IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight
Regulation (EU) 2024/1111
(a) The following documents, manuals and information, in paper or digital media, shall be carried on each flight with a VCA and shall be easily accessible for inspection purposes:
(1) the aircraft flight manual (AFM), or equivalent document(s);
(2) the original certificate of registration of the aircraft;
(3) the original certificate of airworthiness (CofA);
(4) the noise certificate, including an English translation where one has been provided by the authority that is responsible for issuing the noise certificate;
(5) a certified true copy of the air operator certificate (AOC), including an English translation when the AOC has been issued in another language;
(6) the operations specifications relevant to the aircraft type, issued with the AOC, including an English translation when the operations specifications have been issued in another language;
(7) the original aircraft radio licence, if applicable;
(8) the third-party liability insurance certificate(s);
(9) the journey log, or equivalent, for the aircraft;
(10) the continuing airworthiness records, as applicable;
(11) details of the filed ATS flight plan, if applicable;
(12) current and suitable aeronautical charts for the route of the proposed flight and all routes along which it is reasonable to expect that the flight may be diverted;
(13) procedures and information on visual signals for use by intercepting and intercepted aircraft;
(14) information concerning search and rescue services for the area of the intended flight, which shall be easily accessible in the aircraft;
(15) the current parts of the OM that are relevant to the duties of the pilots, which shall be easily accessible to those pilots;
(16) the MEL;
(17) appropriate notices to airmen (NOTAMs) and aeronautical information service (AIS) briefing documentation;
(18) appropriate meteorological information;
(19) cargo and/or passenger manifests;
(20) mass and balance documentation;
(21) the operational flight plan, where required;
(22) notification about special categories of passenger (SCPs), if applicable; and
(23) any other documentation that may be pertinent to the flight or is required by the States concerned with the flight.
(b) The documents, manuals, and information carried on each flight shall be accessible to authorised persons, usable, and reliable.
(c) Notwithstanding point (a), in case of loss or theft of the documents specified in points (a)(2) to (8), the operation may continue until the flight reaches its destination or a place where replacement documents can be provided.