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NCC.OP.112 Aerodrome operating minima -- circling operations with aeroplanes

NCC.OP.112 Aerodrome operating minima — circling operations with aeroplanes

Regulation (EU) 2021/2237

(a) The MDH for a circling approach operation with aeroplanes shall not be lower than the highest of:

(1) the published circling OCH for the aeroplane category;

(2) the minimum circling height derived from Table 1; or

(3) the DH/MDH of the preceding IAP.

(b) The minimum visibility for a circling approach operation with aeroplanes shall be the highest of:

(1) the circling visibility for the aeroplane category, if published; or

(2) the minimum visibility derived from Table 1.

Table 1

MDH and minimum visibility for circling vs. aeroplane category

	Aeroplane category
	A	B	C	D
MDH (ft)	400	500	600	700
Minimum VIS (m)	1500	1600	2400	3600

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600 ft, as specified in Table 1 for aeroplane category C.

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1600 m, as specified in Table 1 for aeroplane category B.

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The MDH must not be lower than the highest of: (1) the published circling OCH for the aeroplane category, (2) the minimum circling height from Table 1, and (3) the DH/MDH of the preceding IAP.

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700 ft, because the MDH must be the highest of the published circling OCH (650 ft), the Table 1 value for Category D (700 ft), and the preceding IAP DH (500 ft).

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2000 m, because the minimum visibility is the highest of the published circling visibility (2000 m) and the Table 1 value for Category A (1500 m).

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500 ft, as specified in Table 1 for aeroplane category B.

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3600 m, as derived from Table 1 for aeroplane category D.

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Regulation (EU) 2021/2237.

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Source-Title: NCC.OP.112 Aerodrome operating minima -- circling operations with aeroplanes

Erulesid: ERULES-1963177438-13191

Domain: Air operations

Applicabilitydate: 30 October, 2022

Entryintoforcedate: 5 January, 2022

Regulatorysource: Regulation (EU) 2021/2237 Navigate

Regulatorysubject: Part-NCC

Typeofcontent: IR (Implementing rule)

Origin: EASA

Category: EAR