ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Civil Aviation (Operation of Aircraft-Helicopter) Regulations, 2018
102. Limitations imposed by weather conditions VFR, IFR
Edition: 2018-05-11 · Repealed
102. Limitations imposed by weather conditions VFR, IFR
(1)A flight, except one of purely local character in visual meteorological conditions, to be conducted in accordance with VFR shall not be commenced unless current meteorological reports, or a combination of current reports and forecasts, indicate that the meteorological conditions along the route, or that part of the route to be flown under VFR, shall, at the appropriate time, be such as to enable compliance with these rules.(2)Flight in accordance with IFR—(a)when an alternate is required, shall not be commenced unless the available information indicates that conditions, at the heliport of intended landing and at least one alternate heliport shall, at the estimated time of arrival, be at or above the heliport operating minima;(b)when no alternate is required to a heliport, shall not be commenced unless available current meteorological information indicates that the following meteorological conditions shall exist from two hours before to two hours after the estimated time of arrival, or from the actual time of departure to two hours after the estimated time of arrival, whichever is the shorter period—(i)a cloud base of at least 120 m (400 ft) above the minimum associated with the instrument approach procedure; and(ii)visibility of at least 1.5 km more than the minimum associated with the procedure.(3)In case of Heliport operating minima—(a)a flight shall not be continued towards the heliport of intended landing unless the latest available meteorological information indicates that conditions at that heliport, or at least one alternate heliport, shall, at the estimated time of arrival, be at or above the specified heliport operating minima;(b)an instrument approach shall not be continued below 300 m (1 000 ft) above the heliport elevation or into the final approach segment unless the reported visibility or controlling RVR is at or above the heliport operating minima;(c)if, after entering the final approach segment or after descending below 300 m (1 000 ft) above the heliport elevation, the reported visibility or controlling RVR falls below the specified minimum, the approach may be continued to DA/H or MDA/H and in any case, a helicopter shall not continue its approach-to-land beyond a point at which the limits of the heliport operating minima would be infringed.(4)A flight to be operated in known or expected icing conditions shall not be commenced unless the helicopter is certificated and equipped to cope with such conditions.