FLIGHT PLANNING (Restriction, limitation or advisory information)

ENR 1.10 FLIGHT PLANNING (Restriction, limitation or advisory information)

1 Procedures for the submission of a flight plan

1.1 General

For flights within the Doha TMA, a flight plan shall be submitted as per the requirements specified in ICAO Annex 2 - Rules of the Air, paragraph 3.3. The format and content of the FPL shall be as per amendment 1 of the PANS - ATM Doc 4444.

1.2 Time of submission

A flight plan may be submitted up to 120 HR but shall not be less than 60 MIN prior to the EOBT, taking into account the requirements of ATS units in the airspace along the route to be flown for timely information, including requirements for early submission for ATFM purposes.

1.3 Submission of flight plan

1.3.1 Flight plans shall be submitted via AFTN to "OTBDZJZX";

1.3.2 In the absence of AFS, thru fax at (974) 44621052. An acknowledgement of receipt must be obtained via tel (974) 44656220/ (974) 44656330

1.4 Additional flight planning requirements

1.4.1 For traffic departing from aerodromes within the Doha TMA or overflying the Bahrain FIR/UIR, the FPL shall include the entry and exit points of the Bahrain FIR/UIR.

1.4.2 The following additional flight planning requirements apply for airports with published SID and STAR procedures:

Departing aircraft - Item 15 of the flight plan form shall commence with the last waypoint of the SID related to the ATS route (e.g. PATOM B457…) and then as per Doc 4444 standard requirements.
Arriving aircraft – Item 15 of the flight plan form shall terminate with the corresponding waypoint of the last ATS route where the STAR commences (e.g. ...UN318 VELAM Z225 BAYAN).

Note: Do not include NAVAIDs ID, any ATS route designator orSID/STARdesignator (it is runway dependent, ATC will advice~~advicethe~~ thecorresponding SID or STAR)
1- Prior to the waypoint PATOM, ALVEN, ALSEM, NAMLA, BUNDU, BATHA or SALWA (for departure flights).
2- After the waypoint BAYAN, AFNAN, GINTO (for arrival flights).
ATC~~will advise the corresponding~~SID orSTAR.For guidance refer to the~~tothe~~ required routing below.

1.4.3 Required routing and level restrictions:

Departure Airport	SID Terminating waypoint / DOHA TMA exit point & its related ATS route*	Destination / Transiting adjacent FIR (flights with onward destination).	Route requirements	Level restrictions
OTBD/ OTHH/ OTBH	PATOM B457 DENVO…	OBBI/OBBS/OBKH	NIL	Max alt 12 000 FT
	ALSEM L/UL305 ASTOG…	OMDB,OMDW,OMSJ,OMFJ OMRK	For traffic landing within northern EMIRATES FIR.	FL 250 or below
	NAMLA N/UN300	OMAA ,OMAD,OMAL and OMAM	For traffic landing within southern EMIRATES FIR.	FL 250 or below
	BUNDU B/UB415…	EMIRATES FIR	Exiting at LABRI	NIL
			Exiting at TONVO	For traffic above FL 265
			Exiting at RETAS for MUSCAT FIR landing traffic only.	Max FL 330
	NAMLA N/UN300…	EMIRATES FIR	Exiting at TONVO & LALDO to exit MUSCAT FIR	For traffic FL 255 and below (LALDO)
OTBD/ OTHH/ OTBH	PATOM B/UB457 DENVO…	OEDF , OEDR	NIL	Max FL 160
	PATOM B/UB457 DENVO…		For overflying JEDDAH FIR	Expect max FL 280 within BAHRAIN FIR.
	SALWA M/UM430… or BATHA L/UL564…	OEMA , OERK and OEJN	NIL
	SALWA M/UM430… or BATHA L/UL564…		For overflying JEDDAH FIR
OTBD / OTHH	PATOM B/UB457 DENVO… or PATOM M/UM444 DENVO…	OKBK and OKAS	For traffic landing within KUWAIT FIR	Expect max FL 280 within BAHRAIN FIR.
OTBD / OTHH	PATOM B/UB457 DENVO… or PATOM M/UM444 DENVO…	KUWAIT FIR	All traffic departing within BAHRAIN FIR exiting for BAGHDAD FIR.	Expect max FL 300 within BAHRAIN FIR.
OTBH	ALVEN P/UP430…	OKBK and OKAS	For traffic landing within KUWAIT FIR.	Expect max FL 280 within BAHRAIN FIR.
OTBH	ALVEN P/UP430…	KUWAIT FIR	All traffic departing within BAHRAIN FIR exiting for BAGHDAD FIR.	Expect max FL 300 within BAHRAIN FIR.
OTBD/ OTHH/ OTBH	ALVEN P/UP430…	Landing within TEHRAN FIR	via MIDSI	NIL
*For continuation of ATS Route refer to the corresponding ENR 3.1 and ENR 3.3 of the AIP for BAHRAIN,EMIRATES or JEDDAH FIR. Remarks: Above Information is based on the routing requirements and level restrictions of BAHRAIN, EMIRATES and JEDDAH FIRs. Hence, it is recommended to check corresponding IAIP of said FIRs for latest/updated information.

1.4.4 All flights departing OTBD/OTHH/OTBH shall indicate an "ALTN AERODROME" in Item 16 of the flight plan in accordance with the requirements of ICAO Doc 4444 - ATM/501.

1.4.5 For Air Ambulance flight for the purpose of Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) operating into the State of Qatar, it is required to include "STS/MEDEVAC" under Item 18 of the flight plan.

1.4.6 For Civil Non-scheduled, Private, Technical landings and State Aircraft are required to include their landing/overflying clearance number under RMK of Item 18 of the flight plan.

1.4.7 All IFR/VFR flight plan filed in accordance with paragraph 1.3, shall complete Item 19 in full or an alternative arrangement be made, as the information is a requirement for the provision of alerting service.

1.5 Adherence to ATS route structure

No flight plans shall be filed for routes deviating from the published ATS route structure, unless prior permission has been obtained from DOHA APP.

1.6 Authorization for special flights

Flights of a specific nature may be exempted from the restriction specified above, provided that the operator shall comply with the~~withthe~~ corresponding requirements specified in GEN 1.2

2 Repetitive flight plan system

RPLSystem not in used in the State of Qatar.