CAT.POL.A.355 Approval of reduced required landing distance operations

(a)  Operations with a landing mass of the aeroplane that allows a full-stop landing within 80% of the LDA require prior approval by the CAA. Such approval shall be obtained for each runway on which operations with reduced required landing distance are conducted.

(b)  To obtain the approval referred to in point (a), the operator shall conduct a risk assessment to demonstrate that a level of safety equivalent to that intended by point CAT.POL.A.330(a) is achieved and at least the following conditions are met:

(1)  the State of the aerodrome has determined a public interest and operational necessity for the operation, either due to the remoteness of the aerodrome or to physical limitations relating to the extension of the runway;

(2)  short landing operations in accordance with point CAT.POL.A.350 and approaches outside stabilised approach criteria approved under point CAT.OP.MPA.115(a) and shall not be conducted;

(3)  landing on contaminated runways and shall not be conducted;

(4)  a specific control procedure of the touchdown area for each runway intended to be used is defined in the OM and implemented; this procedure shall include adequate go-around and balked-landing instructions when touchdown in the defined area cannot be achieved;

(5)  an adequate aerodrome training and checking programme for the flight crew is established;

(6)  the flight crew members are qualified and have recency in reduced required landing distance operations at the aerodrome concerned in accordance with the operator’s training and checking programme;

(7)  an aerodrome landing analysis programme (ALAP) is established by the operator to ensure that the following conditions are met:

(i)  no tailwind is forecast at the expected time of arrival;

(ii)  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(c), or be 115% of the landing distance determined for dry runways, whichever is longer;

(iii)  there are no contaminated runway conditions forecast at the expected time of arrival;

(iv)  there are no adverse weather conditions forecast at the expected time of arrival;

(8)  operational procedures are established to ensure that:

(i)  all the equipment that affects landing performance and landing distance is operative before commencing the flight;

(ii)  deceleration devices are correctly used by the flight crew;

(9)  specific maintenance instructions and operational procedures are established for the aeroplane’s deceleration devices to enhance the reliability of those systems;

(10)  the final approach and landing are conducted under visual meteorological conditions (VMC) only;

(11)  any additional landing conditions for the aerodrome, if specified by the competent authority that has certified the aerodrome, are taken into consideration.