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Civil Aviation Training College
ALLAHABAD,INDIA
INDEX
2. LOCATION INDICATORS 07
4. DEFINITIONS 16
9. AFTN ROUTING 72
1.5 SUPERVISION :
1.7 INTERFERENCE :
Before authorizing tests and experiments in any station, each
administration, in order to avoid harmful interference, shall prescribe the
taking of all possible precautions, such as the choice of frequency and of
time, and the reduction or, if possible, the suppression of radiation. Any
harmful interference resulting from tests and experiments shall be
eliminated as soon as possible.
Before closing down, station shall notify its intention to all other stations
with which it is in direct communication, confirm that the extension of
service is not required and advise the time of reopening, if other than its
normal hours of service.
2.1 DEFINITION : Four letter code group formulated in accordance with the
rules prescribed by ICAO and assigned to a location of an aeronautical
fixed station.
ICAO DOC7910 contains a list of four letter code group location indicator
for use in aviation only as a location of an aeronautical fixed station in
address, originator text etc. and not repeat not as a radio call sign of ships
which is only four letter one.
First and second letters - the first two letters of the location
indicator for the AFTN communication centre
designated as the international terminal centre for the
receiving country.
NATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL
1. OBBI BAHRAIN
2. OYAA ADEN
3. OOMS MUSCAT
4. OMAA ABU-DHABI
5. OMDB DUBAI
6. OEJD JEDDAH
7. OEDR DAHRAN
8. OPLA LAHORE
9. OPKC KARACHI
10. OAKB KABUL
11. OAKN KANDHAR
12. OIII TEHRAN
13. ORBS BAGDAD
14. OKBK KUWAIT
15. OLBA BAIRUT
16. OTBD DOHA
17. EGLL LONDON
18. FIMP MAURITIUS
19. FJDC DIEGO GARCIA
20. FSSS MAHE/SEYCHELLES
21. HAAB ADDIS- ABABA
22. HECA CAIRO
23. HKNA NAIROBI
24. HSSS KHARTOUM
25. HTDA DAR ES-SALAAM
26. LCNC NICOSIA
27. LFPO PARIS/ORLY
28. LTBA ISTANBUL
29. RJTT TOKYO
30. UUEE MOSCOW
31. UTTT TASKENT
32. VTBD BANGKOK
33. VCBI COLOMBO
34. VHHH HONGKONG
35. VYYY YANGOON
36. VGZR DHAKA/ZIA
37. WSSS SINGAPORE
38. ZBBB BEIJING CITY
3.1 GENERAL :
The same designator will not be registered for more than one aircraft
agency, aeronautical authority or service.
The following three letter designators are reserved for national allocation
by contracting states to national authorities and services and will not be
used for other assignment by ICAO. The state may select and use any of
these without referring the matter to ICAO.
YEY YGY YHY YIY YJY YKY YQY YRY YUY YVY and ZXA to ZXZ groups.
3.3 RESTRICTIONS :
YXAC CHAIRMAN,AAI
YXAO MEMBER (OPS)
YXAE MEMBER (ENGG.)
YXAP MEMBER (PERSONNEL)
YXAF MEMBER (FINANCE)
YVYX PRINCIPAL C.A.T.C.
(a) The telephony designator should resemble the name of the aircraft
operating agency or its function and be distinct and dissimilar from any
other telephony designator in DOC8585. Ideally it should reflect
correlation between the three-letter designator, the telephony
designator and the name of the aircraft operating agency or its function.
(a) Flight numbers should be kept as short as possible and usually be limited
to three figures.
(b) Flight numbers should be selected bearing in mind the flight numbers
already in use by other operating agencies in the intended control
environments.
(c) When practicable flight numbers other than those ending in a zero or five
should be used.
Chapter 4. DEFINITIONS
SERVICES :
STATIONS :
the relay or retransmissions of AFTN traffic from "or to" a number of other AFTN
stations connected to it.
COMMUNICATION METHODS :
AGENCIES :
MISCELLANEOUS :
a) Distress messages ;
b) Urgency messages ;
d) Meteorological Messages ;
h) Service messages.
METEOROLOGICAL MESSAGES :
GG
2. Messages concerning observations and reports
e.g.
METAR, SPECI.
Shall comprise
a) Messages concerning NOTAM,
b) Messages concerning SNOWTAM.
ORDER OF PRIORITY :
The order of priority for the transmission of messages in the aeronautical fixed
telecommunication network shall be as follows:
2 DD FF
3 GG KK
Messages having the same priority indicator should be transmitted in the order
in which they are received for transmission.
1. HEADING
2. ADDRESS
3. ORIGIN
4. TEXT
5. ENDING
SYMBOL SIGNIFICATION
< Carriage return (Signal No. 27)
HEADING:
The heading shall comprise in the following sequence:
(a) Circuit identification : The circuit identification shall consist of three letters
selected and assigned by the transmitting station.
The first letter identifying the transmitting terminal, the second letter the
receiving end of the circuit and the third letter to identify the channel, where
there is only one channel between the transmitting and receiving stations,
channel letter A shall be assigned, where more than one channels between the
stations is provided the channels shall be identified as A, B, C etc. in respective
order.
(b) Channel sequence number : It shall consists of three digit channel sequence
numbers from 001 to 000 (representing 1000) shall be assigned sequentially by
telecommunication station to all messages transmitted directly from one station
to another. A separate series of these numbers shall be assigned for each
channel and a new series shall be started daily at 0000 hrs.
a. Five SPACES
b. One letter shift
The transmission identification shall be sent in the following sequence :
Teletypewriter Circuit :
(a) Space [→]
(b) Transmitting-terminal letter
(c) Receiving terminal letter
(d) Channel identification letter
(e) Figure shift [↑]
(f) Channel Sequence number (three digits).
(g) Spacing Signal ( →→→→→↓ )
EXAMPLE : ZCZC→AOA↑039→→→→→↓
(Basic form of the heading this is the minimum which must exist)
1) One SPACE
2) No more than 10 characters
EXAMPLE : ZCZC→AOA↑039→091500→→→→→↓
It also activates the sequence switches in automatic relay centres ready for the
analysis of subsequent components of the message.
This torn tape practice is to some extent hit-or miss, and it is essential that the
material following, the HEADING can be left intact, an error in tape positioning
can then be tolerated without damage to the essential parts of the message. This
room for manoeuvre provided by a sequence of five spaces.
As it is essential that the receiving machine, which was set up in the Figure case,
by the figure shift before the sequences number, should be returned to letter
case ready to receive the next part of the message, a letter shift is inserted at the
end of the heading, by a provision of letter shift [↓] in the spacing signal.
↓<≡QTA→QTA↓<≡
ADDRESS :
Teletypewriter circuits :
PRIORITY INDICATOR :
The priority indicator shall consist of the appropriate two letter group assigned
by the originator in accordance with the category of the message as shown in
the table.
02 Urgency messages DD
04 Meteorological messages GG
08 Service messages As
appropriate
ADDRESSEE INDICATOR :
1. Addressee indicator shall comprise the location indicator of the
place of the destination followed immediately by the ICAO 3-letter designator
identifying the organization (Aeronautical authority, service or Aircraft operating
agency) addressed, followed by filler letter X, unless some other letter is
assigned to facilitate the internal distribution of the message within the
organization addressed. In teletypewriter operation, the addressee indicator
shall immediately preceded by a space [→].
The complete addressee shall be restricted to three lines of page copy and a
separate addressee indicator shall be used for each addressee whether at the
same or at different locations.
Whenever the messages are offered in page-copy form for transmission and
contain more addressee indicators that can be accommodated on a three line of
page-copy, such messages shall be converted, before transmission, into two or
more message, each of which shall conform with the provisions given in the
previous para. During such conversions, the addressee indicator shall, in so for
as practicable be positioned in the sequence which will ensure that the minimum
number of retransmission will be required at subsequent Comm. centre.
The completion of each line of the addressee indicator group(s) in the address of
a message shall be immediately followed by the alignment function.
EXAMPLES :
ADDRESS GG VABBYYYX
ORIGIN 150643 VOMMYYYX
TEXT JAMAIR..........TEXT.............
ZZZ ICAO 3-LETTER DESIGNATOR :
Example of the addressed to the aircraft VTABC via aeronautical station Mumbai
from Area Control Centre at Chennai.
ADDRESS FF VABBZZZX
ORIGIN 150643 VOMMZRZX
TEXT VTABC........TEXT...........
↓<≡QTA→QTA↓<≡
ORIGIN :
The Origin shall comprise :
FILING TIME :
It shall comprise the 6 digit date time group indicating the date and time for filing
the message for transmission. In teletypewriter operation the filling time shall be
followed by one letter shift(↓).
ORIGINATOR INDICATOR :
designator YYY or the ICAO 3-letter designator YXY (in the case of military
service) the name of the originating organization or Military service shall then be
included in the first item in the text of the message.
ADDRESS FF VABBZRZX
PRIORITY ALARM : The priority alarm shall be used only for distress
messages, (Messages with SS priority). When used, it shall consist of the
following, in the order stated below.
NOTE 1 : The figure case of signal no. 10 of the international Telegraph alphabet
No.2 corresponds to the figure case of J, of teletypewriter equipment in use on
aeronautical fixed service circuits.
NOTE 2 : Use of priority alarm will actuate a bell (attention) signal at the receiving
teletypewriter station, other than at those fully automatic stations which may
provide a similar alarm on receipt of priority indicator SS, there by alerting
supervisory personnel at relay centres and operators at tributary stations, so
that immediate attention may be given to the message.
The originator indicator group, or if a priority alarm has been used then that
component part in the origin of a message, shall be immediately followed by the
alignment function (<≡)
NOTE : THE TYPING OF THE ORIGIN MUST BE DONE WITHOUT ERROR. If an
error is made during the preparation of a tape, it must be discarded. If the
message is flowing directly into the AFTN during preparation, the following
should be typed into the channel and followed by a complete ending.
↓<≡QTA→QTA↓<≡
TEXT :
The text of the message shall be drafted in accordance with the following
provisions.
Letters ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Figures 1234567890
Other signs - Hyphen.
? Question mark.
: Colon.
( Open Bracket.
) Closed Bracket.
. Full stop, period or decimal point.
, Comma.
= Double hyphen or equal sign.
/ Oblique.
+ Plus sign.
' Apostrophe.
Characters other than those listed above shall not be used in the TEXT. When
used, they shall be spelled out full. (When transmitting the + (plus sign) in the
text of a message in Morse signalling it shall either be transmitted as the full
word PLUS or in its accepted abbreviation form PS).
For the exchange of message over the teletypewriter circuits the following
signals of the international telegraph alphabet No.2 shall be permitted.
NOTE : Letter case and figure case are to be understood as the shift condition in
which the equipment associated with the channel was positioned prior to the
reception of the signal.
Roman numerals shall not be employed. If the originator of the message
wishes the addressee to be informed that Roman figures are intended, the
ARABIC figure or figures shall be written and preceded by the word ROMAN.
The text shall not contain :
Words and phrases which are not essential, such as expressions of politeness,
shall not be used.
When an originator reference is used, it shall appear at the beginning of the text,
except where the designator YXY, YYY, ZZZ comprise the second element of the
addressee indicator and/or originator indicator in a message. In such message
the originators reference shall follow the identification of the organization or the
aircraft.
When the ICAO 3-letter designator YXY, YYY, ZZZ comprise the second element
of the addressee indicator and it, therefore, becomes necessary to identify in the
text the specific addressees of the message, such identification group will
precede the originators reference (if used) and become the first item of the text.
When the ICAO 3-letter designator YXY, YYY, ZZZ comprise the second element
of the originator indicator and it thus becomes necessary to identify in the text,
the name of the organization (or Military service or the aircraft) which originated
the message, such identification shall be inserted in the first item of the text of
the message.
Where the ICAO 3-letter designator YXY, YYY, ZZZ is/are used to refer to TWO or
MORE different organization (or Military Service), the sequence of further
identification in the text shall correspond. In such instances, each address
identification shall be followed immediately by an alignment function (<≡). The
name of the (YXY, YYY, ZZZ) organization originating the message shall then be
preceded and followed by the word "FROM" and "STOP" followed by an
alignment function shall then be included in the TEXT at the end of these
identifications to precede the remainder of the text wording.
An alignment function (<≡) shall be transmitted at the end of each printed line of
the text except for the last.
When it has been discovered that an error has been made in the text of a
message (excepting ATS message intended for the use in ATC computer), the
correction shall be separated from the last text group by confirmation, if any, by
an alignment function (<≡). This shall be followed by the abbreviation COR and
the correction.
In message containing ATS DATA intended for use in ATC computer, is the
message field identified as FIELD TYPE 5 and 18 TO 21, the confirmation and
correction (as provided above) if used, shall be performed prior to transmission
of the END-OF-ATS-DATA signal.
Stations shall make all indicated corrections on the copy prior to local delivery
or a transfer to manually operated circuit .
At the end of the text the following END-OF-TEXT signal shall be transmitted.
The requirement for the transmission of separate messages over AFTN when a
text exceeding 1800 characters is encountered. The message have to be divided
into two or more parts, the following procedure should be applied.
1. Each message part should carry the same address and origin with the
sequence of each part indicated on the last line of text as follows :
….etc…..
A) First message :
(Address) GG VABBYNYX
(Origin) 011030 VIDPYNYX
(Text) text
/ / END PART 01 / /
(Ending) NNNN
B) Second message :
(Address ) GG VABBYNYX
(Origin) 011030 VIDPYNYX
(Text) text continued
/ / END PART 02 / /
(Ending ) NNNN
(Address) GG VABBYNYX
(Origin) 011030 VIDPYNYX
(Text) remainder of the text
/ / END PART 03/03 / /
(Ending ) NNNN
ENDING
The ending of message shall comprise the following the order stated:
On Teletypewriter Circuit :
the Heading of the next when two messages are run together on a receiving tape
machine.
NOTE : Nothing but letter shifts are to be transmitted in message traffic between
the End-of-message signal of one message and the start-of-message signal of
the next.
When receiving station can not apply the above mentioned provisions,
arrangements shall be made with the transmitting station for the later to send at
the end of a single message or following the last message of a series, an agreed
number of LETTER SHIFTS (↓) in addition to the components prescribed for
ENDING.
An AFTN Communication Centre shall omit from the address all the addressee
indicators not required for:
AFTN Message entered by the AFTN origin station shall not exceed 2100
characters in length.
ATS data fields type 5 and 18 to 21, the confirmation and correction techniques,
if used, shall be performed prior to transmission of the end-of-ATS-data signal.
01 ALR 3, 5, (7), 8, (9), 10, (13), (15), (16), (18), (19), (20)
02 RCF 3, 7, (21)
04 DLA 3, 7, 13, 16
06 CNL 3, 7, 13, 16
07 DEP 3, 7, 13, 16
12 ACP 3, 7, 13, 16
13 LAM 3
14 RQP 3, 7, 13, 16
15 RQS 3, 7, 13, 16
() This field begins a new line when the message is printed in page
teletypewriter form.
{} This field is repeated as necessary.
5 Description of emergency
10 Equipment
14 Estimate Data
15 Route
18 Other information
19 Supplementary information
22 Amendment
MESSAGE CATEGORY/TYPE/DESIGNATOR :
DISCRIPTION OF FIELDS :
FIELD TYPE 3
FIELD TYPE 5
DESCRIPTION OF EMERGENCY
SINGLE HYPHEN
OBLIQUE STROKE
OBLIQUE STROKE
FIELD TYPE 7
SINGLE HYPHEN
OBIQUE STROKE
Example : -AIC102
-AIC102/A3001
FIELD TYPE 8
SINGLE HYPHEN
I IFR flights
V VFR flights
Y IFR first*
Z VFR first*
*(Specify in field No.15(Route) the point where a change of flight rules is
planned)
G-General Aviation
M-Military
X-Others flights
Example : -V
-IS
FIELD TYPE 9
SINGLE HYPHEN
OBLIQUE STROKE
Element (a) shall be used only when number of aircraft are more
than one.
Examples : B707/H
2FK27/M
ZZZZ/L
3ZZZ/L
FIELD TYPE 10
EQUIPMENT
C LORAN C D DME
F ADF G GNSS
H HFRTF I INERTIAL NAVIGATION
J DATA LINK K MLS
L ILS M OMEGA
O VOR R RMP
T TACAN U UHF RTF
V VHF RTF Z OTHERS
OBLIQUE STROKE
D ADS capability.
Examples : S/N
SCH/C
FIELD TYPE 13
SINGLE HYPHYEN
This filed shall be terminated after element (a) in message types CHG,
CNL, ARR, CPL, EST, CDN, ACP, RQS AND RQP (if off block time is not
known)
Examples : VABB0030
AFIL1625
FIELD TYPE 14
ESTIMATE DATA
SINGLE HYPHEN
FIELD TYPE 15
ROUTE
SINGLE HYPHEN
SPACE
FIELD TYPE 16
SINGLE HYPHEN
SPACE
Examples : VABB0630
VABB0730 VAAH
VABB0730 VAAH VANP
FIELD TYPE 18
OTHER INFORMATION
SINGLE HYPHEN
OR
Examples : -0
-EET/15W0315
-EET/VABF0414 REG/VTDME SEL/EAMH
ANNEXURE - I
CATEGORY : EMERGENCY
1. ALERTING (ALR)
(ALR-ALERFA/VECCZQZX/REPORT OVERDUE
-BAW664/A5045-IS
-B747/H-S/N
-VECCO605
-N0495F310 G450
-VABB0320 OPKC
-REG/GABCD SEL/ABEK RMK/NO POSITION REPORT SINCE DEP
-E/0530 P/135 R/VE S/MJ/L D/8 150 C YELLOW A/SILVER C/SMITH
-BAW VECCZRZX 0610 126.7 JS 0610 POLOT REPORTED OVER NDB ATS
UNITS CALCUTTA FIR ALERTED NIL)
(RCF-IAC175
-0532 121.3 ALPHA 0532 TRANSMITTING ONLY 126.7
LAST POSITION CONFIRMED BY RADAR)
(FPL-IAC176-IS
-A300/H-S/N
-VECC1345
-K0541F330 G450
-VABB0115 VAAH
-EET/VABF0050 REG/VTEFL SEL/DEAM)
2. MODIFICATION (CHG)
(CHG-AIC103/A4500-VABB-VECC-14/NIPAD/1730F290F270A)
3. CANCELLATION (CNL)
(CNL-VTEAH-VIDP-VILK)
4. DELAY (DLA)
(DLA-ALK342-VOMM1940-VCCC)
5. DEPARTURE (DEP)
(DEP-AFR182-VIDP0135-VTBD)
6. ARRIVAL (ARR)
(ARR-AFL552-UUEE-VIDP0237)
(ARR-VUDXF-VIJO-VIDP-VILK1233)
CATEGORY : CO-ORDINATION
(CPL-KLM182/A5045-IS
-DC10/H-SR/C
-VABB-NIPAD/0610F290F330B
-N0450F330 G450
-0)
2. ESTIMATE (EST)
(EST-RNA212/A5150-VIDP-KUSMI/0450F330F290A-VNKT)
3. CO-ORDINATION (CDN)
(CDNP/D075P/D039-JAL345/A0506-VIDP-0PKC 14/TIGERO145F290)
4. ACCEPTANCE (ACP)
(ACP-ILVUAVA-VOCC-VOBG)
(LAMA/B124)
CATEGORY : SUPPLEMENTARY
(RQP-DLH801-0AKB2145-VIDP)
(RQS-BBC301/A5100-VGZR-VECC)
(SPL-DLH665/A4100-VTBD
-VECC0315 VEPH
-EET/VECCF0135 REG/DABYP SEL/FMEL
-E/0745 P/315 R/VU S/M J/L D/S 280 C YELLOW A/SILVER BLUE TAIL
LUFTHANSA C/MATSCHKE)
A) HEADING
B) ALIGNMENT FUNCTION <≡
C) PROCEDURE SIGNAL CH
D) ALIGNMENT FUNCTION <≡
E) END OF MESSAGE SIGNAL NNNN
F) MESSAGE SEPARATION SIGNAL ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
IF REQUIRED.
When the receiving station detects that one or more channel -sequence numbers
are missing, it shall send a complete SERVICE message to the previous station
rejecting receipt of any message that may have been transmitted with that
numbers. The TEXT of this service message shall comprise the signal QTA, the
procedure signal MIS followed by the missing transmission identification and the
end-of-text signal.
SVC→QTA→MIS→ABC↑123↓<≡
SVC→QTA→MIS→ABC↑123-126↓<≡
When the above provisions are applied, the station notified of the missing
message condition by the service message shall resume its responsibility for
transmission of any message that it had previously transmitted with the
transmission identification concerned, and shall retransmit that message with a
new (correct in sequence) transmission identification.
The receiving station shall synchronize such that the next expected channel-
sequence number is the last received channel sequence number plus one.
SVC→LR→AIA↑123↓→EXP→AIA↑135↓<≡
II MISROUTED MESSAGE :
1 When the receiving station detects that a message has been misrouted to
it, it shall either.
(A) send a service message to the previous station rejecting receipt of the
misrouted message.
OR
NOTE : The procedure of para (A) is preferable at stations using torn tape
relay methods or a semi-automatic relay technique with continuous tape.
The procedure in (B) may be preferred at stations using fully automatic
relay methods or a semi automatic relay technique without continuous
tape.
2 When the provisions of para 1.(A) are applied the text of the service
message shall comprise the abbreviation SVC, the signal QTA, the
procedure signal MSR followed by the transmission identification of the
misrouted message and the END of TEXT SIGNAL.
EXAMPLE : SVC→QTA→MSR→AIA↑123↓<≡
When a circuit becomes interrupted and alternative facilities exist, the last
channel sequence number sent and received shall be exchanged between the
stations concerned. Such exchanges shall take the form of complete service
message with the text comprising the abbreviation SVC the procedure signal LR
and LS Followed by The Transmission Identification Of The Relevant channel
EXAMPLE : SVC→LR→AIA↑123↓→LS→IAA↑321↓<≡
Should communication on any fixed service circuit fail, the station concerned
shall attempt to re-establish contact as soon as possible.
All transmission shall comprise in the following order as shown in the box
below.
STARTING PULSE :
When the receiving station uses the equipment fitted with a time switch to stop
the teletypewriter machine motor when the channel is idle, a 20-30 millisecond
SPACING IMPULSE shall be transmitted when the channel has been at rest for 30
seconds or more and at least 1.5 seconds shall be permitted to elapse before the
transmission of heading.
MESSAGE FORMAT :
V. REPROCESSING PROCEDURES :
(B) Transmission of the address part of the message shall then commence at
some point during the 5 spaces, 1 LETTER SHIFT (→→→→→↓) immediately
preceding the first alignment function.
(C) At tributary and TORN TAPE relay stations not equipped with automatic
numbering machine devices and hence where it is necessary for a small number
of additional teletypewriter character to be perforated on a tape before the start-
of-message signal to preclude risk to mutilation of the latter signal during
retransmission, such additional characters, as required, shall consist of LETTER
SHIFT of SPACES. Subsequent transmission on the outgoing channel shall then
commence at a point as close as practicable to the start-of-message signal.
(F) The shortened message separation signal (i.e. less than 12 Letter shifts
remaining on the message tape) shall be deleted, if necessary by electronic
methods, before transmission to an automatic relay installation. If
retransmission is to another Torn-tape station then,
station shall not relay the message unless good judgment indicates that this is
not likely to result in malfunctioning of equipment at subsequent relay stations.
The receipt of distress message, Distress Traffic (Priority Indicator SS) shall be
individually acknowledged by the AFTN destination station sending a service
message to the AFTN origin station. Such acknowledgement of receipt shall take
the format of a complete message addressed to the YF of the AFTN origin station
shall be assigned priority indicator SS and the associated priority alarm and
shall have TEXT comprising -
EXAMPLE : <≡SS→VECCYFYX<≡
↑260435↓→VIDPYFYX↑(5 bells)↓ <≡
R→↑160425↓→VECCZIZX↓<≡
MUTILATED MESSAGES :
EXAMPLE : <≡GG→VABBYFYX<≡
↑140436↓→VECCYFYX<≡
SVC→QTA→RPT→↑140430↓→VABBZRZX↓<≡
NOTE : This circumstances of detection of a mutilation may only be possible at
torn tape relay station.
SVC→QTA→RPT→AIA↑245↓<≡
SVC→QTA→RPT→AIA↑261-265↓<≡
If, during retransmission of a message, a relay station detects that the message
has been mutilated at some point ahead of the END OF MESSAGE SIGNAL and
is able to take action before a correct END OF MESSAGE SIGNAL has been
transmitted, it shall-
OR
If, after a message has been transmitted in TOTO, a station detects that the text
or the origin of the message was mutilated or incomplete, it shall transmit to all
addressee concerned a service message with the following text if an unmutilated
copy of the message is available in the station.
If, after transmission of the text of a message, a relay station detects that the
message has an obviously mutilated END OF MESSAGE SIGNAL, it shall insert
a proper END of MESSAGE SIGNAL in to the channel.
If, after transmission of the text material of a message, a relay station can detect
that there is no complete END OF MESSAGE SIGNAL but has no practicable
means of discovering either the irregularity has affected only the END OF
MESSAGE SIGNAL or whether it may have also caused the part of the original
text to have been lost shall insert into the channel as mentioned below.
a) ↓<≡CHECK≡TEXT≡NEW→ENDING→ADDED
b) ITS OWN STATION IDENTIFICATION
c) ALIGNMENT FUNCTION (↓<≡)
d) FOLLOWED BY NORMAL ENDING.
TEXT↓<≡CHECK≡TEXT≡NEW→ENDING→ADDED→VABBYFYX<≡
(followed by normal ending).
CHECK
TEXT
NEW ENDING ADDED VABBYFYX
(followed by normal ending).
If, a relay station detects that a message was received with a completely
mutilated address line, it shall send a service message to the previous station
rejecting the mutilated transmission as shown below:
Example :
SVC→QTA→ADS→AIA↑123↓→CORRUPT↓<≡
The station receiving such a message shall reassume responsibility for the
referenced message with a corrected address line, and a new transmission
identification.
If a relay station detects that a message was received with an invalid (i.e. length
other than 8 letters) or UNKNOWN addressee indicator it shall relay the message
to those valid addressees for which it has relay responsibility using the stripped
address procedure.
originator under the same circumstances) the station shall send a service
message to the previous station requesting correction of the error. In that case,
the text of the service message shall comprise-
EXAMPLE :
i) SVC→ADS→AIA↑123↓<≡
GG→VIDPYMYX→VILKYMYX→VIJPYMY<≡
CHECK→VIJPYMY↓<≡
ii) SVC→ADS→AIA↑124↓<≡
FF→VIJOZTZX→VISRZTZX→VIOPZRZX<≡
UNKNOWN→VIOPZRZX↓<≡
1)When the first relay station detects that a message was received with a
mutilated origin line or without any origin it shall
b) send a service message to the station from which the message was
received. In that case the text of the message shall comprise,
SVC→QTA→OGN→AIA↑125↓→CORRUPT↓<≡
2)When the first relay station detects that a message was received with an
incorrect originator indicator, it shall:
a) Stop processing the message, and
b) Send a service message to the station from which the message
was received.
The text of the service message shall comprise:
The station receiving the above service message shall resume responsibility for
the referenced message and shall retransmit the message with a correct
originator indicator and if applicable, a new transmission identification.
1 Message flowing into the AFTN during preparation shall not be terminated
with an end-of-message-signal if they contain known uncorrected errors.
3 Errors made in the text and noticed immediately shall except in the case
of ATS MESSAGE CONTAINING fields type 3,7, to 10, 13 to 17 and 22, be
corrected by making the error sign (→E→E→E→), transmitted the last
correct word or group and then continuing with the message.
4 In case where errors are made in the text and not noticed until later in the
origination process, the correction shall be separated from the last TEXT
group or confirmation, if any, by an alignment function. This shall be
followed by the abbreviation COR or CFM as appropriate.
5 In case where it becomes obvious, during the origination of the text that
the message should be cancelled, the station shall cancel the unfinished
message by sending the sequence
NOTE : The AFTN origin station, although responsible for ensuring that
AFTN traffic record, is not necessary the unit where the record are
made and retained. By local agreement the state concerned may
permit the originators to perform those functions.
AFTN communication centres shall retain, for a period of at least one hour, a
copy of all messages in their entirety, retransmitted or relayed by that
communication centre.
In order to route traffic in accordance with ICAO procedures, the elements of the
routing directory used by a communication centre are:
a. Normal routing list which indicates the correct outgoing circuit to be used
for every addressee indicator.
b. Alternate routing list which indicates the outgoing circuit when normal
route is lost.
NORMAL ROUTING :
This section looks at the normal routing procedures for single and multi-address
traffic.
MULTI-ADDRESS TRAFFIC
ADDRESS STRIPPING :
Figure 9.1 shows the method of address stripping on the conventional AFTN,
reflecting point-to-point and multipoint environments.
Message originated at VIAL and addressed to VEGT VAAH VANP VOHY VOTP.
iv. VAAH
vi. VOHY
vii. VOTP
ALTERNATE ROUTING :
The first two letters of the Location Indicator of the communications centre of
the State which has agreed to implement the system and which receives
messages over a circuit for which it has a predetermined routing responsibility.
a) The fifth, sixth and seventh letters taken from the series A to Z and denoting
the national and/or international distribution list(s) to be used by the receiving
AFTN centre;
b) "N" and "S", as the fifth letter, are reserved for NOTAM and SNOWTAM
respectively.
Either the filler letter "X" or a letter taken from the series A to Z to further define
the national and/or international distribution list(s) to be used by the receiving
AFTN centre.
Note2 : To avoid conflict with the AFTN end -of- message signal,
combinations with NN will not be used.
a) The states from which they will receive AFTN messages for predetermined
distribution, to assure correct routing; and
2. In written logs, entries shall be made only by operators on duty except that
other persons having knowledge of facts pertinent to the entries may certify in
the log the accuracy of operators entries.
4. In written logs, any necessary correction in the log shall be made only by the
person making the initial entry. The correction shall be accomplished by drawing
or typing a single line though the incorrect entry, initialling same, recording the
time and date of correction. The correct entry shall be made on the text line after
the last entry.
C. the date.
E. the signature of each operator, with the time the operator assumes the
relinquishes a watch.
TIME SYSTEM :
2. A date-time group shall consist of six figures, the first two figures
representing the date of the month and the last four figures the hours and
minutes in UTC.