6Voice deactivation for prohibited, restricted, and danger areas

6 Voice deactivation for prohibited, restricted, and danger areas

 (1AA) This section applies subject to section 6A (and section 6B), but is only so subject until the end of 14 June 2023.

Note   Section 6A (and section 6B) will cease to have any effect at the end of 14 June 2023. Until that time, section 6A (and section 6B) will override anything in this section which would prevent the RAAF voice activation trial in accordance with section 6A (and section 6B).

 (1) A prohibited area, a restricted area or a danger area, including a directed notional such area, as mentioned in a Schedule of the Table, or a specified part of such an area (a relevant area), is activated in accordance with the hours of activity statement in the Schedule for the relevant area or the specified part of the area.

Note   Activation times specified are in Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) unless otherwise stated.

 (2) For section 4, a relevant area activated in accordance with an hours of activity statement that is a NOTAM (an activating NOTAM) remains active until the finish time specified in the activating NOTAM (specified finish time), unless the Controlling Authority or Contact deactivates the area earlier than the specified finish time using voice communication to a receiving air traffic control (ATC) authority (early deactivation).

Note   Activation times specified in a NOTAM are in UTC unless otherwise indicated.

 (3) Early deactivation may only be carried out if:

(a) the activity for which the area was activated has ceased; and

(b) I have, by instrument, authorised the early deactivation.

 (4) If early deactivation under subsection (2) occurs within the 60 minutes before the specified finish time, an amending NOTAM is not required.

 (5) The period of activation of a relevant area activated by NOTAM may not be extended by voice communication past the finish time specified in the activating NOTAM.

Note 1   For an extension to the specified finish time, an amending NOTAM is required.

Note 2   A pro forma for an activating NOTAM follows:

Reference/year NOTAMN

A) [Insert details]

B) [Insert start time specified in UTC]

C) [Insert finish time specified in UTC]

D) [Insert periods of activity details]

E) [Insert details, including

 Details of Controlling Authority (for restricted area only)

 Details of Contact

the following statement: “Area may be subject to early deactivations as per AIP ENR [insert current reference]. Check status with [insert details of ATC authority].”

until AIP ENR 1.4-12 paragraph 5.3.6 is published, the following statement: “Access to a PRD area (or a directed notional such area) may be available if the activity for which the area was activated has ceased (early deactivation). Pilots should check the status of the area with the ATC authority mentioned in the activation NOTAM.”]