{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965/annex-VII/division-subpart+b/division-ncoop142",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965/annex-VII/division-subpart+b/division-ncoop142.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2012/965",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965",
  "path": "annex/VII/division/subpart+b/division/ncoop142",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "NCO.OP.142",
  "heading": "Destination alternate aerodrome – instrument approach operations",
  "text": "The pilot-in-command of an aircraft must only select an aerodrome as a destination alternate aerodrome if either:\n(a)an IAP that does not rely on GNSS is available either at the destination aerodrome or at a destination alternate aerodrome; or\n(b)all of the following conditions are met:\n(1)the onboard GNSS equipment is SBAS capable;\n(2)the destination aerodrome, any destination alternate aerodrome, and the route between them are within SBAS service area;\n(3)ABAS is predicted to be available in the event of the unexpected unavailability of SBAS;\n(4)an IAP is selected (either at destination or destination alternate aerodrome) that does not rely on the availability of SBAS;\n(5)an appropriate contingency action allows the flight to be completed safely in the event of the unavailability of GNSS.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 800/2013 of 14 August 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 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 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Annex 7 points NCO.OP.140-NCO.OP.142 substituted (30.10.2025) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1290), regs. 1(3), 10(2)(h)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/965/annex/VII/division/subpart+b/division/ncoop142",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:05.762953+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}