b.
In terms of altitudes if the flight is to be conducted in the vicinity of an airport and at or below the transition altitude.

NOTE:  Short flights in the vicinity of an airport may often be conducted only at altitudes below the transition altitude.
NOTE:  Flight levels are specified in a plan by number and not in terms of feet or meters as is the case with altitudes.
2. A flight plan shall be submitted in accordance with ICAO Annex 2, 3.3.1, prior to operating:
a.
Any IFR flight;

b.
Any VFR flight;

(1)
Departing from or destined for an airport within a control zone;

(2) Crossing Port-au-Prince Control Zone;

(3)
Operated along the designated VFR routes in the Port-au-Prince Terminal Area;

(4) Across the FIR boundary, i.e. international flights.
3. Except for repetitive flight plans, a flight plan shall be submitted at least 30 minutes prior to departure, taking into account the requirements of ATS units in the airspace along the route to be flown for timely information, including requirements for early submission for Air Traffic Flow Management purposes.
a.
Flight plans shall be submitted at the Air Traffic Services Reporting Office at the departure airport.

b.
For domestic flights from an uncontrolled to a controlled airport, a flight plan shall be submitted by telephone to the Air Traffic Services Reporting Office.

4. An alerting service is, in principle, provided to flights for which a flight plan has been submitted.
a.
ICAO flight plan forms are available at Air Traffic Services Reporting Offices and airport offices at uncontrolled airports. The instructions for completing those forms shall be followed.

b.
Flight plan concerning IFR flights along ATS routes need not include FIR boundary estimates. Inclusion of FIR boundary estimates is, however, required for off-route IFR flights and international VFR flights.

c.
When a flight plan is submitted by telephone, teletype or telefax, the sequence of items in the flight plan form shall be strictly followed.

5.
No flight plan shall be filed for routes deviating from the published ATS route structure unless prior permission has been obtained from the Haiti ATC (MTEG) authorities.

6.
Flights of a specific character, such as survey flights, scientific research flights, etc., may be exempted from the restriction specified above. A request for exemption shall be mailed so as to be received at least one week before the intended day of operation to Haiti.

7.
All changes to a flight plan submitted for an IFR flight or a controlled VFR flight and significant changes to a flight plan submitted for an uncontrolled VFR flight shall be reported as soon as possible to the appropriate ATS unit. In the event of a delay in departure of 30 minutes or more for a flight for which a flight plan has been submitted, the flight plan shall be amended or a new flight plan shall be submitted after the old plan has been cancelled.
　
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