1. Oceanic and International Operations
Course Overview

2. Objectives At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Describe the purpose of the course
Understand the Course Agenda
Understand the Course Reference Material

3. Overview In this lesson we will discuss the following topics:
Participant Introductions
Overview of Course
Overview of Participant Guide

4. Participant Introductions
Name
Office Location/Specialty
Oceanic and International Operations Experience
Operators you are working with who are conducting/requesting international operations authorizations

5. Course Purpose The course will provide you with information to:
Determine when to contact a Specialist – FAA Order Handbook and other FAA documents currently have numerous references to contacting a Navigation Specialist. The term is evolving to SAO Specialist in line with NextGen initiatives
Help you gain familiarity with CNS requirements and technologies for different SAOs

6. Course Purpose The course was developed due to:
No structured Oceanic and International training for ASIs responsible for issuing SAO authorizations
National Reviews of OpSpecs/MSpecs/Letters of Authorizations (LOAs) revealed some authorizations issued contrary to FAA guidance
The need to reinforce references requiring a SAO Specialist to be contacted

7. Q&A
What does C/N/S stand for?

8. Q&A
What does SAO stand for?

9. Q&A
What are some examples of SAOs?

10. Course Agenda Lesson 1: Course Overview
Lesson 2: ICAO Guidance Materials
Lesson 3: FAA Regulations, Orders and Guidance Materials
Lesson 4: Basics of Navigation
Lesson 5: ICAO Planning and Implementation Regional Groups
Lesson 6: Oceanic and International Operations Resources

11. Course Agenda Lesson 7: Special Areas of Operation (SAO)
Lesson 8: Operational Control
Lesson 9: ICAO Flight Planning
Lesson 10: Equal Time Points (ETP)
Lesson 11: Flight Planning Contingency Procedures
Lesson 12: Weather Information

12. Course Agenda
Lesson 13: International Fuel Requirements Lesson 14: Extended Operations (ETOPS)
Lesson 15: Performance-Based Requirements
Lesson 16: Data Link
Lesson 17: Oceanic Checklist and SLOP
Lesson 18: Plotting Charts

13. Course Agenda Lesson 19: En Route Contingency Procedures
Lesson 20: OpSpecs/MSpecs/Letters of Authorization (LOAs)
Lesson 21: Oceanic Errors
Lesson 22: Proving-Validation Flights-Certification Process
Lesson 23: Current and Future Initiatives for Oceanic Operations
Lesson 24: Course Summary

14. Participant Guide
Introduction to the lesson purpose, objectives, and topics
Copies of the presentation slides, with space for taking notes
Copies of exercises with directions to support individual topics and/or Handouts
Introduction to the CD that contains Reference Materials

15. Review In this lesson we discussed the following topics:
Participant Introductions
Overview of Course
Overview of Participant Guide

16. Objectives You should now be able to:
Describe the purpose of the course
Understand the Course Agenda
Understand the Course Reference Material

17. WBT Review