Common use of Silent transfer of control Clause in Contracts

Silent transfer of control. Transfer of control may be affected without systematic use of bi-directional speech facilities provided the minimum distance between successive aircraft about to be transferred is 20 NM and constant or increasing. C.3.3.1 The transferring controller shall inform the accepting controller of any level, speed or vectoring instructions given to aircraft prior to its transfer and which modify its anticipated flight progress at the point of transfer. Note: When using Mach-number speed control, pilots concerned shall be instructed to report their assigned Mach-number to the accepting ATS Unit upon initial contact. C.3.3.2 The accepting controller may terminate the silent transfer of control at any time, normally with an advance notice of 5 minutes.