There are two types of Helicopter Routes within the Hong Kong FIR : a)
Oil Rig Support Helicopter Routes, and
b)
Hong Kong - Macau Helicopter Routes.
1.2
Only helicopter operators authorised by the Director-General of Civil Aviation may use the Helicopter Routes established in the Hong Kong FIR.
2.
Oil Rig Support Helicopter Routes
2.1
Reporting Points Reporting Point
Co-ordinates
MCU DVOR (116.4 MHz)
22 08 08N 113 35 52E
ZAO DVOR (117.2 MHz)*
22 14 43N 113 36 54E
AOTOU*
22 43 00N 114 31 55E
DAPENG
22 27 00N 114 30 00E
HENGA*
22 39 00N 114 12 00E
PINGSHAN*
22 41 30N 114 21 00E
SESAN
22 30 50N 114 50 25E
UNIFORM
22 09 00N 113 40 42E
Position VW
21 50 00N 113 55 00E
Position Y
22 04 10N 113 34 00E
Position Z
21 48 00N 113 32 30E
* Reporting Point outside of Hong Kong FIR
Civil Aviation Department Hong Kong
ENR 3.4 - 2 (19 February 2004) 2.2
AIP HONG KONG
Routes
Name Track H
Track Z (Secondary Track) Track VW
Track VH (Secondary Track)
Route
Controlling Unit Frequency *
Helicopter base - HENGA - AOTOU – SESAN
Hong Kong Radar 126.5 MHz (primary) 132.8 MHz (secondary)
Helicopter base - ZAO DVOR - MCU DVORPosition Y - Position Z
Hong Kong Radar 124.05 MHz (primary) 134.3 MHz (secondary)
Helicopter base - ZAO DVOR - UNIFORMPosition VW
Helicopter base – HENGA – PINGSHAN – DAPENG WAN - DAPENG
Hong Kong Approach 119.1 MHz or Hong Kong Zone 120.6 MHz, as instructed.
* Helicopters departing from an oil rig shall contact Hong Kong Radar on the last assigned frequency as soon as practicable. 2.3
Vertical Limits
Route
VFR
IFR
Less Than 50 NM from CH DME
Track H
2 000 ft AMSL or less
Track VH (Base to rig)
2 000 ft AMSL or less
Track VH (Rig to base)
3 000 ft AMSL or less
Track VW (ZAO – UNIFORM)
500 ft AMSL or less
Track VW (UNIFORM - VW)
1 000 ft AMSL or less
Track VW (VW - rig)
2 000 ft AMSL or less
Track H (Base to rig) Track H (Rig to base) Track Z (Base to rig) Track Z (Rig to base
50 NM or Greater from CH DME
Below 8 000 ft AMSL
5 000 ft AMSL
At appropriate cruising levels in accordance with ICAO Annex 2, Rules of the Air, Appendix C. Oil rig support helicopters shall not normally be flown at or above 8 000 ft AMSL in controlled airspace.
Helicopters operating VFR shall contact Hong Kong Zone 120.6 MHz. Helicopters operating SVFR shall contact Hong Kong Zone, 120.6 MHz, or Hong Kong Approach, 119.1 MHz, as instructed.
Availability Specifically approved operators only. Only one flight at a time shall use Routes J and L.
3.3.3 Communication a) b)
Helicopters on Route J shall contact Hong Kong ATCU on the notified frequency at or before QUBEC; Helicopters on Route L shall contact Hong Kong Zone 120.6 MHz.
Civil Aviation Department Hong Kong
ENR 3.4 - 6 3 June 2010
AIP HONG KONG
3.3.4 Altitude Restrictions Route
Segment Macao Heliport - MCU R115/DME 1 NM
Route J
Route L
Maximum Altitude Visual not above 500 ft
MCU R115 - WALIN
1 800 ft
WALIN – CH R201/DME 3 NM
1 800 ft
CH R201/DME 3 NM - Sky Shuttle Heliport
Visual not above 500 ft
Sky Shuttle Heliport - CH R150/DME 2 NM
Visual not above 500 ft
CH R150 - TD R224
1 600 ft
TD R224 - MCU R115/DME 1.1 NM
2 000 ft
MCU R115/DME 1.1 NM - Macao Heliport
Visual not above 500 ft
3.3.5 Operating Procedures a) b) c) d) e) f)
Only specifically approved helicopter operators are permitted to use the IFR routes. Operators shall obtain authorisation from Hong Kong Control Tower Supervisor and Macao Control Tower by fax or telephone prior to departure. Only one helicopter at a time shall use both Route J and L. Helicopters shall have a serviceable SSR transponder. The IFR routes shall not normally be used during the peak periods of Macao Airport traffic. The operating altitudes of the IFR routes are generally below the Minimum Safe Altitude (MSA) and Minimum Vectoring Altitude, therefore no deviation from the published procedures is permitted.
Civil Aviation Department Hong Kong
IF R R o u te V F R R o u te
Z U L U 2 1 4 8 0 0 N 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 E
Y A N K E E 2 2 0 4 1 0 N 1 1 3 3 4 0 0 E
Z U H D V O R /D M E 1 1 6 .7
H
M C U 2 2 0 8 0 8 N 1 1 3 3 5 0 2 E
U N IF O R M 2 2 0 9 0 0 N 1 1 3 4 0 4 2 E
Z A O 2 2 1 4 3 0 N 1 1 3 3 8 0 0 E
Z A O V O R /D M E 1 1 7 .2
O il R ig S u p p o r t H e lic o p te r R o u te s
C H D V O R /D M E 1 1 2 .3
V IC T O R W H IS K E Y 2 1 5 0 0 0 N 1 1 3 5 5 0 0 E
H
H E N G A 2 2 3 9 0 0 N 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 E
T D D V O R /D M E 1 1 6 .1
P IN G S H A N 2 2 4 1 3 0 N 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 E D A P E N G 2 2 2 7 0 0 N 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 E
A O T O U 2 2 4 3 0 0 N 1 1 4 3 1 5 5 E
S E S A N 2 2 3 0 5 0 N 1 1 4 5 0 2 5 E
F e b ru a ry 2 0 0 4
AIP HONG KONG ENR3.4-7 14 April 2005
O il R ig S u p p o r t H e lic o p te r R o u te s
Civil Aviation Department Hong Kong
G O G R E
H
M a c a o H e lip o r t
S /V F R R o u te
V F R R o u te
M C U D V O R
H U G O T
A B M 'U '
U N IF O R M
F O V O G
T A N G O
S A N D O
R o u te B
R o u te A 2
R o u te A
L ig h th o u s e
Z IR U G
F A T U T
W a y p o in t T w o
S o k o S o u th
H A S A N
F a n L a u
N U B O K
R o u te B
C H A K O
R o u te A 2
C H D V O R
W A V O S
L E V K E
C h e u n g C h a u S o u th
Z E X E K
C h e u n g C h a u B u o y
G re e n Is la n d H O R O T
2 2 /1 0 /1 0
H
S k y S h u ttle H e lip o r t
ENR3.4-8 18 November 2010 AIP HONG KONG
H o n g K o n g - M a c a o V F R /S V F R H e lic o p te r R o u te s
Civil Aviation Department Hong Kong
H
M C U D V O R
M a c a o H e lip o r t
IF R R o u te V is u a l S e g m e n t
M C U D 1 .1 N M
P E A R L M C U D 1 2 N M
M C U D 2 0 N M
o
C h e u n g C h a u S o u th
T D D 2 1 .5 N M
W A L IN C H D 8 N M
C H D 3 N M
C H D V O R
G re e n Is la n d
C H D 9 N M
2 2 /1 0 /1 0
H
S k y S h u ttle H e lip o r t
AIP HONG KONG ENR3.4-9 18 November 2010
H o n g K o n g - M a c a o IF R H e lic o p te r R o u te s