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CAT.IDE.A.130 Operations under IFR or at night – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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

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CAT.IDE.A.130Operations under IFR or at night – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

Aeroplanes operated under VFR at night or under IFR shall be equipped with the following equipment, available at the pilot’s station:

(a)A means of measuring and displaying:

(1)Magnetic heading;

(2)Time in hours, minutes and seconds;

(3)Indicated airspeed;

(4)Vertical speed;

(5)Turn and slip, or in the case of aeroplanes equipped with a standby means of measuring and displaying attitude, slip;

(6)Attitude;

(7)Stabilised heading;

(8)Outside air temperature; and

(9)Mach number whenever speed limitations are expressed in terms of Mach number.

(b)Two means of measuring and displaying barometric altitude.

(c)A means of indicating when the supply of power to the required flight instruments is not adequate.

(d)A means for preventing malfunction of the airspeed indicating systems required in (a)(3) and (h)(2) due to condensation or icing.

(e)A means of annunciating to the flight crew the failure of the means required in (d) for aeroplanes:

(1)issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 April 1998; or

(2)issued with an individual CofA before 1 April 1998 with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg, and with an MOPSC of more than nine.

(f)Except for propeller-driven aeroplanes with an MCTOM of 5 700 kg or less, two independent static pressure systems.

(g)One static pressure system and one alternate source of static pressure for propeller-driven aeroplanes with an MCTOM of 5 700 kg or less.

(h)Whenever two pilots are required for the operation, a separate means of displaying for the second pilot:

(1)Barometric altitude;

(2)Indicated airspeed;

(3)Vertical speed;

(4)Turn and slip;

(5)Attitude; and

(6)Stabilised heading.

(i)A standby means of measuring and displaying attitude capable of being used from either pilot’s station for aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg or an MOPSC of more than nine that:

(1)is powered continuously during normal operation and, after a total failure of the normal electrical generating system, is powered from a source independent from the normal electrical generating system;

(2)provides reliable operation for a minimum of 30 minutes after total failure of the normal electrical generating system, taking into account other loads on the emergency power supply and operational procedures;

(3)operates independently of any other means of measuring and displaying attitude;

(4)is operative automatically after total failure of the normal electrical generating system;

(5)is appropriately illuminated during all phases of operation, except for aeroplanes with an MCTOM of 5 700 kg or less, already registered in a Member State on 1 April 1995 and equipped with a standby attitude indicator in the left-hand instrument panel;

(6)is clearly evident to the flight crew when the standby attitude indicator is being operated by emergency power; and

(7)where the standby attitude indicator has its own dedicated power supply, has an associated indication, either on the instrument or on the instrument panel, when this supply is in use.

(j)A chart holder in an easily readable position that can be illuminated for night operations.

IR · CAT.IDE.A.130 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.130(a)(5)Operations under IFR or at night — flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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SLIP INDICATOR If only slip indication is provided, the means of measuring and displaying standby attitude should be certified according to CS 25.1303(b)(4) or equivalent.

AMC · AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.130(a)(5) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/015/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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AMC2 CAT.IDE.A.130(b)Operations under IFR or at night – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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ALTIMETERS — IFR OR NIGHT OPERATIONS Except for unpressurised aeroplanes operating below 10 000 ft, the altimeters of aeroplanes operating under IFR or at night should have counter drum-pointer or equivalent presentation.

AMC · AMC2 CAT.IDE.A.130(b) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/015/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.130(e)Operations under IFR or at night – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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MEANS OF INDICATING FAILURE OF THE AIRSPEED INDICATING SYSTEM’S MEANS OF PREVENTING MALFUNCTION DUE TO EITHER CONDENSATION OR ICING A combined means of indicating failure of the airspeed indicating system’s means of preventing malfunction due to either condensation or icing is acceptable provided that it is visible from each flight crew station and that there is a means to identify the failed heater in systems with two or more sensors.

AMC · AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.130(e) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/015/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.130(i)(5)Operations under IFR or at night – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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ILLUMINATION OF STANDBY MEANS OF MEASURING AND DISPLAYING ATTITUDE The standby means of measuring and displaying attitude should be illuminated so as to be clearly visible under all conditions of daylight and artificial lighting.

AMC · AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.130(i)(5) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/015/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.130(j)Operations under IFR or at night — flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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CHART HOLDER An acceptable means of compliance with the chart holder requirement is to display a pre-composed chart on an electronic flight bag (EFB).

AMC · AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.130(j) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/015/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART D: INSTRUMENTS, DATA, EQUIPMENT

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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