Specialised Operations - SPO

SPO

Specialised operations ‘SPO’ is where the aircraft is used for activities such as agriculture, construction, photography, surveying, observation and patrol or aerial advertisement. For further details of SPO criterias consult SPO.GEN.005 of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 on Air Operations.

For such operations Part-VIII (Part-SPO) of the Commission Regulation (EU) N0 965/2012 on Air Operations is applicable for aeroplanes and helicopters, unless performed on other-than complex aeroplanes or helicopters as non-commercial activity – in which case Part-VII (Part-NCO) of the Commission Regulation (EU) N0 965/2012 on Air Operations would be applicable; find further more details further down under title: “Applicable Requirements for SPO Operators”.

For the application, deletion or change of an approval according to EASA Part-ORO, Part-SPA, Part-SPO or other changes to be handled with the FOCA according to the EASA regulations applicable to the type of operation, see Changes at Aircraft Operator.

Holding an AOC does not provide the entitlement to perform SPO.



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Further Information

Contact

Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA

Section Operation of Complex Airplanes 

 

sboc@bazl.admin.ch

Section Helicopter Flight Operations

Tel: +41 58 464 62 93

heli@bazl.admin.ch

Print contact

https://www.bazl.admin.ch/content/bazl/en/home/flugbetrieb/spo.html