CAT.GEN.MPA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried

GENERAL The documents, manuals and information may be available in a form other than on printed paper. Accessibility, usability and reliability should be assured.

AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL OR EQUIVALENT DOCUMENT(S) ‘Aircraft flight manual, or equivalent document(s)’ means in the context of this rule the flight manual for the aircraft, or other documents containing information required for the operation of the aircraft within the terms of its certificate of airworthiness unless these data are available in the parts of the operations manual carried on board.

CERTIFIED TRUE COPIES

(a)Certified true copies may be provided:

(1)directly by the competent authority; or

(2)by persons holding privileges for certification of official documents in accordance with the applicable Member State’s legislation, e.g. public notaries, authorised officials in public services.

(b)Translations of the air operator certificate (AOC) including operations specifications do not need to be certified.

JOURNEY LOG OR EQUIVALENT ‘Journey log, or equivalent’ means that the required information may be recorded in documentation other than a log book, such as the operational flight plan or the aircraft technical log.

PROCEDURES AND VISUAL SIGNALS FOR USE BY INTERCEPTING AND INTERCEPTED AIRCRAFT The procedures and the visual signals information for use by intercepting and intercepted aircraft should reflect those contained in International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 2. This may be part of the operations manual.

SEARCH AND RESCUE INFORMATION This information is usually found in the State’s aeronautical information publication.

APPROPRIATE METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION The appropriate meteorological information should be relevant to the planned operation, as specified in point (a) of point MET.TR.215 of Annex V (Part MET) to Regulation (EU) 2017/373, and comprise the following:

(a)the meteorological information that is specified in point (e) of point MET.TR.215 of Part-MET; and

(b)supplemental meteorological information:

(1)information other than that specified in point (a), which should be based on data from certified meteorological service providers; or

(2)information from other reliable sources of meteorological information that should be evaluated by the operator.

DATA FROM CERTIFIED METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS In the context of point (b)(1) of AMC1 CAT.GEN.MPA.180(a)(18), the operator may consider that any meteorological information that is provided by the organisation within the scope of the meteorological information included in the flight documentation defined in point (e) of point MET.TR.215 of Part-MET should originate only from authoritative sources or certified providers, and should not be transformed or tampered, except for the purpose of presenting the data in the correct format. The organisation’s process should provide assurance that the integrity of such service is preserved in the data to be used by both flight crews and operators, regardless of their form.

INFORMATION FROM OTHER RELIABLE SOURCES OF METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION In the context of point (b)(2) of AMC1 CAT.GEN.MPA.180(a)(18), reliable sources of meteorological information are organisations that are able to provide an appropriate level of data assurance in terms of accuracy and integrity. The operator may consider in the evaluation that the organisation has a quality assurance system in place that covers source selection, acquisition/import, processing, validity period check, and distribution phase of data.

SUPPLEMENTAL METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Supplemental meteorological information: when operating under specific provisions and without the meteorological information from a certified service provider, the operator should use ‘supplemental meteorological information’, such as digital imagery. Related information can be found in point (e)(4) of AMC1 CAT.OP.MPA.192. Supplementary information: it is included in point (a) of AMC1 CAT.GEN.MPA.180(a)(18) and refers to meteorological information to be reported in specific cases such as freezing precipitation, blowing snow, thunderstorm, etc.

DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE PERTINENT TO THE FLIGHT Any other documents that may be pertinent to the flight or required by the States concerned with the flight, may include, for example, forms to comply with reporting requirements.

STATES CONCERNED WITH THE FLIGHT The States concerned are those of origin, transit, overflight and destination of the flight.