French Guiana - total disruption of Air Traffic Service

A0131/17 Valid from: 30 Mar 2017 0000 UTC Valid till: 30 Mar 2017 1000 UTC NOTAM message DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGE SOCA IS IMPLEMENTING ITS CONTINGENCY PLAN TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED SAFETY OF AIR NAVIGATION DURING THE TOTAL DISRUPTION OF AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES. NEVERTHELESS PILOTS ARE RECOMMENDED TO AVOID CAYENNE AIRSPACE. NON REDUCED VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMUM (RVSM) AIRCRAFT CAN NOT FLY BETWEEN FL290 AND FL410 INCLUDED. TRAFFIC WHICH WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID SOOO FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION WILL BE ROUTED ON THE FOLLOWING ROUTES : ROUTE DESIGNATION-ENTRY POINT-EXIT POINT-FLIGHT LEVELS UA555-OIA-CYR-BUXEX-FL300 FL320 UA555-BUXEX-CYR-OIA-FL310 UL302-DIMAS-CYR-BISUK-FL330 FL350 UL302-BISUK-CYR-DIMAS-FL340 FL 360 UL695-ARUSI-BUVIN-SANVA-BISUK-FL320 UL695-BISUK-SANVA-BUVIN-ARUSI-FL310 CR11-KOTVO-SANVA-MALRO-PUBLI-FL330 FL370 CR11-PUBLI-MALRO-SANVA-KOTVO-FL340 FL380 CR12-MAVKO-BUVIN-TELET-GOGSO-FL350 FL390 CR12-GOGSO-TELET-BUVIN-MAVKO-FL300 FL360) IN APPLICATION OF THE SOOO CONTINGENCY PLAN PROCEDURE ADJACENT AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE(S) UNITS SHALL : -AUTHORIZE ENTRANCE INTO CAYENNE FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION IN AGREEMENT WITH THE LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION ESTABLISHED IN THIS CONTINGENCY PLAN -NOT AUTHORIZE ANY FLIGHT LEVEL OR SPEED CHANGE IN THE 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT ENTRANCE INTO CAYENNE FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION -INSTRUCT PILOTS TO QUIT THE LAST ASSIGNED FLIGHT LEVEL AND MACH NUMBER WHILE OVERFLYING CAYENNE FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION -INFORM PILOTS TO CONTACT ADJACENT AREA CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE ESTIMATED TIMES OVER EXIT POINTS OF CAYENNE FIR) PILOTS SHALL : -INCLUDE IN THE LAST POSITION REPORT TO THE COMPETENT ADJACENT AREA CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC) THE ESTIMATED TIMES OVER ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS OF CAYENNE FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION -FLY THROUGH THE ASSIGNED AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE(S) ROUTES OR CONTINGENCY ROUTES AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE AXIS -MAINTAIN THE FLIGHT LEVEL AND THE MACH NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE COMPETENCE ADJACENT AREA CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC) WHILE OPERATING IN CAYENNE FIR, UNLESS FOR EMERGENCY OR FLIGHT SAFETY REASONS -WHENEVER EMERGENCIES AND/OR FLIGHT SAFETY REASONS MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN THE FLIGHT LEVEL ASSIGNED FOR THE TRANSIT THROUGH CAYENNE FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION : -CLIMB OR DESCEND WELL TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTRE LINE OF THE CONTINGENCY ROUTE BEING FLOWN -INFORM IMMEDIATELY ALL THE OTHERS AIRCRAFT OF EMERGENCY LEVEL CHANGE, BY BLIND BROADCAST ON EMERGENCY FREQUENCY 121.500 MEGAHERTZ AND ON PILOTS AIR TO AIR FREQUENCY 123.450 MEGAHERTZ -BROADCAST EVERY POSITION AND INTENTION ON EMERGENCY FREQUENCY 121.500 MEGAHERTZ AND ON PILOTS AIR TO AIR FREQUENCY 123.450 MEGAHERTZ -CONTINUOUSLY GUARD THE VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (30 TO 300 MHZ) EMERGENCY FREQUENCY 121.500 MEGAHERTZ -KEEP THE LAST SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR TRANSPONDER ASSIGNED. IF NO TRANSPONDER ASSIGNED SELECT 2000 CODE -CONTACT THE COMPETENT AREA CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE ESTIMATED TIMES OVER EXIT POINT OF CAYENNE FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION -KEEP NAVIGATION AND ANTI-COLLISION CONTINUALLY LIT WHILE FLYING OVER CAYENNE FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION -COMPULSORY USE OF AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATION ADDRESSING AND REPORTING SYSTEM (ACARS) CONTACT IN SOOO : DUTY OFFICER (594) 694 916 262 AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICE (AIS) OFFICE (594) 594 359 308) PART 4 OF 4