{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965/annex-VIII/division-subpart+d/division-section+1/division-spoidea105",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965/annex-VIII/division-subpart+d/division-section+1/division-spoidea105.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/VIII/division/subpart+d/division/section+1/division/spoidea105",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "SPO.IDE.A.105",
  "heading": "Minimum equipment for flight",
  "text": "A flight shall not be commenced when any of the aeroplane's instruments, items of equipment or functions required for the intended flight are inoperative or missing, unless either of the following conditions is fulfilled:\n(a) the aeroplane is operated in accordance with the minimum equipment list (MEL);\n(b) for complex motor-powered aeroplanes and for any aeroplane used in commercial operations, the operator is approved by the CAA to operate the aeroplane within the constraints of the master minimum equipment list (MMEL) in accordance with point ORO.MLR.105(j) of Annex III;\n(c) the aeroplane is subject to a permit to fly issued in accordance with the applicable airworthiness requirements.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 379/2014 of 7 April 2014 amending Commission 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."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 of 24 July 2019 amending Regulations (EU) No 965/2012 and (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards the use of aircraft listed on an air operator certificate for non-commercial operations and specialised operations, the establishment of operational requirements for the conduct of maintenance check flights, the establishment of rules on non-commercial operations with reduced cabin crew on board and introducing editorial updates concerning air operations requirements (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in Annex 8 point SPO.IDE.A.105 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 370(5) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/965/annex/VIII/division/subpart+d/division/section+1/division/spoidea105",
    "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."
}