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Chapter 8

Offshore/Oceanic Procedures

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. 8-1-1ATC Service
  2. 8-1-2Operations in Offshore Airspace Areas
  3. 8-1-3VFR Flight Plans
  4. 8-1-4Types of Separation
  5. 8-1-5Altimeter Setting
  6. 8-1-6Receipt of Position Reports
  7. 8-1-7Oceanic Error Report Procedures
  8. 8-1-8Use of Control Estimates
  9. 8-1-9RVSM Operations
  10. 8-1-10Procedures for Weather Deviations and Other Contingencies in Oceanic Controlled Airspace

Section 2. Coordination

  1. 8-2-1General
  2. 8-2-2Transfer of Control and Communications
  3. 8-2-3Air Traffic Services Interfacility Data Communications (AIDC)

Section 3. Longitudinal Separation

  1. 8-3-1Application
  2. 8-3-2Separation Methods
  3. 8-3-3Mach Number Technique

Section 4. Lateral Separation

  1. 8-4-1Application
  2. 8-4-2Separation Methods
  3. 8-4-3Reduction of Route Protected Airspace
  4. 8-4-4Track Separation

Section 5. Offshore/Oceanic Transition Procedures

  1. 8-5-1Altitude/Flight Level Transition
  2. 8-5-2Course Divergence
  3. 8-5-3Opposite Direction
  4. 8-5-4Same Direction
  5. 8-5-5Radar Identification Application

Section 6. Separation from Airspace Reservations

  1. 8-6-1Temporary Stationary Airspace Reservations
  2. 8-6-2Refusal of Avoidance Clearance
  3. 8-6-3Temporary Moving Airspace Reservations

Section 7. North Atlantic ICAO Region

  1. 8-7-1Application
  2. 8-7-2Vertical Separation
  3. 8-7-3Longitudinal Separation
  4. 8-7-4Lateral Separation

Section 8. Caribbean ICAO Region

  1. 8-8-1Application
  2. 8-8-2Vertical Separation
  3. 8-8-3Longitudinal Separation
  4. 8-8-4Lateral Separation
  5. 8-8-5VFR Climb and Descent

Section 9. Pacific ICAO Region

  1. 8-9-1Application
  2. 8-9-2Vertical Separation
  3. 8-9-3Longitudinal Separation
  4. 8-9-4Lateral Separation

Section 10. North American ICAO Region

  1. 8-10-1Application
  2. 8-10-2Vertical Separation
  3. 8-10-3Longitudinal Separation
  4. 8-10-4Lateral Separation