SPA.LVO.110 General operating requirements

SI No. 1290/2024

Text in magenta in force from 30 October 2025

  1. The operator shall only conduct LTS CAT I operations if:

    1. each aircraft concerned is certified for operations to conduct CAT II operations; and

    2. the approach is flown:

      1. auto-coupled to an auto-land that needs to be approved for CAT IIIA operations; or

      2. using an approved head-up display landing system (HUDLS) to at least 150 ft above the threshold.

  2. The operator shall only conduct CAT II, OTS CAT II or CAT III operations if:

    1. each aircraft concerned is certified for operations with a decision height (DH) below 200 ft, or no DH, and equipped in accordance with the applicable airworthiness requirements;

    2.  a system for recording approach and/or automatic landing success and failure is established and maintained to monitor the overall safety of the operation;

    3. the DH is determined by means of a radio altimeter;

    4. the flight crew consists of at least two pilots;

    5. all height call-outs below 200 ft above the aerodrome threshold elevation are determined by a radio altimeter.

  3. The operator shall only conduct approach operations utilising an EVS if:

    1. the EVS is certified for the purpose of this Subpart and combines infra-red sensor image and flight information on the HUD;

    2. for operations with an RVR below 550 m, the flight crew consists of at least two pilots;

    3. for CAT I operations, natural visual reference to runway cues is attained at least at 100 ft above the aerodrome threshold elevation;

    4. for approach procedure with vertical guidance (APV) and non-precision approach (NPA) operations flown with CDFA technique, natural visual reference to runway cues is attained at least at 200 ft above the aerodrome threshold elevation and the following requirements are complied with:

      1. the approach is flown using an approved vertical flight path guidance mode;

      2. the approach segment from final approach fix (FAF) to runway threshold is straight and the difference between the final approach course and the runway centreline is not greater than 2°;

      3. the final approach path is published and not greater than 3.7°;

      4. the maximum cross-wind components established during certification of the EVS are not exceeded.

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

SPA.LVO.110 Aerodrome-related requirements, including instrument flight procedures

The operator must ensure that only aerodromes and instrument flight procedures that are suitable for the intended operations are used for LVOs and operations with operational credits.