AMC3 SPA.LVO.105(c) Specific approval criteria

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 47

Text in magenta in force from 30 October 2025

OPERATING PROCEDURES — CAT II

For CAT II operations, the following should apply:

  1. The flight crew should consist of at least two pilots.

  2. The approach should be flown using a certified system as identified in the AFM.

  3. If the approach is flown using autopilot, for a manual landing the autopilot should remain engaged until after the pilot has achieved visual reference.

  4. All height call-outs below 200 ft above the runway threshold elevation should be determined by the use of a radio altimeter or other device capable of providing equivalent performance.

  5. The DH should be determined by the use of a radio altimeter or other device capable of providing equivalent performance, if so determined by the aircraft certification process.

  6. At DH, the following visual references should be distinctly visible and identifiable to the pilot:

    1. a segment of at least three consecutive lights, which are the centre line of the approach lights or TDZ lights or runway centre line lights or edge lights or a combination of these; and

    2. a visual reference that should include a lateral element of the ground pattern, such as an approach lighting crossbar, or the landing threshold, or a barrette of the TDZ lighting unless the operation is conducted using a HUD or an equivalent system to touchdown.