S.I. No. 298/2024 - Irish Aviation Authority (Operations) Order, 2024

• (15) A ground proximity warning system (GPWS), or, where prescribed, an enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS), for all aeroplanes of maximum total authorised mass greater than 5,700 kilograms or authorised to carry more than 9 passengers and for such other aircraft as may be prescribed, which shall provide automatically a timely and distinctive warning to the flight crew when the aircraft is in potentially hazardous proximity to the earth’s surface, and shall as a minimum provide warnings of excessive descent rate, excessive terrain closure rate, excessive altitude loss after go-around or take-off, unsafe terrain clearance while not in the landing configuration, i.e. while the landing gear is not locked down or flaps not in landing position and excessive descent below an instrument glide path. To this extent, the operator shall implement database management procedures that ensure the timely distribution and update of current terrain and obstacle data to the ground proximity warning system;

• (16) A ground proximity warning system (GPWS) which provides the warnings of 6.15.7 a) and c), warning of unsafe terrain clearance and a forward-looking terrain avoidance function for all turbine-engined aeroplanes of a maximum certificated take-off mass of 5 700 kg or less and authorized to carry more than five but not more than nine passengers for which the individual certificate of airworthiness is first issued on or after 1 January 2026;

• (17) When operating within controlled airspace, a pressure-altitude reporting transponder operating in accordance with the relevant provisions of Annex 10, Volume IV to the Chicago Convention. All aeroplanes should be equipped with a data source that provides pressure-altitude information with a resolution of 7.62 m (25 ft), or better.

• (18) A runway overrun awareness and alerting system (ROAAS) for all turbine-engined aeroplanes of a maximum certificated take-off mass in excess of 5 700 kg, for which the individual certificate of airworthiness is first issued on or after 1 January 2026.

• (19) For commercial air transport at least one automatic ELT for aeroplanes authorized to carry 19 passengers or less. Aeroplanes authorized to carry more than 19 passengers shall be equipped with either:

• (a) at least two ELTs, one of which shall be automatic; or

• (b) at least one ELT and a capability that meets the requirements of 6.18.

[Note: In the case where the requirements for 6.18 are met by another system no automatic ELT is required.]

• (20) For non-commercial air transport, all aeroplanes shall be equipped with at least one automatic ELT.

• (21) Non-deployable flight recorder containers shall: be painted a distinctive orange colour.

• (22) Non-deployable crash-protected flight recorder containers shall:

• (i) carry reflective material to facilitate their location; and

• (ii) have securely attached an automatically activated underwater locating device operating at a frequency of 37.5 kHz. At the earliest practicable date, but not later than 1 January 2018, this device shall operate for a minimum of 90 days.

• (23) Automatic deployable flight recorder containers shall:

• (a) be painted a distinctive orange colour, however the surface visible from outside the aircraft may be of another colour:

• (b) carry reflective material to facilitate their location; and

• (c) have an integrated automatically activated ELT.

• (24) The flight recorder systems shall be installed so that:

• (a) the probability of damage to the recordings is minimized;

• (b) there is an aural or visual means for pre-flight checking that the flight recorder systems are operating properly; and

• (c) if the flight recorder systems have an erasure device, the installation shall be designed to prevent operation of the device during flight time or crash impact; and

• (d) for aeroplanes for which the individual certificate of airworthiness is first issued on or after 1 January 2023, a flight crew-operated erase function shall be provided on the flight deck which, when activated, modifies the recording of a CVR and AIR so that it cannot be retrieved using normal replay or copying techniques. The installation shall be designed to prevent activation during flight. In addition, the probability of an inadvertent activation of an erase function during an accident shall also be minimized.

• (25) The crash-protected flight recorders shall be installed so that they receive electrical power from a bus that provides the maximum reliability for operation of the flight recorders without jeopardizing service to essential or emergency loads.

• (26) The lightweight flight recorders shall be connected to a power source having the characteristics which ensure proper and reliable recording in the operational environment.

• (1) In all aircraft for flight by night:

• (a) equipment for displaying the appropriate lights required to be displayed by the Standardised Rules of the Air issued under the EASA Regulation;

• (b) adequate illumination for all instruments and equipment that are essential for the safe operation of the aircraft;

• (c) the instruments and equipment specified in subparagraph (3) of this paragraph;

• (d) an accurate timepiece indicating the time in hours, minutes, and seconds;

• (e) a landing light;

• (f) lights in all passenger compartments;

• (g) an independent portable light for each crew member station.

• (2)
• (a) A helicopter shall be equipped with a safety harness for each flight crew member’s seat, comprising shoulder strap(s) and a seat belt, which may be used independently;

• (b) In aircraft used for flight instruction, a safety harness or shoulder strap(s) in conjunction with the seat belt for every pilot’s seat and for any seat situated alongside a pilot’s seat or a seat otherwise provided for a person under instruction;

• (c) In aircraft used for aerobatic flight manoeuvres - a safety harness for every seat in use by a person on board.

• (3) For an aircraft when operated in accordance with instrument flight rules, or when the aircraft cannot be maintained in a desired attitude without reference to one or more flight instruments:

• (a) a gyroscopic rate of turn indicator combined with an integral slip-skid indicator except that only a slip-skid indicator is required when a third attitude instrument system usable through flight attitudes of 360° of pitch and roll is installed in accordance with paragraph 5 (1)(c) of this Schedule;

• (b) two attitude indicators (artificial horizon), one of which may be replaced by (a) above in the case of an aeroplane (only);

• (c) a gyroscopic heading indicator;

• (d) means of indicating whether the power supply to the gyroscopic instruments is working satisfactorily;

• (e) two sensitive pressure altimeters;

• (f) an accurate timepiece indicating the time in hours, minutes, and seconds;

• (g) a rate of climb and descent indicator;

• (h) appropriate approach charts for each aerodrome specified in the flight plan;

• (i) a means of indicating in the flight crew compartment the outside air temperature;

• (j) an airspeed indicating system with means of preventing malfunctioning due to either condensation or icing;

• (k) in an aeroplane, the maximum total authorised mass of which exceeds 5,700 kgs, two airspeed indicating systems each equipped with a means of preventing malfunctioning due to either condensation or icing;

• (l) for a rotorcraft, a stabilisation system, unless it has been demonstrated satisfactorily to the Authority that the aircraft, by virtue of its design, has adequate stability without such a system;

• (m) for a rotorcraft, a slip indicator;

• (n) a magnetic compass.

• (4) An aircraft on a VFR flight which is operated as a controlled flight (including a special VFR flight) – shall be equipped in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 3 (3) of this Schedule or with at least the following instruments:

• (a) a turn and slip indicator, or a gyroscopic bank and pitch indicator with a gyroscopic direction indicator, and a means of indicating whether the power supply to the gyroscopic instruments is working satisfactorily;

• (b) a sensitive altimeter adjustable for changes in barometric pressure;

• (c) an accurate timepiece indicating the time in hours, minutes, and seconds;

• (d) a pressure-altitude reporting transponder as prescribed or otherwise required for flight in designated airspaces.”

• (5) For flights which involve manoeuvres on the water by an aircraft:

• (a) one life jacket, or equivalent individual flotation device for each person on board, stowed in a position easily accessible from the person’s seat or berth. Each life jacket and equivalent flotation device shall be equipped with a whistle and a waterproof torch or other equally suitable means of electric illumination for the purpose of facilitating the location of persons;

• (b) in the case of a commercial air transport aircraft, leaflets for distribution to each passenger stating the precise location and method of use of the life jackets;

• (c) equipment of a marine type for making from the surface of the water the sound signals and pyrotechnical signals of distress specified in the Collision Regulations (Ships and Watercraft on the Water) Orders, 1984 to 1993;

• (d) equipment for mooring or for anchoring appropriate to the maximum total mass authorised of the aircraft.

Note - a life belt is not considered an equivalent individual flotation device for the purpose of this Order.

• (6) For flights which involve manoeuvres on the water by aircraft the maximum total authorised mass of which exceeds 2,370 kgs:

• (a) the equipment specified in subparagraph (5) of this paragraph;

• (b) one sea anchor;

• (c) such apparatus as is required to facilitate the manoeuvring of the aircraft on the water under its engine power and as is appropriate to its mass, size, and handling characteristics and, where such apparatus is not controlled by the pilot, a communication system enabling him or her to instruct the operator thereof.

• (7) A helicopter intended to be flown over water, unless designed for landing on water, shall be fitted with a permanent or rapidly deployable means of flotation so as to ensure a safe ditching of the helicopter when:

• (a) flying over water at a distance from land corresponding to more than 10 minutes at normal cruising speed in the case of helicopters operating in Performance Classes 1 or 2; or

• (b) flying over water beyond autorotational or safe forced landing distance from land in the case of a helicopter operating in Performance Class 3.

• (1) an accessible first-aid kit;

• (2) an FDR capable of recording at least the 82 parameters listed in Table A2.3-1 of Appendix 2.3 of Annex 6, Part II to the Convention when having a take-off mass of over 5 700 kg;

• (a) accessible and adequate medical supplies;

• (b) a safety harness with a single point release for every flight crew member and for every forward or rearward facing seat used by a crew member and the harness for flight crew members shall contain a device to restrain the occupant in the event of rapid deceleration;

• (c) in the case of a helicopter - three attitude indicators (artificial horizons), one of which may be replaced by a gyroscopic turn indicator;

• (d) in the case of an aeroplane of maximum total authorised mass exceeding 5,700 kgs or a helicopter operated in Performance Classes 1 or 2, a standby attitude indicator which operates continuously and is provided with an independent power source, which shall operate automatically on failure of the main electrical power supply, provide illumination to the standby attitude indicator, and continue in operation for at least 30 minutes. A clear indication shall be given on the instrument panel that the standby attitude indicator is being operated by emergency power;

• (e) means of indicating to the passengers when safety seat belts or safety harness should be fastened except where the pilot and passenger compartments are not separately enclosed;

• (f) at least one portable fire extinguisher of a type which, when discharged/in use, will not cause dangerous contamination of the air within the aeroplane. At least one shall be located in;

• (1) the pilot’s compartment; and

• (2) each enclosed passenger compartment that is separate from the pilot’s compartment and that is separate from the pilot’s compartment and not readily accessible to the flight crew, provided that the total number of fire extinguishers shall be in relation to the total compartment capacity, as directed by the Authority, and except that any fire extinguishers which are carried in compliance with the issue of a certificate of airworthiness shall count against those required by this subparagraph;

• (g) means of ensuring that information and instructions are conveyed to passengers regarding the location and method of opening of the emergency exits;

• (h) means of ensuring that information and instructions on restrictions on smoking, when and how oxygen equipment is to be used if the carriage of oxygen is required, location and use of life jackets or equivalent individual flotation devices where their carriage is required, and location and method of opening emergency exits are conveyed to passengers;

• (i) fire warning indicators;

• (j) (i) for all flights, an accessible and adequate first-aid kit, including materials for treating minor injuries including burns, artificial plastic airways, splints which may be inflatable, scissors, analgesics, ammonia inhaler, handbook on first aid,

• (ii) for flights over the ocean or over areas where search and rescue operations would be difficult, one or more emergency medical kits containing in addition to the items listed in clause (i) of this subparagraph, insect repellent, emollient eye drops, sunburn cream, salt tablets, water miscible antiseptic skin cleanser, materials for the treatment of extensive burns, haemostatic forceps, haemostatic bandage or tourniquet, narcotic in injection form;

• (k) all aeroplanes which are equipped with a flight crew compartment door, this door shall be capable of being locked, and means shall be provided by which cabin crew can discreetly notify the flight crew in the event of suspicious activity or security breaches in the cabin.

• (l) an approved flight crew compartment door that is designed to resist penetration by small arms fire and grenade shrapnel, and to resist forcible intrusions by unauthorized persons. This door shall be capable of being locked and unlocked from either pilot’s station for all passenger-carrying aeroplanes:

• (1) of a maximum certificated take-off mass in excess of 54 500 kg; or

• (2) of a maximum certificated take-off mass in excess of 45 500 kg with a passenger seating capacity greater than 19; or

• (3) with a passenger seating capacity greater than 60.

• (m) means of protecting the flight crew compartment from unauthorised access and the flight crew from unlawful interference; where an aeroplane is equipped as required by Annex 6 to the Convention, with a flight crew compartment door that is designed to resist small arms fire, grenade shrapnel and forcible intrusion by unauthorised persons, such a door and its installation shall be of an approved type and shall be capable of being locked or unlocked from either pilot’s station in the flight crew compartment only and means shall be provided by which the cabin crew can discreetly communicate with the flight crew where events in the cabin may render that necessary or desirable; where means is provided in an aeroplane as required by Annex 6 to the Convention, to monitor from the flight deck the door area outside the flight crew compartment, such a monitoring system shall be of an approved type;

• (n) such emergency equipment as may be prescribed, which may include axes, megaphones, means of emergency evacuation, interior marking and lighting of emergency exits, emergency exit operating handles, emergency exit access, exterior exit and escape route markings and lighting, floor level exits and additional exits;

• (o) an independent portable light for each crew member station;

• (p) a forward or rearward facing seat, within 15 degrees of the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, fitted with a safety harness for the use of each cabin crew member required to satisfy the provisions of Article 59 of this Order and located near a floor level or other emergency exit or as required by the Authority or as otherwise required by the EASA Regulations;

• (q) an airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS) and pressure-altitude reporting transponder as prescribed by the Authority or as required by the EASA Regulations;

• (r) in the case of a turbine engine aeroplane of maximum total authorised mass greater than 5,700 kilograms or authorised to carry more than 9 passengers, a wind-shear warning system or as otherwise prescribed by the Authority;

• (s) in the case of an aeroplane operated by a single pilot under the Instrument Flight Rules or at night, a serviceable autopilot with at least altitude and heading select modes, a headset with a boom microphone or equivalent and a means of displaying charts that enables them to be readable in all ambient light conditions.

• (t) Aircraft protection measures while parked in a security restricted area or in an area other than a security restricted area.

• (2) For flights of a commercial air transport aeroplane or any single engine aeroplane over water beyond gliding distance from coast or shore, and for flights of a commercial air transport aeroplane or any helicopter operating in Performance Classes 2 or 3, when taking off or landing over a substantial body of water, such that in the event of an emergency arising there would be a likelihood of ditching – there shall be provided:

• (a) the equipment and leaflets specified in subparagraph (5)(a) and 5(b) of paragraph 3 of this Schedule;

• (b) an electric torch;

• (3) For flights over water in the course of which an aircraft may at any time be at a distance greater than the following away from an aerodrome or land suitable for a safe forced landing:

• (a) a distance of 50 nautical miles (93 km) for aeroplanes and beyond autorotational or safe forced landing distance for helicopters operating in Performance Class 3:

• there shall be provided the equipment and leaflets specified in sub- paragraph (5)(a) and (5)(b), as applicable, of paragraph 3 of this Schedule;

• (b) a distance corresponding to 120 minutes at cruising speed or 740 km (400 NM), whichever is the lesser, away from land suitable for making an emergency landing in the case of aircraft operated in accordance with 5.2.9 or 5.2.10, and 30 minutes or 185 km (100 NM), whichever is the lesser, for all other aeroplanes, there shall be provided:

• (i) the equipment and leaflets as required in subparagraphs (5)(a) and (5)(b), as applicable, of paragraph 3 of this Schedule,

• (ii) suitably equipped life-saving rafts in sufficient numbers to accommodate all occupants of the aircraft stowed so as to permit their ready use in an emergency and provided with such life-saving equipment, including means for sustaining life, as is appropriate for the flight to be undertaken,

• (iii) on all aeroplanes of a maximum certificated take-off mass of over 27 000 kg, a securely attached underwater locating device operating at a frequency of 8.8 kHz. This automatically activated underwater locating device shall operate for a minimum of 30 days and shall not be installed in wings or empennage,

• (iv) permanently or rapidly deployable means of flotation for helicopters so as to allow safe ditching, if necessary,

• (v) each life-saving raft shall be equipped with:

means for maintaining buoyancy,

sea anchor,

life lines and means of attaching one life raft to another,

paddles, or other means of propulsion,

weather protection equipment,

waterproof torch,

means of making sea water drinkable,

marine type equipment for making the pyrotechnical distress signals,

first-aid equipment,

such supplies of food and water as would be reasonably required to meet an emergency.

Note (1) Routine maintenance and inspection of life-saving rafts and their equipment shall be carried out to ensure that they are maintained in a serviceable condition.

Note (2) The location, method of stowage and method of launching of life-saving rafts shall be such as to ensure the most expeditious and efficient use of them in the event of a forced landing of the aircraft on water. At least half the number of life rafts provided on a rotorcraft in accordance with the provisions of this sub-paragraph shall be deployable by remote control. A life raft provided on a rotorcraft which is not deployable by remote control, and which has a mass of more than 40kg shall be equipped with a means of mechanically assisted deployment.

Note (3) Equipment specified in item (v) of subparagraph (3) shall be contained in a pack and one such pack shall be stowed with each life- saving raft so that it is immediately available when the life-saving raft is launched.

• (vi) portable radio equipment for use as survival beacons, in type, numbers and locations as prescribed or accepted by the Authority.

• (4) For flights by aircraft over undeveloped land areas where search and rescue could be especially difficult, there shall be provided portable radio equipment for use as survival beacons to be carried in type, numbers, and locations as prescribed or accepted by the Authority and such additional signalling devices and lifesaving or life sustaining equipment as may be appropriate to the area overflown.

• (5) For flights at night by commercial air transport aircraft – there shall be provided:

• (a) two landing lamps or, if accepted by the Authority in the case of an aeroplane, a single landing lamp with two separately energised filaments and, in the case of a helicopter, one of these lights shall be trainable in the vertical plane;

• (b) cabin lights in all passenger compartments;

• (c) in the case of such aircraft as may be prescribed, or as required by the EASA Regulation, an emergency lighting system independent of the main lighting system to provide illumination in the passenger compartment sufficient to facilitate the evacuation of the aircraft, notwithstanding the failure of the main lighting system;

• (d) the instruments and equipment specified in subparagraph (3) of paragraph 3 of this Schedule;

• (e) equipment for displaying the lights required by the Standardised Rules of the Air issued under the EASA Regulation;

• (f) illumination for all instruments and equipment essential for the safe operation of the aircraft and used by the flight crew;

• (g) an independent portable light for each crew member station;

• (6) An aircraft intended to be operated at flight altitudes at which the atmospheric pressure is less than 700 Hpa in personnel compartments shall be equipped with oxygen storage and dispensing equipment capable of storing and dispensing the oxygen supplies as follows:

• (a) a supply of oxygen for continuous use by all crew members and by 10% of the passengers for the whole time in excess of 30 minutes during which the aircraft is required to fly at an altitude above 10,000 feet (a pressure of less than 700 Hpa) but not above 13,000 feet (a pressure of less than 620 Hpa;

• (b) a supply of oxygen for continuous use by all crew members and passengers for the whole time during which the aircraft is required to fly above an altitude of 13,000 feet (a pressure of less than 620 Hpa).

• (7) An aircraft intended to be operated at flight altitudes at which the atmospheric pressure is less than 700 Hpa but which is provided with means of maintaining pressures above 700 Hpa in all personnel compartments shall be provided with oxygen storage and dispensing equipment capable of storing and dispensing the oxygen supplies as follows:

• • for all crew members and passengers:

• (i) in the event of a loss of pressurisation, for any period that the atmospheric pressure in any compartment occupied by them would be less than 700 Hpa,

• (ii) in addition, when the aircraft is operated at a flight altitude at which the atmospheric pressure is less than 376 Hpa, or which, if operated at flight altitudes at which the pressure is more than 376 Hpa and it cannot descend safely within four minutes to an altitude at which the atmospheric pressure is equal to 620 Hpa, there shall be no less than a 10-minute supply for the occupants of the passenger compartment.

Note (1) For the purposes of this paragraph and of Article 39 of this Order, the expression “loss of pressurisation” means inability through any cause to maintain an atmospheric pressure of at least 700 hectopascals in any occupied compartment.

Note (2) Approximate altitudes in the Standard Atmosphere corresponding to the values of absolute pressure used in this Order are as follows:

Absolute Pressure	Feet	Metres
700 hectopascals	10,000	3,000
620 hectopascals	13,000	3,900
376 hectopascals	25,000	7,600

• (8) For all flights for which the carriage of stored oxygen is required by this Order, there shall be provided:

• (a) suitable means of storing, supplying and dispensing oxygen;

• (b) suitable means of indicating to the passengers in each compartment the appropriate times at which oxygen should be used and the method of use.

• (9)
• (a) For flights on which a pressurised aircraft is intended to be operated at an altitude at which the atmospheric pressure is less than 376 hectopascals - a device to provide positive warning of any dangerous loss of pressurisation to the flight crew shall be provided;

• (b) For flights on which a pressurised aircraft is intended to be operated at an altitude at which the atmospheric pressure is less than 376 Hpa, or which, if operated at flight altitudes at which the atmospheric pressure is more than 376 Hpa, the aircraft cannot descend safely within four minutes to a flight altitude at which the atmospheric pressure is equal to 620 Hpa, it shall be provided with automatically deployable oxygen equipment to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (7) of this Schedule. The total number of oxygen dispensing units shall exceed the number of passenger and cabin crew member seats by at least 10 per cent.

• (10) For flights when the weather reports or forecasts available at the aerodrome or heliport at the time of departure indicate that conditions favouring ice formation are likely to be met, means or equipment shall be provided to prevent any impairment through ice formation of the functioning of the controls, means of propulsion, lifting surfaces, windows or equipment of the aircraft which would endanger the safety of the aircraft.

• (11) For a pressurised commercial air transport aircraft – there shall be provided:

operative weather radar, whenever such aircraft are being operated in areas where thunderstorms or other potentially hazardous weather conditions, regarded as detectable by air-borne weather radar equipment, may be expected to exist along the route to be flown, either at night or in instrument meteorological conditions.

• (12) An aircraft with speed limitations expressed in terms of mach number shall be equipped with a mach number indicator.

• (1) for all flights:

• (a) such instruments, equipment and devices as the Authority may require to be carried in the particular glider;

• (b) safety harness for every seat in use.

• (2) for flights by night:

• (a) equipment for displaying the lights required to be displayed by the Standardised Rules of the Air issued under the EASA Regulation, in relation to the particular aircraft;

• (b) adequate electrical illumination, supplied from the main source of supply in the glider for the instruments and equipment (including maps) required to be carried, the illumination of which is necessary to enable use to be made of them during the flight.

• (3) For a commercial air transport or an aerial work glider - such additional instruments, equipment and devices as the Authority may prescribe in each case.

for all flights - such instruments, equipment and devices as the Authority ma y require to be carried in the particular type of aircraft.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Articles 15, 23, 52, 61

Manuals, Logs and Records

The journey logbook or other equivalent record required by Article 15 shall contain the following items and corresponding Roman numerals:

I. aircraft nationality and registration;

II. date;

III. names of crew members;

IV. duty assignments of crew members;

V. place of departure;

VI. place of arrival;

VII. time of departure;

VIII. time of arrival;

IX. hours of flight;

X. nature of flight; (private, aerial work, non-scheduled commercial air transport, scheduled commercial air transport);

XI. incidents and observations if any;

XII. signature of person in charge.

An operations manual, organised as shown herein, which may be issued in separate parts corresponding to specific aspects of operations shall contain at least the following:

• (1) Organisation:

• Administration And Policy Manual;

• Aircraft Operating Manual;

• Minimum Equipment List (MEL) And Configuration Deviation List (CDL);

• Training Manual;

• Airport And Runway Analysis Manual;

• Areas, Routes, and Aerodromes

• Cabin Safety and Emergency Procedures Manual;

• Dangerous Goods Manual;

• Accident Prevention and Flight Safety Manual;

• Security Manual.

• (2) Contents of Manual System:

2.1 Administration And Policy Manual

2.1.1 Instructions outlining the responsibilities of operations personnel pertaining to the conduct of flight operations;

2.1.2 Information and policy relating to fatigue management including:

• (a) policies pertaining to flight time, flight duty period, duty period limitations and rest requirements for flight and cabin crew members in accordance with this Order; and

• (b) where applicable, policy and documentation pertaining to the operator’s FRMS in accordance with Appendix 7 of Annex 6 to the Convention.

2.1.3 A list of the navigational equipment to be carried including any requirements relating to operations where performance-based navigation is prescribed;

2.1.4 Where relevant to the operations, the long-range navigation procedures, engine failure procedures for EDTO and the nomination and utilisation of diversion aerodromes;

2.1.5 The circumstances in which a radio listening watch is to be maintained;

2.1.6 The method for determining minimum flight altitudes;

2.1.7 The methods for determining aerodrome or heliport operating minima;

2.1.8 Safety precautions during refuelling with passengers on board;

2.1.9 Procedures, as prescribed in Annex 12, for pilots- in-command observing an accident;

2.1.10 The flight crew for each type of operation including the designation of the succession of command;

2.1.11 Specific instructions for the computation of the quantities of fuel and oil to be carried, having regard to all circumstances of the operation including the possibility of loss of pressurization and the failure of one or more engines while en route;

2.1.12 The conditions under which oxygen shall be used and the amount of oxygen determined in accordance with the Order;

2.1.13 Instructions for mass and balance control;

2.1.14 Instructions for the conduct and control of ground de-icing and anti- icing operations;

2.1.15 The specifications for the operational flight plan;

2.1.16 Standard operating procedures (SOP) for each phase of flight;

2.1.17 Instructions on the use of normal checklists and the timing of their use;

2.1.18 Departure contingency procedures;

2.1.19 Instructions on the maintenance of altitude awareness and the use of automated or flight crew altitude callout;

2.1.20 Instructions on the use of autopilots and autothrottles in IMC;

2.1.21 Instructions on the clarification and acceptance of ATC clearances, particularly where terrain clearance is involved;

2.1.22 Departure and approach briefings;

2.1.23 Procedures for familiarisation with areas, routes, and aerodromes;

2.1.24 Stabilised approach procedure;

2.1.25 Limitation on high rates of descent near the surface;

2.1.26 Conditions required to commence or to continue an instrument approach;

2.1.27 Instructions for the conduct of precision and non-precision instrument approach procedures;

2.1.28 Allocation of flight crew duties and procedures for the management of crew workload during night and IMC instrument approach and landing operations;

2.1.29 Instructions and training requirements for the avoidance of controlled flight into terrain and policy for the use of the ground proximity warning system (GPWS and EGPWS);

2.1.30 Instructions and training requirements for the use of automatic landing systems, a HUD, or equivalent displays and EVS, SVS or CVS equipment as applicable.

2.1.31 Instructions and training requirements for the use of the EFB, as applicable.

2.1.32 Information and instructions relating to the interception of civil aircraft including:

• (a) prescribed procedures for pilots- in-command of intercepted aircraft, and

• (b) visual signals for use as prescribed by intercepting and intercepted aircraft;

2.1.33 For aeroplanes intended to be operated above 15,000 metres (49,000 ft):

• (a) information which will enable the pilot- in-command to determine the best course of action to take in the event of exposure to solar cosmic radiation, and

• (b) procedures in the event that a decision to descend is taken, covering:

• (i) the necessity for giving the appropriate ATS unit prior warning of the situation and of obtaining a provisional descent clearance, and

• (ii) the action to be taken in the event that communication with the ATS unit cannot be established or is interrupted;

2.1.34 Ground handling arrangements and procedures;

2.1.35 Procedures for making meteorological observations on board an aircraft in flight and for recording and reporting them in accordance with ICAO PANS RAC and Regional Supplementary Procedures as appropriate.

2.1.36 Policy, instructions, procedures, and training requirements for the avoidance of collisions and the use of the airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS);”

2.2 Aircraft Operating Manual

2.2.1 A description of the certification and operating limitations;

2.2.2 The normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures to be used by the flight crew, the checklists relating thereto as required by the Order, including a statement related to the necessary procedures for the co- ordination between flight and cabin crew;

2.2.3 Operating instructions and information on climb performance with all engines operating where provided;

2.2.4 Flight planning data for pre-flight and in- flight planning with different thrust/power and speed settings;

2.2.5 Instructions and data for mass and balance calculations;

2.2.6 Instructions for aircraft loading and securing of load;

2.2.7 Aircraft systems, associated controls, and instructions for their use.

2.3 Minimum Equipment List (MEL) and Configuration Deviation List (CDL)

2.3.1 The minimum equipment list and configuration deviation list for the aeroplane types operated and specific operations authorised, including any requirements relating to operations where performance-based is prescribed.

2.4 Training Manual

2.4.1 Details of the flight crew training programme and training requirements;

2.4.2 Details of the cabin crew training programme as required by the Order;

2.4.3 Details of the training programme for a flight operations officer;

2.4.4 Information on the operators’ training programme for the development of personnel knowledge and skills related to human performance.

2.5 Airport and Runway Analysis Manual

2.5.1 The necessary information for compliance with all flight profiles required by the pertinent regulations, including but not limited to, the determination of:

• (a) take-off runway length requirements for dry, wet, and contaminated conditions;

• (b) take-off climb limitations;

• (c) en-route climb limitations;

• (d) approach and landing climb limitations;

• (e) landing runway length requirements for dry, wet, and contaminated conditions, including the effects of systems failures which would affect the landing distance; and

• (f) supplementary information, such as tyre speed limitations.

2.6 Route Manual

2.6.1 A route guide to ensure that the flight crew will have, for each flight, information relating to communication facilities, navigation aids, aerodromes, instrument approaches, instrument arrivals and instrument departures as applicable for the operation and such other information as the operator may deem necessary for the proper conduct of flight operations;”

2.6.2 The minimum flight altitudes for each route to be flown;

2.6.3 The aerodrome operating minima for each of the aerodromes or heliports that are likely to be used as aerodromes or heliports of intended landing or as alternates;

2.6.4 The increase of aerodrome or heliport operating minima in case of a degradation of approach or aerodrome/heliport facilities.

2.6.5 Instructions for determining aerodrome operating minima for instrument approaches using eligible equipment for operational credit.

2.7 Cabin Safety and Emergency Procedures Manual

2.7.1 Checklist of emergency and safety equipment and instructions for its use;

2.7.2 Emergency evacuation procedures, including type-specific procedures, crew co-ordination, assignment of crew’s emergency positions and the emergency duties assigned to each crew member;

2.7.3 The normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures to be used by the cabin crew, the checklists relating thereto and aircraft systems information as required, including a statement related to the necessary procedures for the co-ordination between flight and cabin crew;

2.7.4 Survival and emergency equipment for different routes and the necessary procedures to verify its normal functioning before take-off, including procedures to determine the required amount of oxygen and the quantity available;

2.7.5 The ground-air visual signal code for use by survivors, as contained in Annex 12 to the Convention.

2.8 Dangerous Goods Manual

2.8.1 Information and instructions on the carriage of dangerous goods, including action to be taken in the event of an emergency.

Note: Guidance material on the development of policies and procedures for dealing with dangerous goods incidents on board an aircraft is contained in Emergency Response Guidance for Aircraft Incidents involving Dangerous Goods (ICAO Doc 9481).

2.9 Accident Prevention and Flight Safety Manual

2.9.1 Details of the safety management system (SMS) provided in accordance with Article 9 of the Order and Annex 19 to the Convention.

2.9.2 Information and instructions on the carriage of dangerous goods, in accordance with Chapter 14 of Annex 6 to the Convention.

2.10 Security Manual

2.10.1 Security instructions and guidance;

2.10.2 A search procedure checklist.

The lists of emergency and survival equipment required by Article 52 of this Order shall include information as applicable concerning:

• (a) the number, colour, and type of life rafts;

• (b) the colour and type of pyrotechnics;

• (c) details of emergency material supplies;

• (d) water supplies;

• (e) the type and frequencies of emergency portable radio equipment.

The operator’s maintenance control manual provided in accordance with Article 61 of the Order, which may be issued in separate parts, shall contain the following information:

• (1) a description of the maintenance procedures required by Article 61 of the Order including, when applicable:

• (a) a description of the administrative arrangements between the operator and the approved maintenance organisation, where applicable,

• (b) a description of the maintenance procedures and the procedures for completing and signing a maintenance release;

• (2) names and duties of the person or persons required by Article 61 of the Order;

• (3) a reference to the maintenance programme required by Article 61 of the Order;

• (4) a description of the methods used for the completion and retention of the operator’s maintenance records required by Article 63 of the Order;

• (5) a description of the procedures for monitoring, assessing, and reporting maintenance and operational experience required by Article 61 of the Order;

• (6) a description of the procedures for complying with the service information (i.e. defect) reporting requirements of Article 61 of the Order;

• (7) a description of procedures for assessing continuing airworthiness information and implementing any resulting actions, as required by Article 61 of the Order;

• (8) a description of the procedures for implementing action resulting from mandatory continuing airworthiness information;

• (9) a description of establishing and maintaining a system of analysis and continued monitoring of the performance and efficiency of the maintenance programme, in order to correct any deficiency in that programme;

• (10) a description of the aircraft types and models to which the manual applies;

• (11) a description of procedures for ensuring that unserviceability affecting airworthiness are recorded and rectified; and

• (12) a description of the procedures for advising the State of Registry of significant in-service occurrences.

B. Maintenance Programme

• (1) A maintenance programme for each aeroplane as required by Article 61 of the Order shall contain the following information:

• (a) maintenance tasks and the intervals at which these are to be performed, taking into account the anticipated utilisation of the aeroplane,

• (b) when applicable, a continuing structural integrity programme,

• (c) procedures for changing or deviating from a) and b) above, and

• (d) when applicable, condition monitoring and reliability programme descriptions for aircraft systems, components, and engines;

• (2) Maintenance tasks and intervals that have been specified as mandatory in the state of manufacture in approval of the type design shall be identified as such;

• (3) The maintenance programme for an aircraft type shall be based on maintenance programme information made available by the State of Design or by the organisation responsible for the type design, and any additional applicable experience.

GIVEN under the common seal of the Irish Aviation Authority,

12 June, 2024.

ROSE HYNES,

Director.

DECLAN FITZPATRICK,

Director.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not a part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This Order revokes and re-enacts with modifications the Irish Aviation Authority (Operations) Order, 2006 ( S.I. No. 61 of 2006 ) to give effect to Parts 1,2, and 3 of Annex 6 to the Convention.

The Order both implements Annex 6 (Parts 1, 2 and 3) to the Convention in the State and the EASA Regulation and Rules applicable to the operation of aircraft.