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Chapter 10

Emergencies

JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

This chapter's phraseology, all in one place

Section 1. General

  1. 10-1-1Emergency Determinations
  2. 10-1-2Obtaining Information
  3. 10-1-3Providing Assistance
  4. 10-1-4Responsibility
  5. 10-1-5Coordination
  6. 10-1-6Airport Ground Emergency
  7. 10-1-7Inflight Emergencies Involving Military Fighter‐Type Aircraft

Section 2. Emergency Assistance

  1. 10-2-1Information Requirements
  2. 10-2-2Frequency Changes
  3. 10-2-3Aircraft Orientation
  4. 10-2-4Altitude Change for Improved Reception
  5. 10-2-5Emergency Situations
  6. 10-2-6Hijacked Aircraft
  7. 10-2-7VFR Aircraft in Weather Difficulty
  8. 10-2-8Radar Assistance to VFR Aircraft in Weather Difficulty
  9. 10-2-9Radar Assistance Techniques
  10. 10-2-10Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Signals
  11. 10-2-11Aircraft Bomb Threats
  12. 10-2-12Explosive Detection K-9 Teams
  13. 10-2-13Manpads Alert
  14. 10-2-14Unauthorized Laser Illumination of Aircraft
  15. 10-2-15Emergency Airport Recommendation
  16. 10-2-16Guidance to Emergency Airport
  17. 10-2-17Emergency Obstruction Video Map (EOVM)/Emergency Altitude Map (EAM)
  18. 10-2-18Volcanic Ash
  19. 10-2-19Reporting Death, Illness, or Other Public Health Risk on Board Aircraft

Section 3. Overdue Aircraft

  1. 10-3-1Overdue Aircraft/Other Situations
  2. 10-3-2Information to Be Forwarded to ARTCC
  3. 10-3-3Information to Be Forwarded to Rcc
  4. 10-3-4Alnot
  5. 10-3-5Responsibility Transfer to Rcc
  6. 10-3-6Last Known Position Determination
  7. 10-3-7Alnot Cancellation

Section 4. Control Actions

  1. 10-4-1Traffic Restrictions
  2. 10-4-2Lighting Requirements
  3. 10-4-3Traffic Resumption
  4. 10-4-4Communications Failure

Section 5. Miscellaneous Operations

  1. 10-5-1Explosive Cargo
  2. 10-5-2Debris-Generating Space Launch or Reentry Vehicle Mishaps

Section 6. Oceanic Emergency Procedures

  1. 10-6-1Application
  2. 10-6-2Phases of Emergency
  3. 10-6-3Alerting Service and Special Assistance
  4. 10-6-4Inflight Contingencies
  5. 10-6-5Services to Rescue Aircraft

Section 7. Ground Missile Emergencies

  1. 10-7-1Information Relay
  2. 10-7-2IFR and SVFR Minima
  3. 10-7-3VFR Minima
  4. 10-7-4Smoke Column Avoidance
  5. 10-7-5Extended Notification