CAT.OP.MPA.185
Fuel/energy scheme – in-flight fuel/energy management policy – aeroplanes
Regulation (EU) 2021/1296
(a) The operator shall establish procedures for in-flight fuel/energy management that ensure:
(1) continual validation of the assumptions made during the planning stage (pre-flight or in‑flight re-planning, or both);
(2) re-analysis and adjustment, if necessary;
(3) that the amount of usable fuel/energy remaining on board is protected and not less than the fuel/energy that is required to proceed to an aerodrome where a safe landing can be made; and
(4) relevant fuel/energy data for the purpose of points (1), (2), and (3) shall be recorded.
(b) The operator shall have procedures in place to require the commander to obtain delay information from a reliable source when unforeseen circumstances may result in landing at the destination aerodrome with less than the final reserve fuel/energy plus any:
(1) fuel/energy to proceed to an alternate aerodrome, if required; or
(2) fuel/energy required to proceed to an isolated aerodrome.
(c) The commander shall advise air traffic control (ATC) of a ‘minimum fuel/energy’ state by declaring ‘MINIMUM FUEL’ when the commander has:
(1) committed to land at a specific aerodrome; and
(2) calculated that any change to the existing clearance to that aerodrome may result in landing with less than the planned final reserve fuel/energy.
(d) The commander 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 aerodrome where a safe landing can be made is less than the planned final reserve fuel/energy.
EU aviation rules mandate airlines implement in-flight fuel management procedures. These procedures validate fuel planning assumptions, adjust as needed, protect reserve fuel for safe landing, and record data. Pilots must obtain delay information and declare "minimum fuel" or a "fuel emergency" to air traffic control if reserve fuel is threatened.
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