Low Visibility Operations - V.06 - OCT15 PDF

Training Department Octt 20 Oc 2015 15 – v6 v6–– OM Rev.2

OPERATIONS IN LOW VISIBILITY

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Objective…. SAFETY equal to 'normal' conditions

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Schedule ….. Actual CAT II or CAT III conditions may occur at any airfield at any time

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Economy …… LVO = significant investment for Airline

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Costs Costs…........ …........Delays, cancelations and diversions are expensive

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Required level of safety implies:

– Aerodrome equipment……... Accuracy Sophistication Monitoring

– Aircraft automation…………….Reliability

Accuracy Redundancy Simplicity

– Crews…………………………………… Trained

Procedures clearly defined

– Regulations…………………………. By the regulatory authority

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LVO AND LVP: – LVO 

Airline

LVO consists in operating an aircraft in low visibility conditions

– LVP 

Airport Authorities

LVP are procedures applied at an aerodrome for the purpose of ensuring safe operations

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LVO REFERENCES:

– Airbus: FCOM-LIM, FCOM-PRO-NOR-SRP, FCOM-DSC, FCTM-NO, Getting to Grips with…

– Vueling: PM-7, OM-A, OM-B, OM-D, OM-D, OPS Info Notes… – LIDO: GEN-RAR-4.7 – ICAO Annex 2 Rules of the Air, ICAO Annex 6 Operation of Aircraft, ICAO Annex 10 Telecommunications Vol. 1, ICAO Annex 14 Aerodromes Vol. 1

– ICAO Doc 8168 PANS - OPS Aircraft Aircraft Operation Operations, s, ICAO Doc Doc 9365 AWO Manual, ICAO Doc 9476 Manual of surface movement guidance and control systems (SMGCS), ICAO Doc 9157 Aerodrome Aero drome Design Manual, ICAO Doc 9328 Manual Manual of RVR Observing Observing and Reportin Reporting g Practices, Practices, ICAO ICAO EUR Doc 013: European Guidance Material on Aerodrome Operations under Limited Visibility Conditions

– EC ECA AC Do Doc c 17, Issue 3 – CS-AWO All weather operations