When transmitting time:
- only the minutes of the hours should be normally required
- each digit should be pronounced separately
- the hour should be included when confusion may result (e.g. when crossing the hour)
- the 24 hour clock should always be used
- all time reference should be made in Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC), sometimes referred to as Zulu (Z), previously called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Information
- Correct time, Expected Approach Time (EAT), Revised EAT and SLOT time must be given in hours and minutes
- EAT and SLOT Time must be read back
- Estimated times of arrival may be also be given in local time
Examples:
| Time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0736 (7.36am) | THREE SIX or ZERO SEVEN THREE SIX | |
| 1558 (3.58pm) | ONE FIVE FIVE EIGHT | |
| EAT 2150 | EAT TWO ONE FIVE ZERO |
