About This File
This manual is for controllers of London Area Control (LAC), London Terminal Control (LTC) and Manchester Prestwick Control (MPC) sectors and contains specific and local procedures relevant to these sectors. In addition, relevant information regarding the handling of traffic at airfields that may be covered top-down by VATSIM controllers is also included.
Controllers must be familiar with controlling procedures in the UK; this manual should be read in conjunction with MATS Part 1 (CAP 493) and guidance on standard UK Radiotelephony phraseology, detailed in CAP 413.
What's New in Version 2023/08 See changelog
Released
Effective 10 August 2023
Changes made since the last release are marked in the document with a black bar in the left-hand margin. New text is marked in red. The changes are also described briefly in the table below.
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Affected Section(s)
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Affected LAG(s)
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Description
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GEN 5.1
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All
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Improved wording throughout general coordination regulation, specifically making general release for turn procedure for UK internal standing agreement traffic clearer
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GEN 6
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West
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Corrected Yeovil/Westland (EGHG) to full top-down status outside CAS and removed unused ‘Airfield sometimes offers AFIS-only’ top-down category
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GEN 8.2
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North
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Added LYNAS, Gamston and TILNI Radar Corridors to Civil/Military Procedures
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LAC 3.3.3.4
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South
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LTMA outbounds via KONAN allocated FL310 to MUAC Koksy level by abeam KOK (previously KONAN)
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LAC 6.3.2.1
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North
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EGFF/SY/GD inbounds now transferred from Lakes to West descending FL290 (avoiding PC West)
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LAC 6.3.3.3
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North
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New agreement for EGCC inbounds from Shannon to Lakes (FL330 lvl BOFUM/LIFFY)
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LAC 6.3.2.1
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North
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New agreement for EGCC inbounds from Lakes to PC West (descending FL290)
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LAC 7.3.3.2
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North
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New agreements for EGSH and EGNJ inbounds from MUAC Delta to North Sea via RAVLO
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LAC 8.3.4.7
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West
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EICK arrivals changed to BANBA; EIDW via EVRIN max level 280 removed; EIDW outbounds via BANBA max level now FL350
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LAC 8.4.1.8
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West
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Revised BAKUR RFC Area procedures and diagram
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LAC 8.4.1.10
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West
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New FRA directs for eastbound traffic from Shannon ACC
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APT 5.4
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South
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Corrected EGHI outbound level for GWC-OCK traffic to FL80 (not FL70)
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APT 10
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North
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Updated Liverpool arrival and departure procedures. Added Hawarden procedures
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