CAT.OP.MPA.190 Submission of the ATS flight plan

SI No. 1290/2024

Text in magenta in force from 30 October 2025

1. If an ATS flight plan is not submitted because it is not required by the rules of the air, adequate information shall be deposited in order to permit alerting services to be activated if required.

2. When operating from a site where it is impossible to submit an ATS flight plan, the ATS flight plan shall be transmitted as soon as possible after take-off by the commander or the operator.

 

The title and text below will replace the text above on 30 October 2025:

CAT.OP.MPA.190 – Fuel Scheme – helicopters

1. The operator must establish, implement and maintain a fuel scheme for helicopters that comprises:

   1. a fuel or energy planning and in-flight replanning policy; and

   2. an in-flight fuel or energy management policy.

2. The fuel scheme must:

   1. be appropriate for the type of operation performed;

   2. correspond to the capability of the operator to support its implementation.

3. The fuel scheme, and any change to it, must be approved by the CAA prior to implementation.