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

Article 5 U.K. Air operations

1. Operators shall only operate an aircraft for the purpose of commercial air transport (hereinafter ‘CAT’) operations as specified in Annexes III and IV.

2. CAT operators shall comply with the relevant provisions of Annex V when operating:

(a) aeroplanes and helicopters used for:

(i)

operations using performance-based navigation (PBN);

(ii)

operations in accordance with minimum navigation performance specifications (MNPS);

(iii)

operations in airspace with reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM);

(iv)

low visibility operations (LVO);

(b) aeroplanes and helicopters used for the transport of dangerous goods (DG);

(c) two-engined aeroplanes used for extended range operations (ETOPS) in commercial air transport;

(d) helicopters used for commercial air transport operations with the aid of night vision imaging systems (NVIS);

(e) helicopters used for commercial air transport hoist operations (HHO); and

(f) helicopters used for commercial air transport emergency medical service operations (HEMS).