TI-26-009 - Manchester - PC West Splitting Procedures¶
| Instruction ID | TI-26-009 |
|---|---|
| Valid | 2026-07-30 |
| Applicable To | PC West & top-down airfields |
| Mandatory | Mandatory |
Introduction¶
For the Dublin's Thursday Night Live event, a temporary arrangement is made to allow for the splitting of PC West.
Controllers operating split positions must provide a link to vatglasses.uk/ukireland/ in their Controller ATIS.
Positions¶
PC West¶
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Callsign | MAN_W_CTR |
| Relief Callsign | MAN_W__CTR |
| Frequency | 128.050 MHz |
| RTF Callsign | Scottish Control |
| Coordination Callsign | PC West |
PC West is the permanently published position which, when online, takes responsibility for all of the usual PC West airspace minus any delegated to another controller.
PC Penil¶
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Callsign | MAN_WP_CTR |
| Relief Callsign | MAN_WP__CTR |
| Frequency | 126.875 MHz |
| RTF Callsign | Scottish Control |
| Coordination Callsign | PC Penil |
| Top-down Responsibility | PC Isle of Man & PC Wallasey |
PC Penil is responsible for both the PC Isle of Man and PC Wallasey sectors.
PC Isle of Man¶
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Callsign | MAN_WI_CTR |
| Relief Callsign | MAN_WI__CTR |
| Frequency | 133.050 MHz |
| RTF Callsign | Scottish Control |
| Coordination Callsign | PC Isle of Man |
| Top-down Responsibility | EGNS & EGNH |
Info
Refer to the PC Isle of Man Agreed Levels Diagram when operating this position.
PC Isle of Man is responsible for airspace up to FL255 / FL285 west of the Manchester TMA.
This sector is primarily responsible for:
- Dublin ACC / Liverpool inbound traffic via TIPOD
- Manchester arrivals via MIRSI
- MTMA departures towards ScAC Rathlin
- Shannon ACC traffic
PC Wallasey¶
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Callsign | MAN_WL_CTR |
| Relief Callsign | MAN_WL__CTR |
| Frequency | 125.950 MHz |
| RTF Callsign | Scottish Control |
| Coordination Callsign | PC Wallasey |
| Top-down Responsibility | EGGP, EGNR |
Info
Refer to the PC Wallasey Agreed Levels Diagram when operating this position.
PC Wallasey is responsible for airspace up to FL195 on the western side of the Manchester TMA.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Liverpool arrivals via TIPOD
- Liverpool arrivals via KEGUN
- Manchester arrivals via MIRSI
- MTMA departures routing west
- KARNO departures
- MIDJO departures
Coordination Between PC West and PC Isle of Man¶
Traffic Positioning¶
Westbound¶
PC Wallasey should position westbound traffic from:
- EGCC
- EGGP
- EGNR
on a heading north of WAL prior to transfer to PC Isle of Man.
Traffic is RFT on transfer.
Eastbound¶
PC Isle of Man should position eastbound traffic inbound to:
- EGCC
- EGGP
- EGNR
on a heading south of WAL prior to transfer to PC Wallasey.
Traffic is RFT on transfer.
Warning
If traffic is not operating in accordance with this guidance, or is on a conflicting heading unknown to the receiving controller, coordination must take place.
Aircraft inbound to the MTMA below Standing Agreement Level¶
Traffic inbound to Manchester TMA airfields cruising below the standing agreement level is RFD on transfer from PC Isle of Man to PC West.
If the aircraft is not RFD, coordination is required.
Aircraft inbound to EGGP / EGNR from the Northeast¶
Controllers should be aware there is no standing agreement for Liverpool or Hawarden arrivals via:
- GASKO
- POL
- GOLES
between PC Northeast and PC Wallasey.
Individual coordination is therefore required.
Sector Diagrams¶
Agreed Level Diagrams¶
PC Isle of Man Agreed Levels Diagram
PC Wallasey Agreed Levels Diagram
Errors in this instruction should be reported to the Operations Department via the Helpdesk or Discord.