Narrative:

We are en route hnl to anc on a random route at FL330 when commercial radio asked us to forward a position report. I found this surprising as we had reported reaching FL330 to center, who had then terminated radar service and cleared us to en route frequency. I had checked in with commercial radio and received a SELCAL check. Normally, center forwards our position to oceanic. This is evidenced by phraseology like 'forward an estimate for XXX.' in retrospect, this did not occur. We need to have more understanding of how center actually interfaces with oceanic. I have spoken to an individual in our training department to stress that center may not automatically forward our position and altitude to oceanic as I believed. When establishing communication in a new fir that is not a mandatory position report, provide an estimate to the next mandatory position and your current altitude.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CREW ON OCEANIC FLT FAILS TO MAKE REQUIRED POS RPTS UNTIL CALLED BY COMMERCIAL RADIO.

Narrative: WE ARE ENRTE HNL TO ANC ON A RANDOM RTE AT FL330 WHEN COMMERCIAL RADIO ASKED US TO FORWARD A POS RPT. I FOUND THIS SURPRISING AS WE HAD RPTED REACHING FL330 TO CTR, WHO HAD THEN TERMINATED RADAR SVC AND CLRED US TO ENRTE FREQ. I HAD CHKED IN WITH COMMERCIAL RADIO AND RECEIVED A SELCAL CHK. NORMALLY, CTR FORWARDS OUR POS TO OCEANIC. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY PHRASEOLOGY LIKE 'FORWARD AN ESTIMATE FOR XXX.' IN RETROSPECT, THIS DID NOT OCCUR. WE NEED TO HAVE MORE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW CTR ACTUALLY INTERFACES WITH OCEANIC. I HAVE SPOKEN TO AN INDIVIDUAL IN OUR TRAINING DEPT TO STRESS THAT CTR MAY NOT AUTOMATICALLY FORWARD OUR POS AND ALT TO OCEANIC AS I BELIEVED. WHEN ESTABLISHING COM IN A NEW FIR THAT IS NOT A MANDATORY POS RPT, PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE TO THE NEXT MANDATORY POS AND YOUR CURRENT ALT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.