Narrative:

Queried edmonton ATC several times about when/how to obtain oceanic clearance. Finally gave us HF frequency. About that time my crew meal came up; I began to eat and the relief pilot called gander radio; advised we were cpdlc and requested a SELCAL check; but it did not register with me that he did not specifically request an oceanic clearance. Shortly; after crossing the fir boundary; we received SELCAL and were given an oceanic clearance. Poor HF made the process very difficult but finally heard 'readback correct.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight deck confusion and intermittent communications with ATC resulted in a B777 entering oceanic airspace without a clearance.

Narrative: Queried Edmonton ATC several times about when/how to obtain oceanic clearance. Finally gave us HF frequency. About that time my crew meal came up; I began to eat and the relief pilot called Gander radio; advised we were CPDLC and requested a SELCAL check; but it did not register with me that he did not specifically request an oceanic clearance. Shortly; after crossing the FIR boundary; we received SELCAL and were given an oceanic clearance. Poor HF made the process very difficult but finally heard 'readback correct.'

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.