A Pilot's Complete Guide to North Atlantic Crossings

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Category: Marina Mercante

Published on Thursday, 05 February 2026 08:40

Written by Administrator2

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A Pilot's Complete Guide to North Atlantic Crossings

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES

With both the Gander and Shanwick FIRs growing and prospering, our systems have received major upgrades. We have adapted various implementations of real-life amendments to the North Atlantic airspace for more realistic operations. We have also integrated a datalink system for position reports as well as clearance management, working not only for NATs but also for random routings. It seems therefore time to be advertising the procedures again to the broader IVAO Community especially re-visiting the basics and highlighting two big new elements to enhance the experience whilst flying across. After reading this guide you should be able to:

• Select an appropriate NAT or random track for crossing.

• File a correct Atlantic routing in the IvAp flight plan.

• Obtain an oceanic clearance.

• Enter the Atlantic correctly.

• Make a correct position report.

• Exit the Atlantic correctly.

 

https://occ.ivao.aero/assets/docs/guides/APCGTNAC_EN.pdf