Flight crew planned an extended over-water flight without the required communication radios.

Attributes
ACN	123682
Time
Date	198909
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : chs
State Reference	SC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx artcc : zny
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	123682
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was cleared as filed from cae to sju. Passing smelt intersection ZJX advised that radar service was terminated and cleared us to contact ny oceanic on commercial radio. Since we could not find an appropriate VHF frequency on latin american high/low chart #5/6, and had no HF capability, we advised ZJX of our situation and requested a VHF frequency, or a return to a suitable arwy. ZJX instructed us to turn toward and intercept arwy 3 to nucar intersection, direct gtk, then flight plan route. We complied and continued to destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW PLANNED AN EXTENDED OVER-WATER FLT WITHOUT THE REQUIRED COM RADIOS.

Narrative: FLT WAS CLRED AS FILED FROM CAE TO SJU. PASSING SMELT INTXN ZJX ADVISED THAT RADAR SVC WAS TERMINATED AND CLRED US TO CONTACT NY OCEANIC ON COMMERCIAL RADIO. SINCE WE COULD NOT FIND AN APPROPRIATE VHF FREQ ON LATIN AMERICAN HIGH/LOW CHART #5/6, AND HAD NO HF CAPABILITY, WE ADVISED ZJX OF OUR SITUATION AND REQUESTED A VHF FREQ, OR A RETURN TO A SUITABLE ARWY. ZJX INSTRUCTED US TO TURN TOWARD AND INTERCEPT ARWY 3 TO NUCAR INTXN, DIRECT GTK, THEN FLT PLAN ROUTE. WE COMPLIED AND CONTINUED TO DEST.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.