NCC.IDE.A.105 Minimum equipment for flight

A flight shall not be commenced when any of the aeroplane’s instruments, items of equipment, or functions, required for the intended flight are inoperative or missing, unless:

(a) the aeroplane is operated in accordance with the operator’s minimum equipment list (MEL);

(b) the operator is approved by the CAA to operate the aeroplane within the constraints of the master minimum equipment list (‘MMEL’) in accordance with point ORO.MLR.105(j) of Annex III; or

(c) the aeroplane is subject to a permit to fly issued in accordance with the applicable airworthiness requirements.