Aircraft shall only be operated in designated minimum navigation performance specifications (MNPS) airspace in accordance with regional supplementary procedures, where minimum navigation performance specifications are established, if the operator has been granted an approval by the competent authority to conduct such operations.
To obtain an MNPS operational approval from the competent authority, the operator shall provide evidence that:
the navigation equipment meets the required performance;
navigation displays, indicators and controls are visible and operable by either pilot seated at his/her duty station;
a training programme for the flight crew members involved in these operations has been established;
operating procedures have been established specifying:
the equipment to be carried, including its operating limitations and appropriate entries in the MEL;
flight crew composition and experience requirements;
normal procedures;
contingency procedures including those specified by the authority responsible for the airspace concerned;
monitoring and incident reporting.