5. If the letter Z is used, specify in Item 18 the other equipment carried, preceded by COM/, DAT/, and/or NAV/, as
appropriate.
6. Information on navigation capability is provided to ATC for clearance and routing purposes.
7. Guidance on the application of performance-based communication, which prescribes RCP to an air traffic service in
a specific area, is contained in the Performance-Based Communication and Surveillance (PBCS) Manual (Doc 9869).
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Aircraft Surveillance Equipment, Including Designators for Transponder, ADS-B, ADS-C, and Capabilities
INSERT N if no surveillance equipment for the route to be flown is carried, or the equipment is unserviceable,
OR
INSERT one or more of the following descriptors, to a maximum of 20 characters, to describe the serviceable surveillance equipment and/or capabilities on board:
SSR Modes A and C

Transponder - Mode A (4 digits " 4096 codes)

Transponder - Mode A (4 digits " 4096 codes) and Mode C

SSR Mode S

Transponder - Mode S, including aircraft identification, pressure-altitude and extended squitter (ADS-B) capability

Transponder - Mode S, including aircraft identification, pressure-altitude and enhanced surveillance capability

Transponder - Mode S, including aircraft identification, but no pressure-altitude capability

Transponder - Mode S, including aircraft identification, pressure-altitude, extended squitter (ADS B) and enhanced surveillance capability

Transponder - Mode S, including pressure-altitude, but no aircraft identification capability

Transponder - Mode S, including both pressure-altitude and aircraft identification capability

Transponder - Mode S with neither aircraft identification nor pressure-altitude capability

NOTE-
Enhanced surveillance capability is the ability of the aircraft to down-link aircraft derived data vi Mode S transponder.
Followed by one or more of the following codes if the aircraft has ADS-B capability:
B1

ADS-B with dedicated 1090 MHz ADS-B "out" capability

B2

ADS-B with dedicated 1090 MHz ADS-B "out" and "in" capability

U1 ADS-B "out" capability using UAT
U2 ADS-B "out" and "in" capability using UAT
V1 ADS-B "out" capability using VDL Mode 4
V2 ADS-B "out" and "in" capability using VDL Mode 4
NOTE-
File no more than one code for each type of capability; for example, file B1 or B2,but not both.
Followed by one or more of the following codes if the aircraft has ADS-C capability:
D1 ADS-C with FANS 1/A capabilities
G1 ADS-C with ATN capabilities

EXAMPLE-
1. SDGW/SB1U1 {VOR, ILS, VHF, DME, GNSS, RVSM, Mode S transponder, ADS-B 1090 Extended Squitter out, ADS-B
UAT out}
2. S/C {VOR, ILS, VHF, Mode C transponder}

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