New NCO.OP.210: "If the controlling RVR for the runway to be used for landing is less than 550 m (..omis..) then an instrument approach operation shall not be continued:..."
Why 550m and not "applicable minima"? EG: procedure requires 1200m RVR. It should be that 1200m shall be reported "at 1000ft or FAS...." It was like this in the old MCO.OP.210.
With the new rule that specify 550m, where am I suppose to archive the 1200m (or the charted value)? If the report is 700m (above of 550m), may I shut the approach that requires 1200m?
My understanding is that RVR 550 m is required by regulation for all NCO operations, while the RVR/VIS part of any specific "applicable minima" is determined by the pilot. While a procedure would typically have an OCA(H) that must be respected when determining (M)DA, it would strictly not require a particular VIS/RVR. Indeed the tabulated RVR/VIS in AMC (it is AMC2 NCO.OP.110 in the new Decision 2022/012/R) is a well proven guideline, but the pilot is actually free to establish his own, according to NCO.GEN.101.
Hi Henrik, thanks for replay. so, if I establish for a procedure a required RVR of 1000m, where am I suppose to archive this value? at 1000 ft ?
I think that is a very good question, as the approach may be continued as long as RVR is at least 550 m. The closest thing to an answer to your question that I can find, is GM1(d) NCO.OP.210:
"If the RVR is less than the RVR calculated in accordance with AMC3 NCO.OP.110, a go-around is likely to be necessary since visual reference may not be established at the DH, or at the MDH at a point where a stable approach to landing in the TDZ remains possible. ... The pilot-in-command should consider available options, based on a thorough assessment of risk, such as diverting to an alternate, before commencing the approach."
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