# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373 of 1 March 2017 laying down common requirements for providers of air traffic management/air navigation services and other air traffic management network functions and their oversight, repealing Regulation (EC) No 482/2008, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1034/2011, (EU) No 1035/2011 and (EU) 2016/1377 and amending Regulation (EU) No 677/2011 (Text with EEA relevance), Appendix 5B: Template for special air-reports (uplink)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Key:
M inclusion mandatory, part of every special air-report (uplink);
C inclusion conditional, whenever applicable;
= a double line indicates that the text following it shall be placed on the subsequent line.
Note:
the ranges and resolutions for the numerical elements included in special air-reports are shown in Appendix 8.
Element
Detailed content
Template
Examples
Identification (M)
Special air-report (uplink) identification
ARS
ARS
Aircraft Identification (M)
Aircraft radiotelephony call sign
nnnnnn
VA812
Observed phenomenon (M)
Description of observed phenomenon causing the issuance of the special air-report
TS
TSGR
SEV TURB
SEV ICE
SEV MTW
HVY SS
VA CLD
VA [MT nnnnnnnnnn]
MOD TURB
MOD ICE
TSGR
SEV TURB
SEV ICE
SEV MTW
HVY SS
VA CLD
VA
VA MT ASHVAL5
MOD TURB
MOD ICE
Observation time (M)
Time of observation of observed phenomenon
OBS AT nnnnZ
OBS AT 1210Z
Location (C)
Location (referring to latitude and longitude (in degrees and minutes)) of observed phenomenon
NnnnnWnnnnn or
NnnnnEnnnnn or
SnnnnWnnnnn or
SnnnnEnnnnn
N2020W07005
S4812E01036
Level (C)
Flight level or altitude of observed phenomenon
FLnnn or
FLnnn/nnn or
nnnnM (or [n]nnnnFT)
FL390
FL180/210
3000M
12000FT;

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/373/annex/V/appendix/5B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-373/annex-V/appendix-5B
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