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Airspace

The following oceanic FIRs are owned by VATPAC and are covered under the Pacific Oceanic Agreement.

YBBB - Brisbane Oceanic
YMMM - Melbourne Oceanic
NFFF - Nadi Oceanic
AGGG - Honiara FIR
ANAU - Nauru FIR

Other FIRs which are covered under the Pacific Oceanic Agreement are:

NZZO - Auckland Oceanic
NZCM - McMurdo Oceanic
KZAK - Oakland Oceanic
NTTT - Tahiti Oceanic

!!! information Auckland, McMurdo and Tahiti Oceanic are owned and operated by VATNZ, and Oakland Oceanic is owned and operated by VATUSA.
Under the agreement, a controller holding an oceanic endorsement may control positions within any of these FIRs.

![POCA](assets/POCA.png){ width="500" }

Control Positions

Name Callsign Frequency Logon Identifier
KZAK - Oakland Oceanic San Francisco Radio 11.282 (129.400) ZAK_FSS
YBBB - Brisbane Oceanic (Tasman) Brisbane Radio 17.904 (124.650) BN-TSN_FSS
YMMM - Melbourne Oceanic (Indian Ocean) Brisbane Radio 5.634 (129.250) ML-IND_FSS
NZZO - Auckland Oceanic Auckland Radio 8.867 (129.000) NZZO_FSS
NZCM - McMurdo Oceanic McMurdo Radio 9.032 (128.700) NZCM_FSS
NFFF - Nadi Oceanic Nadi Radio 8.846 (123.600) NFFF_FSS
NTTT - Tahiti Oceanic Tahiti Radio 9.116 (125.500) NTTT_FSS

!!! Note KZAK oceanic positions may be further subdivided by the shift supervisor, in which case the subsector shall add a numeral to the callsign. For example, ZAK_1_FSS. It is discouraged to only control a portion of KZAK in non-event periods. For more information on KZAK procedures, head to their SOP here.{target=new}

!!! note The AGGG and ANAU FIRs do not have their own distinct positions or frequencies, they are part of the COL subsector in the TSN group.

Non-Standard Positions

Name Callsign Frequency Login ID
Coral† Brisbane Radio 133.150 BN-COL_FSS
Flinders† Brisbane Radio 132.850 BN-FLD_FSS
Howe† Brisbane Radio 124.950 BN-HWE_FSS
Indian East† Brisbane Radio 123.650 ML-INE_FSS
Indian South† Brisbane Radio 123.200 ML-INS_FSS

† Non-standard positions may only be used in accordance with VATPAC Air Traffic Services Policy

COL, FLD, and HWE can be split off from TSN. INE and INS can be split off from IND.

Recency Requirements

  • A Participating Organisation must require a permitted controller to log 1 hour on a permitted oceanic position, within the previous 3 months, for them to be considered active, and
  • A permitted controller who does not meet the hour requirement specified above, will be considered inactive; and
  • An inactive permitted controller may become active again, by performing a buddy session with a permitted controller who is approved to do so by that PO; and
  • Any additional currency or activity requirements imposed by a PO on local or visiting controllers do not apply to permitted controllers.