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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
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that a risk assessment has been conducted to demonstrate that a level of safety equivalent to that intended by point CAT.POL.A.230(a)(1) or (2), as applicable, is achieved; or
that the following conditions are met:
special-approach procedures, such as steep approaches, planned screen heights higher than 60 feet or lower than 35 feet, low-visibility operations, or approaches outside stabilised approach criteria approved under point CAT.OP.MPA.115(a), will not be conducted;
short landing operations in accordance with point CAT.POL.A.250 will not be conducted;
landing on contaminated runways will not be conducted;
an adequate training, checking and monitoring process for the flight crew is established;
an aerodrome landing analysis programme (ALAP) is established by the operator to ensure that the following conditions are met:
no tailwind is forecast at the expected time of arrival;
if the runway is forecast to be wet at the expected time of arrival, the landing distance at dispatch shall either be determined in accordance with point CAT.OP.MPA.303(a) or (b) as applicable, or shall be 115 % of the landing distance determined for dry runways, whichever is longer;
there are no contaminated runway conditions forecast at the expected time of arrival;
there are no adverse weather conditions forecast at the expected time of arrival;
all the equipment that affects landing performance is operative before commencing the flight;
the flight crew is composed of at least two qualified and trained pilots that have recency in reduced required landing distance operations in accordance with the operator’s training and checking programme;
based on the prevailing conditions and in the interests of safety, the commander shall make the final decision as to whether or not to conduct reduced required landing distance operations for the intended flight;
any additional landing conditions for the aerodrome, if specified by the competent authority that has certified the aerodrome are taken into consideration.]
Textual Amendments
F1Annex 4 point CAT.POL.A.255 inserted (20.11.2021) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1203), regs. 1(2), 11(4)(b)
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