Category III A, B and C

Jose Navarro • 15 July 2022
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Good Friday to everyone, I'm Jose, new in this community and a I am a trainer in IADA which is an institute created to train in the maintenance field  of AENA net of Spanish airports. 
As you, may imagine, our work in training technicians is not only limited to the electrical part of the Visual Aids systems but make them self-awareness of the context and importance of the air operations regarding the optical and electrical visual Aids.
we explain the different types of approach operations, but regarding CATIII A, B and C I have doubts if they are not applicable anymore and now we only must speak of CATIII from a DH lower than 30 m or without DH.
i can see that many documents with vigency still list these sub categories, but on the other recent amendments doesn’t not list these sub parts of CATIII. 
What is correct and what document prevail regarding this?
Thanks beforehand to everyone, hope you can enlighten me

Comments (5)

Tarik Karboub

The phrase 'Required Visual Reference' is used in relation to the transition from control of an aircraft by reference to flight deck instrumentation to control by reference to external visual references alone. Those visual references, including aids, should have been in view for sufficient time for the pilot to have made an assessment of the aircraft position and rate of change of position in relation to the desired flight path. In Category III operations with a decision height the required visual reference is that specified for the particular procedure and operation. (ICAO Annex 6, and PANS-ATM).

Erik Lips

The subdivision in CAT IIIA, CAT IIIB and CAT IIIC is the old/previous ICAO classification of ILS instrument approach procedures. ICAO has abandoned this and now, effective 30 October 2022, EASA does the same. EASA states "Some AFMs may refer to the previous ICAO classification as follows... " and summarises the old A, B and C classification. GM1 SPA.LVO.100(b) refers. It will take some time to completely transfer from the old to the new classification in all relevant documents.

Pablo Dezontini

The classification "A, B, C" for the ILS is no longer part of the Chart Published Aerodrome Operating Minima (AOM). YOUR minima will be established according to some criteria during the certification process and should be published to your OpSpec. The FAA published the LOWEST fiseable equipment minima. Is the Operator responsability to use its OpSpec Approved Minima during the Approaches.
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/a…

Jose Navarro

thanks a lot for your comments, they are very helpful in our work of training and teaching. we talk about the different operations categories and the visual segments requiered, so now it has changed. I have to modify our texts ans slides. Again, thank you for your kind and informtive comments.

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