AMC & GM to Part-NCO — Issue 2, Amendment 16

Annex VI to ED Decision 2023/007/R ‘AMC & GM to Annex VII (Part-NCO) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 2, Amendment 16’

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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 2014/016/R of the Executive Director of the Agency of 24 April 2014 is amended as follows:

AMC2 NCO.OP.110 Aerodrome operating minima — aeroplanes and helicopters

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Table 2

RVR versus DH/MDH

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(ae) […] (bf) […] (cg) The visual aids, if available, may comprise standard runway day markings, runway edge lights, threshold lights, runway, end lights and approach lights as defined in Table 6 of AMC3 NCO.OP.110. (dh) […]

GM1 NCO.OP.110 Aerodrome operating minima — aeroplanes and helicopters

[…] (b) The aircraft categories specified in the Table 6 7 should be used. […] […]

AMC1 NCO.OP.142(b)(1) Destination alternate aerodromes — instrument approach operations

GNSS system which are authorised under (E)TSO-C145() or (E)TSO-C146() or later revisions are SBAScapable. Aircraft certified for RNP APCH to LPV minima (see AMC1 NCO.IDE.A/H.195(l)) are considered compliant.

AMC1 NCO.OP.142(b)(5) Destination alternate aerodromes — instrument approach operations

[…] — the emergency use of navigation equipment not meeting the requirements of NCO.IDE.A/H.100 by making use of the provisions in NCO.GENOP.105(e); […]

GM1 NCO.OP.210 Commencement and continuation of approach — aeroplanes and helicopters

[…] (b) If a deterioration in the RVR is reported once the aircraft is below 1 000 ft on in the FAS, as applicable, then there is no requirement for the approach to be discontinued. In this situation, the normal visual reference requirements would apply at the DA/H. […]

AMC1 NCO.SPEC.115(a) Crew responsibilities

(a) The pilot should only record flight time for the purpose of meeting experience requirements in specialised operations defined in AMC1 ORO.FC.146(e);(f)&(g) and AMC1 SPO.SPEC.HESLO.100 if NCO.SPEC applies. […]