AIM  AIM 8/15/19 3/15/07 7/16/20 b. Air Ambulance Flights. EXAMPLE − c. Student Pilots Radio Identification. 4 − 2 − 5. Description of Interchange or Leased Aircraft Because of the priority afforded air ambulance flights in the ATC system, extreme discretion is necessary when using the term “MEDEVAC.” It is only intended for those missions of an urgent medical nature and to be utilized only for that portion of the flight requiring priority handling. It is important for ATC to be aware of a flight’s MEDEVAC status, and it is the pilot’s responsibility to ensure that this information is provided to ATC. 1. To receive priority handling from ATC, the pilot must verbally identify the flight in radio transmissions by stating “MEDEVAC” followed by the FAA authorized call sign (ICAO 3LD, US Special, or local) or the aircraft civil “N” registration numbers/letters. If the aircraft identification of the flight indicates DAL51, the pilot states “MEDEVAC Delta Fifty One.” If the aircraft identification of the flight indicates MDSTR1, the pilot states “MEDEVAC Medstar One.” If the aircraft identification of the flight indicates N123G or LN123G, the pilot states “MEDEVAC One Two Three Golf”. 2. If requested by the pilot, ATC will provide additional assistance (e.g., landline notifications) to expedite ground handling of patients, vital organs, or urgently needed medical materials. When possible make these requests to ATC via methods other than through ATC radio frequencies. 3. MEDEVAC flights may include: (a) Civilian air ambulance flights responding to medical emergencies (e.g., first call to an accident scene, carrying patients, organ donors, organs, or other urgently needed lifesaving medical material). (b) Air carrier and air taxi flights responding to medical emergencies. The nature of these medical emergency flights usually concerns the transporta- tion of urgently needed lifesaving medical materials or vital organs, but can include inflight medical emergencies. It is imperative that the company/pilot determine, by the nature/urgency of the specific medical cargo, if priority ATC assistance is required. 4.  When filing a flight plan, pilots may include “L” for MEDEVAC with the aircraft registration letters/digits and/or include “MEDEVAC” in Item 11 a. Controllers issue traffic information based on familiarity with airline equipment and color/ markings. When an air carrier dispatches a flight using another company’s equipment and the pilot 2. This special identification will alert FAA ATC personnel and enable them to provide student pilots with such extra assistance and consideration as they may need. It is recommended that student pilots identify themselves as such, on initial contact with each clearance delivery prior to taxiing, ground control, tower, approach and departure control frequency, or FSS contact. EXAMPLE − Dayton tower, Fleetwing One Two Three Four, student pilot. 1. The FAA desires to help student pilots in acquiring sufficient practical experience in the environment in which they will be required to operate. To receive additional assistance while operating in areas of concentrated air traffic, student pilots need only identify themselves as a student pilot during their initial call to an FAA radio facility. 5. ATC will also provide priority handling to HOSP and AIR EVAC flights when verbally requested. These aircraft may file “HOSP” or “AIR EVAC” in either Item 11 (Remarks) of the flight plan or Item 18 of an international flight plan. For aircraft identification in radio transmissions, civilian pilots will use normal call signs when filing “HOSP” and military pilots will use the “EVAC” call sign. Civilian air ambulance aircraft operating VFR and without a filed flight plan are eligible for priority handling in accordance with subparagraph b1 above. AIM, Para 5 1 − 8, Flight Plan (FAA Form 7233 − 1) −  Domestic Flights  AIM, Para 5 − 1 − 9, International Flight Plan (FAA Form 7233 − 4) −  IFR Flights (For Domestic or International Flights) NOTE − REFERENCE − (Remarks) of the flight plan or Item 18 (Other Information) of an international flight plan. However, ATC will only use these flight plan entries for informational purposes or as a visual indicator. ATC will only provide priority handling when the pilot verbally identifies the “MEDEVAC” status of the flight as described in subparagraph b1 above.  Radio Communications Phraseology 4 − 2 − 4