8/15/19  1/30/20 AIM clearance if necessary; and once the aircraft reports reaching VFR-on-top, reclears the aircraft to maintain VFR-on-top. 5 − 5 − 15. Minimum Fuel Advisory 5 − 5 − 14. Instrument Departures 5 − 5 − 16. RNAV and RNP Operations 5 − 5 − 7 Pilot/Controller Roles and Responsibilities 3. Before issuing clearance, ascertain that the aircraft is not in or will not enter Class A airspace. 1. Prior to departure considers the type of terrain and other obstructions on or in the vicinity of the departure airport. 2. Determines if obstruction avoidance can be maintained visually or that the departure procedure should be followed. 3. Determines whether an obstacle departure procedure (ODP) and/or DP is available for obstruction avoidance. One option may be a Visual Climb Over Airport (VCOA). Pilots must advise ATC as early as possible of the intent to fly the VCOA prior to departure. 4. At airports where IAPs have not been published, hence no published departure procedure, determines what action will be necessary and takes such action that will assure a safe departure. 1. At locations with airport traffic control service, when necessary, specifies direction of takeoff, turn, or initial heading to be flown after takeoff, consistent with published departure proce- dures (DP) or diverse vector areas (DVA), where applicable.  2. At locations without airport traffic control service but within Class E surface area when necessary to specify direction of takeoff, turn, or initial heading to be flown, obtains pilot’s concur- rence that the procedure will allow the pilot to comply with local traffic patterns, terrain, and obstruction avoidance. 3. When the initial heading will take the aircraft off an assigned procedure (for example, an RNAV SID with a published lateral path to a waypoint and crossing restrictions from the departure end of runway), the controller will assign an altitude to maintain with the initial heading. 2. Pilots are not authorized to fly a published RNAV or RNP procedure (instrument approach, departure, or arrival procedure) unless it is retrievable by the procedure name from the current aircraft navigation database and conforms to the charted procedure. The system must be able to retrieve the 1. If unable to comply with the requirements of an RNAV or RNP procedure, pilots must advise air traffic control as soon as possible. For example, “N1234, failure of GPS system, unable RNAV, request amended clearance.” 1. When an aircraft declares a state of minimum fuel, relay this information to the facility to whom control jurisdiction is transferred. 2. Be alert for any occurrence which might delay the aircraft. 5. If the remaining usable fuel supply suggests the need for traffic priority to ensure a safe landing, you should declare an emergency due to low fuel and report fuel remaining in minutes. Pilot/Controller Glossary Term −  Fuel Remaining. 1. Advise ATC of your minimum fuel status when your fuel supply has reached a state where, upon reaching destination, you cannot accept any undue delay. 2. Be aware this is not an emergency situation, but merely an advisory that indicates an emergency situation is possible should any undue delay occur. 3. On initial contact the term “minimum fuel” should be used after stating call sign. Salt Lake Approach, United 621, “minimum fuel.” 4. Be aware a minimum fuel advisory does not imply a need for traffic priority. EXAMPLE − a. Pilot. a. Pilot. b. Controller. REFERENCE − b. Controller. a. Pilot. 4. Includes established departure procedures as part of the ATC clearance when pilot compliance is necessary to ensure separation.