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GACA العامه للطيران المضارع General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 125 - Operations: Noncommercial Operators Using Turbojets, Transport Category Aircraft, or Commuter Category Airplanes SUBPART A – GENERAL § 125.1 Applicability. 5 § 125.2 Aircraft Management. 5 § 125.3 Operations Notification. 6 § 125.5 Carriage and problematic usage of Psychoactive Substances. 6 § 125.7 Documents, Manuals, and Information to be carried onboard. 6 § 125.9 Flight Logbook Requirements. 7 § 125.11 Approval for Operations Specifications. 7 § 125.13 Duties and Responsibilities of PIC. 8 SUBPART B – MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL § 125.31 Operator Authorization and Management Personnel Required. ……9 § 125.33 Management Personnel: Qualifications. 9 SUBPART C – ROUTES AND AREAS § 125.53 Aerodrome Requirements. 13 § 125.55 Operating Facilities. 14 SUBPART D – MANUAL REQUIREMENTS § 125.77 Preparation of Manuals. 15 § 125.79 Manual Contents. 15 § 125.81 Distribution and Availability. 16 § 125.83 Aircraft Flight Manual. 16 SUBPART E – AIRCRAFT REQUIREMENTS § 125.105 Aircraft Requirements: General. 18 § 125.107 Aircraft Limitations. 18 SUBPART F – AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE OPERATING LIMITATIONS § 125.129 Operating Instructions and Checklists. 20 § 125.131 Airplane: Mass Limitations. 21 § 125.133 Airplane: Take off. 21 § 125.135 Airplane: En route — one engine inoperative. 22 § 125.137 Airplane: Landing Limitation. 22 § 125.139 Airplane: Landing Limitations: Alternate Aerodromes. 22 § 125.141 Airplane operating procedures for landing performance. 22 Page 1 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العلامه للطبعان المحلي General Authority of Civil Aviation [Non-Text] GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES SUBPART G – ROTORCRAFT PERFORMANCE OPERATING LIMITATIONS § 125.153 Performance Class: General. 23 § 125.155 Performance: General. 23 § 125.157 Operating Limitations. 24 § 125.159 Obstacle Accountability Area. 24 § 125.161 Operations Performance. 26 SUBPART H – ADDITIONAL AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS § 125.185 Safety Information. 27 § 125.187 Instructions for Continuing Airworthiness and Modifications. … 27 SUBPART I – INSTRUMENT AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS § 125.217 General. 28 § 125.219 Emergency Equipment: General. 28 § 125.220 Emergency Medical Equipment. 29 § 125.221 Aircraft Instruments and Equipment. 29 § 125.223 Inoperable Instruments and Equipment. 35 § 125.225 Communication and Navigation Equipment. 35 § 125.227 Passenger Information Requirements 35 § 125.229 Flightdeck Check Procedure. 36 § 125.231 Oxygen Supply. 36 § 125.233 FDR and CVR recordings. 37 SUBPART J - MAINTENANCE § 125.301 Applicability. 38 § 125.303 Maintenance Responsibility. 38 § 125.305 Operator Maintenance Control System. 38 § 125.307 Maintenance Requirement. 40 § 125.309 Aircraft Maintenance Program. 40 § 125.313 Required Inspection Personnel. 41 § 125.315 Maintenance Release. 41 § 125.317 Maintenance Training. 42 § 125.319 Continuing Airworthiness Information. 42 SUBPART K – AIRMAN REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS § 125.333 Airman requirements. 43 § 125.335 Composition of Flight Crew. 43 § 125.337 Flight Engineer Requirements. 43 Page 2 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA الطيه العامه للحييات المجانيه General Authority of Civil Aviation [Non-Text] GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES § 125.339 Cabin Crew Members. 44 § 125.340 Flight Crew Members Seats. 44 § 125.341 Flight Crew Members Emergency Duties. 45 § 125.343 Pilot in Command Qualifications. 45 § 125.345 Second in Command Qualifications. 45 § 125.347 Pilot Qualifications: Recent Experience. 46 § 125.349 Initial and Recurrent Pilot Testing Requirements. 46 § 125.351 Initial and Recurrent Cabin Crew Member Testing Requirements. 48 § 125.353 Pilot Proficiency Check Requirements. 48 § 125.355 Crew Member: Tests and Checks, Grace Provisions, Accepted....49 Standards. § 125.357 Check Pilot Authorization: Application and Issue. 49 SUBPART L - TRAINING PROGRAMS § 125.377 Training Program. 50 § 125.379 Approved Training Center. 50 SUBPART M – AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER REQUIREMENTS § 125.403 Flight Operation Officer/Flight Dispatcher. 51 SUBPART N - FATIGUE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS § 125.421 Fatigue Management Program. 52 § 125.423 Duty Period and Flight Time Limits and Rest Period Requirements. 52 SUBPART O - FLIGHT OPERATIONS § 125.445 Operational flight planning. 55 § 125.447 Flight Crew Members at Controls. 55 § 125.449 Manipulation of Controls and simulations of emergency. 55 § 125.451 Admission to Flightdeck. 56 § 125.453 Inspector's Credentials: Admission to the Flightdeck. 56 § 125.455 Emergencies. 56 § 125.457 Reporting Mechanical Irregularities. 57 § 125.461 Briefing of Passengers. 57 § 125.465 Icing Conditions: Operating Limitations. 58 § 125.467 Flight Locating Requirements. 58 § 125.468 Refueling with Passengers onboard. 59 § 125.469 Taxing of aircraft in the movement area. 59 § 125.471 Flight Crew Reporting of Meteorological and Runway conditions. 59 Page 3 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA الطيه العامه للحييات وال按 General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES § 125.473 Responsibility of the authorization holder. 60 SUBPART P – FLIGHT RELEASE RULES § 125.487 Flight Release: General. 61 § 125.491 Communication and Navigation Facilities. 61 § 125.493 Facilities and Services for VFR and IFR Flights. 61 § 125.499 Flight Release: Extended Over Water Operation. 62 § 125.501 Takeoff Alternate Aerodrome. 62 § 125.503 Destination Alternate Aerodrome: IFR or Over the Top 63 § 125.507 Continuing Flight in Unsafe Conditions. 64 § 125.509 Original Flight Release or Amendment of Flight Release. 64 § 125.510 Fuel Requirements. 64 § 125.511 Load Manifest. 67 SUBPART Q – RECORDS AND REPORTS § 125.531 Crew Member Record. 68 § 125.533 Flight Release Form. 68 § 125.535 Disposition of Load Manifest, Flight Release, and Flight Plans. ··68 § 125.537 Maintenance Records. 69 § 125.539 Service Difficulty Reports. 70 § 125.541 Maintenance Record Entry. 70 § 125.543 Electronic Recordkeeping. 70 SUBPART R – TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS § 125.581 Applicability. 72 § 125.583 General. 72 § 125.585 Dangerous Goods Training Program. 72 SUBPART S – SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM § 125.601 Safety Management System. 73 § 125.603 Safety Management System Manual and Procedures. 73 § 125.605 Protection and Use of Safety data 73 APPENDIX A TO GACAR PART 125 – MANUAL REQUIREMENTS Section I. Operations Manual. 75 APPENDIX B TO GACAR PART 125 - MAINTENANCE CONTROL MANUAL Section I. Maintenance Control Manual. 79 APPENDIX C TO GACAR PART 125 - MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE MANUAL Section I. Maintenance Procedure Manual. 82 Page 4 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العلانيه للطيران المضي General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES SUBPART A – GENERAL § 125.1 Applicability. (a) This part prescribes rules governing and requiring compliance for the following— (1) The noncommercial operations of turbojets, transport category aircrafts, transport category rotorcraft, and commuter category airplanes operated by a person or organization hold or is required to hold an Operator Authorization (OA) under the General Authority of Civil Aviation Regulation (GACAR) Part 119. (2) Each person employed including flight crews used by an authorization holder. (3) Each person who is an applicant for an OA under GACAR Part 119 with authorization from the President. (b) The pilot-in-command (PIC) must be familiar with the requirements and procedures pertinent to the performance of the duties, prescribed for the areas to be traversed, the aerodromes to be used and the air navigation facilities to be used and comply with all such requirements. The PIC must ensure that other crew members are familiar with such requirements and procedures and comply as are pertinent to the performance of their respective duties in the operation under this part. (c) The PIC must, while operating an aircraft outside of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), comply with GACAR § 91.475, except where any rule of this part is more restrictive and may be followed without violating the rules of that country. (d) The President may authorize temporary relief for compliance from certain sections of this part for ferrying, training, positioning, maintenance, or other special purposes provided the authorization holder demonstrates to the President that the operation can be conducted with an acceptable level of safety in accordance with specified limitations and conditions. § 125.2 Aircraft Management. (a) For the purposes of this part, aircraft management means managing an aircraft operation under a dry lease agreement approved by the President where the lessee is the authorization holder under this part. (b) The dry lease agreement mentioned in § 125.2 (a) must be in accordance with the requirements stipulated in Part § 119.53. Page 5 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العلانيه للطيران المدني General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES (c) The dry lease agreement mentioned in § 125.2 (a) must contain a statement stipulating that the leased aircraft may not be engaged in commercial air transportation. § 125.3 Operations Notification. (a) An authorized holder who intends to operate an aircraft permanently in a foreign country is considered as foreign state based. In such a case, the operator must inform the President and notify the foreign authority to obtain appropriate permission or sign an agreement, with the President, applicable to the foreign state for the purpose of safety and security oversight coordination. (b) No foreign registered aircraft may operate in Saudi Arabia as a permanent base unless the operator notifies the President and informs the state of the registry for obtaining appropriate permission or signing an agreement, with the President, applicable to the foreign state for the purpose of safety and security oversight coordination. § 125.5 Carriage and problematic usage of Psychoactive Substances. (a) No person may act or attempt to serve as a crew member while under the influence of any psychoactive substance, fatigue, sickness, or injury where the crew member's human performance is impaired. (b) If the authorization holder permits any aircraft operation in violation of the provisions of GACAR § 91.23 on carrying, selling, and offering of psychoactive substances, the operator's authorization will be suspended or revoked. § 125.7 Documents, Manuals, and Information to be carried on board. (a) The following documents, manuals and information must be carried on each flight as originals or certified true copies of certificates unless otherwise specified: (1) The AFM or equivalent document(s). (2) The certified true copy of the Certificate of Registration (C of R). (3) The certified true copy or original Certificate of Airworthiness (C of A). (4) The Noise Certificate, if applicable. (5) The list of specific approvals/Operation Specifications, if applicable. (6) The aircraft Radio Station License, if applicable. Page 6 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العاميه للطيران المدني General Authority of Civil Aviation [Non-Text] GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES (7) The third-party liability insurance certificate(s). (8) The Journey Logbook, or equivalent. (9) The flight plan. (10) The essential information concerning the search and rescue services and procedures in the area over which the aircraft will be operated (separate document or a part of Operations Manual). (11) The applicable current Aeronautical Charts and charts for all routes of possible diversion. (12) The procedures and visual signals information for use by intercepting and intercepted aircraft. (13) The MEL / CDL, if applicable. (14) Copy of the Operations Manual or other equivalent documents containing aircraft performance and other details required for operation. (15) The dry lease Agreements or agreements under Article 83 bis if applicable. (16) The list of emergency and survival equipment and location. (17) List of passengers on board, Cargo manifest if applicable; weight and balance document. (18) Operating Instructions and Checklists referred to in § 125.129; and (19) Any other documentation that may be pertinent to the flight or is required for the flight. (b) The documents required to be carried on board may be a part of an approved Electronic Flight Bag or in the form of soft copy as acceptable to the President. § 125.9 Flight Logbook Requirements. (a) Every aircraft must carry a flight logbook in accordance with GACAR § 91.9(a)(6) containing the items specified in GACAR § 91.8 and any other requirements listed in the authorization holder's Operations Manual. (b) The pilot-in-command (PIC) is responsible for ensuring that the flight logbook entries, including the purpose of the flight and defects observed during the flight, are recorded in accordance with the authorization holder's procedures. Page 7 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA الحياء للعبد الاجابيه والمحل General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES § 125.11 Approval for Operations Specifications. No authorization holder may conduct operations of aircraft for which specific approval is required unless the President has issued such approval. The Operations Specifications that require approval includes, but are not limited to, Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM), IFR Low Visibility Operation (LVO) with specific RVR, Performance Based Navigation (PBN), and Performance-based Communication and Surveillance (PBCS) as applicable. § 125.13 Duties and Responsibilities of PIC. (a) The pilot-in-command must determine that aircraft performance will permit the take-off and departure to be carried out safely. (b) The pilot-in-command must ensure that the checklists specified in § 125.129 are complied with in detail. (c) The pilot-in-command must be responsible for ensuring that a flight will not be commenced if any flight crew member is incapacitated from performing duties by any cause, such as injury, sickness, fatigue, the effects of any psychoactive substance, and will not be continued beyond the nearest suitable aerodrome when flight crew members' capacity to perform functions is significantly reduced by impairment of faculties from causes such as fatigue, sickness or lack of oxygen. (d) The pilot-in-command must be responsible for notifying the nearest appropriate authority by the quickest available means of any accident involving the aircraft resulting in serious injury or death of any person or substantial damage to the aircraft or property. If the pilot-in-command is incapacitated, the operator must take the forgoing action as per the requirements given in GACAR Part 4. (e) The pilot-in-command must be responsible for reporting all known or suspected defects in the aircraft, to the operator, at the termination of the flight. (f) A journey logbook must be maintained for each aircraft, and the pilot-in-command must be responsible for entering flight details in accordance with GACAR Part § 91.8 in the journey logbook. Page 8 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العلانيه للطيران المدني General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES SUBPART B – MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL § 125.31 Operator Authorization and Management Personnel Required. (a) An applicant must be an Accountable Executive who is the owner of the aircraft or the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organization, having financial power to ensure that necessary resources are available for the safe operation of the aircraft. (b) The Accountable Executive referred in § 125.31 (a) must apply for the Operator Authorization in a form and manner acceptable to the President. The applicant must submit a list of management personnel, their biodata, credentials, and a satisfactory compliance checklist demonstrating the capability and readiness for operation. (c) The Accountable Executive must submit a copy of the Operations Manual, Maintenance Control Manual, and evidence for outsourcing to an approved maintenance facility or own facility for aircraft maintenance. (d) The Accountable Executive must nominate the Director of Operations, Continuing Airworthiness Manager (CAM), Safety Manager, and other positions commensurate with the scope and complexity of the aircraft operation as determined by the President. (e) All management personnel, including change of management personnel, must be accepted by the President upon satisfactory assessment of the competency for the position. § 125.33 Management Personnel: Qualifications. (a) The Accountable Executive must have a good understanding of the aviation operation and safety management system. Otherwise, the owner/organization may nominate a suitable person who has a broad knowledge of aviation operations and is given financial powers to ensure safe operations. In such a case, the owner/organization and the nominated accountable executive must sign a statement of safety and quality for acceptance by the President. (b) The operator must appoint at least a minimum number of the post holders to look after the management and safety activities as given in the following Table 1. (c) For the purpose of this part, small operator means an owner managing the operation of a maximum of two aircraft. Page 9 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العامه للطبيء والن الصحي General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES <table><tr><td>Sl. No</td><td>No of aircraft operated</td><td>Management Activities</td><td>Minimum number of post holders</td></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td>Large OperatorA fleet of six or more aircraft</td><td>-Accountable Executive-Director of Operations-Chief Pilot-Continuing Airworthiness Manager (CAM)-Safety Manager-Quality Manager</td><td>6 Post holders--Accountable Executive-Director of Operations-Chief Pilot-CAM-Quality Manager-Safety Manager.</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>Medium Sized OperatorA fleet of 3-5 aircraft</td><td>-Accountable Executive-Director of Operations-Chief Pilot-Continuing Airworthiness—Manager-Quality Manager-Safety Manager</td><td>4 Post holders --Accountable Executive-Operations Director-Chief Pilot-CAM-Quality/Safety Manager.</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>Small OperatorUp to Two aircraft</td><td>-Accountable Executive-Operations Manager-CAM-Safety/Quality Manager</td><td>3 Post holders --Accountable Executive-Operations Manager-CAM-Quality/Safety Manager</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Note:(1) For in-house maintenance, additionally a Maintenance post holder must be appointed.(2) Qualified Accountable Executive can hold addition positions in medium and small organizations</td></tr></table> Table 1 (d) To serve as the Director of Operations, the nominated person must: (1) hold an ATPL and show evidence of experience as Pilot-in-command (PIC) on the aircraft type operated by the Authorization holder, or a similar type of aircraft and served in flight operations management. (2) Have at least three years of supervisory or managerial experience in a position that exercised operational control over any operations conducted. (3) demonstrate adequate knowledge of regulations related to flight operations, ground operations, and Page 10 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED VERSION 9.0 Consult the GACA website for current version GACA الحياء للعلوم والطبيه General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES safety management systems. (e) To serve as the Chief Pilot, the nominated person must: (1) hold a CPL and show evidence of experience as Pilot-in-command (PIC) on the aircraft type operated by the Authorization holder and served in flight operations management. (2) demonstrate adequate knowledge of regulations related to flight operations, ground operations, and safety management systems. (f) To serve as the Operations Manager, the nominated person must: (1) hold a CPL of the appropriate aircraft category. (2) show evidence of experience as Pilot-in-command (PIC) on an aircraft type operated by the Authorization holder, or a similar type of aircraft. (3) demonstrate adequate knowledge of regulations related to flight operations, ground operations, and safety management systems. (g) To serve as Continuing Airworthiness Manager or Maintenance Manager, the nominated person must: (1) have practical experience in aircraft continuing airworthiness management or maintenance or aircraft quality/safety management, and expertise in applying aviation safety standards and continuing airworthiness management practices. (2) have working experience on the type of aircraft operated by the Authorization holder or a similar type, and (3) have comprehensive knowledge of the Authorization holder's Maintenance Control Manual, and knowledge of the KSA Civil Aviation Law and the related GACARs. (h) To serve as Quality Manager or Safety Manager, the nominated person must: (1) have practical experience in aircraft quality/ safety management or flight operations or continuing airworthiness management and expertise in applying aviation safety standards. (2) have working experience on the type of aircraft operated by the Authorization holder or a similar type in operations or maintenance, and (3) have comprehensive knowledge of the Authorization holder's Safety Management System Manual, and Page 11 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA الحياء العامه للطيران المدني General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES knowledge of the KSA Civil Aviation Law and the related GACARs. (i) The Quality/Safety manager must report directly to the Accountable executive to update the information on the quality and safety performance of the operation. The list of postholders and their duties and responsibilities must be given in the Operations Manual. (j) Notwithstanding the requirements set forth in § 125.33 (c) through (i), the President may require additional management personnel based on the type of aircraft operated, nature, and complexity of operations. Page 12 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العامه للطيران المحترف General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES SUBPART C - ROUTES AND AREAS § 125.53 Aerodrome Requirements. (a) The operator must use aerodromes and operating sites that are adequate for the type of aircraft operated for day and night operations. (b) The operator must establish aerodrome operating minima, in accordance with criteria specified by the President, for each aerodrome to be used. When establishing aerodrome operating minima, the operator must consider any conditions prescribed in the operations specifications. Such minima must not be lower than the established minima unless specifically approved by the President. (c) No flight must be continued towards the aerodrome of intended landing unless the latest available information indicates that at the expected time of arrival, a landing can be effected at that aerodrome or at least one destination alternate aerodrome, in compliance with the operating minima established in accordance with § 125.53 (b). (d) Instrument approach operations must be classified based on the designed lowest operating minima below which an approach operation must only be continued with the required visual reference as follows: (1) Type A: a minimum descent height or decision height at or above 75 m (250 ft); and (2) Type B: a decision height below 75 m (250 ft). Type B instrument approach operations are categorized as follows: (i) Category I (CAT I): a decision height not lower than 60 m (200 ft) and with either a visibility not less than 800 m or a runway visual range not less than 550 m. (ii) Category II (CAT II): a decision height lower than 60 m (200 ft) but not lower than 30 m (100 ft) and a runway visual range not less than 300 m. (iii) Category III (CAT III): a decision height lower than 30 m (100 ft) or no decision height and a runway visual range less than 300 m or no runway visual range limitations. (e) The operating minima for 2D instrument approach operations using instrument approach procedures must be determined by establishing a minimum descent altitude (MDA) or minimum descent height (MDH), minimum visibility, and if necessary, cloud conditions. (f) The operating minima for 3D instrument approach operations using instrument approach procedures must be determined by establishing a decision altitude (DA) or decision height (DH) and the minimum visibility or RVR. Page 13 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العليه العامه للطيران المدني General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES (g) No instrument approach continued below 300 m (1 000 ft) above the aerodrome elevation or into the final approach segment unless the reported visibility or controlling RVR is at or above the aerodrome operating minima. (h) One or more instrument approach procedures designed to support instrument approach operations approved by the President are to be used for each instrument runway or aerodrome utilized for instrument flight operations. (i) If, after entering the final approach segment or after descending below 300 m (1 000 ft) above the aerodrome elevation, the reported visibility or controlling RVR falls below the specified minimum, the approach may be continued to DA/H or MDA/H. In any case, an aircraft must not continue its approach to land beyond a point at which the limits of the aerodrome operating minima would be infringed. § 125.55 Operating Facilities. (a) No operator may conduct a flight unless it is confirmed that the ground and water facilities, including communication facilities and navigation aids during takeoff, enroute and landing are available for such flight for the safe operation of the aircraft and are adequate for the type of operation. (b) An Authorization holder may commence operations only if it is ascertained that the information for the intended flight is available to the operator either through the official information published by the aeronautical information services or obtained from other sources. Page 14 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العلويه العامه للطيران المدني General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES SUBPART D – MANUAL REQUIREMENTS § 125.77 Preparation of Manuals. (a) Each authorization holder must prepare and keep current an Operations Manual in accordance with the content specified in this part § 125.79 for the use and guidance of flight operations, ground operations, and management personnel as appropriate in conducting its functions; and, (b) Each authorization holder must prepare and keep current a Maintenance Control Manual (MCM) as per the details given in this part § 125.79 for the use and guidance of the personnel who perform functions of continuing airworthiness management and maintenance. (c) The operator must provide for the use and guidance of maintenance personnel a Maintenance Procedure Manual (MPM) prepared as per the content specified in this part of GACAR § 125.79 if the operator is authorized to perform aircraft maintenance in the operator's in-house maintenance facility. (d) Each manual required by this subpart must— (1) have the date of the last revision and revision number on each revised page; and (2) observe human factors principles in developing such manuals. (e) The operations manual must be amended or revised to ensure that the information contained therein is up to date. All such amendments or revisions must be issued to all personnel required to use this manual. (f) Each authorization holder operating more than 6 Aircraft must establish, implement, and maintain a written operator security procedures acceptable to GACA Aviation Security Sector. § 125.79 Manual Contents. (a) Operations Manual. Each Operations Manual must contain the contents listed in Appendix A to this part under the following sections: (1) General. (2) Aircraft operating information. (3) Areas, routes, and aerodromes; and (4) Training Page 15 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA الطبيه العامه للحييات General Authority of Civil Aviation [Non-Text] GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES (b) The manuals may be prepared as a combined volume or in two or more separate parts, containing all the information required for the operation. Each part must contain the information appropriate for each group of personnel. Appendix A of this part describes the detailed contents of the operations manual. (c) Maintenance Control Manual. The Maintenance Control Manual must contain detailed procedures to ensure that the aircraft maintained in an airworthy condition by the operator as per the Information on Continuing Airworthiness. The detailed contents of the MCM are listed in Appendix B of this part. (d) Maintenance Procedures Manual. The Maintenance Procedures Manual must contain detailed procedures for performing aircraft maintenance. It must include the methods and processes for maintenance and certification of the aircraft for limited scope or the full scope of maintenance authorized. Appendix C of this part provides guidelines for developing a Maintenance Procedures Manual. (e) Maintenance Control Manual and Maintenance Procedures Manual may be prepared as combined or separate manuals as acceptable to the President. § 125.81 Distribution and Availability. (a) A copy or relevant part of the Operations Manual and Maintenance Control Manual must be distributed among all concerned personnel and GACA. (b) The operator must ensure that personnel involved in aircraft operations are adequately instructed in their specific duties and responsibilities and the relationship of such duties to the function. (c) To comply with paragraph (a) of this section, an authorization holder must furnish the appropriate manual(s) or part of the manual to appropriate persons in a printed form or electronic form acceptable to the President and retrievable in the English language. (d) Each authorization holder must maintain at least one complete set of the Operations Manual and Maintenance Control Manual at its principal base of operation. (e) The applicable current maintenance data must be available while maintenance activities are in progress. § 125.83 Aircraft Flight Manual. (a) Each authorization holder must keep a current approved Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) or an approved equivalent manual at its principal base of operations for each type of aircraft it operates. (b) Each AFM or approved equivalent manual as described in paragraph (a) of this section must be contained within the Operations Manual required by GACAR § 125.77, and this information must be clearly identified as Page 16 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العلانيه للطيران المدنيه General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES flight manual requirements or an approved AFM. The authorization holder may revise the operating procedures section and modify the presentation of performance data from the applicable AFM if the revised operating procedures and modified performance data presentation are— (1) approved by the President and (2) clearly identified as Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) requirements. (c) The AFM must be updated by implementing changes made mandatory by the President for KSA registered aircraft. For foreign-registered aircraft, the AFM must be updated by the State of Registry unless the responsibilities are transferred under a dry lease agreement. Page 17 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA الطبيه العامه للطبیان المحلي General Authority of Civil Aviation [Non-Text] GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES SUBPART E – AIRCRAFT REQUIREMENTS § 125.105 Aircraft Requirements: General. No authorization holder may operate any aircraft under this part unless: (1) It is registered as a civil aircraft of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and carries a current appropriate standard airworthiness certificate issued under GACAR Part 21, or registered in any ICAO Contracting State if it operates under a dry lease agreement or Article 83 bis agreement as stipulated in GACAR Part § 119 and carries a current appropriate standard airworthiness certificate. (2) The aircraft meets the applicable airworthiness requirements and is maintained in an airworthy condition. (3) The aircraft's maintenance is performed as per the approved maintenance program. (4) The current empty weight and the center of gravity are calculated from the values established by actual weighing. The aircraft must be under a weight monitoring system to track the weight changes. § 125.107 Aircraft Limitations. (a) No authorization holder may operate a land airplane on an extended overwater flight unless it is certified for ditching. (b) All aircraft operated on extended flights over water must be equipped with, at a minimum, one life jacket or equivalent individual floatation device for each person on board, stowed in a position easily accessible from the seat or berth of the person for whose use it is provided. (c) For over water operations, the operator must determine the risks to the survival of the occupants of the aircraft in the event of ditching. The operator must consider the operating environment and conditions such as, but not limited to, sea state and sea and air temperatures, the distance from land suitable for making an emergency landing, and the availability of search and rescue facilities. Based upon the assessment of these risks, the operator must, in addition to the equipment required in § 125.107 (b), ensure that the aircraft is appropriately equipped with the following: (1) Life-saving rafts in sufficient numbers to carry all persons on board, stowed to facilitate their ready use in an emergency, provided with such lifesaving equipment, including means of sustaining life, as is appropriate to the flight to be undertaken; and (2) Equipment for making the distress signals described in GACAR Part 91.303 (h) and two-way communication equipment as stipulated in GACAR Part 91 Appendix C IX. Page 18 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العليه العامه للطيران المدني General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES (3) Each life jacket and equivalent individual flotation device, when carried in accordance with § 125.107 (b) of this section, must be equipped with a means of electric illumination to facilitate the location of persons, except where the requirements given in § 125.107 (b) of this section are met by the provision of individual flotation devices other than life jackets. (d) The operator must always carry on board a list of rescue coordination centers and information on the emergency and survival equipment for immediate communication. The information must include, as applicable, the number, color, and type of life rafts and pyrotechnics, details of emergency medical supplies, and water supplies and the type and frequencies of the emergency portable radio equipment. (e) No authorization holder may operate a rotorcraft over water unless the rotorcraft is amphibious or equipped with floats or other emergency flotation gear adequate to accomplish a safe emergency ditching on open water. (f) Notwithstanding the requirements of § 125.107 (d) of this section, no authorization holder may operate a rotorcraft over water in a hostile environment unless it is certificated, or approved by the President as adequate for ditching. Page 19 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العامه للطبيعات المحلي General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES SUBPART F – AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE OPERATING LIMITATIONS § 125.129 Operating Instructions and Checklists. (a) The operator must issue operating instructions and provide information on aircraft climb performance with all engines operating to enable the pilot-in-command to determine the climb gradient that can be achieved during the departure phase for the existing take-off conditions and intended take-off technique. This information must be included in the operations manual. (b) Flight crews must use checklists before, during, and after all phases of operations and in emergencies to ensure compliance with the operating procedures contained in the aircraft flight manual or other documents associated with the certificate of airworthiness and otherwise in the operations manual. The design and utilization of checklists must observe Human Factors principles. (c) Authorization holders must operate aircraft in compliance with the terms of its certificate of airworthiness and all factors that significantly affect the aircraft's performance when calculating aircraft performance and operating limitations contained in the flight manual. (d) The performance data provided in the AFM that applies in determining compliance with requirements are given in GACAR § 125.131 through 125.137. Where conditions are different from those on which the performance data is based, compliance is determined by the following — (1) Interpolations, if the performance data follow a reasonably linear scale, or (2) Using the most conservative value of the proximate results of the direct tests if an accurate interpolation cannot be made. (e) The operator must consider published noise abatement procedures and operate the aircraft to minimize the effect of aircraft noise while ensuring that safety has priority over noise abatement. Noise abatement procedures specified by the operator for any one airplane type must be the same for all aerodromes. (f) Authorization holders must ensure the aircraft's mass at the time of takeoff is not greater than the mass allowed for the length of the takeoff or landing runway, using data from the AFM. The operator must consider directly as operational parameters or indirectly by means of allowances or margins, which may be provided in the scheduling of performance data for at least the following factors: (1) Mass, Operating Procedures, Aerodrome pressure altitude, (2) Runway slope, Ambient temperature and wind. (3) Runway surface conditions at the expected time of use, i.e., presence of slush, water, and/or ice, for Page 20 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA الحياء للعلوم والطبيه General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES landplanes, water surface condition for seaplanes. (g) The operator must provide operations staff and flight crew with an aircraft operating manual for each aircraft type operated, containing the normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures relating to the operation of the aircraft. The manual must be consistent with the aircraft flight manual and checklists. The design of the manual must observe Human Factors principles. § 125.131 Airplane: Mass Limitations. (a) No PIC may commence flight exceeding the mass at which take off as stipulated in § 125.133 is complied with, or the mass at en route one engine inoperative condition specified in § 125.135 and landing condition given in § 125.137 are complied with, allowing for expected reductions in mass as the flight proceeds, and for such fuel jettisoning as is envisaged in applying § 125.135 and § 125.137 and, in respect of alternate aerodromes, § 125.131 (c) and § 125.131 (d). (b) In no case may the mass at the start of take-off exceed the maximum take-off mass specified in the flight manual for the pressure altitude appropriate to the elevation of the aerodrome, and if used as a parameter to determine the maximum take-off mass, any other local atmospheric condition. (c) In no case may the estimated mass for the expected time of landing at the aerodrome of intended landing and any destination alternate aerodrome, exceed the maximum landing mass specified in the flight manual for the pressure altitude appropriate to the elevation of those aerodromes and if used as a parameter to determine the maximum landing mass, any other local atmospheric condition. (d) In no case may the mass at the start of take-off, or at the expected time of landing at the aerodrome of intended landing and any destination alternate aerodrome, exceed the relevant maximum masses at which compliance has been demonstrated with the applicable noise certification Standards as stipulated in GACAR Part § 91.503, unless otherwise authorized in exceptional circumstances for a certain aerodrome or a runway where there is no noise disturbance problem, by the President or the authority of the State in which the aerodrome is situated. § 125.133 Airplane: Take Off. (a) No PIC may operate the airplane unless, in the event of a critical engine failing at any point in the take-off, either to discontinue the take-off and stop within either the accelerate-stop distance available or the runway available or to continue the take-off and clear all obstacles along the flight path by an adequate margin until the airplane complies requirements given in§ 125.135. (b) In determining the length of the runway available, an account must be taken for the loss of runway length due to the alignment of the airplane before take-off. Page 21 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA الطبيه العامه للطيران المدني General Authority of Civil Aviation [Non-Text] GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES § 125.135 Airplane: En route — one engine inoperative. (a) No PIC may operate the airplane unless, in the event of the critical engine becoming inoperative at any point along the route or planned diversions therefrom, to continue the flight to an aerodrome at which the requirement of § 125.137 can be met without flying below the minimum obstacle clearance altitude at any point. (b) For flights that are to be conducted in accordance with the instrument flight rules, the operator must specify the method of establishing terrain clearance altitudes. § 125.137 Airplane: Landing Limitation. No PIC may commence the flight unless, at the aerodrome of intended landing and any alternate aerodrome, after clearing all obstacles in the approach path by a safe margin, it can land, with the assurance that it can come to a stop or, for a seaplane, to a satisfactorily low speed, within the landing distance available. The allowance must be made for expected variations in the approach and landing techniques if such allowance has not been made in the scheduling of performance data. § 125.139 Airplane: Landing Limitations: Alternate Aerodromes. (a) No person may list an aerodrome as an alternate aerodrome on a flight release unless the airplane, at the mass anticipated at the time of arrival, can land and be brought to a full stop within 70 percent of the effective length of the runway from a point 50 ft (15 m) above the intersection of the obstruction clearance plane and the runway with following assumptions that: (1) The airplane passes directly over the intersection of the obstruction clearance plane and the runway at a height of 50 ft (15 m), stabilized at the approach speed specified for the aircraft's configuration and operating conditions. (2) The landing does not require exceptional pilot skill. (b) In the case of an alternate aerodrome for departure, as provided in GACAR § 125.501, allowance may be made for fuel jettisoning in addition to normal consumption of fuel and oil when determining the mass anticipated at the time of arrival. § 125.141 Airplane operating procedures for landing performance. No PIC may continue an approach to land below 300 m (1 000 ft) above aerodrome elevation unless the pilot-in-command is satisfied that, with the runway surface condition information available, the airplane performance information indicates that a safe landing can be made. Page 22 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العليه العامه للطيران المدني General Authority of Civil Aviation [Non-Text] GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES SUBPART G - ROTORCRAFT PERFORMANCE OPERATING LIMITATIONS § 125.153 Performance Class: General. Unless authorized by the President in the authorization holder's operations specifications — (a) All rotorcraft operating to or from a heliport in a congested hostile environment must be operating in performance Class 1 or 2. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section, all rotorcraft must operate in performance Class 1, 2, or 3. (c) To permit variations from paragraph (a) of this section, the authorization holder must undertake a risk assessment, acceptable to the President, that considers factors such as— (1) The type of operation and the circumstances of the flight, (2) The area/terrain over which the flight is being conducted, (3) The probability of a critical engine failure and the consequence of such an event, (4) The procedures to maintain the reliability of the engine(s), (5) The training and operational procedures to mitigate the consequences of the critical engine failure, and (6) Installation and use of a usage monitoring system. § 125.155 Performance: General. (a) An authorization holder must ensure that the mass of the rotorcraft at the start of the takeoff is not greater than the mass at which the requirements of the appropriate performance class prescribed in this subpart can be complied with for the flight to be undertaken, allowing for expected reductions in mass as the flight proceeds, and for such fuel jettisoning as is provided for the requirement. (b) An authorization holder must ensure that the approved performance data contained in the AFM is used to determine compliance with the requirements of this subpart, supplemented as necessary with other data acceptable to the President. When applying the appropriate factors prescribed in this subpart, an account of any operational factors already incorporated in the AFM performance data may be taken to avoid a double application of factors. (c) When showing compliance with the requirements of this subpart, due account must be taken of the following Page 23 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA الطهاره للطهاره المحديه General Authority of Civil Aviation [Non-Text] GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES parameters: (1) Mass of the rotorcraft. (2) Rotorcraft configuration. (3) Environmental conditions, in particular — (i) Pressure-altitude and temperature. (ii) Wind. (4) Operating techniques; and (5) Operation of any systems which have an adverse effect on performance. § 125.157 Operating Limitations. (a) For rotorcraft operating in performance Class 2 or 3 in any flight phase where an engine failure may cause the rotorcraft to force-land the operator must verify that the surface below the intended flight path permits the pilot to execute a safe forced landing. (b) Performance Class 3 operations must not be performed— (1) In Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC); or (2) At night. § 125.159 Obstacle Accountability Area. For the purposes of the obstacle-clearance requirements prescribed in § 125.161— (a) An obstacle located beyond the Final Approach and Takeoff Area (FATO) in the take-off flight path, or the missed approach flight path must be considered if its lateral distance from the nearest point on the surface below the intended flight path is not further than- (1) For VFR operations: Half of the minimum NATO (or the equivalent term used in the AFM) width defined in the AFM (or, when no width is specified, 0.75 times the maximum dimension of the rotorcraft (D)), plus 0.25 D (or 3 m, whichever is greater), plus: 0.01 times the distance traveled (DR) for VFR day operations. (2) For instrument flight rules (IFR) operations: Page 24 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العليه العامه للطيران المضي General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES (i) One and one-half times D (or 30 m, whichever is greater), plus: 0.10 DR for IFR operations with accurate course guidance, 0.15 DR for IFR operations with standard course guidance, and 0.30 DR for IFR operations without course guidance. (ii) When considering the missed approach flight path, the divergence of the obstacle accountability area only applies after the end of the take-off distance available. (iii) Standard course guidance includes automatic direction finder (ADF) and very high frequency omnidirectional range (VOR) guidance. Accurate course guidance includes instrument landing system (ILS), Microwave Landing System (MLS), or other course guidance providing an equivalent navigational accuracy. (3) For operations with initial takeoff conducted visually and converted to IFR/IMC at a transition point, the criteria required in (1) apply up to the transition point then the criteria required in (2) apply after the transition point-p. (i) The criteria required in paragraph (a)(1) of this section apply up to the transition point. (ii) The criteria required in paragraph (a)(2) of this section apply after the transition point. (iii) The transition point cannot be located before the end of take-off distance required (TODRH) for rotorcraft operating in performance Class 1 and before the defined point after takeoff (DPATO) for rotorcraft operating in performance Class 2. (b) For takeoff using a backup (or a lateral transition) procedure, an obstacle located in the back-up (or lateral transition) area must be considered if its lateral distance from the nearest point on the surface below the intended flight path is not further than half of the minimum FATO (or the equivalent term used in the AFM) width defined in the AFM (or, when no width is defined 0.75 D), plus 0.25 times D (or 3 m, whichever is greater), plus 0.10 for VFR day, of the distance, traveled from the back of the FATO. (c) Obstacles may be disregarded if they are situated— (1) Beyond 7 R for day operations if it is assured that navigational accuracy can be achieved by referring to suitable visual cues during the climb. (2) Beyond 10 R for night operations if it is assured that navigational accuracy can be achieved by reference to suitable visual cues during the climb. (3) Beyond 300 m if navigational accuracy can be achieved by appropriate navigation aids: and (4) Beyond 900 m in the other cases. Page 25 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA الحياء للطبيع والصن General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES § 125.161 Operations in Performance. (a) The Authorization holder must ensure that the rotorcraft operational capabilities in Performance Class 1 must be in accordance with the requirements stipulated in GACAR § 121.351. (b) Rotorcraft operations in Performance Class 2 must meet the operational capabilities stipulated in GACAR § 121.353. (c) The Authorization holder must ensure that the rotorcraft operational capabilities in Performance Class 2 must be in accordance with the requirements stipulated in GACAR § 121.355. Page 26 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العلويه الخاصه للطيران المضارع General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES SUBPART H - ADDITIONAL AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS § 125.185 Safety Information. Each aircraft must have placards, listings, instrument markings, or combinations thereof, containing those operating limitations prescribed by the President, and aircraft TC Holder displayed in the aircraft, in addition to: (1) All emergency exit signs, and (2) All passenger safety information signs, markings, and placards as required by the TC holders. § 125.187 Instructions for Continuing Airworthiness and Modifications. (a) Operators must ensure the following continuing airworthiness instructions are updated in the aircraft maintenance program in accordance with TC holder's requirements and approved by the President – (1) Repairs Assessment for Pressurized fuselages. (2) Fuel Tank System Inspection Program. (3) Fuel Tank Flammability Reduction Means. (b) No aircraft may be operated without incorporating the modifications that are made mandatory by the Authority of TC holder. Page 27 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العليه العامه للطيران المدن General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES SUBPART I – INSTRUMENT AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS § 125.217 General. (a) Except as provided in § 125.223, no person may commence any takeoff of any aircraft unless the instruments and equipment specified in this subpart and Subpart C of GACAR Part 91 for the kind of operation indicated are serviceable. (b) The operator must ensure that the aircraft is equipped with accessible and adequate medical supplies appropriate to the number of passengers the aircraft is authorized to carry, and the medical supplies must comprise one or more first-aid kits as per GACAR Part 91. § 125.219 Emergency Equipment: General. (a) Pressurized airplanes with individual certificate of airworthiness first issued before 1 January 1990 and intended to be operated at flight altitudes at which the atmospheric pressure is less than 376 hPa must be equipped with a device to provide a positive warning to the flight crew of any dangerous loss of pressurization. (b) An airplane intended to be operated at flight altitudes at which the atmospheric pressure is less than 700 hPa in personnel compartments must be equipped with oxygen storage and dispensing apparatus capable of storing and dispensing the oxygen supplies as stipulated in § 125.231, and GACAR § 91.223 and § 91.223. (c) An airplane intended to be operated at flight altitudes at which the atmospheric pressure is less than 700 hPa but which is provided with means of maintaining pressures greater than 700 hPa in personnel compartments must be equipped with oxygen storage and dispensing apparatus capable of storing and dispensing the oxygen supplies as stipulated in § 125.231, and GACAR § 91.223 and § 91.223. (d) Airplanes must be equipped with suitable de-icing and anti-icing devices when operated in circumstances where icing conditions are reported to exist or are expected to be encountered. (e) Airplanes, when operated in accordance with the instrument flight rules or when the airplane cannot be maintained in a desired attitude without reference to one or more flight instruments, must be equipped with two independent altitude measuring and display systems. (f) Aircraft with advanced cockpit automation systems (glass cockpits) must have system redundancy that provides the flight crew with attitude, heading, airspeed, and altitude indications in case of failure of the primary system or display. (g) Aircraft must be equipped with an emergency power supply, independent of the main electrical generating system, for the purpose of operating and illuminating, for a minimum of 30 minutes, an attitude indicating Page 28 GACAR Part 125 UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT WHEN DOWNLOADED Consult the GACA website for current version VERSION 9.0 GACA العلانيه الخاصه للطيران المدني General Authority of Civil Aviation GACAR PART 125 – OPERATIONS: NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATORS USING TURBOJETS, TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT, OR COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES instrument (artificial horizon), clearly visible to the PIC. The emergency power supply must be automatically operative after the total failure of the main electrical generating system and clear indication must be given on the instrument panel that the attitude indicator(s) is being operated by emergency power. (h) Those instruments used by any one pilot must be so arranged as to permit the pilot to see their indications readily from his station, with the minimum practicable deviation from the position and line of vision normally assumed when looking forward along the flight path. § 125.220 Emergency Medical Equipment. (a) No person may operate …(111,295 more chars)