Mohammed V Ground

IFR Procedures

Clearance Format

The aircraft should be issued clearance on the correct SID, and the ATIS information should be confirmed if it is not provided by the pilot. GND shall use the following phraseology:

RAM220, Mohammed V Ground, cleared to Moscow, TOLSI 3D Departure, climb flight level 50, squawk 6423.

Vectored Departure

Usually, runway headings and an initial climb of 4000ft should be used. Other coordinations are always possible. Assign the appropriate heading in the tag.

Start-up

A start-up clearance 

VFR Coordination

TWR only approves VFR start-ups. GND must coordinate with TWR to approve them.

Pushback

The pushback direction depends on the location of the aircraft and runway configuration.

Example: "Royal Air Maroc 810 delta, pushback approved, face south, runway 35L”.

VFR Aircraft

VFR circuits shall not be permitted at the aerodrome during times of increased IFR departure or arrival activity and shall be permitted only after prior coordination with TWR.

Taxiway Usage and Restrictions

Although there are no regulated taxi routes in Casablanca, it is advised that outbound traffic use outer-taxiways and incoming traffic use apron inner-taxiways.

To ensure a smooth taxi flow and avoid conflicting routes, it is recommended to utilise entries and exits in a unidirectional manner.

Runway Crossings

To allow sufficient time for receiving clearance to cross the runway, Ground must handoff traffic well before it reaches the holding point of 17L/35R. In order to expedite the flow of traffic, Ground may, subject to coordination and agreement with Tower, issue the runway crossing clearance in the taxi clearance.

In any circumstance, it is expected that Ground will handoff traffic to Tower in advance.

Runway Change Procedure

Tower shall provide ample notice to Ground before changing runway configuration. The last departure using the old configuration shall be coordinated between Tower, Ground and Approach.

Aircraft that have already been cleared to taxi using the old configuration shall be re-cleared if they have not already reached the holding point.