SUBPART A — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
ANNEX IX (Part-IAM) · Air Operations · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · IAM.GEN.050 – IAM.GEN.MVCA.181
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IAM.GEN.050 Scope
This Annex shall apply to IAM operations with manned VTOL-capable aircraft (VCA) in accordance with VFR by day.
IAM.GEN.055 Competent authority
The competent authority of the IAM operator shall be the authority designated by the Member State where that operator has its principal place of business…
IAM.GEN.VCA.050 Scope
This Section contains general requirements for the operation of VCA.
IAM.GEN.VCA.100 Crew responsibilities
Pilots and other crew members shall be responsible for the proper execution of their duties that are:
AMC1 IAM.GEN.VCA.100 Pilot responsibilities
AMC2 IAM.GEN.VCA.100 Pilot responsibilities
GM1 IAM.GEN.VCA.100 Pilot responsibilities
IAM.GEN.VCA.105 Responsibilities of the pilot-in-command (PIC)
In addition to complying with point IAM.GEN.VCA.100, the PIC shall, as soon as they assume the command functions at the assigned station and until they…
AMC1 IAM.GEN.VCA.105 Responsibilities of the pilot-in-command (PIC)
AMC2 IAM.GEN.VCA.105 Responsibilities of the pilot-in-command (PIC)
AMC3 IAM.GEN.VCA.105 Responsibilities of the pilot-in-command (PIC)
AMC4 IAM.GEN.VCA.105 Responsibilities of the pilot-in-command (PIC)
GM1 IAM.GEN.VCA.105 Responsibilities of the pilot-in-command (PIC)
GM2 IAM.GEN.VCA.105 Responsibilities of the pilot-in-command (PIC)
IAM.GEN.VCA.110 Authority of the pilot-in-command
The IAM operator shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that all persons carried on board VCA obey all lawful commands given by the PIC for the…
IAM.GEN.VCA.120 Common language
The IAM operator shall ensure that all crew members can communicate with each other in a common language.
IAM.GEN.VCA.130 Powering-on of lift and thrust units
The VCA’s lift and thrust units shall only be powered on for the purpose of flight by a qualified pilot at the VCA controls.
IAM.GEN.VCA.140 Portable electronic devices (PEDs)
The IAM operator shall not permit any person to use a PED on board an aircraft that could adversely affect the performance of the VCA’s systems and…
IAM.GEN.VCA.141 Use of electronic flight bags (EFBs)
When an EFB is used on board an aircraft, the IAM operator shall ensure that it does not adversely affect the performance of the VCA’s systems or…
IAM.GEN.VCA.145 Information on emergency and survival equipment carried on board VCA
The IAM operator shall at all times have available for immediate communication to rescue coordination centres (RCCs) lists containing information on the…
AMC1 IAM.GEN.VCA.145 Information on emergency and survival equipment carried on board VCA
IAM.GEN.VCA.155 Carriage of weapons of war and munitions of war
The IAM operator shall not accept weapons of war or munitions of war for carriage by air in the VCA.
GM1 IAM.GEN.VCA.155 Carriage of weapons of war and munitions of war
IAM.GEN.VCA.160 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition
The IAM operator shall not accept sporting weapons for carriage by air in the VCA unless:
GM1 IAM.GEN.VCA.160 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition
AMC1 IAM.GEN.VCA 160 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition
STOWAGE IN THE VCA (a) If sporting weapons cannot be stowed in a place that is inaccessible to passengers with all ammunition unloaded, they should not…
IAM.GEN.VCA.165 Method of carriage of persons
The IAM operator shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that no person is located in any part of the VCA in flight which is not designed or…
IAM.GEN.VCA.170 Psychoactive substances
The IAM operator shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that no person enters or is aboard the VCA when under the influence of psychoactive…
AMC1 IAM.GEN.VCA.170 Psychoactive substances
IAM.GEN.VCA.175 Endangering safety
The IAM operator shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that no person recklessly, intentionally or negligently acts, or omits to act, so as to:
AMC1 IAM.GEN.VCA.175 Endangering safety
IAM.GEN.VCA.176 Pilot support programme
The IAM operator shall enable, facilitate and ensure access to a proactive and non-punitive support programme that will assist and support pilots in…
IAM.GEN.VCA.185 Information to be preserved on the ground
The IAM operator shall ensure that for the duration of each flight, or series of flights, information that is relevant to the flight, or series of…
IAM.GEN.VCA.190 Provision of documentation and records
The PIC shall, within a reasonable time of being requested to do so by a person authorised by an authority, provide that person with the documentation…
IAM.GEN.VCA.195 Preservation, production, protection and use of recorder recordings
Following an accident, a serious incident or an occurrence identified by the investigating authority, the IAM operator shall preserve the original…
AMC1 IAM.GEN.VCA.195 Preservation, production, protection and use of recorder recordings
AMC2 IAM.GEN.VCA.195 Preservation, production, protection and use of recorder recordings
AMC3 IAM.GEN.VCA.195 Preservation, production, protection and use of recorder recordings
AMC4 IAM.GEN.VCA.195 Preservation, production, protection and use of recorder recordings
AMC5 IAM.GEN.VCA.195 Preservation, production, protection and use of recorder recordings
AMC6 IAM.GEN.VCA.195 Preservation, production, protection and use of recorder recordings
GM1 IAM.GEN.VCA.195 Preservation, production, protection and use of recorder recordings
GM2 IAM.GEN.VCA.195 Preservation, production, protection and use of recorder recordings
GM3 IAM.GEN.VCA.195 Preservation, production, protection and use of recorder recordings
GM4 IAM.GEN.VCA.195 Preservation, production, protection and use of recorder recordings
IAM.GEN.VCA.200 Transport of dangerous goods under a specific approval
The transport of dangerous goods by air shall be conducted at least in accordance with Annex 18 to the Chicago Convention and applicable technical…
AMC1 IAM.GEN.VCA.200 Transport of dangerous goods under a specific approval
GM1 IAM.GEN.VCA.200 Transport of dangerous goods under a specific approval
GM2 IAM.GEN.VCA.200 Transport of dangerous goods under a specific approval
IAM.GEN.VCA.205 Transport of dangerous goods without a specific approval
The transport of dangerous goods by air shall be conducted at least in accordance with Annex 18 to the Chicago Convention and applicable TI.
AMC1 IAM.GEN.VCA.205 Transport of dangerous goods without a specific approval
AMC2 IAM.GEN.VCA.205 Transport of dangerous goods without a specific approval
GM1 IAM.GEN.VCA.205 Transport of dangerous goods without a specific approval
GM2 IAM.GEN.VCA.205 Transport of dangerous goods without a specific approval
IAM.GEN.MVCA.050 Scope
This Section establishes additional requirements for IAM operations with manned VTOL-capable aircraft (MVCA).
IAM.GEN.MVCA.135 Admission to the flight crew compartment
The IAM operator shall ensure that no person, other than the pilot assigned to a flight, is admitted to, or carried in, the flight crew compartment…
AMC1 IAM.GEN.MVCA.135 Admission to the flight crew compartment
IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight
The following documents, manuals and information, in paper or digital media, shall be carried on each flight with a VCA and shall be easily accessible…
AMC2 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight
AMC3 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight
GM1 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight
GM2 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight
GM3 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight
GM4 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight
GM5 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight
GM6 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight
IAM.GEN.MVCA.181 Documents and information that may not be carried on board
Notwithstanding point IAM.GEN.MVCA.180, for IAM operations in accordance with VFR by day, taking off and landing at the same vertiport within 24 hours…
GM1 IAM.GEN.MVCA.181 Documents and information that may not be carried on board
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