Operational Procedures Key Facts
What are the documents relevant to a flight is preserved on the ground for the duration of each
flight or series of flights?
NOTAMS
o NOTAM documentation
o Operational Flight Plan
o Technical log relevant information
o A
o Mass and Balance documentation
o Special Procedures
Planning Minima for Destination Alternates
Type of Approach Planning Minima
CAT 11 & CAT 111 CAT 1 RVR
CAT 1 Non-Precision RVR & MDH
Non-Precision Non-Precision RVR + 1000m, MDH +200ft
Circling Circling Minima
Planning minima for a destination aerodrome other than an isolatd destination aerodrome
the operator shall only select the destination aerodrome when:
o During a period commencing one hour before and ending one hour after the ETA at
the aerodrome, the weather conditions are as follows:
RVR/visibility specified in accordance with CAR.OP.MPA.110
For an NPA or circling approach, the ceiling is at or above MDH
Two destination alternate aerodromes are selected
Approach DH and RVR
Type of Approach DH RVR
CAT 1 Not lower than 200 ft 550 m
CAT 11 Below 200 ft 300 m
CAT 111 A Lower than 100 ft 200 m
CAT 111 B Lower than 100 ft or no DH <200 m >75 m
CAT 111 C N/A N/A
System Minima
Facility Lowest MDH (ft)
Localiser without DME 250
SRA 0.5 250
SRA 1 300
SRA 2 350
VOR/DME 250
VOR 300
NDB 350
According to regulations, who is responsible for establishing aerodrome operating minima
for each aerodrome planned to be used for commercial purposes?
o The operator
o CAT.OP.MPA.110 Aerodrome Operating Minima:
Operator shall establish aerodrome operating minima for each departure,
destination or alternate aerodrome planned to be used.
These minima must not be lower than those established for such
aerodromes by the state in which the aerodrome is located. Except when
specifically approved.
Flight over Water
Aeroplanes shall be equipped with a life-jacket for each person on board younger than 24
months and stowed in an accessible position:
o Landplanes operated over water at a distance of more than 50 NM from shore or
taking landing at an aerodrome where the take-off or approach path is so disposed
over water that there would be a likelihood of ditching.
o Seaplanes operated over water
o Each life-jacket or equivalent shall be equipped with a means of electric illumination
for the purpose of facilitating the location of persons.
Aeroplanes operated over water at a distance away from land suitable for making an
emergency landing, greater than that corresponding to:
o 120 minutes at cruising speed or 400 nm, whichever is less, capable of continuing
the flight to an aerodrome with the critical engine(s) inoperative at any point along
the route or planned diversions; or
o For all operations, 30 minutes at cruising speed or 100 nm, whichever is less, shall be
equipped with;
Life rafts in sufficient numbers to carry all persons on board, stowed to
facilitate their ready use in an emergency, and being of a sufficient size to
accommodate all the survivors in the event of a loss of one raft of the largest
capacity:
Survivor locator in each life-raft.
Lifesaving equipment to provide the means for sustaining life as
appropriate for the flight to be undertaken; and
At least two survival ELTs.
Oxygen Requirements Pressurised
Supply For Duration and Pressure Altitude
Flight Deck Seats and all cabin crew members Entire flight time with pressure altitude greater
than 13,000 ft
When cabin altitude exceeds 10,000 ft but does
not exceed 13,000 ft for the first 30 minutes at
those altitudes.
100% of passengers Entire flight time at cabin altitudes above 15,000
ft but in no case less than 10 minutes supply.
30% Entire flight time cabin altitude exceeds 14,000
but does not exceed 15,000 ft.
10% of passengers Entire flight time after 30 minutes at cabin
pressure altitude more than 10,000 ft but not
exceeding 14,000 ft after the first 30 minutes at
these altitudes.
Oxygen Requirements Non- Pressurised
Supply For Duration and Pressure Altitude
Flight Deck Seats Entire flight time above 10,000 ft
All cabin crew Entire flight time above 13,000 ft
Any period exceeding 30 minutes above 10,000
ft but not exceeding 13,000 ft.
100% of passengers Entire flight time above 13,000 ft
10% of passengers Entire flight time after 30 minutes at more than
10,000 ft but not exceeding 13,000 ft.
Flight Deck Specific
Entire flight time when cabin pressure altitude exceeds 13,000 ft.
The remainder of the flying time when the cabin pressure altitude exceeds 10,000 ft but
does not exceed 13,000 ft, after the initial 30 minutes at these altitudes, but in no case less
than:
o 30 minutes supply for aeroplanes certified to fly at altitudes not exceeding 25,000 ft.
o 2 hours supply for aeroplanes certified to fly at altitudes of more than 25,000 ft.
Cabin Crew Specific
Entire flight time above 13,000 ft, but not less than 30 minutes.
The remainder of the flying time when the cabin pressure altitude exceeds 10,000 ft but
does not exceed 13,000 ft, after the initial 30 minutes at these altitudes.
First Aid Oxygen
Pressurised aeroplanes operated at pressure altitudes above 25,000 ft, in the cane of
operations for which a cabin crew member is required, shall be equipped with a supply of
undiluted oxygen for passengers who, for physiological reasons, might require oxygen
following a cabin depressurisation. Sufficient for;
o Oxygen supply sufficient for the remainder of the flight after cabin depressurisation
when cabin altitude exceeds 8000 ft but does not exceed 15,000 ft, for at least 2% of
the passengers carried, but in no case for less than one person.
o Oxygen mass flow of at least 4 litres STPD per minute.
Fire Extinguisher Requirements
MOPSC No. Extinguishers
7 – 30 1
31 - 60 2
61 - 200 3
201 - 300 4
301- 400 5
401 - 500 6
501 - 600 7
601 or more 8
Public Address System
MOPSC of more than 19.
Megaphones
MOPSC Number of Megaphones
61 – 99 1
100 or more 2
Crash Axes and Crowbars
MCTOM > 5,700 kg or MOPSC > 9 1 crash axe or crowbar located in the flight crew
compartment.
MOPSC > 200 2 Crash axe or crowbars installed in or near the
rear most galley area and not visible to
passengers.
Maintenance Organisation Approvals
Part 145 (Annex 11) of the Commission Regulation EC No. 2042/2003.
Section A – Technical Requirements – Establishes the requirements to be met by an
organisation to qualify for the issue or continuation of an approval for the maintenance of
aircraft and components.
Minimum Required recent experience for a pilot engaged in a single-pilot operation under IFR
shall be:
5 IFR flights, including 3 instrument approaches, carried out during the preceding 90 days in
the single-pilot role.
For aeroplane operations at night the pilot shall have:
A minimum of 15 hours flight time which may be included the 50 hours flight time under IFR
– night take-off and landing check – including other requirements.
MNPS Airspace Requirements
Unrestricted MNPS: 2 LRNS required
Special MNPS routes: 1 LRNS required
MSPS Track Times
Eastbound: 0100 – 0800 (Night)
Westbound: 1130 – 1900 (Day)
MNPS Separation
Longitudinal: 10 minutes (possibly reduced to 5 minutes)
Lateral: 60 nm
Reporting
Operating below 70N: position report: Every 10 degrees longitude.
Operating above 70N: position report: Every 20 degrees longitude.
Other
Failure of the last INS: Notify ATC and wait for instructions within a reasonable period.
ETOPS
Without ETOPS approval:
o Class A: MOPSC > 20, 60 minutes with one engine inoperative (MOPSC > 20)
o Class A: MOPSC < 20, 120 minutes or 180 for a turbojet with approval.
o Class B or C: Distance flown in 120 minutes at the OEI cruise speed determined in
accordance with b, or 300 NM whichever is less.
Longest Icing Holdover Times
1. Frost
2. Freezing Fog
3. Snow
Longest Icing Holdover Times
1. Freezing rain
2. Rain on a cold soaked wing
Icing Facts
Holdover time starts: At the beginning of the second step (anti-icing)
Bird Strikes
1. IBIS: ICAOBIRD STRIKE INFORMATION SYSTEM
Other Facts
IAS changes first when penetrating horizontal windshear in a microburst.
An aircraft which experiences a headwind of 40 kt while making its way towards the centre
of a microburst, when crossing the microburst, there may be a windshear of 80 kt.
Microburst combined with a violent storm: Low altitude diverge from the centre of the
phenomenon and the atmospheric pressure increases by a few hectopascals.
Aircraft Separation
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