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    Effective November 21, 2007, Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums (RVSM) have been implemented in Chinese airspace between flight levels 291 and 411 inclusive. Aircraft operating in this airspace must be RVSM compliant and pilots must receive training on China's Flight Level Allocation Scheme before operating there. Pilots must use feet altimeters and conversion tables to convert between meters and feet when flying in China's RVSM airspace.

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    Effective November 21, 2007, Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums (RVSM) have been implemented in Chinese airspace between flight levels 291 and 411 inclusive. Aircraft operating in this airspace must be RVSM compliant and pilots must receive training on China's Flight Level Allocation Scheme before operating there. Pilots must use feet altimeters and conversion tables to convert between meters and feet when flying in China's RVSM airspace.

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    Effective November 21, 2007, Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums (RVSM) have been implemented in Chinese airspace between flight levels 291 and 411 inclusive. Aircraft operating in this airspace must be RVSM compliant and pilots must receive training on China's Flight Level Allocation Scheme before operating there. Pilots must use feet altimeters and conversion tables to convert between meters and feet when flying in China's RVSM airspace.

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    China RVSM

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    Jehad Badawi
    Effective November 21, 2007, Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums (RVSM) have been implemented in Chinese airspace between flight levels 291 and 411 inclusive. Aircraft operating in this airspace must be RVSM compliant and pilots must receive training on China's Flight Level Allocation Scheme before operating there. Pilots must use feet altimeters and conversion tables to convert between meters and feet when flying in China's RVSM airspace.

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    China has implemented RVSM between FL290-FL410. Aircraft must be RVSM compliant and pilots trained on China's FLAS to operate in this airspace. Feet altimeters must be used regardless of meter readings.

    Aircraft must have two primary altimetry systems, one automatic altitude keeping device, one altitude alerting device, one ATC transponder, and TCAS. Pilots must also be trained on China's FLAS.

    Pilots should climb/descend 100 feet when entering/leaving China RVSM airspace. They should also report reaching assigned altitudes within RVSM airspace.

    EFFECTIVE 21 NOV 2007, RVSM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN

    CHINESE AIRSPACE BETWEEN 8,900m (FL291) &


    12,500m (FL411) INCLUSIVE.

    CHINA RVSM AIRSPACE IS EXCLUSIVE RVSM AIRSPACE &


    AIRCRAFT THAT ARE NOT RVSM COMPLIANT MAY NOT
    OPERATE INTO THIS AIRSPACE.
    PILOT QUALIFICATION

    PILOT TRAINING ON CHINA RVSM FLT LVL ALLOCATION SCHEME (FLAS) IS REQUIRED BEFORE
    OPERATING INTO CHINA AIRSPACE.

    USE OF FEET ALTIMETER IS A MUST

    ONLY FEET ALTIMETER IS TO BE USED IN CHINA RVSM AIRSPACE REGARDLESS OF METER


    READING.

    JEPPESEN TABLE CHINA 1 OF ATC SECTION IS USED FOR CONVERSION FROM


    METERS TO FEET

    8900m EQUAL 29100 FEET ON CONVERSION TABLE. FLYING WITH METER ALTIMETER , THIS
    ALTITUDE IS 29200. CORRECT METHOD IS TO USE TABLE RATHER THAN METER ALTIMETER.
    USE OF METER ALTIMETER COMPROMISES 1000 FT VERTICAL SEPERATION.
    – TWO PRIMARY ALTIMETRY SYSTEMS.
    – ONE AUTOMATIC ALTITUDE-KEEPING DEVICE.
    – ONE ALTITUDE-ALERTING DEVICE.
    – ONE ATC TRANSPONDER.
    – ONE TCAS.
    • FLIGHT LEVEL ALLOCATION SCHEME (FLAS) IS BASED ON METRIC FLIGHT LEVELS.

    • ATC WILL ISSUE THE CLEARANCE IN METERS.

    • PILOTS SHALL USE TABLE TO FIND FLT LVL IN FEET.

    • AIRCRAFT SHALL BE FLOWN USING FLT LVL IN FEET.

    • READOUT OF ONBOARD AVIONICS WILL NOT NECESSARILY CORRESPOND TO


    CLEARED FLT LVL IN METERS. HOWEVER, DIFFERENCE WILL NEVER BE MORE THAN
    30 METERS.

    5
    METERS VS FEET

    180˚ – 359˚ T 000˚ – 179˚ T


    FLIGHT LEVELS FLIGHT LEVELS
    M FT FL M FT FL
    ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC
    - - - - - -
    15500 50900 FL509 14900 48900 FL 489
    14300 46900 FL469 13700 44900 FL449
    13100 43000 FL430 12500 41100 FL411
    12200 40100 FL401 11900 39100 FL391
    11600 38100 FL381 11300 37100 FL371
    11000 36100 FL361 10700 35100 FL351
    10400 34100 FL341 10100 33100 FL331
    9800 32100 FL321 9500 31100 FL311
    9200 30100 FL301 8900 29100 FL291
    8400 27600 FL276 8100 26600 FL266
    7800 25600 FL256 7500 24600 FL246
    7200 23600 FL236 6900 22600 FL226
    6600 21700 FL217 6300 20700 FL207
    6000 19700 FL197 5700 18700 FL187
    5400 17700 FL177 5100 16700 FL167
    4800 15700 FL157 4500 14800 FL148
    4200 13800 FL138 3900 12800 FL128
    3600 11800 FL118 3300 10800 FL108
    3000 9800 FL98 2700 8900 FL89
    2400 7900 FL79 2100 6900 FL69
    1800 5900 FL59 1500 4900 FL49
    1200 3900 FL39 900 3000 FL30
    600 2000 FL20
    8
    ENTERING OR LEAVING CHINESE FIRs
    ON TRANSITION PROCEDURES MAPS, METRIC FLT LVL FOLLOWED BY
    CORRESPONDING FEET FLT LVL IN BRACKETS SUCH AS
    “12500m (FL411)” WILL DEPICT WHEN TO USE CHINA
    RVSMCONVERSION TABLE TO FLY IN FEET.

    FOR TRAINING PURPOSE ONLY


    ENTERING CHINA RVSM CLIMB 100 FT.

    LEAVING CHINA RVSM DESCEND 100 FT.

    10
    PILOT LEVEL CALL

    EXCEPT IN AN ADS OR RADAR ENVIRONMENT,PILOTS SHALL REPORT


    REACHING ANY ALTITUDE ASSIGNED WITHIN RVSM AIRSPACE.
    ATC MAY SUSPEND RVSM UNDER GREATER THAN MODERATE TURBULENCE.

    VERTICAL SEPERATION BETWEEN AIRCRAFT WILL THEN BE 600m (2,000 FT).


    FLT CREW MAY APPLY
    STRATEGIC LATERAL
    OFFSET ON REMOTE
    CONTINENTAL
    (NON - RADAR )
    AIRSPACE WHEN
    AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED
    WITH AUTOMATIC
    OFFSET TRACKING
    CAPABILITY.

    DECISION TO APPLY
    SLOP SHALL BE MADE
    BY FLT CREW.
    AIRCRAFT SHOULD NOT UNDERSHOOT OR OVERSHOOT
    ASSIGNED FLT LVL BY MORE THAN 150 FT.
    DEVIATIONS OF 300 FT OR MORE FROM CLEARED
    FLIGHT LEVEL SHALL BE REPORTED TO ATC.

    ON COMPLETION OF FLIGHT, DEVIATIONS ARE ALSO


    TO BE REPORTED TO THE OPERATOR.

    15
    USE OF STANDARD RVSM PHRASEOLOGY IS
    REQUIREDTO AVOID CONFUSION.

    EXAMPLES

    • CONFIRM RVSM APPROVED.

    • AFFIRM RVSM APPROVED.

    • NEGATIVE RVSM (IF NOT APPROVED OR EQUIPPED).


    • UNABLE RVSM (IF DUE TO TURBULENCE OR EQUIP FAILURE).
    • READY TO RESUME RVSM (WHEN CONDITIONS ARE MET).
    ALTITUDE DEVIATION DUE TO TURBULENCE/ MWA

    WHEN AN ALTITUDE DEVIATION OF 200 FEET OR MORE IS CAUSED BY


    SEVERE TURBULENCE AND/OR MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY(MWA):

     CONTACT ATC AND REPORT “UNABLE RVSM DUE TURBULENCE


    OR MWA”AS APPLICABLE.

     REQUEST A VECTOR CLEAR OF TRAFFIC AT ADJACENT FIGHT


    LEVELS.

     IF DESIRED, REQUEST FLIGHT LEVEL CHANGE.

     REPORT LOCATION & MAGNITUDE OF TURBULENCE OR


    MWA TO ATC.
    UNABLE RVSM DUE TO EQUIPMENT FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC ALTITUDE
    CONTROL SYSTEM,ALTITUDE ALERTER OR ALL PRIMARY ALTIMETERS

     CONTACT ATC AND STATE “UNABLE RVSM DUE


    EQUIPMENT”

     REQUEST CLEARANCE OUT OF RVSM AIRSPACE UNLESS


    OPERATIONAL SITUATION DICTATES OTHERWISE.
    ONE PRIMARY ALTIMETER REMAINS OPERATIONAL

    • CROSS CHECK STAND- BY ALTIMETER;

    • NOTIFY ATC OF OPERATION WITH SINGLE PRIMARY ALTIMETER;

    • IF UNABLE TO CONFIRM PRIMARY ALTIMETER ACCURACY, FOLLOW


    ACTIONS FOR FAILURE OF ALL PRIMARY ALTIMETERS.
    TRANSPONDER FAILURE

     REQUEST ATC TO CONTINUE OPERATION AT CLEARED FLT LVL.

     COMPLY REVISED ATC CLEARANCE, IF ISSUED.


    AIRCRAFT REQUIRING RAPID DESCENT
     NOTIFY ATC & REQUEST FLT LVL CHANGE.

     UPON DECLARING AN EMERGENCY A PILOT MAY EXERCISE HIS RIGHT &


    CHANGE HIS ASSIGNED FLT LVL.

    IN THIS CASE, NOTIFY ATC IMMEDIATELY & SUBMIT A REPORT UPON


    ARRIVAL AT THE DESTINATION.

     IF UNABLE TO CONTACT ATC AND RAPID DESCENT IS REQUIRED.


     TURN 30 DEG RIGHT & DEVIATE RIGHT OF AIRWAY CENTERLINE BY 5 NM,THEN,
    TURN LEFT TO A TRACK PARALLEL TO ORIGINAL ROUTE, AND DESCEND TO NEW
    LVL . RETURN TO ORIGNAL LEVEL (WHEN APPROPRIATE)

     INFORM OTHER AIRCRAFT ON FREQUENCY IN USE AS WELL AS ON 121.5 MHz OR


    ON 123.45 MHz.

     ESTABLISH VISUAL CONTACT WITH CONFLICTING TRAFFIC.

     TURN ON ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS.

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