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Part CAT - ANNEX IV - Commercial Air Transport Operations

At DH, the visual references specified below should be distinctly visible and identifiable to
the pilot:
(1) a segment of at least three consecutive lights being the centreline of the approach
lights, or touchdown zone lights, or runway centreline lights, or runway edge lights,
or a combination of them;
(2) this visual reference should include a lateral element of the ground pattern, such as
an approach light crossbar or the landing threshold or a barrette of the touchdown
zone light unless the operation is conducted utilising an approved HUDLS to
touchdown.
(d) CAT III operations
(1) For CAT IIIA operations and for CAT IIIB operations conducted either with fail-passive
flight control systems or with the use of an approved HUDLS: at DH, a segment of at
least three consecutive lights being the centreline of the approach lights, or
touchdown zone lights, or runway centreline lights, or runway edge lights, or a
combination of these is attained and can be maintained by the pilot.
(2) For CAT IIIB operations conducted either with fail-operational flight control systems
or with a fail-operational hybrid landing system using a DH: at DH, at least one
centreline light is attained and can be maintained by the pilot.
(3) For CAT IIIB operations with no DH, there is no specification for visual reference with
the runway prior to touchdown.
(e) Approach operations utilising EVS — CAT I operations
(1) At DH, the following visual references should be displayed and identifiable to the pilot
on the EVS image:
(i) elements of the approach light; or
(ii) the runway threshold, identified by at least one of the following:
(A) the beginning of the runway landing surface,
(B) the threshold lights, the threshold identification lights; or
(C) the touchdown zone, identified by at least one of the following: the
runway touchdown zone landing surface, the touchdown zone lights, the
touchdown zone markings or the runway lights.
(2) At 100 ft above runway threshold elevation, at least one of the visual references
specified below should be distinctly visible and identifiable to the pilot without reliance
on the EVS:
(i) the lights or markings of the threshold; or
(ii) the lights or markings of the touchdown zone.
(f) Approach operations utilising EVS — APV and NPA operations flown with the CDFA
technique
(1) At DH/MDH, visual references should be displayed and identifiable to the pilot on the
EVS image as specified under (a).
(2) At 200 ft above runway threshold elevation, at least one of the visual references
specified under (a) should be distinctly visible and identifiable to the pilot without
reliance on the EVS.
CAT.OP.MPA.305(f) GM1 Commencement and continuation of approach
EXPLANATION OF THE TERM ‘RELEVANT’
‘Relevant’ in this context means that part of the runway used during the high-speed phase of the
landing down to a speed of approximately 60 kt.
CAT.OP.MPA.310 Operating procedures — threshold crossing height — aeroplanes
The operator shall establish operational procedures designed to ensure that an aeroplane conducting
precision approaches crosses the threshold of the runway by a safe margin, with the aeroplane in the
landing configuration and attitude.
CAT.OP.MPA.311 Reporting on runway braking action
Whenever the runway braking action encountered during the landing roll is not as good as that
reported by the aerodrome operator in the runway condition report (RCR), the commander shall notify
the air traffic services (ATS) by means of a special air-report (AIREP) as soon as practicable.
CAT.OP.MPA.315 Flight hours reporting — helicopters
The operator shall make available to the CAA the hours flown for each helicopter operated during the
previous calendar year.
CAT.OP.MPA.315 GM1 Flight hours reporting — helicopters
FLIGHT HOURS REPORTING
(a) The requirement in CAT.OP.MPA.315 may be achieved by making available either:
(1) the flight hours flown by each helicopter — identified by its serial number and
registration mark — during the previous calendar year; or
(2) the total flight hours of each helicopter — identified by its serial number and
registration mark — on the 31st of December of the previous calendar year.
(b) Where possible, the operator should have available, for each helicopter, the breakdown of
hours for CAT operations. If the exact hours for the functional activity cannot be
established, the estimated proportion will be sufficient.
CAT.OP.MPA.320 Aircraft categories
(a) Aeroplane categories shall be based on the indicated airspeed at threshold (VAT) which is
equal to the stalling speed (VSO) multiplied by 1,3 or one-g (gravity) stall speed (VS1g)
multiplied by 1,23 in the landing configuration at the maximum certified landing mass. If
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