1. Dakar Oceanic
The Dakar Oceanic FIR covers an oceanic segment of the South Atlantic. It is neighbored by Dakar [GOOO] FIR in the East, Sal Oceanic to the North and Altantico to the South.
Airport Coverage
Dakar Oceanic does not cover any airports.
Classification
| Class/Type | Service/Speed | Radio/Subject to ATC clearance |
|---|---|---|
| A/IFR only | ATC Service and separation/ Speed not applicable | Continuous two-way/ Yes |
| C/IFR | Atc Service and separation IFR from IFR/ Speed not applicable | Continuous two-way / Yes |
| G/IFR | Flight information Service and no separation/250 kts IAS below 3050 M (10 000 ft) | Continuous two-way / No |
Separation
10 Minutes or 80 NM derived by RNAV when using the Mach Number Technique on designated EUR-SAM routes. 10 Minutes on the portion of UR976 and on the portion of UA602 for traffic NOT destinated to NAT region without application of the MNT 10 minutes for crossing traffic withing Sal Oceanic. 20 minutes in all other cases.
### Vertical Separation
EUR-SAM Corridor airspace is RVSM desginated. Other airspace is ICAO standard.
## Flex Track
Flexible routings are implemented within Sal FIR/UIR (GVSC) above FL245. Within Sal airspace users will be able to plan user-preferred trajectories through the use of 5 letter waypoint name codes. Route portions between waypoints will be indicated by means of “DCT” instruction.
CPDLC
CPDLC Services can be made available through the use of the logon code GVSC.
## SELCAL
SELCAL is available throughout the Sal Oceanic airspace.
## SLOP
Standard SLOP Operations area allowed within the Sal Oceanic airspace.
VFR Rules
Uncontrolled VFR flights should squawk 7000 unless issued a squawk code by ATC.
Sectors
GVSC represents Sal Oceanic and covers the Oceanic Airspace as well as performing Enroute / CTR functions. GVSA represents Sal Approach and covers the four international airports at Cape Verde.
### Sal Oceanic
| Position/Callsign | Frequency/CPDLC | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| GVSC_CTR/Sal Oceanic | 128.300/GVSC | - |
| Airspace/Class | Owner/Limits | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Sal Oceanic UIR/A | GVSC_CTR/FL245-UNLTD | - |
| Sal Oceanic FIR/? | GVSC_CTR/GND-FL245 | - |