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Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/401 of 14 March 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 as regards the classification of runways

Regulation (EU) 2018/401 · Regulation · 3 articles

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Article 1

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Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

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ANNEX Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 is amended as follows: (1) point (22) is replaced by the following: ‘(22) “instrument runway” means one of the following types of runways intended for the operation of aircraft using instrument approach procedures: 1. “non-precision approach runway” : a runway served by visual aids and at least one non-visual aid, intended for landing operations following a type A instrument approach operation; 2. “precision approach runway, category I” : a runway served by visual aids and at least one non-visual aid, intended for landing operations following a type B CAT I instrument approach operation; 3. “precision approach runway, category II” : a runway served by visual aids and at least one non-visual aid, intended for landing operations following a type B CAT II instrument approach operation; 4. “precision approach runway, category III” : a runway served by visual aids and at least one non-visual aid, intended for landing operations following a type B CAT IIIA, IIIB or IIIC instrument approach operation to and along the surface of the runway;’; (2) the following points (47a) and (47b) are inserted: ‘(47a) “type A instrument approach operation” means an instrument approach operation with a minimum descent height or decision height at or above 75 m (250 ft); (47b) “type B instrument approach operation” means an instrument approach operation with a decision height below 75 m (250 ft). Type B instrument approach operations are categorised as follows: 1. 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; 2. 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; 3. Category IIIA (CAT IIIA) : a decision height lower than 30 m (100 ft) or no decision height and a runway visual range not less than 175 m; 4. Category IIIB (CAT IIIB) : a decision height lower than 15 m (50 ft) or no decision height and a runway visual range less than 175 m, but not less than 50 m; 5. Category IIIC (CAT IIIC) : no decision height and no runway visual range limitation;’.

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