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Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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AUTHORITY REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR OPERATIONS
SUBPART GEN GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
ARO.GEN.120 Means of compliance
(a) The Agency shall develop acceptable means of compliance (AMC) that...
(b) Alternative means of compliance may be used to establish compliance...
(c) The competent authority shall establish a system to consistently evaluate...
(d) The competent authority shall evaluate all alternative means of compliance...
(e) When the competent authority itself uses alternative means of compliance...
SECTION III Oversight, certification and enforcement
ARO.GEN.305 Oversight programme
(a) The competent authority shall establish and maintain an oversight programme...
(b) For organisations certified by the competent authority, the oversight programme...
(c) For organisations certified by the competent authority an oversight planning...
(d) For organisations declaring their activity to the competent authority, the...
(d1) For organisations holding a specialised operations authorisation, the oversight programme...
(e) For persons holding a licence, certificate, rating, or attestation issued...
(f) The oversight programme shall include records of the dates when...
ARO.GEN.360 Findings and enforcement measures — all operators
SECTION I Certification of commercial air transport operators
SECTION Ia Authorisation of high risk commercial specialised operations
ARO.OPS.150 Authorisation of high risk commercial specialised operations
(a) Upon receiving an application for the issue of a high...
(b) When satisfied with the risk assessment and SOP, the competent...
(c) Upon receiving an application for a change to the authorisation,...
(d) Upon receiving an application for the renewal of the authorisation,...
(e) Without prejudice to any additional enforcement measures, when the operator...
(f) Upon receiving an application for the issue of an authorisation...
ARO.OPS.215 Approval of helicopter operations over a hostile environment located outside...
ARO.OPS.220 Approval of helicopter operations to or from a public interest...
ARO.OPS.235 Approval of individual flight time specification schemes
(a) The competent authority shall approve flight time specification schemes proposed...
(b) Whenever a flight time specification scheme proposed by an operator...
(c) Whenever a flight time specification scheme proposed by an operator...
(d) Approved deviations or derogations shall be subject, after being applied,...
SUBPART RAMP RAMP INSPECTIONS OF AIRCRAFT OF OPERATORS UNDER THE REGULATORY OVERSIGHT...
(a) Information collected in accordance with ARO.RAMP.125(a) shall be entered into...
(b) The competent authority or the Agency shall enter into the...
(c) Whenever the information as referred to in ARO.RAMP.110 shows the...
(d) Whenever information concerning aircraft deficiencies is given by a person...
ARO.RAMP.160 Information to the public and protection of information
ORGANISATION REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR OPERATIONS
SUBPART GEN GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
ORO.GEN.110 Operator responsibilities
(a) The operator is responsible for the operation of the aircraft...
(b) Every flight shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions...
(c) The operator shall establish and maintain a system for exercising...
(d) The operator shall ensure that its aircraft are equipped and...
(e) The operator shall ensure that all personnel assigned to, or...
(f) The operator shall establish procedures and instructions for the safe...
(g) The operator shall ensure that all personnel are made aware...
(h) The operator shall establish a checklist system for each aircraft...
(i) The operator shall specify flight planning procedures to provide for...
(j) The operator shall establish and maintain dangerous goods training programmes...
(k) Notwithstanding (j), the operator of a sailplane or a balloon...
ORO.GEN.125 Terms of approval and privileges of an AOC holder
ORO.GEN.210 Personnel requirements
(a) The operator shall appoint an accountable manager, who has the...
(c) The operator shall have sufficient qualified personnel for the planned...
(d) The operator shall maintain appropriate experience, qualification and training records...
(e) The operator shall ensure that all personnel are aware of...
SUBPART AOC AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATION
ORO.AOC.105 Operations specifications and privileges of an AOC holder
ORO.AOC.120 Approvals to provide cabin crew training and to issue cabin...
ORO.AOC.125 Non-commercial operations of aircraft listed in the operations specifications by...
SUBPART MLR MANUALS, LOGS AND RECORDS
ORO.MLR.100 Operations manual — general
(a) The operator shall establish an operations manual (OM) as specified...
(b) The content of the OM shall reflect the requirements set...
(d) All operations personnel shall have easy access to the portions...
(f) Each crew member shall be provided with a personal copy...
(g1) For SPO authorisation holders, any amendment associated with the authorised...
(h) Notwithstanding (g)and (g1), when immediate amendments or revisions are required...
(i) The operator shall incorporate all amendments and revisions required by...
(j) The operator shall ensure that information taken from approved documents,...
(k) The operator shall ensure that all personnel are able to...
ORO.MLR.101 Operations manual — structure for commercial air transport
ORO.MLR.105 Minimum equipment list
(a) A minimum equipment list (MEL) shall be established as specified...
(b) The MEL and any amendment thereto shall be approved by...
(c) The operator shall amend the MEL after any applicable change...
(f) Subject to approval of the competent authority, the operator may...
(g) The operator shall establish the operational and maintenance procedures referenced...
(h) The operator shall amend the operational and maintenance procedures referenced...
(i) Unless otherwise specified in the MEL, the operator shall complete:...
(j) Subject to a specific case-by-case approval by the competent authority,...
ORO.FC.125 Differences training and familiarisation training
ORO.FC.135 Pilot qualification to operate in either pilot’s seat
ORO.FC.145 Provision of training
(a) All the training required in this Subpart shall be conducted:...
(b) When establishing the training programmes and syllabi, the operator shall...
(c) In the case of CAT operations, training and checking programmes,...
(d) The FSTD shall replicate the aircraft used by the operator,...
(e) The operator shall establish a system to adequately monitor changes...
SECTION 2 Additional requirements for commercial air transport operations
ORO.FC.215 Initial operator’s crew resource management (CRM) training
ORO.FC.230 Recurrent training and checking
(a) Each flight crew member shall complete recurrent training and checking...
(f) Each flight crew member shall undergo ground training and flight...
(g) The validity periods mentioned in (b)(3), (c) and (d) shall...
(h) When the training or checks required above are undertaken within...
ORO.FC.235 Pilot qualification to operate in either pilot’s seat
(a) Commanders whose duties require them to operate in either pilot...
(b) The additional training and checking shall include at least the...
(c) In the case of helicopters, commanders shall also complete their...
(d) When engine-out manoeuvres are carried out in an aircraft, the...
(e) When operating in the co-pilot’s seat, the checks required by...
(f) The pilot relieving the commander shall have demonstrated, concurrent with...
(g) The pilot other than the commander occupying the commander’s seat...
ORO.FC.A.245 Alternative training and qualification programme
(a) The aeroplane operator having appropriate experience may substitute one or...
(b) The ATQP shall contain training and checking that establishes and...
(c) The operator applying for an ATQP approval shall provide the...
(d) In addition to the checks required by ORO.FC.230 and FCL.060...
(e) After two years of operating with an approved ATQP, the...
ORO.FC.330 Recurrent training and checking — operator proficiency check
ORO.CC.115 Conduct of training courses and associated checking
ORO.CC.125 Aircraft type specific training and operator conversion training
SECTION 2 Additional requirements for commercial air transport operations
ORO.CC.200 Senior cabin crew member
(a) When more than one cabin crew member is required, the...
(b) The operator shall nominate cabin crew members to the position...
(c) The senior cabin crew training course shall cover all duties...
(d) The senior cabin crew member shall be responsible to the...
(e) The operator shall establish procedures to select the most appropriately...
ORO.CC.205 Reduction of the number of cabin crew during ground operations...
ORO.CC.215 Training and checking programs and related documentation
ORO.CC.250 Operation on more than one aircraft type or variant
SUBPART TC TECHNICAL CREW IN HEMS, HHO OR NVIS OPERATIONS
SUBPART FTL FLIGHT AND DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS AND REST REQUIREMENTS
ORO.FTL.125 Flight time specification schemes
(a) Operators shall establish, implement and maintain flight time specification schemes...
(b) Before being implemented, flight time specification schemes, including any related...
(c) To demonstrate compliance with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and this...
(d) For the purpose of point ARO.OPS.235(d), within 2 years of...
SECTION 2 Commercial Air Transport Operators
ORO.FTL.245 Records of home base, flight times, duty and rest...
COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
SUBPART A GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
CAT.GEN.105 Touring motor gliders, powered sailplanes and mixed balloons
(a) Powered sailplanes, excluding touring motor gliders, shall be operated and...
(b) Touring motor gliders (TMGs) shall be operated following the requirements...
(c) TMGs shall be equipped in compliance with the requirements applicable...
(d) Mixed balloons shall be operated in accordance with the requirements...
SECTION 1 Motor-powered aircraft
CAT.GEN.MPA.115 Personnel or crew members other than cabin crew in the...
CAT.GEN.MPA.145 Information on emergency and survival equipment carried
CAT.GEN.MPA.155 Carriage of weapons of war and munitions of war
CAT.GEN.MPA.161 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition — alleviations
CAT.GEN.MPA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried
(a) Following an accident, a serious incident or an occurrence identified...
(b) The operator shall conduct operational checks and evaluations of flight...
(c) The operator shall save the recordings for the period of...
(d) The operator shall keep and maintain up-to-date documentation that presents...
(e) The operator shall make available any flight recorder recording that...
(f) Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 of the European...
CAT.GEN.MPA.200 Transport of dangerous goods
(a) Unless otherwise permitted by this Annex, the transport of dangerous...
(b) Dangerous goods shall only be transported by an operator approved...
(c) An operator shall establish procedures to ensure that all reasonable...
(d) The operator shall provide personnel with the necessary information enabling...
(e) The operator shall, in accordance with the technical instructions, report...
(f) The operator shall ensure that passengers are provided with information...
(g) The operator shall ensure that notices giving information about the...
CAT.GEN.MPA.210 Location of an aircraft in distress — Aeroplanes
SUBPART B OPERATING PROCEDURES
SECTION 1 Motor-powered aircraft
CAT.OP.MPA.110 Aerodrome operating minima
(a) The operator shall establish aerodrome operating minima for each departure,...
(b) The use of a head-up display (HUD), head-up guidance landing...
(c) When establishing aerodrome operating minima, the operator shall take the...
(d) The operator shall specify the method of determining aerodrome operating...
(e) The minima for a specific approach and landing procedure shall...
CAT.OP.MPA.120 Airborne radar approaches (ARAs) for overwater operations — helicopters
CAT.OP.MPA.136 Routes and areas of operation — single-engined aeroplanes
CAT.OP.MPA.140 Maximum distance from an adequate aerodrome for two-engined aeroplanes without...
CAT.OP.MPA.155 Carriage of special categories of passengers (SCPs)
CAT.OP.MPA.181 Selection of aerodromes and operating sites — helicopters
(a) For flights under instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), the commander shall...
(b) For IFR flights or when flying under VFR and navigating...
(c) The operator shall select two destination alternate aerodromes when:
(d) The operator may select off-shore destination alternate aerodromes when the...
(e) The operator shall specify any required alternate aerodrome(s) in the...
CAT.OP.MPA.182 Destination aerodromes — instrument approach operations
CAT.OP.MPA.186 Planning minima for IFR flights — helicopters
CAT.OP.MPA.195 Refuelling/defuelling with passengers embarking, on board or disembarking
CAT.OP.MPA.225 Seats, safety belts and restraint systems
CAT.OP.MPA.230 Securing of passenger compartment and galley(s)
CAT.OP.MPA.250 Ice and other contaminants — ground procedures
CAT.OP.MPA.255 Ice and other contaminants — flight procedures
CAT.OP.MPA.280 In-flight fuel management — aeroplanes
CAT.OP.MPA.295 Use of airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS)
CAT.OP.MPA.310 Operating procedures — threshold crossing height — aeroplanes
SECTION 2 Non motor-powered aircraft
CAT.OP.NMPA.105 Noise abatement procedures — balloons and powered sailplanes
CAT.OP.NMPA.110 Fuel or ballast supply and planning — balloons
CAT.OP.NMPA.115 Carriage of special categories of passengers (SCPs)
CAT.OP.NMPA.135 Securing of passenger and pilot compartments — balloons
CAT.OP.NMPA.150 Ice and other contaminants — ground procedures
CAT.OP.NMPA.165 In-flight fuel and ballast management — balloons
SUBPART C AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND OPERATING LIMITATIONS
CAT.POL.A.220 En-route — aeroplanes with three or more engines, two engines...
(a) At no point along the intended track shall an aeroplane...
(b) The two-engines-inoperative en-route net flight path data shall allow the...
(d) The net flight path shall have a positive gradient at...
(e) Fuel jettisoning shall be permitted to an extent consistent with...
(f) The expected mass of the aeroplane at the point where...
CAT.POL.A.225 Landing — destination and alternate aerodromes
CAT.POL.A.240 Approval of operations with increased bank angles
CAT.POL.A.310 Take-off obstacle clearance — multi-engined aeroplanes
(a) The take-off flight path of aeroplanes with two or more...
(b) For cases where the intended flight path does not require...
(c) For cases where the intended flight path requires track changes...
(d) When showing compliance with (a) to (c), the following shall...
(e) The requirements in (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5), (b)(2) and (c)(2) shall...
CAT.POL.A.325 Landing — destination and alternate aerodromes
CAT.POL.A.340 Take-off and landing climb requirements
CAT.POL.A.420 En-route — aeroplanes with three or more engines, two engines...
(a) At no point along the intended track shall an aeroplane...
(b) The two-engines-inoperative flight path shall permit the aeroplane to continue...
(d) The expected mass of the aeroplane at the point where...
(e) The available rate of climb of the aeroplane shall be...
(g) Fuel jettisoning is permitted to an extent consistent with reaching...
CAT.POL.A.425 Landing — destination and alternate aerodromes
CHAPTER 1 General requirements
CAT.POL.H.225 Helicopter operations to/from a public interest site
CAT.POL.H.305 Operations without an assured safe forced landing capability
(a) The take-off mass shall not exceed the maximum mass specified...
(b) For operations other than those specified in CAT.POL.H.305, the take-off...
(c) For operations in accordance with CAT.POL.H.305, in addition to the...
(d) When showing compliance with (a) to (c), account shall be...
(e) That part of the take-off before the requirement of CAT.POL.H.315...
CHAPTER 1 Motor-powered aircraft
CAT.POL.MAB.100 Mass and balance, loading
(a) During any phase of operation, the loading, mass and centre...
(c) The weighing shall be accomplished by the manufacturer of the...
(d) The operator shall determine the mass of all operating items...
(e) The operator shall establish the mass of the traffic load,...
(f) In addition to standard masses for passengers and checked baggage,...
(g) The operator shall determine the mass of the fuel load...
(i) The operator shall comply with additional structural limits such as...
(j) The operator shall specify, in the operations manual, the principles...
CAT.POL.MAB.105 Mass and balance data and documentation
(a) The operator shall establish mass and balance data and produce...
(b) Where mass and balance data and documentation is generated by...
(c) The person supervising the loading of the aircraft shall confirm...
(d) The operator shall specify procedures for last minute changes to...
(e) The operator shall obtain approval by the competent authority if...
SUBPART D INSTRUMENTS, DATA, EQUIPMENT
CAT.IDE.A.125 Operations under VFR by day — flight and navigational instruments...
CAT.IDE.A.130 Operations under IFR or at night — flight and navigational...
CAT.IDE.A.135 Additional equipment for single-pilot operation under IFR
CAT.IDE.A.165 Additional equipment for operations in icing conditions at night
CAT.IDE.A.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices...
CAT.IDE.A.235 Supplemental oxygen — pressurised aeroplanes
(a) Pressurised aeroplanes operated at pressure altitudes above 10 000 ft...
(b) Pressurised aeroplanes operated at pressure altitudes above 25 000 ft...
(c) In the case of pressurised aeroplanes first issued with an...
(d) The total number of dispensing units and outlets referred to...
(e) Notwithstanding (a), the oxygen supply requirements for cabin crew member(s),...
CAT.IDE.A.240 Supplemental oxygen — non-pressurised aeroplanes
CAT.IDE.A.250 Hand fire extinguishers
(a) Aeroplanes shall be equipped with at least one hand fire...
(b) At least one hand fire extinguisher shall be located in,...
(c) At least one hand fire extinguisher shall be available for...
(d) The type and quantity of extinguishing agent for the required...
(e) Aeroplanes shall be equipped with at least a number of...
CAT.IDE.A.340 Radio equipment for operations under VFR over routes navigated by...
CAT.IDE.A.345 Communication and navigation equipment for operations under IFR or under...
(a) Aeroplanes operated under IFR or under VFR over routes that...
(b) Radio communication equipment shall include at least two independent radio...
(c) Notwithstanding (b), aeroplanes operated for short haul operations in the...
(d) Aeroplanes shall have sufficient navigation equipment to ensure that, in...
(e) Aeroplanes operated on flights in which it is intended to...
(f) For PBN operations the aircraft shall meet the airworthiness certification...
CAT.IDE.A.355 Electronic navigation data management
(a) The operator shall only use electronic navigation data products that...
(b) When the electronic navigation data products support a navigation application...
(c) The operator shall continuously monitor the integrity of both the...
(d) The operator shall ensure the timely distribution and insertion of...
CAT.IDE.H.125 Operations under VFR by day — flight and navigational instruments...
CAT.IDE.H.130 Operations under IFR or at night — flight and navigational...
CAT.IDE.H.135 Additional equipment for single-pilot operation under IFR
CAT.IDE.H.165 Additional equipment for operations in icing conditions at night
CAT.IDE.H.200 Flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder
CAT.IDE.H.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices...
CAT.IDE.H.240 Supplemental oxygen — non-pressurised helicopters
CAT.IDE.H.250 Hand fire extinguishers
(a) Helicopters shall be equipped with at least one hand fire...
(b) At least one hand fire extinguisher shall be located in,...
(c) At least one hand fire extinguisher shall be available for...
(d) The type and quantity of extinguishing agent for the required...
(e) The helicopter shall be equipped with at least a number...
CAT.IDE.H.300 Life-rafts, survival ELTs and survival equipment on extended overwater flights...
CAT.IDE.H.310 Additional requirements for helicopters conducting offshore operations in a hostile...
CAT.IDE.H.315 Helicopters certified for operating on water — miscellaneous equipment
CAT.IDE.H.320 All helicopters on flights over water — ditching
CAT.IDE.H.340 Radio equipment for operations under VFR over routes navigated by...
CAT.IDE.H.345 Communication and navigation equipment for operations under IFR or under...
(a) Helicopters operated under IFR or under VFR over routes that...
(b) Radio communication equipment shall include at least two independent radio...
(c) Helicopters shall have sufficient navigation equipment to ensure that, in...
(d) Helicopters operated on flights in which it is intended to...
(e) For PBN operations the aircraft shall meet the airworthiness certification...
CAT.IDE.S.100 Instruments and equipment — general
(a) Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved...
(b) The following items, when required by this Subpart, do not...
(c) Instruments and equipment not required by this Subpart as well...
(d) Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from...
(e) All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate...
CAT.IDE.S.110 Operations under VFR — flight and navigational instruments
CAT.IDE.S.115 Cloud flying — flight and navigational instruments
CAT.IDE.B.100 Instruments and equipment — general
(a) Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved...
(b) The following items, when required by this Subpart, do not...
(c) Instruments and equipment not required by this Subpart as well...
(d) Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from...
(e) All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate...
CAT.IDE.B.115 Operations under VFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated...
SUBPART C OPERATIONS WITH SPECIFIED MINIMUM NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE (MNPS)
SUBPART D OPERATIONS IN AIRSPACE WITH REDUCED VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMA (RVSM)
SUBPART E LOW VISIBILITY OPERATIONS (LVO)
SUBPART F EXTENDED RANGE OPERATIONS WITH TWO-ENGINED AEROPLANES (ETOPS)
SUBPART H HELICOPTER OPERATIONS WITH NIGHT VISION IMAGING SYSTEMS
SPA.NVIS.110 Equipment requirements for NVIS operations
(a) Before conducting NVIS operations each helicopter and all associated NVIS...
(b) Radio altimeter. The helicopter shall be equipped with a radio...
(c) Aircraft NVIS compatible lighting. To mitigate the reduced peripheral vision...
(d) Additional NVIS equipment. The following additional NVIS equipment shall be...
SPA.NVIS.130 Crew requirements for NVIS operations
(a) Selection. The operator shall establish criteria for the selection of...
(b) Experience. The minimum experience for the commander shall not be...
(c) Operational training. All pilots shall have completed the operational training...
(d) Recency. All pilots and NVIS technical crew members conducting NVIS...
(e) Crew composition. The minimum crew shall be the greater of...
SUBPART I HELICOPTER HOIST OPERATIONS
SPA.HHO.130 Crew requirements for HHO
(a) Selection. The operator shall establish criteria for the selection of...
(b) Experience. The minimum experience level for the commander conducting HHO...
(c) Operational training and experience. Successful completion of training in accordance...
(d) Recency. All pilots and HHO crew members conducting HHO shall...
(e) Crew composition. The minimum crew for day or night operations...
SUBPART J HELICOPTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE OPERATIONS
SPA.HEMS.100 Helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) operations
SPA.HEMS.130 Crew requirements
(a) Selection. The operator shall establish criteria for the selection of...
(b) Experience. The minimum experience level for the commander conducting HEMS...
(c) Operational training. Successful completion of operational training in accordance with...
(d) Recency. All pilots conducting HEMS operations shall have completed a...
SPA.HEMS.135 HEMS medical passenger and other personnel briefing
SPA.HEMS.155 Refuelling with passengers embarking, on board or disembarking
NON-COMMERCIAL AIR OPERATIONS WITH COMPLEX MOTOR-POWERED AIRCRAFT
SUBPART A GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
NCC.GEN.105 Crew responsibilities
(a) The crew member shall be responsible for the proper execution...
(b) During critical phases of flight or whenever deemed necessary by...
(c) During flight, the flight crew member shall keep his/her safety...
(d) During flight, at least one qualified flight crew member shall...
(e) The crew member shall not undertake duties on an aircraft:...
(f) The crew member who undertakes duties for more than one...
NCC.GEN.106 Pilot-in-command responsibilities and authority
(b) The pilot-in-command shall have the authority to refuse carriage of...
(c) The pilot-in-command shall, as soon as possible, report to the...
(d) Notwithstanding the provision of (a)(6), in a multi-crew operation the...
(e) The pilot-in-command shall, in an emergency situation that requires immediate...
(f) The pilot-in-command shall submit a report of an act of...
(g) The pilot-in-command shall notify the nearest appropriate authority by the...
NCC.GEN.110 Compliance with laws, regulations and procedures
NCC.GEN.135 Information on emergency and survival equipment carried
NCC.GEN.140 Documents, manuals and information to be carried
NCC.GEN.145 Handling of flight recorder recordings: preservation, production, protection and use...
(a) Following an accident, a serious incident or an occurrence identified...
(b) The operator shall conduct operational checks and evaluations of flight...
(c) The operator shall save the recordings for the period of...
(d) The operator shall keep and maintain up-to-date documentation that presents...
(e) The operator shall make available any flight recorder recording that...
NCC.GEN.150 Transport of dangerous goods
(a) The transport of dangerous goods by air shall be conducted...
(b) Dangerous goods shall only be transported by the operator approved...
(c) The operator shall establish procedures to ensure that all reasonable...
(d) The operator shall provide personnel with the necessary information enabling...
(e) The operator shall, in accordance with the Technical Instructions, report...
(f) The operator shall ensure that passengers are provided with information...
(g) The operator shall ensure that notices giving information about the...
SUBPART B OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
NCC.OP.105 Specification of isolated aerodromes — aeroplanes
NCC.OP.111 Aerodrome operating minima — NPA, APV, CAT I operations
NCC.OP.112 Aerodrome operating minima — circling operations with aeroplanes
NCC.OP.113 Aerodrome operating minima — onshore circling operations with helicopters
NCC.OP.116 Performance-based navigation — aeroplanes and helicopters
NCC.OP.125 Minimum obstacle clearance altitudes — IFR flights
NCC.OP.153 Destination aerodromes — instrument approach operations
NCC.OP.155 Refuelling with passengers embarking, on board or disembarking
SUBPART C AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND OPERATING LIMITATIONS
NCC.POL.105 Mass and balance, loading
(b) The weighing shall be accomplished by the manufacturer of the...
(c) The operator shall determine the mass of all operating items...
(d) The operator shall establish procedures to enable the pilot-in-command to...
(e) When using standard masses the following mass values shall be...
(f) For aircraft with 19 passenger seats or less, the actual...
(g) The operator shall establish procedures to enable the pilot-in-command to...
(i) The operator shall establish procedures to enable the pilot-in-command to...
(j) The operator shall specify, in the operations manual, the principles...
NCC.POL.111 Mass and balance data and documentation — alleviations
SUBPART D INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND EQUIPMENT
NCC.IDE.A.100 Instruments and equipment — general
(a) Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved...
(b) The following items, when required by this Subpart, do not...
(c) Instruments and equipment not required by this Subpart as well...
(d) Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from...
(e) Those instruments that are used by a flight crew member...
(f) All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate...
NCC.IDE.A.120 Operations under VFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated...
NCC.IDE.A.125 Operations under IFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated...
NCC.IDE.A.130 Additional equipment for single-pilot operations under IFR
NCC.IDE.A.150 Additional equipment for operations in icing conditions at night
NCC.IDE.A.175 Flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder
NCC.IDE.A.180 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices...
NCC.IDE.A.200 Supplemental oxygen — non-pressurised aeroplanes
NCC.IDE.A.250 Navigation equipment
(a) Aeroplanes shall be equipped with navigation equipment that will enable...
(b) Aeroplanes shall have sufficient navigation equipment to ensure that, in...
(c) Aeroplanes operated on flights in which it is intended to...
(d) For PBN operations the aircraft shall meet the airworthiness certification...
NCC.IDE.A.260 Electronic navigation data management
(a) The operator shall only use electronic navigation data products that...
(b) When the electronic navigation data products support a navigation application...
(c) The operator shall continuously monitor both the process and the...
(d) The operator shall ensure the timely distribution and insertion of...
NCC.IDE.H.100 Instruments and equipment — general
(a) Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved...
(b) The following items, when required by this Subpart, do not...
(c) Instruments and equipment not required by this Subpart as well...
(d) Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from...
(e) Those instruments that are used by a flight crew member...
(f) All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate...
NCC.IDE.H.120 Operations under VFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated...
NCC.IDE.H.125 Operations under IFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated...
NCC.IDE.H.130 Additional equipment for single-pilot operations under IFR
NCC.IDE.H.150 Additional equipment for operations in icing conditions at night
NCC.IDE.H.175 Flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder
NCC.IDE.H.180 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices...
NCC.IDE.H.200 Supplemental oxygen — non-pressurised helicopters
NCC.IDE.H.227 Life-rafts, survival ELTs and survival equipment on extended overwater flights...
NCC.IDE.H.231 Additional requirements for helicopters conducting offshore operations in a hostile...
NCC.IDE.H.232 Helicopters certified for operating on water — miscellaneous equipment
NCC.IDE.H.235 All helicopters on flights over water — ditching
NON-COMMERCIAL AIR OPERATIONS WITH OTHER-THAN COMPLEX MOTOR-POWERED AIRCRAFT
SUBPART A GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
NCO.GEN.102 Touring motor gliders, powered sailplanes and mixed balloons
(a) Touring motor gliders shall be operated following the requirements for:...
(b) Touring motor gliders shall be equipped in compliance with the...
(c) Powered sailplanes, excluding touring motor gliders, shall be operated and...
(d) Mixed balloons shall be operated in accordance with the requirements...
NCO.GEN.105 Pilot-in-command responsibilities and authority
(b) The pilot-in-command shall ensure that during critical phases of flight...
(c) The pilot-in-command shall have the authority to refuse carriage of...
(d) The pilot-in-command shall, as soon as possible, report to the...
(e) The pilot-in-command shall, in an emergency situation that requires immediate...
(g) The pilot-in-command shall submit a report of an act of...
(h) The pilot-in-command shall notify the nearest appropriate authority by the...
NCO.GEN.106 Pilot-in-command responsibilities and authority — balloons
NCO.GEN.130 Information on emergency and survival equipment carried
NCO.GEN.135 Documents, manuals and information to be carried
NCO.GEN.140 Transport of dangerous goods
(a) The transport of dangerous goods by air shall be conducted...
(b) Dangerous goods shall only be transported by the operator approved...
(c) The pilot-in-command shall take all reasonable measures to prevent dangerous...
(d) The pilot-in-command shall, in accordance with the Technical Instructions, report...
(e) The pilot-in-command shall ensure that passengers are provided with information...
(f) Reasonable quantities of articles and substances that would otherwise be...
SUBPART B OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
NCO.OP.105 Specification of isolated aerodromes — aeroplanes
NCO.OP.110 Aerodrome operating minima — aeroplanes and helicopters
NCO.OP.111 Aerodrome operating minima — NPA, APV, CAT I operations
NCO.OP.112 Aerodrome operating minima — circling operations with aeroplanes
NCO.OP.113 Aerodrome operating minima — onshore circling operations with helicopters
NCO.OP.115 Departure and approach procedures — aeroplanes and helicopters
NCO.OP.116 Performance-based navigation — aeroplanes and helicopters
NCO.OP.120 Noise abatement procedures — aeroplanes, helicopters and powered sailplanes
NCO.OP.142 Destination aerodromes — instrument approach operations
NCO.OP.145 Refuelling with passengers embarking, on board or disembarking
NCO.OP.205 Approach and landing conditions — aeroplanes and helicopters
NCO.OP.210 Commencement and continuation of approach — aeroplanes and helicopters
SUBPART C AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND OPERATING LIMITATIONS
SUBPART D INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND EQUIPMENT
NCO.IDE.A.100 Instruments and equipment — general
(a) Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved...
(b) The following items, when required by this Subpart, do not...
(c) Instruments and equipment not required by this Subpart as well...
(d) Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from...
(e) All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate...
NCO.IDE.A.120 Operations under VFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated...
NCO.IDE.A.125 Operations under IFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated...
NCO.IDE.A.140 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices...
NCO.IDE.A.155 Supplemental oxygen — non-pressurised aeroplanes
NCO.IDE.A.195 Navigation equipment
(a) Aeroplanes operated over routes that cannot be navigated by reference...
(b) Aeroplanes shall have sufficient navigation equipment to ensure that, in...
(c) Aeroplanes operated on flights in which it is intended to...
(d) For PBN operations the aircraft shall meet the airworthiness certification...
NCO.IDE.H.100 Instruments and equipment — general
(a) Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved...
(b) The following items, when required by this Subpart, do not...
(c) Instruments and equipment not required by this Subpart, as well...
(d) Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from...
(e) All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate...
NCO.IDE.H.120 Operations under VFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated...
NCO.IDE.H.125 Operations under IFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated...
NCO.IDE.H.126 Additional equipment for single pilot operations under IFR
NCO.IDE.H.140 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices...
NCO.IDE.H.155 Supplemental oxygen — non-pressurised helicopters
NCO.IDE.H.185 All helicopters on flights over water — ditching
NCO.IDE.H.195 Navigation equipment
(a) Helicopters operated over routes that cannot be navigated by reference...
(b) Helicopters shall have sufficient navigation equipment to ensure that, in...
(c) Helicopters operated on flights in which it is intended to...
(d) For PBN operations the aircraft shall meet the airworthiness certification...
NCO.IDE.S.100 Instruments and equipment — general
(a) Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved...
(b) The following items, when required by this Subpart, do not...
(c) Instruments and equipment not required by this Subpart as well...
(d) Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from...
(e) All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate...
NCO.IDE.S.115 Operations under VFR — flight and navigational instruments
NCO.IDE.S.120 Cloud flying — flight and navigational instruments
NCO.IDE.B.100 Instruments and equipment — general
(a) Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved...
(b) The following items, when required by this Subpart, do not...
(c) Instruments and equipment not required by this Subpart as well...
(d) Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from...
(e) All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate...
NCO.IDE.B.115 Operations under VFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated...
SUBPART E SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
NCO.SPEC.110 Pilot-in-command responsibilities and authority
NCO.SPEC.115 Crew responsibilities
(a) The crew member shall be responsible for the proper execution...
(b) Except for balloons, during critical phases of flight or whenever...
(c) During flight, the flight crew member shall keep his/her safety...
(d) During flight, at least one qualified flight crew member shall...
(e) The crew member shall not undertake duties on an aircraft:...
(f) The crew member who undertakes duties for more than one...
NCO.SPEC.130 Minimum obstacle clearance altitudes — IFR flights
NCO.SPEC.170 Performance and operating criteria — aeroplanes
NCO.SPEC.175 Performance and operating criteria — helicopters
SUBPART A GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
SPO.GEN.102 Touring motor gliders, -powered sailplanes and mixed balloons
(a) Touring motor gliders shall be operated following the requirements for:...
(b) Touring motor gliders shall be equipped in compliance with the...
(c) Powered sailplanes, excluding touring motor gliders, shall be operated and...
(d) Mixed balloons shall be operated in accordance with the requirements...
SPO.GEN.105 Crew responsibilities
(a) The crew member shall be responsible for the proper execution...
(b) Except for balloons, during critical phases of flight or whenever...
(c) During flight, the flight crew member shall keep his/her safety...
(d) During flight, at least one qualified flight crew member shall...
(e) The crew member shall not undertake duties on an aircraft:...
(f) The crew member who undertakes duties for more than one...
SPO.GEN.107 Pilot-in-command responsibilities and authority
(b) The pilot-in-command shall have the authority to refuse carriage of...
(c) The pilot-in-command shall, as soon as possible, report to the...
(d) Notwithstanding the provision of (a)(6), in a multi-crew operation the...
(e) The pilot-in-command shall, in an emergency situation that requires immediate...
(f) The pilot-in-command shall submit a report of an act of...
(g) The pilot-in-command shall notify the nearest appropriate authority by the...
SPO.GEN.108 Pilot-in-command responsibilities and authority — balloons
SPO.GEN.110 Compliance with laws, regulations and procedures
SPO.GEN.135 Information on emergency and survival equipment carried
SPO.GEN.140 Documents, manuals and information to be carried
(a) The following documents, manuals and information shall be carried on...
(b) Notwithstanding (a), the documents and information in (a)(2) to (a)(11)...
(c) Notwithstanding (a), on flights with balloons or sailplanes, excluding touring...
(e) The operator shall make available, within a reasonable time of...
SPO.GEN.145 Handling of flight recorder recordings: preservation, production, protection and use...
(a) Following an accident, a serious incident or an occurrence identified...
(b) The operator shall conduct operational checks and evaluations of flight...
(c) The operator shall save the recordings for the period of...
(d) The operator shall keep and maintain up-to-date documentation that presents...
(e) The operator shall make available any flight recorder recording that...
(f) Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 and except for...
(g) FDR recordings or data link recordings shall only be used...
SPO.GEN.150 Transport of dangerous goods
(a) The transport of dangerous goods by air shall be conducted...
(b) Dangerous goods shall only be transported by an operator approved...
(c) The operator shall establish procedures to ensure that all reasonable...
(d) The operator shall provide personnel with the necessary information enabling...
(e) The operator shall, in accordance with the Technical Instructions, report...
(f) The operator shall ensure that task specialists are provided with...
(g) The operator shall ensure that notices giving information about the...
SUBPART B OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
SPO.OP.105 Specification of isolated aerodromes — aeroplanes
SPO.OP.110 Aerodrome operating minima — aeroplanes and helicopters
SPO.OP.111 Aerodrome operating minima — NPA, APV, CAT I operations
SPO.OP.112 Aerodrome operating minima — circling operations with aeroplanes
SPO.OP.113 Aerodrome operating minima — onshore circling operations with helicopters
SPO.OP.115 Departure and approach procedures — aeroplanes and helicopters
SPO.OP.116 Performance-based navigation — aeroplanes and helicopters
SPO.OP.125 Minimum obstacle clearance altitudes — IFR flights
SPO.OP.145 Take-off alternate aerodromes — complex motor-powered aeroplanes
SPO.OP.152 Destination aerodromes — instrument approach operations
SPO.OP.155 Refuelling with persons embarking, on board or disembarking
SPO.OP.210 Approach and landing conditions — aeroplanes and helicopters
SPO.OP.215 Commencement and continuation of approach — aeroplanes and helicopters
SUBPART C AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND OPERATING LIMITATIONS
SPO.POL.110 Mass and balance system — commercial operations with aeroplanes and...
SPO.POL.115 Mass and balance data and documentation — commercial operations with...
SPO.POL.116 Mass and balance data and documentation — alleviations
SPO.POL.125 Take-off mass limitations — complex motor-powered aeroplanes
SPO.POL.135 En-route — one engine inoperative — complex motor-powered aeroplanes
SPO.POL.146 Performance and operating criteria — helicopters
SUBPART D INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND EQUIPMENT
SPO.IDE.A.100 Instruments and equipment — general
(a) Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved...
(b) The following items, when required by this Subpart, do not...
(c) Instruments and equipment not required by this Subpart as well...
(d) Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from...
(e) Those instruments that are used by a flight crew member...
(f) All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate...
SPO.IDE.A.120 Operations under VFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated...
(a) Aeroplanes operated under VFR by day shall be equipped with...
(b) Aeroplanes operating under VMC at night shall be, in addition...
(c) Complex motor-powered aeroplanes operating under VMC over water and out...
(d) Aeroplanes operated in conditions where they cannot be maintained in...
(e) Whenever two pilots are required for the operation, aeroplanes shall...
SPO.IDE.A.125 Operations under IFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated...
SPO.IDE.A.126 Additional equipment for single-pilot operation under IFR
SPO.IDE.A.132 Airborne weather detecting equipment — complex motor-powered aeroplanes
SPO.IDE.A.133 Additional equipment for operations in icing conditions at night —...
SPO.IDE.A.155 Flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder
SPO.IDE.A.160 Seats, seat safety belts and restraint systems
SPO.IDE.A.175 Supplemental oxygen — non-pressurised aeroplanes
SPO.IDE.A.220 Navigation equipment
(a) Aeroplanes shall be equipped with navigation equipment that will enable...
(b) Aeroplanes shall have sufficient navigation equipment to ensure that, in...
(c) Aeroplanes operated on flights in which it is intended to...
(d) For PBN operations the aircraft shall meet the airworthiness certification...
SPO.IDE.H.100 Instruments and equipment — general
(a) Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved...
(b) The following items, when required by this Subpart, do not...
(c) Instruments and equipment not required by this Subpart as well...
(d) Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from...
(e) Those instruments that are used by a flight crew member...
(f) All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate...
SPO.IDE.H.120 Operations under VFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated...
SPO.IDE.H.125 Operations under IFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated...
SPO.IDE.H.126 Additional equipment for single-pilot operation under IFR
SPO.IDE.H.132 Airborne weather detecting equipment — complex motor-powered helicopters
SPO.IDE.H.133 Additional equipment for operations in icing conditions at night —...
SPO.IDE.H.155 Flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder
SPO.IDE.H.160 Seats, seat safety belts and restraint systems
SPO.IDE.H.175 Supplemental oxygen — non-pressurised helicopters
SPO.IDE.H.195 Flight over water — other-than complex motor-powered helicopters
SPO.IDE.H.197 Life-jackets — complex motor-powered helicopters
SPO.IDE.H.198 Survival suits — complex motor-powered helicopters
SPO.IDE.H.199 Life-rafts, survival ELTs and survival equipment on extended overwater flights...
SPO.IDE.H.201 Additional requirements for helicopters conducting offshore operations in a hostile...
SPO.IDE.H.202 Helicopters certified for operating on water — miscellaneous equipment
SPO.IDE.H.203 All helicopters on flights over water — ditching
SPO.IDE.H.220 Navigation equipment
(a) Helicopters shall be equipped with navigation equipment that will enable...
(b) Helicopters shall have sufficient navigation equipment to ensure that, in...
(c) Helicopters operated on flights in which it is intended to...
(d) For PBN operations the aircraft shall meet the airworthiness certification...
SPO.IDE.S.100 Instruments and equipment — general
(a) Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved...
(b) The following items, when required by this Subpart, do not...
(c) Instruments and equipment not required by this Subpart as well...
(d) Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from...
(e) All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate...
SPO.IDE.S.115 Operations under VFR — flight and navigational instruments
SPO.IDE.S.120 Cloud flying — flight and navigational instruments
SPO.IDE.B.100 Instruments and equipment — general
(a) Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved...
(b) The following items, when required by this Subpart, do not...
(c) Instruments and equipment not required by this Subpart as well...
(d) Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from...
(e) All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate...
SPO.IDE.B.115 Operations under VFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated...
SUBPART E SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
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