AREA OF OPERATION
(a)If the area of operation within the operational specifications of Appendix II to Part-ARO is not defined as ‘worldwide’ or ‘with no geographical limit’, the competent authority should describe the boundaries of a permissible area of operation by listing for example:
(1)a continuous line between a list of coordinates (Lat./Long.);
(2)the national boundary of the State of issuance of the AOC;
(3)a flight information region (FIR) boundary;
(4)a combination of adjacent FIR boundaries;
(5)ICAO region(s) as per ICAO Doc 7030; and
(6)operations in the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ICTZ).
(b)The following factors should be taken into account when deciding the area of operation for CAT operations with aeroplanes and helicopters or for IAM operations with VCA:
(1)The adequacy of the operational control and maintenance arrangements within the proposed area of operation.
(2)The general suitability of the aircraft which are to be used and in particular:
(i)the performance capability of the aircraft with regard to the terrain;
(ii)the need for any special equipment;
(iii)the aircraft systems and the level of redundancy of those systems, with regard to extremes of weather or climate; and
(iv)the need for any special dispatch minima with regard to the content of the MEL.
(3)Any special training required for:
(i)weather or climatic conditions likely to be encountered; and
(ii)compliance with specific approvals under Part-SPA (MNPS, RVSM, etc.).
(4)The need for the flight crew to comply with non-standard ATC requirements such as the use of:
(i)non-standard phraseology;
(ii)altitude clearances in metres; and
(iii)altimeter settings in inches of mercury, wind speed in metres/sec, visibility in miles, etc.
(5)The navigation and communication facilities available over the routes proposed and the associated equipment of the aircraft.
(6)The adequacy of aerodromes, operating sites, vertiports or diversion locations available within the proposed area, and the availability of current maps, charts, associated documents or equivalent data.
(7)The availability of adequate search and rescue facilities, and the need to carry special survival equipment and the need for training in the use of the survival equipment.
(8)Survival equipment available for the operator and installed in the aircraft used.