Division SPA.HOFO.130 Meteorological conditionsF1

United Kingdom

Notwithstanding CAT.OP.MPA.247, NCC.OP.180 and SPO.OP.170, when flying between offshore locations located in class G airspace where the overwater sector is less than 10 NM, VFR flights may be conducted when the limits are at, or better than, the following:

Minima for flying between offshore locations located in class G airspace

	Day		Night
The cloud base shall allow flight at the specified height to be below and clear of cloud.
Helicopters may be operated in flight visibility down to 800 m, provided the destination or an intermediate structure is continuously visible.
Helicopters may be operated in flight visibility down to 1 500 m, provided the destination or an intermediate structure is continuously visible.
	Height ^f1	Visibility	Height	Visibility
Single pilot	300 feet	3 km	500 feet	5 km
Two pilots	300 feet	2 km ^f2	500 feet	5 km ^f3

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1199 of 22 July 2016 amending Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 as regards operational approval of performance-based navigation, certification and oversight of data services providers and helicopter offshore operations, and correcting that Regulation.

Footnotes

f1: The cloud base shall allow flight at the specified height to be below and clear of cloud.
f2: Helicopters may be operated in flight visibility down to 800 m, provided the destination or an intermediate structure is continuously visible.
f3: Helicopters may be operated in flight visibility down to 1 500 m, provided the destination or an intermediate structure is continuously visible.