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AIC Belgium and Luxembourg


AIC

010/2014

Effective from 21 AUG 2014

Published on 21 AUG 2014

  Volcanic Ash

1  — Introduction

The purpose of this AIC is to provide operators, owners and maintenance organizations with new guidance on aircraft operations where volcanic ash contamination may be a hazard for flight operations.

2  — Key Principles

3  — Terminology

The following definitions of contamination are applicable in Belgium (Brussels UIR/FIR) regarding operation of aircraft in airspace contaminated with volcanic ash:

These definitions are consistent ICAO EUR/NAT Volcanic Ash Contingency Plan (VACP) (ICAO EUR Doc 019/NAT Doc 006 Part II) and EASA Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) 210-17R5.

4  — SRA Application in Belgium

4.1   Areas of Ash Contamination

In Belgium aircraft operators will be allowed to make decisions based on their SRA in the areas of low, medium and high ash contamination.

Therefore, Belgium will allow operators to make decisions based on their SRA, as accepted by their respective State regulatory authority, in any area of ash contamination.

4.2   Common SRA Recognition

As part of its overall decision making process regarding the operation of aircraft in airspace forecast to be, or aerodrome known to be, contaminated with volcanic ash, Belgium will allow aircraft operators registered in other States to base their decisions on their SRA, as accepted by their State regulatory authority, in accordance with the above mentioned approach (see 4.1) to decision making in Belgium.

5  — Reference Documents