1. Oceanic and International Operations
Oceanic Operations and SLOP

2. Objectives At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Identify the need for an oceanic checklist
Identify the components of the oceanic checklist
Identify the need for a dispatch checklist
Identify ICAO guidance and FAA guidance that describe the Strategic Lateral Offset Procedure (SLOP)
Identify industry misunderstandings about the use of SLOP

3. Overview In this lesson we will discuss the following topics:
The need for an oceanic checklist
Sample oceanic checklist
Sample dispatch checklist
ICAO guidance for SLOP
FAA guidance for SLOP
Industry misunderstandings about the use of SLOP

4. Q&A:
Is an oceanic checklist required for international flight operations?

5. The Need For an Oceanic Checklist
The use of the oceanic checklist is encouraged. It follows an orderly flow for flight planning and oceanic procedures.
Use of the checklist helps to:
Reduce oceanic errors
Increase safety, and
Increase efficiency

6. Sample Oceanic Checklist
The checklist includes:
Summary page
Expanded explanation of all bullets on the summary page EUR/NAT link: and-NAT-Documents.aspx

7. John Harrison’s H-1 Chronometer
Watch video

8. AIREP

9. Sample dispatch checklist
Mirrors the oceanic checklist
Used by those planning flights

10. Practice Exercise 1

11. Q&A:
Does the strategic lateral offset procedure allow pilots to fly left of centerline?
Is ATC approval required for SLOP?

12. ICAO Guidance for SLOP
ICAO Annex 2 Rules of the Air, Chapter (as amended)
Procedures for Air Navigation Services Air Traffic Management (ICAO 4444 PANS ATM), Chapter (as amended)
North Atlantic Operations and Airspace Manual (NAT Doc 007), Chapter – (as amended)

13. FAA Guidance for SLOP SLOP Procedure:
FAA guidance paraphrases SLOP procedures in the Domestic/International Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS) Part 3 International Notices to Airmen, Section 2 (as amended) (Class II NOTAM)
AC Oceanic and International Operations, Chapter 3, Paragraph 9 (as amended)

14. Industry Misunderstandings About the Use of SLOP
Current misunderstandings:
It is only used for contingencies
Flying left of centerline is acceptable
Need to contact ATC or return to centerline when transiting mid-ocean radar areas
Not for random routes

15. Review In this lesson we discussed the following topics:
The need for an oceanic checklist
Sample oceanic checklist
Sample dispatch checklist
ICAO guidance for SLOP
FAA guidance for SLOP
Industry misunderstandings about the use of SLOP

16. Objectives You should now be able to:
Identify the need for an oceanic checklist
Identify the components of the oceanic checklist
Identify the need for a dispatch checklist
Identify ICAO guidance and FAA guidance that describe the Strategic Lateral Offset Procedure (SLOP)
Identify industry misunderstandings about the use of SLOP