SUBPART B: OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
ANNEX VII (Part-NCO) · Air Operations · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · NCO.OP.100 – NCO.OP.220
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NCO.OP.100 Use of aerodromes and operating sites
The pilot-in-command shall only use aerodromes and operating sites that are adequate for the type of aircraft and operation concerned.
NCO.OP.101 Altimeter check and settings
The pilot-in-command shall check the proper operation of the altimeter before each departure.
NCO.OP.105
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NCO.OP.110 Aerodrome operating minima — aeroplanes and helicopters
For instrument flight rules (IFR) flights, the pilot-in-command shall establish aerodrome operating minima for each departure, destination or alternate…
AMC1 NCO.OP.110 Aerodrome operating minima — aeroplanes and helicopters
AMC2 NCO.OP.110 Aerodrome operating minima — aeroplanes and helicopters
AMC3 NCO.OP.110 Aerodrome operating minima — aeroplanes and helicopters
GM1 NCO.OP.110 Aerodrome operating minima — aeroplanes and helicopters
GM2 NCO.OP.110 Aerodrome operating minima — aeroplanes and helicopters
GM3 NCO.OP.110 Aerodrome operating minima — aeroplanes and helicopters
GM4 NCO.OP.110 Aerodrome operating minima — aeroplanes and helicopters
GM5 NCO.OP.110 Aerodrome operating minima — aeroplanes and helicopters
GM1 NCO.OP.110(b)(5) Aerodrome operating minima — aeroplanes and helicopters
NCO.OP.111 Aerodrome operating minima — 2D and 3D approach operations
The decision height (DH) to be used for a 3D approach operation or a 2D approach operation flown with the continuous descent final approach (CDFA)…
AMC1 NCO.OP.111 Aerodrome operating minima — 2D and 3D approach operations
GM1 NCO.OP.111 Aerodrome operating minima — 2D and 3D approach operations
GM2 NCO.OP.111 Aerodrome operating minima — 2D and 3D approach operations
GM3 NCO.OP.111 Aerodrome operating minima — 2D and 3D approach operations
NCO.OP.112 Aerodrome operating minima — circling operations with aeroplanes
The MDH for a circling approach operation with aeroplanes shall not be lower than the highest of:
GM1 NCO.OP.112 Aerodrome operating minima — circling operations with aeroplanes
GM2 NCO.OP.112 Aerodrome operating minima — circling operations with aeroplanes
NCO.OP.113 Aerodrome operating minima – onshore circling operations with helicopters
The MDH for an onshore circling operation with helicopters shall not be lower than 250 ft and the meteorological visibility not less than 800 m.
NCO.OP.115 Departure and approach procedures – aeroplanes and helicopters
The pilot-in-command shall use the departure and approach procedures established by the State of the aerodrome, if such procedures have been published…
AMC1 NCO.OP.115 Departure and approach procedures — aeroplanes and helicopters
NCO.OP.116 Performance-based navigation – aeroplanes and helicopters
The pilot-in-command shall ensure that, when PBN is required for the route or procedure to be flown:
AMC1 NCO.OP.116 Performance-based navigation – aeroplanes and helicopters
AMC2 NCO.OP.116 Performance-based navigation – aeroplanes and helicopters
AMC3 NCO.OP.116 Performance-based navigation – aeroplanes and helicopters
AMC4 NCO.OP.116 Performance-based navigation – aeroplanes and helicopters
AMC5 NCO.OP.116 Performance-based navigation – aeroplanes and helicopters
AMC6 NCO.OP.116 Performance-based navigation – aeroplanes and helicopters
AMC7 NCO.OP.116 Performance-based navigation – aeroplanes and helicopters
AMC8 NCO.OP.116 Performance-based navigation – aeroplanes and helicopters
GM1 NCO.OP.116 Performance-based navigation – aeroplanes and helicopters
NCO.OP.120 Noise abatement procedures
The pilot-in-command shall take into account published noise abatement procedures to minimise the effect of aircraft noise while ensuring that safety has…
NCO.OP.125 Fuel/energy and oil supply
The pilot-in-command shall ensure that the quantity of fuel/energy and oil that is carried on board is sufficient, taking into account the meteorological…
AMC1 NCO.OP.125(b) Fuel/energy and oil supply
AMC2 NCO.OP.125(b) Fuel/energy and oil supply
AMC3 NCO.OP.125(b) Fuel/energy and oil supply
NCO.OP.130 Passenger briefing
The pilot-in-command shall ensure that before or, where appropriate, during the flight, passengers are given a briefing on emergency equipment and…
NCO.OP.135 Flight preparation
Before commencing a flight, the pilot-in-command shall ascertain by every reasonable means available that the space-based facilities, ground and/or water…
NCO.OP.140 Destination alternate aerodromes — aeroplanes
For IFR flights, the pilot-in-command shall specify at least one destination alternate aerodrome in the flight plan, unless the available current…
NCO.OP.141 Destination alternate aerodromes — helicopters
For IFR flights, the pilot-in-command shall specify at least one destination alternate aerodrome in the flight plan, unless the available current…
NCO.OP.142 Destination alternate aerodromes — instrument approach operations
The pilot-in-command shall only select an aerodrome as a destination alternate aerodrome if either:
AMC1 NCO.OP.142(b)(1) Destination alternate aerodromes — instrument approach operations
AMC2 NCO.OP.142(b)(3) Destination alternate aerodromes — instrument approach operations
GM1 NCO.OP.142(b)(4) Destination alternate aerodromes — instrument approach operations
AMC1 NCO.OP.142(b)(5) Destination alternate aerodromes — instrument approach operations
NCO.OP.143 Destination alternate aerodromes planning minima — aeroplanes
An aerodrome shall not be specified as a destination alternate aerodrome unless the available current meteorological information indicates, for the…
GM1 NCO.OP.143 Destination alternate aerodromes planning minima — aeroplanes
NCO.OP.144 Destination alternate aerodromes planning minima — helicopters
An aerodrome shall not be specified as a destination alternate aerodrome unless the available current meteorological information indicates, for the…
GM1 NCO.OP.144 Destination alternate aerodromes planning minima — helicopters
NCO.OP.145 Refuelling with passengers embarking, on board or disembarking
The aircraft shall not be refuelled with aviation gasoline (AVGAS) or wide-cut type fuel or a mixture of these types of fuel, when passengers are…
AMC1 NCO.OP.145 Refuelling with passengers embarking, on board or disembarking
NCO.OP.147 Refuelling with engine(s) and/or rotors turning – helicopters
Refuelling with engine(s) and/or rotors turning shall only be conducted if all those conditions are met simultaneously:
AMC1 NCO.OP.147 Refuelling with the engine(s) running and/or rotors turning — helicopters
GM1 NCO.OP.147 Refuelling with the engine(s) running and/or rotors turning — helicopters
NCO.OP.150 Carriage of passengers
The pilot-in-command shall ensure that, prior to and during taxiing, take-off and landing, and whenever deemed necessary in the interest of safety, each…
NCO.OP.155 Smoking on board
The pilot-in-command shall not allow smoking on board: whenever considered necessary in the interest of safety;
NCO.OP.160 Meteorological conditions
The pilot-in-command shall only commence or continue a VFR flight if the latest available meteorological information indicates that the meteorological…
AMC1 NCO.OP.160 Meteorological conditions
NCO.OP.165 Ice and other contaminants – ground procedures
The pilot-in-command shall only commence take-off if the aircraft is clear of any deposit that might adversely affect the performance or controllability…
NCO.OP.170 Ice and other contaminants – flight procedures
The pilot-in-command shall only commence a flight or intentionally fly into expected or actual icing conditions if the aircraft is certified and equipped…
GM1 NCO.OP.170(b) Ice and other contaminants – flight procedures
NCO.OP.175 Take-off conditions
Before commencing take-off, the pilot-in-command shall be satisfied that:
NCO.OP.180 Simulated situations in flight
The pilot-in-command shall, when carrying passengers or cargo, not simulate:
GM1.NCO.OP.180 Simulated situations in flight
DESIGNATION OF PERSONS AS CREW MEMBERS (a) The operator may designate any person as a crew member (including a task specialist) provided that:
NCO.OP.185 In-flight fuel/energy management
The pilot-in-command shall monitor the amount of usable fuel/energy remaining on board to ensure that it is protected and not less than the fuel/energy…
NCO.OP.190 Use of supplemental oxygen
The pilot-in-command shall ensure that all flight crew members engaged in performing duties essential to the safe operation of an aircraft in flight use…
AMC1 NCO.OP.190(a) Use of supplemental oxygen
NCO.OP.195 Ground proximity detection
When undue proximity to the ground is detected by the pilot-in-command or by a ground proximity warning system, the pilot-in-command shall take…
NCO.OP.200 Airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS II)
When ACAS II is used, operational procedures and training shall be in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1332/2011.
NCO.OP.205 Approach and landing conditions — aeroplanes
Before commencing an approach to land, the pilot-in-command shall be satisfied that:
AMC1 NCO.OP.205 Approach and landing conditions – aeroplanes
NCO.OP.206 Approach and landing conditions — helicopters
Before commencing an approach to land, the pilot-in-command shall be satisfied that:
AMC1 NCO.OP.206 Approach and landing conditions — helicopters
NCO.OP.207 Approach and landing conditions – gyroplanes
Before commencing an approach to land, the pilot-in-command shall be satisfied that, according to the information available, the weather at the aerodrome…
AMC1 NCO.OP.207 Approach and landing conditions — gyroplanes
NCO.OP.210 Commencement and continuation of approach — aeroplanes and helicopters
If the controlling RVR for the runway to be used for landing is less than 550 m (or any lower value established in accordance with an approval under…
AMC1 NCO.OP.210 Commencement and continuation of approach — aeroplanes and helicopters
AMC2 NCO.OP.210 Commencement and continuation of approach — aeroplanes and helicopters
GM1 NCO.OP.210 Commencement and continuation of approach — aeroplanes and helicopters
NCO.OP.220 Airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS II)
When ACAS II is used, pilot-in-command shall apply the appropriate operational procedures and be adequately trained.
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