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Regulation

GENERAL REGULATION INFORMATION
Part-SPO
Name ANNEX VIII - Specialised Operations
Description Annex VIII to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012 laying down
technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council

REGULATION ITEMS BY SECTION

SUBPART A GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (SPO.GEN)
Reference Description
SPO.GEN.005 Scope
(a) This Annex applies to any specialised operation where the aircraft is used for specialised
activities such as agriculture, construction, photography, surveying, observation and patrol,
aerial advertisement.
(b) Notwithstanding (a), non-commercial specialised operations with other-than complex
motor powered aircraft shall comply with Annex VII (Part-NCO).
(c) Notwithstanding point (a), the following operations with other-than complex motor-powered
aircraft may be conducted in accordance with Annex VII (Part-NCO):
(1) competition flights or flying displays, on the condition that the remuneration or any
valuable consideration given for such flights is limited to recovery of direct costs and
a proportionate contribution to annual costs, as well as prizes of no more than a
value specified by the CAA.
(2) parachute dropping, sailplane towing with an aeroplane or aerobatic flights
performed either by a training organisation having its principal place of business in
the United Kingdom and being referred to in Article 10a of Regulation (EU) No
1178/2011, or by an organisation created with the aim of promoting aerial sport or
leisure aviation, on the condition that the aircraft is operated by the organisation on
the basis of ownership or dry lease, that the flight does not generate profits
distributed outside of the organisation, and that whenever non-members of the
organisation are involved, such flights represent only a marginal activity of the
organisation.
SPO.GEN.005 AMC1 Scope
CRITERIA
The operators should consider the following criteria to determine whether an activity falls within the
scope of specialised operations:
(a) the aircraft is flown close to the surface to fulfil the mission;
(b) abnormal manoeuvres are performed;
(c) special equipment is necessary to fulfil the mission and which affects the manoeuvrability
of the aircraft;
(d) substances are released from the aircraft during the flight where these substances are
either harmful or affect the manoeuvrability of the aircraft;
(e) external loads or goods are lifted or towed; or
(f) persons enter or leave the aircraft during flight.
SPO.GEN.005 GM1 Scope
LIST OF SPECIALISED OPERATIONS
(a) Specialised operations include the following activities:
(1) helicopter external loads operations;
(2) helicopter survey operations;
(3) human external cargo operations;
(4) parachute operations and skydiving;
(5) agricultural flights;
(6) aerial photography flights;
(7) glider towing;
(8) aerial advertising flights;
(9) calibration flights;
(10) construction work flights, including stringing power line operations, clearing saw
operations;
(11) oil spill work;
(12) avalanche mining operations;
(13) survey operations, including aerial mapping operations, pollution control activity;
(14) news media flights, television and movie flights;
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