# Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Division SPA.RVSM.105: RVSM operational approval

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

To obtain an RVSM operational approval from the CAA, the operator shall provide evidence that:
(a)the RVSM airworthiness approval has been obtained;
(b)procedures for monitoring and reporting height-keeping errors have been established;
(c)a training programme for the flight crew members involved in these operations has been established;
(d)operating procedures have been established specifying:
(1)the equipment to be carried, including its operating limitations and appropriate entries in the MEL;
(2)flight crew composition and experience requirements;
(3)flight planning;
(4)pre-flight procedures;
(5)procedures prior to RVSM airspace entry;
(6)in-flight procedures;
(7)post-flight procedures;
(8)incident reporting;
(9)specific regional operating procedures.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/965/annex/V/division/subpart+d/division/sparvsm105 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965/annex-V/division-subpart+d/division-sparvsm105
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