AMC & GM to Part-NCC — Issue 1, Amendment 19

Annex V to ED Decision 2023/007/R ‘AMC & GM to Annex VI (Part-NCC) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 1, Amendment 19’

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Note to the reader

In amended, and in particular in existing (that is, unchanged) text, ‘Agency’ is used interchangeably with ‘EASA’. The interchangeable use of these two terms is more apparent in the consolidated versions. Therefore, please note that both terms refer to the ‘European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)’.

The Annex to Decision N 2013/021/Directorate R of the Executive Director of the Agency of 23 August

2013 is amended as follows:

AMC5 NCC.OP.110 Aerodrome operating minima — general

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(d) […]

Table 8

RVR versus DH/MDH

Table 9

Visual and non-visual aids and/or on-board equipment versus minimum RVR —aeroplanes

Lowest RVR Type of Facilities approach Multi-pilot Single-pilot operations operations

3D runway touchdown zone lights (RTZL) and No limitation operations runway centre line lights (RCLL) Final without RTZL and RCLL but using HUDLS or approach equivalent system; track offset No limitation 600 m o 15 for without RTZL and RCLL but using autopilot category A or flight director to the DH and B aeroplanes o or 5 for No RTZL and RCLL, not using HUDLS or Category C 750 m 800 m equivalent system or autopilot to the DH and D aeroplanes

3D runway touchdown zone lights (RTZL) and operations runway centre line lights (RCLL) and o 800 m 1 000 m Final approach track offset  15 for Category A and B aeroplanes or Final o approach track offset  5 for Category C and D aeroplanes

without RTZL and RCLL but using HUDLS or equivalent system; autopilot or flight director to the DH and 800 m 1 000 m o Final approach track offset  15 for Category A and B aeroplanes or Final o approach track offset  5 for Category C and D aeroplanes

AMC1 NCC.OP.153 Destination aerodromes — instrument approach operations

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(b) The operator may demonstrate robustness against the loss of capability of the GNSS if all of the following criteria are met: (1) At flight planning stage, SBAS or GBAS are expected to be available and used. […] (5) […] (i) If the altitude of obstacles on both sides of the flight path are higher than the planned altitude for a given segment of the flight, the operator should ensure that there is no excessive drift on either side by relying on navigation sensors such as an inertial systems with performance in accordance with the intended function. […] (6) The operator should ensure that no space weather event is predicted to disrupt GNSS reliability and integrity at both the destination and the alternate aerodromes. (7) The operator should verify the availability of RAIM for all phases of flight based on GNSS, including navigation to the alternate aerodrome. […]

GM2 NCC.OP.153 Destination aerodromes — instrument approach operations

[…] (e) Even though SBAS should be available and used, RAIM should remain available autonomously. In case of loss of the SBAS, the route and the approach to the destination or alternate aerodrome should still be flown with an available RAIM function.

GM1 NCC.OP.230 Commencement and continuation of approach

(a) […] (c) If the reported RVR is 550 m or greater, but it is less than the RVR calculated in accordance with AMC5 CAT.OP.MPA.110, a go-around is likely to be necessary since visual reference may not be established at the DH or MDH. Similarly, in the absence of an RVR report, the reported visibility or a digital image may indicate that a go-around is likely. The pilot-in-command should consider available options, based on a thorough assessment of risk, such as diverting to an alternate aerodrome, before commencing the approach.

AMC2 NCC.OP.235(a)(3) EFVS 200 operations

(a) The operator should ensure that the pilots’ are competentce to perform EFVS 200 operations. To do so, pilots should be trained every 6 months by performing at least two approaches on each type of aircraft operated. […]