{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-923/annex/section-14/division-SERA.14065",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-923/annex/section-14/division-SERA.14065.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2012/923",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 of 26 September 2012 laying down the common rules of the air and operational provisions regarding services and procedures in air navigation and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011 and Regulations (EC) No 1265/2007, (EC) No 1794/2006, (EC) No 730/2006, (EC) No 1033/2006 and (EU) No 255/2010 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-923",
  "path": "annex/section/14/division/SERA.14065",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "SERA.14065",
  "heading": "Radiotelephony procedures for air-ground voice communication channel changeover",
  "text": "(a) Unless otherwise prescribed by the ANSP responsible for the provision of services and approved by the competent authority, the initial call to an ATS unit after a change of air-ground voice communication channel shall contain the following elements:\n(1) the designation of the ATS unit being called;\n(2) call sign and, for aircraft in the SUPER or HEAVY wake turbulence category, the word ‘super’ or ‘heavy’ respectively, if that aircraft has been so identified by the competent authority;\n(3) level, including passing and cleared levels, if not maintaining the cleared level;\n(4) speed, if assigned by ATC; and\n(5) additional elements, as required by the ANSP responsible for the provision of services and approved by the competent authority.\n(b) Pilots shall provide level information at the nearest full 30 m or 100 ft as indicated on the pilot's altimeter.\n(c) Initial call to aerodrome control tower\nFor aircraft being provided with aerodrome control service, the initial call shall contain:\n(1) the designation of the ATS unit being called;\n(2) call sign and, for aircraft in the SUPER or HEAVY wake turbulence category, the word ‘super’ or ‘heavy’ respectively, if that aircraft has been so identified by the competent authority;\n(3) position; and\n(4) additional elements, as required by the ANSP responsible for the provision of services and approved by the competent authority.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1185 of 20 July 2016 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 as regards the update and completion of the common rules of the air and operational provisions regarding services and procedures in air navigation (SERA Part C) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 730/2006 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex Section 14 SERA.14065 point (a)(2) substituted (23.3.2023) by The Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1235), regs. 1(3), 5(6)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Annex Section 14 SERA.14065 point (c)(2) substituted (23.3.2023) by The Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1235), regs. 1(3), 5(6)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/923/annex/section/14/division/SERA.14065",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:10.260453+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}