IVAO Portugal

LPPO EMERGENCY SEPARATION PROCEDURE: 1.IF DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT THE APPLICABLE HORIZONTAL SEPARATION CAN BE MAINTAINED, EMERGENCY SEPARATION OF HALF THE APPLICABLE VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMUM WILL BE USED: -150M (500FT) BETWEEN AIRCRAFT IN AIRSPACE WHERE A VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMUM OF 300M (1000FT) IS APPLIED AND -300M (1000FT) BETWEEN AIRCRAFT IN AIRSPACE WHERE A 600M (2000FT)VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMUM IS APPLIED. 2.WHEN EMERGENCY SEPARATION IS APPLIED ATC SHALL ADVISE PILOT THAT EMERGENCY SEPARATION IS BEING APPLIED AND INFORMS HER/HIM OF THE ACTUAL MINIMUM USED.ADDITIONALLY, ALL FLIGHT CREWS CONCERNED SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH ESSENTIAL TRAFFIC INFORMATION. CREATED 23-02-2010 UNTIL PERMANENT