Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Troubleshooting; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; No Specific Anomaly Occurred Unwanted Situation
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem
Aircraft; Environment - Non Weather Related
The purpose of this report is to point out a possible safety issue in regards to the no fly zones going to South America. Flying over South America there are two no fly zones; one in the Peruvian Airspace and the second one extends from south of Peru across the Andes mountains all the way down to the south of Chile. Those areas where depicted in our old paper navigational charts and every no fly zones had waypoints. Those waypoints where depicted; for example the no fly zone over Peruvian airspace had the following waypoints depicted on the old paper navigational chart as follows: NFZ01; NFZ02; etc.; up to NFZ06. Those way points are still on our Nav (Navigation) Database and can be still used for safety awareness by building the no fly zones on the secondary flight plan. When we switch to Electronic Flight Bag you can still see the no fly zones but the way points are taken away. Based on my experience; about 80% of the times that we fly to South America; the iPad loses his own ship due to lack of signal and you cannot use the electronic chart for reference to make sure that you are not getting over any of the no fly zones; especially when we are deviating from weather. The only place that we can find those no fly zones way points is in the diversion guide page XX. I always put those way points on the secondary flight plan so I can see them on the Nav Display just in case we have to deviate due to weather and the iPad loose the signal. On my last flight to Lima we had to deviate due to weather over the shore line and because we had those no fly zones on the secondary flight plan; we were able to stay away from that area. I been flying into South America for over XX years in different fleets and we always had use that procedure and the information was everywhere. Now we have lost that information when we switch from paper to electronic nav charts. We also are getting new pilots from other bases that never been in those routes before and the majority are not even aware of those way points; and have no clue how to find them and use them. I believe that in the name of safety; those way points should be inserted into the electronic navigational charts and the company should provide more information about those way points.If you need any additional information please don't hesitate to contact me.Thank you for your time and attention to towards this matter.Experience flying this division.As I mentioned before; I believe that in the name of safety; those way points should be inserted into the electronic navigational charts and the company should provide more information about those way points.
Air carrier Captain reported the waypoints that marked no fly zones in South America on the old paper charts are no longer available in the electronic charts.