GM6 SPO.OP.210 Approach and landing conditions — aeroplanes

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 15

FLIGHT CREW TRAINING

Flight crew should be trained on the use of the RCR, on the use of performance data for the assessment of the LDTA, if available, and on reporting braking action using the AIREP format.

Guidance on the development of the content of the training may be found in:

(a)    AMC1 CAT.OP.MPA.303 & CAT.OP.MPA.311 of the AMC & GM to Annex IV (Part CAT) to UK Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, as applicable to the intended operations;

(b)    ICAO Doc 10064 ‘Aeroplane Performance Manual’; and

(c)    ICAO Circular 355 ‘Assessment, Measurement and Reporting of Runway Surface Conditions’.

FLIGHT CREW TRAINING — OTHER-THAN-COMPLEX AEROPLANES

When the aerodrome reports the runway conditions by means of a RCR, flight crew should be trained on the use of the RCR for the assessment of the landing distance, and on reporting braking action using the AIREP format. Guidance to develop the content of the training may be found in:

(a)    ICAO Doc 10064 ‘Aeroplane Performance Manual’; and

(b)    ICAO Circular 355 ‘Assessment, Measurement and Reporting of Runway Surface Conditions’.