Military Transport
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 30
Confusion; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance
Manuals; Airspace Structure; Procedure
Aircraft X comes out on this IFR flight plan a couple times a week. The mission is to hold at the [fix] with an unknown radius in oceanic/radar airspace. The radar controller; normally asks the oceanic controller to block the airspace with a made up reservation. The problem associated with this are the radar controller who is responsible for this flight does not have communications on a VHF frequency due to altitude. The aircraft tries to communicate with the oceanic controller on HF frequencies through ARINC; but oceanic controller is only blocking airspace with an inaccurate reservation. Who's in control? Who's responsible for search and rescue? Who's responsible for clearance? Who's responsible for coordination?Tonight's reservation was put into the oceanic system by someone other than the oceanic controller. No briefing occurred; no approval granted. Normally; if its an ALTRV or reservation we get a paper showing blocked airspace; times and altitudes; with prior notification. Reservation was put in at [lat/long fix] with a 35 mile radius altitude 23000 feet and below. There is a big difference from the [fix] and [lat/long fix]. I do not believe the reservation properly protected for the mission or flight plan of Aircraft X. In oceanic terms the profile of this aircraft was unprotected in non radar airspace. This has been brought to management's attention many times; with no direction to properly ensure profile integrity or solution. Shame on us!The controllers of this area; have asked for a proper standard reservation with an entry point within radar covered airspace and VHF coverage. Its activated and deactivated . The aircraft would be properly protected at all times. An HF message for operations normal can be agreed upon within a time frame for search and rescue. IFR clearance would end at the entry point. Return clearance will be obtained prior to exit. We are looking for a standard procedure for all; with complete understanding by all. We need your help to get this done. Thank you. Its been going on too long.
A military aircraft routinely conducts a mission while blocking airspace in a radar and non-radar covered airspace. The controllers in this area feel the mission is not coordinated according to rules and the airspace block is not properly protected.