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CAT.OP.MPA.177 Submission of the ATS flight plan

ANNEX IV (Part-CAT) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IRImplementing rule

CAT.OP.MPA.177Submission of the ATS flight plan

(a)If an air traffic services (ATS) flight plan is not submitted because it is not required by the rules of the air, adequate information shall be deposited in order to permit alerting services to be activated if required.

(b)When operating from a site where it is impossible to submit an ATS flight plan, the ATS flight plan shall be transmitted as soon as possible after take-off by the commander or the operator.

IR · CAT.OP.MPA.177 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 CAT.OP.MPA.177Submission of the ATS flight plan

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FLIGHTS WITHOUT AN ATS FLIGHT PLAN

(a)When unable to submit or close the ATS flight plan due to lack of ATS facilities or of any other means of communications to ATS, the operator should establish procedures, instructions, and a list of nominated persons to be responsible for alerting search and rescue (SAR) services.

(b)To ensure that each flight is located at all times, these instructions should:

(1)provide the nominated person with at least the information required to be included in a VFR flight plan, and the location, date, and estimated time for re-establishing communications;

(2)if an aircraft is overdue or missing, ensure that the appropriate ATS or SAR service is notified; and

(3)ensure that the information will be retained at a designated place until the completion of the flight.

AMC · AMC1 CAT.OP.MPA.177 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2022/005/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART B: OPERATING PROCEDURES

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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