Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012Show full title

SUBPART D OPERATIONS IN AIRSPACE WITH REDUCED VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMA (RVSM) U.K.

SPA.RVSM.100 RVSM operations U.K.

Aircraft shall only be operated in designated airspace where a reduced vertical separation minimum of 300 m (1 000 ft) applies between flight level (FL) 290 and FL 410, inclusive, if the operator has been granted an approval by the [F1 CAA] to conduct such operations.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Annex 5 Subpart D substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 367(3)(c) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

SPA.RVSM.105 RVSM operational approval U.K.

To obtain an RVSM operational approval from the [F1 CAA], the operator shall provide evidence that:

(a)

the RVSM airworthiness approval has been obtained;

(b)

procedures for monitoring and reporting height-keeping errors have been established;

(c)

a training programme for the flight crew members involved in these operations has been established;

(d)

operating procedures have been established specifying:

(1)

the equipment to be carried, including its operating limitations and appropriate entries in the MEL;

(2)

flight crew composition and experience requirements;

(3)

flight planning;

(4)

pre-flight procedures;

(5)

procedures prior to RVSM airspace entry;

(6)

in-flight procedures;

(7)

post-flight procedures;

(8)

incident reporting;

(9)

specific regional operating procedures.

SPA.RVSM.110 RVSM equipment requirements U.K.

Aircraft used for operations in RVSM airspace shall be equipped with:

(a)

two independent altitude measurement systems;

(b)

an altitude alerting system;

(c)

an automatic altitude control system;

(d)

a secondary surveillance radar (SSR) transponder with altitude reporting system that can be connected to the altitude measurement system in use for altitude control.

SPA.RVSM.115 RVSM height-keeping errors U.K.

(a) The operator shall report recorded or communicated occurrences of height-keeping errors caused by malfunction of aircraft equipment or of operational nature, equal to or greater than: U.K.

(1)

a total vertical error (TVE) of ± 90 m (± 300 ft);

(2)

an altimetry system error (ASE) of ± 75 m (± 245 ft); and

(3)

an assigned altitude deviation (AAD) of ± 90 m (± 300 ft).

(b) Reports of such occurrences shall be sent to the [F1 CAA] within 72 hours. Reports shall include an initial analysis of causal factors and measures taken to prevent repeat occurrences. U.K.

(c) When height-keeping errors are recorded or received, the operator shall take immediate action to rectify the conditions that caused the errors and provide follow-up reports, if requested by the [F1 CAA]. U.K.