome Traffic Zone. From the information received, pilots decide the appropriate course of action to be taken to ensure the safety of flight.
A Flight Information Service Officer (FISO) at an aerodrome has the following responsibilities:
- Issuing information to aircraft flying in the ATC to assist pilots in preventing collisions
- Issuing instructions and information to aircraft moving on th manoeuvring area to assist pilots in preventing collisions between aircraft and vehicles and obstructions on the manoeuvring area, or between aircraft moving on the apron
- Issuing instructions to vehicles and persons on the manoeuvring area
- Informing aircraft of essential aerodrome information and other relevant information
- provision of an alerting service
Flight Information service is provided at an ACC to give information for the safe and efficient conduct of flights in class G airspace within the Flight Information Regions of the UK. FISOs may pass traffic information to anyone who calls on the RT. From the information provided, pilots decide the appropriate course of action to be taken to ensure the safety of flight.
A Flight Information Service Officer (FISO) at an ACC has the following responsibilities:
- Provision of information on weather, change of serviceability of nav aids and other facilities, changes of conditions at aerodromes and any other information pertinent to the safe conduct of flights, including general traffic information
- provision of an alerting service
- provision of collision hazard warnings
Area of responsibility
Flight Information centres are responsible for providing service to all aircraft within their respective regions. These regions do not match FIRs. Flight Information services at aerodromes are responsible for the aerodrome traffic zone at the airfield.
What you need to know
In addition to the general guidelines a FISO must:
- be familiar with all SOPs
- know how to provide traffic information
- know all separation minima for arriving, departing and en-route traffic
Procedures
A FIS is a non radar service provided either separately or in conjunction with other services. Under a FIS, the following conditions apply:
- Provision of the service includes information about weather, changes of serviceability of facilities, conditions at aerodroms and any other information pertinent to safety.
- The controller may attempt to identify the flight for monitoring and co-ordination purposes only. Such identification does not imply that a radar service is being provided. Pilots must be left in no doubt that they are not receiving a radar service.
- Controllers are not responsible for separating or sequencing aircraft.
IvAc settings
Flight Information Centres don't have radar, and therefore we recommend you completely obstruct your scope with the COMM, and I/O windows.
We recommend Aerodrome Flight Information Service use the same settings as towers would.