What does an entry of G mean in ITEM 10 EQUIPMENT of the ICAO Flight Plan form?
ICAO Doc 4444
Appendix 2
ITEM 10: EQUIPMENT AND CAPABILITIES
Radiocommunication, navigation and approach aid equipment and capabilities
INSERT one letter as follows:
- N if no COM/NAV/approach aid equipment for the route to be flown is carried, or the equipment is unserviceable,
- OR S if standard COM/NAV/approach aid equipment for the route to be flown is carried and serviceable (see Note 1),
- AND/OR INSERT one or more of the following letters to indicate the serviceable COM/NAV/approach aid equipment and capabilities available:
| A - (Not allocated) | M - Omega |
| B - (Not allocated) | O - VOR |
| C - LORAN C | P - (Not allocated) |
| D - DME | Q - (Not allocated) |
| E - (Not allocated) | R - RNP type certification (see Note 5) |
| F - ADF | T - TACAN |
| G - GNSS. If any portion of the flight is planned to be conducted under IFR, it refers to GNSS receivers that comply with the requirements of Annex 10, Volume I (See Note 2) | U - UHF RTF |
| H - HF RTF | V - VHF RTF |
| I - Inertial Navigation | W - RVSM approved |
| J - Data Link (see Note 3) | X - MPNS approved |
| K - MLS | Y - VHF (with 8.33 kHz channel spacing capability) |
| L - ILS | Z - Other equipment carried (see Note 2) |
Note 1: If the letter S is used, standard equipment is considered to be VHF RTF, VOR and ILS, unless another combination is prescribed by the appropriate ATS authority.
Note 2:If the letter G is used, the types of external GNSS augmentation, if any, are specified in Item 18 following the indicator NAV/ and separated by a space.
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