5.5 Radar Services to VFR Flights

• 5.5.1 Radar Control, radar advisory and radar information services, as appropriate, are provided to VFR flights under area radar or approach radar control within radar coverage in Class C and Class D airspace.
• 5.5.2 Radar services are not normally provided to VFR flights within radar coverage operating in Class G airspace. Every effort will be made to provide a service if requested, but it will be limited to:
  • (a) assisting aircraft experiencing an emergency; or
  • (b) giving navigational assistance; or
  • (c) aircraft crossing Cook Strait.
• 5.5.3 The use of radar by ATC does not absolve the pilot from compliance with the requirements for operation under VFR. Terrain clearance remains the responsibility of the pilot.
• 5.5.4 Should pilots operating under VFR encounter a situation where their ability to remain clear of terrain is compromised, any requests for assistance from ATS must include details of the circumstances.