JNU CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING LACK OF 'EXPECT HIGHER ALT' REQUIREMENTS COORD WITH ZAN.

Date: 2005-11

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy

Synopsis

JNU CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING LACK OF 'EXPECT HIGHER ALT' REQUIREMENTS COORD WITH ZAN.

Narrative

THE PROB I AM GOING TO DESCRIBE HAS BEEN GOING ON LONG BEFORE I ARRIVED; AND ATTEMPTS TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION HAVE FAILED. WHEN A REQUEST FOR IFR RELEASE IS MADE BY JNU FROM ZAN; AND THEY ISSUE AN ALT OTHER THAN WHAT IS REQUESTED; MANY ZAN CTLRS DO NOT ISSUE AN 'EXPECT HIGHER ALT' (TIME/PLACE/DISTANCE) AS STATED IN ORDER 7110.65P 4-5-8. AND IF A JNU CTLR ASKS; 'WHEN CAN THEY EXPECT HIGHER?' WE MAY GET A TIME/PLACE/ALT; BUT JUST AS OFTEN WE MAY GET AN ANSWER LIKE: AFTER DEP! WHEN CONTACTING ZAN! I DON'T KNOW! ON RADAR CONTACT! OR SOME OTHER COMMENT THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE INTENT OF 7110.65P; WHICH WE BELIEVE IS SO THAT THE PLT MAY REACH HIS OR HER REQUESTED ALT IN CASE OF RADIO FAILURE. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED TO OUR MGR ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION TO PUT WORDING IN OUR LOA SUCH AS: 'EXPECT HIGHER 10 MINS AFTER DEP' -- FOR ALL ACFT ISSUED OTHER THAN REQUESTED ALT. THIS WOULD BE SIMILAR TO LOA'S BTWN ZAN AND FAI/ANC. OUR MGR HAS ATTEMPTED TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS IMPLEMENTED WITH ZAN WITHOUT SUCCESS. JNU TWR WAS RECENTLY EVALUATED AND JNU CTLRS DISCUSSED THIS PROB WITH THE EVALUATION TEAM. THEY WERE ADVISED THEY WOULD BRING IT TO ZAN'S ATTN.

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