UAM.OP.VCA.195 Fuel/energy scheme - in-flight fuel/energy management

• Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 found in: Air Operations (965/2012) Part-ARO Part-ORO Part-CAT Part-SPA Part-NCC Part-NCO Part-SPO (Feb 2025)

UAM.OP.VCA.195 Fuel/energy scheme – in-flight fuel/energy management Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 (a) The IAM operator shall establish policies and procedures ensuring that in-flight fuel/energy checks and fuel/energy management are performed. (b) The PIC shall monitor the amount of usable fuel/energy remaining in the VCA to ensure that it is protected and not less than the fuel/energy required to proceed to the selected destination vertiport, diversion location or VEMS operating site where a safe landing can be performed. (c) When a change to the clearance to proceed to a specific vertiport, diversion location or VEMS operating site at which the PIC has committed to land may result in landing with less than the planned final reserve fuel/energy, they shall advise air traffic control (ATC) of a “minimum fuel / energy” state by declaring “MINIMUM FUEL”. (d) The PIC shall declare a situation of “fuel/energy emergency” by broadcasting “MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY FUEL” when the usable fuel/energy that is calculated to be available upon landing at the nearest vertiport, diversion location or VEMS operating site where a safe landing can be performed is less than the planned final reserve fuel/energy. *[applicable from 1 May 2025 — Regulation (EU) 2024/1111]* #### UAM.OP.VCA.195 Fuel/energy scheme – in-flight fuel/energy management *Regulation (EU) 2024/1111* (a) The IAM operator shall establish policies and procedures ensuring that in-flight fuel/energy checks and fuel/energy management are performed. (b) The PIC shall monitor the amount of usable fuel/energy remaining in the VCA to ensure that it is protected and not less than the fuel/energy required to proceed to the selected destination vertiport, diversion location or VEMS operating site where a safe landing can be performed. (c) When a change to the clearance to proceed to a specific vertiport, diversion location or VEMS operating site at which the PIC has committed to land may result in landing with less than the planned final reserve fuel/energy, they shall advise air traffic control (ATC) of a “minimum fuel / energy” state by declaring “MINIMUM FUEL”. (d) The PIC shall declare a situation of “fuel/energy emergency” by broadcasting “MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY FUEL” when the usable fuel/energy that is calculated to be available upon landing at the nearest vertiport, diversion location or VEMS operating site where a safe landing can be performed is less than the planned final reserve fuel/energy.