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AIM

4/20/23

Appendix 4

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FAA Form 7233

 International Flight Plan

TBL 4

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Special Handling

Special Handling

Item 18 STS/

Flight operating in accordance with an altitude reservation

ALTRV

Flight approved for exemption from ATFM measures by the appropriate ATS authority

ATFMX

Fire Fighting

FFR

Flight check for calibration of NAVAIDS

FLTCK

Flight carrying hazardous material(s)

HAZMAT

Flight with Head of State status

HEAD

Medical flight declared by medical authorities

HOSP

Flight operating on a humanitarian mission

HUM

Flight for which a military entity assumes responsibility for separation of military aircraft

MARSA

Life critical medical emergency evacuation

MEDEVAC

Non

RVSM capable flight intending to operate in RVSM airspace

NONRVSM

Flight engaged in a search and rescue mission

SAR

Flight engaged in military, customs, or police services

STATE

(b)

 Any other requests for special handling must be made in Item 18 RMK/.

(c)

 Include plain

language remarks when required by ATC or deemed necessary. Do not use special

characters, for example; / * 

 = +.

EXAMPLE

RMK/NRP
RMK/DVRSN

12. Remarks

Include when necessary.

13.

 

Operator (Item 18 OPR/)

When the operator is not obvious from the aircraft identification, the operator may be indicated.

EXAMPLE

OPR/NETJETS

14. Flight Plan Originator (Item 18 ORGN/)

(a) 

VFR flight plans originating outside of FAA FSS or FAA contracted flight plan filing services must enter

the 8

letter AFTN address of the service where the flight plan was originally filed. Alternately, enter the name

of the service where the FPL was originally filed. This information is critical to locating the FPL originator in
the event additional information is needed.

(b)

 For IFR flight plans, the original filers AFTN address may be indicated, which is helpful in cases where

a flight plan has been forwarded.

EXAMPLE

ORGN/Acme Flight Plans
ORGN/KDENXLDS