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References

Official sources actually used in writing this manual. Every normative statement refers to one of these documents.

Precedence

  1. The current official aeronautical publication prevails over this manual.
  2. The VATSIM Brasil sector package prevails regarding callsigns, frequencies and logons.
  3. The current VATSIM policy prevails regarding authorization, rating and endorsement.

Support material for flight simulation. It does not replace any of the three sources above and must not be used for real-world air navigation.

AIP-Brasil

AIRAC cycle consulted: A 15-2026, effective 06 Aug 2026. Checked on 19 Aug 2026. Portal: https://aisweb.decea.mil.br/eaip/

Subsection Subject
GEN 3.3 Area of responsibility and extension to 010° W
ENR 1.1 General rules and air-to-air communication on 123.45 MHz
ENR 1.4 ATS airspace classification and description
ENR 1.6 ATS surveillance and radar coverage
ENR 1.8 Regional supplementary procedures and self-transfer
ENR 1.10 Flight planning
ENR 2.1 Atlântico FIR and Atlântico UIR, sectors, unit and HF frequencies
ENR 2.2 RVSM airspace, cruising levels and RVSM phraseology
ENR 3.5 EUR/SAM corridor, AORRA, SLOP and data link operations

DECEA publications

All checked on 19 Aug 2026. Portal: https://publicacoes.decea.mil.br/

Publication Title Edition in force
ICA 100-37 Serviços de Tráfego Aéreo (Air Traffic Services) 27 Nov 2025
CIRCEA 100-66 Separação Longitudinal Mínima com a Técnica do Número Mach no Atlântico Sul (Minimum Longitudinal Separation Using the Mach Number Technique in the South Atlantic) 31 Oct 2024
MCA 100-11 Preenchimento dos Formulários de Plano de Voo (Completion of Flight Plan Forms) 01 Dec 2020
MCA 100-16 Fraseologia de Tráfego Aéreo (Air Traffic Phraseology) 08 May 2025
MCA 100-23 Procedimentos Operacionais para o Uso de CPDLC (Operational Procedures for the Use of CPDLC) 02 Aug 2021

VATSIM

All checked on 19 Aug 2026. Portal: https://vatsim.net/docs/policy/

Document Version or date
Global Controller Administration Policy (GCAP) v2.0, of 15 Aug 2026
GCAP Designated Positions Overview public version
ATC Frequency and Information Management Policy v1.2, of 01 Sep 2025
VAT-Spy Data Project, position register consulted on 19 Aug 2026

VATSIM Brasil

Source Note
SBAO sector package, distributed through AeroNav GNG Authority on callsigns, frequencies and logons
Fundamentals, EuroScope Installation Profiles, sector installation and switching FIRs
Fundamentals, Using TrackAudio Connection, RX, TX and XCA

Further reading