[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR189.3]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                               (CONTINUED)

 

PART 189_USE OF FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 189.3  Kinds of messages accepted or relayed.



    (a) Flight Service Stations may accept for transmission over FAA 

communication systems any messages concerning international or overseas 

aircraft operations described in paragraphs (a) (1) through (6) of this 

section. In addition, Flight Service Stations may relay any message 

described



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in this section that was originally accepted for transmission at an FAA 

Flight Service Station outside the 48 contiguous States, or was received 

from a foreign station of the Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications 

Network that, in normal routing, would require transit of the United 

States to reach an overseas address:

    (1) Distress messages and distress traffic.

    (2) Messages concerning the safety of human life.

    (3) Flight safety messages concerning--

    (i) Air traffic control, including--

    (A) Messages concerning aircraft in flight or about to depart;

    (B) Departure messages;

    (C) Flight plan departure messages;

    (D) Arrival messages;

    (E) Flight plan messages;

    (F) Flight notification messages;

    (G) Messages concerning flight cancellation; and

    (H) Messages concerning delayed departure;

    (ii) Position reports from aircraft;

    (iii) Messages originated by an aircraft operating agency of 

immediate concern to an aircraft in flight or about to depart; and

    (iv) Meteorological advice of immediate concern to an aircraft in 

flight or about to depart.

    (4) Meteorological messages concerning--

    (i) Meteorological forecasts;

    (ii) Meteorological observations exclusively; or

    (iii) Other meteorological information exchanged between 

meteorological offices.

    (5) Aeronautical administrative messages--

    (i) Concerning the operation or maintenance of facilities essential 

to the safety or regulatory of aircraft operation;

    (ii) Essential to efficient functioning of aeronautical 

telecommunications; or

    (iii) Between civil aviation authorities concerning aircraft 

operation.

    (6) Notices to airmen.

    (b) The following messages may only be relayed through the FAA 

communications systems:

    (1) Flight regularity messages--

    (i) Addressed to the point of intended landing and to not more than 

two other addressees in the general area of the route segment of the 

flight to which the message refers, containing information required for 

weight and balance computation and remarks essential to the rapid 

unloading of the aircraft;

    (ii) Concerning changes, taking effect within 72 hours, in aircraft 

operating schedules;

    (iii) Concerning the servicing of aircraft en route or scheduled to 

depart within 48 hours;

    (iv) Concerning changes in the collective requirements for 

passengers, crew, or cargo of aircraft en route or about to depart, if 

the changes are caused by unavoidable deviations from normal operating 

schedules and are necessary for flight regularity;

    (v) Concerning non-routine landings to be made by aircraft en route 

or about to depart;

    (vi) Concerning parts or materials urgently needed to operate 

aircraft en route or scheduled to depart within 48 hours; or

    (vii) Concerning pre-flight arrangement of air navigation services 

and, in the case of non-scheduled or irregular operations, operational 

servicing of aircraft scheduled to depart within 48 hours.

    (2) Messages originated by and addressed to aircraft operating 

agencies or their representatives that directly bear on the efficient 

and economic conduct or day to day operations, if adequate non-United 

States communications facilities are not available and the messages 

concern--

    (i) Matter described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, but not 

meeting the time limitations described in paragraph (b)(1) of this 

section;

    (ii) Aircraft parts, equipment, or supplies, air navigation or 

communications, or essential ground facilities;

    (iii) Train or hotel reservations for passengers or employees;

    (iv) Lost baggage or personal effects;

    (v) Tickets or cargo shipments and payment therefore;

    (vi) Location of passengers and cargo;

    (vii) New or revised passenger or cargo rates;



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    (viii) Crew assignments and similar operations personnel matters 

taking effect within 7 days;

    (ix) Post flight reports for record purposes;

    (x) Publicity and special handling regarding dignitaries; or

    (xi) Reservations, when originated by aircraft operating agencies to 

secure space required in transport aircraft.