Guidance Material / Information

The FOCA publishes “Guidance Material/Information (GM/INFO)” on relevant topics. The aim of these documents is to help operators prepare the necessary documentation and certificates, define procedures and training courses, and adapt the Operations Manual system accordingly.

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GM/INFO with the addition “Certification Leaflet (CL)” contain a checklist that is used by the authors as well as by inspectors. They also contain examples of solutions that can be adopted and modified as required. The objective here is to speed up the certification process.

• FOCA GM/INFO - ICAO 3LTD - Three-Letter and Telephony Designators

  PDF177.19 kB5 December 2025

• FOCA GM/INFO - Crew Member Certificate

  PDF625.50 kB5 December 2025

• FOCA GM/INFO - Operations and Training Manual

  PDF4.96 MB25 November 2025

• FOCA GM/INFO - Logging of Flight Time

  PDF408.00 kB15 October 2025

• FOCA GM/INFO - Examination Guide Balloon

  PDF577.80 kB15 August 2025

• FOCA GM/INFO - List AOC Holders Airplane

  PDF204.35 kB4 August 2025

• FOCA GM/INFO - Information Security

  PDF1.00 MB30 July 2025

• FOCA GM/INFO - Marginal Activity

  PDF784.47 kB27 May 2025

• FOCA GM/INFO - Examination Guide HELICOPTER

  PDF3.07 MB21 May 2025

• FOCA GM/INFO - Guidance for Aircraft Operations

  PDF414.27 kB13 February 2025

• FOCA GM/INFO - How to become an assessor

  PDF657.12 kB18 December 2024

• FOCA GM/INFO - Examination Guide AEROPLANE

  PDF1.23 MB1 July 2024

• FOCA GM/INFO - Annex III - ORO.AOC.110/ORO.SPO.100 - Operational leasing and codeshare agreements for commercial operations

  PDF478.67 kB6 May 2024

• FOCA GM/INFO - NVIS

  PDF1.65 MB9 April 2024

• FOCA GM/INFO - FOCA Accepted Logbook Formats

  PDF271.09 kB7 March 2024

• FOCA GM/INFO - Annex II - ARO.GEN.330 - Changes at Aircraft Operator

  PDF781.98 kB4 March 2024

• FOCA GM/INFO - Examiner System

  PDF897.83 kB16 February 2024

• FOCA GM/INFO - CL Management System

  PDF2.90 MB1 November 2023

• FOCA GM/INFO - CL Management System - FSTD Supplementary Provisions Consolidated (Appendix see page 147ff.)

  PDF3.51 MB1 November 2023

• FOCA GM/INFO - Reduced Required Landing Distance

  PDF271.38 kB14 April 2023

• FOCA GM/INFO - Declaration and List of Approvals NCC/SPO

  PDF271.95 kB23 March 2023

• FOCA GM/INFO - Examination Guide SAILPLANE

  PDF1.37 MB7 March 2023

• FOCA GM/INFO - CL Dangerous Goods Helicopters

  PDF1.85 MB15 February 2023

• FOCA GM/INFO - Annex III - ORO.AOC.100 - Application for Air Operator Certificate / Operating License

  PDF377.75 kB26 January 2023

• FOCA GM/INFO - Annex III - ORO.FC.145 - Approval of Training and Checking

  PDF317.76 kB1 December 2022

• FOCA GM/INFO - BASA Part FCL licence conversion - Theoretical Knowledge

  PDF367.25 kB1 July 2022

• FOCA GM/INFO - DG CBTA (DE)

  PDF1.27 MB21 June 2022

• FOCA GM/INFO - CL Dangerous Goods Complex Aeroplanes

  PDF1.38 MB21 June 2022

• FOCA GM/INFO - EBT

  PDF375.30 kB16 June 2022

• FOCA GM/INFO - Radiotelefonieprüfung mit kombinierter Sprachprüfung

  PDF1.04 MB9 February 2022

• FOCA GM/INFO - RTF examiners

  PDF618.45 kB23 November 2021

• FOCA GM/INFO - Procedure for acceptance of Language proficiency tests taken outside of Switzerland

  PDF179.22 kB5 August 2021

• FOCA GM/INFO - Theorieprüfung für Privatpiloten

  PDF562.69 kB13 July 2021

• FOCA GM/INFO - CAT SET Operations in IMC or at Night

  PDF3.07 MB7 January 2021

• FOCA GM/INFO - Private Operation with Aeroplane Listed on AOC

  PDF2.74 MB16 October 2020

• FOCA GM/INFO - Language Assessor Handbook

  PDF1.68 MB13 October 2020

• FOCA Checklist ORO.GEN.310 Mixed Operations

  PDF217.98 kB3 August 2020

• FOCA GM/INFO - ORO.GEN.310 Mixed Operations

  PDF1.96 MB3 August 2020

• FOCA GM/INFO - CCIT/CCA (Cabin Crew Initial Training / Cabin Crew Attestation)

  PDF768.16 kB1 June 2020

• FOCA GM/INFO - Minimum Equipment List

  PDF972.48 kB10 October 2019

• FOCA GM/INFO - Use of Helicopters to Trigger Avalanches

  PDF689.88 kB5 August 2019

• FOCA GM/INFO - NCC Operators

  PDF1.16 MB9 May 2019

• FOCA GM/INFO - CL Cabin Safety Procedures

  PDF1.94 MB9 February 2018

• FOCA GM/INFO - Operator's Cabin Crew Training

  PDF1.03 MB6 December 2017

• FOCA GM/INFO - Non-Commercial Other than Complex (Part-NCO)

  PDF2.36 MB1 December 2017

• FOCA GM/INFO - CIV IFR at MIL Aerodromes

  PDF549.24 kB21 July 2017

• FOCA GM/INFO - Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for helicopter operations

  PDF841.41 kB4 July 2017

• FOCA GM/INFO - Fatigue Risk Management System

  PDF1.03 MB1 May 2017

• CL ETOPS - Extended Range Operations with Two Engine Aeroplanes

  PDF741.18 kB15 December 2015

• FOCA GM/INFO - Appendix AeMC to CL Management System

  PDF494.33 kB12 November 2013