UAM.OP.MVCA.100 Use of air traffic services (ATS)

The IAM operator shall ensure that:

(a)ATS appropriate to the airspace in which the operation is conducted and to the applicable rules of the air are used, whenever available;

(b)in-flight operational instructions involving a change to the ATS flight plan are coordinated with the appropriate ATS unit before transmission to the VCA;

(c)search and rescue service arrangements can be maintained whenever the use of ATS in the airspace in which the operation is conducted is not mandated for VFR flights by day;

(d)for operations in airspace designated by the competent authority as U-space airspace and not provided with air traffic control (ATC) services by an air navigation service provider (ANSP), the VCA continuously makes itself electronically conspicuous to U-space service providers.