Navigate / EASA

GM1 SPO.OP.140(a) Flight preparation

ED Decision 2023/004/R

ADEQUACY OF GROUND FACILITIES — SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT OF OPERATIONS WITHOUT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING SERVICES AT THE AERODROME OF INTENDED OPERATION

To operate at an aerodrome with downgraded or unavailable rescue and firefighting services (RFFS), the operator may consider including in its operations manual, for each aircraft type, certain criteria to be used when conducting a safety risk assessment of such operations. For aircraft in rescue and firefighting (RFF) category 3 and higher, the conditions under which the pilot-in-command may decide to conduct a flight may include, but not be limited to the following:

(a)        acceptable downgrades of RFFS for planning and in-flight purposes such as departure, destination, and alternate aerodromes;

(b)        aircraft characteristics related to mass, landing speed, fuel capacity;

(c)         possible limitation to daytime only or a certain time of the day (due to fatigue);

(d)        weather constraints;

(e)        aerodromes that are unacceptable with unavailable or downgraded RFFS.

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