VFR Briefing

ATHINA TMA - VFR ROUTES

1. GENERAL:

1.1 Access to Athinai TMA is restricted to aircraft capable of maintaining two-way radio communication with the appropriate ATS unit.

1.2 Acft including Helicopters, flying under VFR within Athinai TMA, should follow VFR routes and altitudes as depicted in this chart, unless VFR criteria require otherwise or a special permission has been obtained from the appropriate ATS unit.

1.3 Prior entering class D airspace, a relevant clearance should be obtained by the appropriate ATS unit. In order to facilitate the traffic flow two visual holdings are established:

a) at KIATON 6500ft

b) at SERIFOS 4000ft.

Acft should hold visually in the above holdings, until receiving the relevant clearance from ATH TMA INFO.

1.4 When necessary to deviate from the specified routes or altitudes a special permission shall be obtained from Athinai TMA Information before entering Athinai TMA or immediately after departure.

1.5 To meet special traffic requirements the appropriate ATS unit may assign different VFR routes.

1.6 Cancellation of IFR flight plan within Athinai TMA is subject to ATC approval and after such a cancellation the VFR routes and altitudes should again be followed.

1.7 It is reminded that on VFR routes the responsibility to avoid collision with other acft, provide terrain clearance and avoid restricted airspace, rests with the pilot.

1.8 Acft flying under VFR within ATHINAI TMA shall be equipped with a functioning transponder with mode A and C capabilities.

1.9 Unless otherwise instructed by the appropriate ATS unit, VFR acft shall squawk A 7000.

1.10 Pilots prior to frequency change shall inform the Athinai TMA Information that two-way radio communication has been established with the appropriate ATC unit.

1.11 Acft categories C and D shall not operate under VFR within Athinai TMA, unless a special permission has been obtained by the appropriate ATS unit.

1.12 In order to reduce frequency workload by unnecessary retransmissions, all acft following VFR routes (or when cleared to proceed direct between significant points on the VFR-routes network) should report at all

compulsory reporting points (refer to chart) and include in their reports the following elements without exception:

a) aircraft identification;

b) position;

c) time;

d) altitude, including passing level and cleared level if not maintaining the cleared level; and

e) next position and time over (not the expected elapsed time until the next point).(An example of such a position report is, “ACFT1, over DAPORI at 05, 1500ft, next point EPIDAVROS at 12”.)

These position reports are expected to be transmitted on the relevant frequency, but may not be always automatically acknowledged by ATH TMA INFO, if workload impedes such acknowledgement.

Flight crew is required, however, to specifically secure acknowledgment of their position-report transmission:

a) at first call;

b) when exiting ATHINAI TMA; or

c) immediately before landing at or immediately after departing from a point within ATHINAI TMA lateral boundaries.

1.13 Telephone communication with the Athinai TMA Information: 2109972283

1.14 The route STAVROS-PALLINI-NTAOU PENTELIS-ZOUMBERI-MEGALO is a two-way VFR route, only for helicopters, subject to approval regarding traffic at the time.

*1.15 The route PATROKLOS-FLEVES (1000ft) is one way VFR route, only for helicopters, subject to approval regarding traffic at the time.

2. ATHINAI / ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOS Airport :

2.1 Access to Athinai CTR is restricted to aircraft capable of maintaining two-way radio communication with Athinai Eleftherios Venizelos Tower.

2.2 All acft departing from Athinai Eleftherios Venizelos Airport shall remain in contact with Athinai Eleftherios Venizelos Tower until passing AVLAKI or STAVROS reporting points and then contact Athinai TMA Information

(Freq. 124.025 MHz or 131.175 MHz or 299.500 MHz), unless otherwise instructed by Athinai Eleftherios Venizelos Tower.

2.3 The Tower may instruct the departing acft to proceed over the airport with right or left turn and then to proceed to STAVROS or PERATI points. Departing acft should after take off and, depending on their destination and

RWY in use, proceed directly to either STAVROS or PERATI reporting points.

2.4 To assist Athinai Eleftherios Venizelos Airport to arrange a landing sequence of VFR arriving acft and facilitate the aerodrome traffic, two visual holding patterns are established west and east of Athinai Eleftherios Venizelos Airport.

2.5 Holding in the above patterns should be carried out 2NM west of RWY 03L/21R (Point AGIOS THOMAS) and 2NM east of RWY 03R/21L (Point LOFISKOS) not reaching the longitudinal limits of the said RWYs

and at an altitude of 1500 feet (1000 feet for Helicopters) or as otherwise instructed by Athinai Eleftherios Venizelos Tower.

2.6 Acft destined to Athinai Eleftherios Venizelos Airport should hold over AVLAKI, STAVROS or HOLARGOS points and should not proceed to the airport or to the visual holding patterns included in the above par. 2.5

(AGIOS THOMAS or LOFISKOS) before establishing contact with Athinai Eleftherios Venizelos Tower and receiving the relevant clearance.

2.7 Aircraft on the route STAVROS-ABLONAS entering DEKELIA ATZ should remain 5500FT of ALTITUDE unless a special permission for a lower altitude is obtained from DEKELIA/TATOI MIL. TOWER

(Freq. 122.100MHz or 122.650 MHz or 118.500 MHz or 121.500 MHz or 243.000MHz or 257.800 MHz).

2.8 Aircraft within Athinai Eleftherios Venizelos ATZ shall reduce speed 160 Kts IAS, unless otherwise instructed by Athinai Eleftherios Venizelos Tower. However, if the minimum safe speed for any particular operation

is greater than the maximum speed prescribed above, the aircraft may be operated at the minimum safe speed, provided that the Tower Control is promptly notified.

3. ELEFSIS Airport:

3.1 Access to Elefsis CTR is restricted to aircraft capable of maintaining two-way radio communication with Elefsis Tower.

3.2 Acft destined to Elefsis Airport should hold over EGN, EAST AIGINA or KASTELLA and should not enter Elefsis CTR before establishing contact with ATH TMA INFO or Elefsis Tower and receiving the relevant clearance.

4. MEGARA Airport:

4.1 Access to Megara ATZ is restricted to aircraft capable of maintaining two-way radio communication with Megara Tower.

4.2 To assist Megara Airport to arrange a landing sequence of VFR arriving acft and facilitate the aerodrome traffic, three visual holding patterns are established. Acft destined to Megara Airport should hold over WEST SALAMIS,

KINETA and DOUNIS AIRFIELD and should not enter Megara ATZ before establishing contact with Megara Tower (Freq. 130.875 MHz or 282.150.30 MHz) and receiving the relevant clearance.

4.3 Holding in the abovementioned patterns should be carried out at an altitude of 1500 feet (1000 feet for Helicopters) or as otherwise instructed by Megara Tower.

4.4. Departing acft may be delayed due to frequency congestion in ATH TMA INFO.

5. TRAINING AREA:

A Training Area is established at Kolpos Alepochoriou, within the gulf, at a reasonable distance from the coast. When flying in the above area, “operations-normal” reports are required.

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