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1. Johannesburg Oceanic

The Johannesburg Oceanic FIR covers a significant oceanic segment of the South Atlantic. It is neighbored by SAVF Comodoro Rivadavia FIR, SAEF Ezeiza FIR, SUEO Montevideo FIR, SBAO Atlantico FIR to the West, Luanda FIR, Windhoek FIR, Cape Town FIR, Johannesburg FIR, Beira FIR, Antananarivo FIR and Mauritius FIR to the North and YMMM Melbourne Oceanic to the East.

It should be noted that the Atlantic component of the FAJO Johannesburg Oceanic FIR is part of the Atlantic Ocean Random Routing RNAV Area. More information about AORRA is available in the AORRA Special Procedures section of the eAIP.

## Airport Coverage

FAJO Johannesburg Oceanic does not cover any airport. It's a pure Oceanic sector. It does, however, link with an unmanned airfield in the Antarctic.

Classification

Class/Type Service/Speed Radio/Subject to ATC clearance
A/IFR only ATC Service and separation/ Speed not applicable Continuous two-way/ Yes
G/VFR Flight Information Service/250 kt IAS below 3050m (10 000 ft) AMSL Continuous two-way / No

Separation

Satellite based ADS-B coverage is available in the FAJO Johannesburg Oceanic sector and as such, the following separation standards are to be applied:

### Vertical Separation

Separation of 1000 ft in RVSM airspace and below then 2000 ft above RVSM airspace

### Horizontal Separation

Longitudinal separation is dependent on destination of traffic:

Origin Destination Separation Rule
FAJO FMMM Mauritius Longitudinal separation of 10 minutes
FAJO FQMA Approach Longitudinal separation of 10 minutes
FAJO FIMM Approach Longitudinal separation of 10 minutes
FAJO FNLU Luanda Longitudinal separation of 20 minutes
FAJO FYWF Windhoek Longitudinal separation of 20 minutes
FAJO AORRA Westbound to South America Longitudinal separation of 10 minutes, can be shortened to 10 NM during high traffic events

## SELCAL

FAJO Johannesburg Oceanic offers SELCAL capabilities.

## SLOP

The use of SLOP at FAJO Johannesburg Oceanic is possible up to 2 NM. Aircraft transitioning into FACA must transition to SLOP 0.5 NM.

## VFR Rules

No specific VFR rules prescribed for FAJO Johannesburg Oceanic.

## Sectors

Position/Callsign Frequency/CPDLC Remarks
FAJO_FSS/Johannesburg Oceanic 120.850/FAJO -
FAJO_1_FSS/Johannesburg Oceanic 120.650/FAJO These are Event Support positions Only
FAJO_2_FSS/Johannesburg Oceanic 120.450/FAJO These are Event Support positions Only
FAJO_3_FSS/Johannesburg Oceanic 120.900/FAJO These are Event Support positions Only