Local Course Rules

Question 1

Weather Limitations (CNAF vs. Wing/Squadron)

Answer 1

200 and 1/2 with PAR available (SOP)
500 and 1 with no PAR

Question 2

Special VFR Procedures/Comms

Answer 2

Special Visual Flight Rules (SVFR). Pilots may request and conduct SVFR when the weather is below VMC, but no less than 600 foot ceilings and/or 1,500m visibility.

Question 3

Restricted/Warning Areas

Answer 3

U.S. military aircraft shall not land at Gibraltar, nor over-fly LEP-112 or LEP-117,
without the express permission of the ODC in Madrid.

Question 4

On/Offshore Training Areas

Answer 4

LED-100, LED 128

Question 5

Local Dipping Area/Restrictions

Answer 5

j. Ashore, the first flight of the day should complete an MBIT when ALFS is installed. Afloat, the first flight of the day shall complete an MBIT to ensure proper operation of the reeling machine and RMIU and crews should conduct a confidence dip to 90’ whenever the mission allows. During confidence dip, ping only if authorized.

k. Practice dipping operations in the assigned Rota “Dip Box”are authorized with prior clearance from ALMART and shall be annoted on the flight schedule. The authorized area, as demarcated in reference (o), is the small area of waterspace between “Delta” areas LED-128, LED-90A and LED-90C. Dome depths shall be limited to 90 feet unless otherwise annoted on the flight schedule. Aircrews will notify Rota Tower with intentions to utilize the Dip Box and estimated time

l. Prior to dome employment, Aircrew shall verbalize bottom depth.

m. The POCL for the final dip of the sortie should be equal to or greater than the deepest depth in the sortie (bottom depth and cloud ceiling permitting).

Question 6

Emergency/Hospital Helo Pad Restrictions

Answer 6

LERT no Restrictio, LEJR no Restrictions

Search and Rescue. The Spanish Navy has primary SAR responsibility for the Rota area. They have a combination of fixed and rotary wing aircraft and various surface ships available. The AODO is the point of contact for all SAR.

Question 7

Noise Abatement Areas

Answer 7

(Rota/Puerto) – No lower than 2000’ AGL
1000 yd standoff from Beach

Question 8

Lost Communications

Answer 8

Golf Course racetrack
NO LOWER THAN 1000’ AGL
Look for ALDIS Lamp signals
Lost Communications pattern located at the approach end of RWY 10
Pattern is right-hand turns for RWY 10 and left hand turns for RWY 28

Question 9

Outlying Field Operations

Question 10

CAL/LZ Landing Area Operations