Is the notification about special categories of passengers (SCPs) always required to be carried on board, or can it be left at the vertiport under point IAM.GEN.MVCA.181?

It can be left at the vertiport, but only if applicable, as the notification about SCPs is listed among the documents that may be retained at the vertiport under the conditions of point IAM.GEN.MVCA.181.

For an IAM operation that takes off and lands at the same vertiport within 24 hours under VFR by day, can the mass and balance documentation be stored at the vertiport?

Yes, mass and balance documentation is one of the items that may be retained at the vertiport instead of being carried on board.

What does the phrase 'notwithstanding point IAM.GEN.MVCA.180' indicate about the applicability of the two points?

It indicates that point IAM.GEN.MVCA.181 overrides or provides an exception to the requirements of point IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 for the specific operations described in point IAM.GEN.MVCA.181.

For IAM operations conducted under VFR by day, when taking off and landing at the same vertiport within 24 hours, which documents may be kept at the vertiport instead of being carried on board?

The noise certificate, aircraft radio licence, journey log or equivalent, continuing airworthiness records, NOTAMs and AIS briefing documentation, meteorological information, notification about special categories of passengers (SCPs) if applicable, and mass and balance documentation may be retained at the vertiport.

Does point IAM.GEN.MVCA.181 allow the aircraft radio licence to be kept at the vertiport for a VFR-by-day operation that returns to the same vertiport within 24 hours?

Yes, the aircraft radio licence is one of the documents that may be retained at the vertiport under those conditions.

For a local-area IAM operation as specified in the OM, can the continuing airworthiness records be left at the vertiport instead of being carried on board?

Yes, continuing airworthiness records are among the documents that may be retained at the vertiport for operations remaining within a local area specified in the OM.

What is the relationship between point IAM.GEN.MVCA.181 and point IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 regarding documents carried on board?

Point IAM.GEN.MVCA.181 provides a notwithstanding exception to point IAM.GEN.MVCA.180, allowing certain documents and information to be retained at the vertiport instead of being carried on board under specified conditions.

Which items related to flight planning and weather may be kept at the vertiport for a same-vertiport 24-hour VFR-by-day IAM operation?

NOTAMs and AIS briefing documentation, and meteorological information, may be retained at the vertiport.

IAM.GEN.MVCA.181 Documents and information that may not be carried on board

Q: Under what specific operational conditions does point IAM.GEN.MVCA.181 allow documents to be retained at the vertiport rather than carried on board?

The allowance applies to IAM operations in accordance with VFR by day, taking off and landing at the same vertiport within 24 hours, or remaining within a local area specified in the OM.

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IAM.GEN.MVCA.181 Documents and information that may not be carried on board

Regulation (EU) 2024/1111

(a) Notwithstanding point IAM.GEN.MVCA.180, for IAM operations in accordance with VFR by day, taking off and landing at the same vertiport within 24 hours, or remaining within a local area specified in the OM, the following documents and information may be retained at the vertiport instead of being carried on board each flight:

(1) noise certificate;

(2) aircraft radio licence;

(3) journey log, or equivalent;

(4) continuing airworthiness records;

(5) notices to airmen (NOTAMs) and aeronautical information service (AIS) briefing documentation;

(6) meteorological information;

(7) notification about special categories of passengers (SCPs), if applicable; and

(8) mass and balance documentation.

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Source-Title: IAM.GEN.MVCA.181 Documents and information that may not be carried on board View latest amendments

Erulesid: ERULES-1963177438-22682 Compare versions

Domain: Air operations

Applicabilitydate: 1 May, 2025

Entryintoforcedate: 12 June, 2024

Regulatorysource: Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 Navigate

Regulatorysubject: Part-IAM

Typeofcontent: IR (Implementing rule)

Origin: EASA

Category: EAR

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