ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Civil Aviation (Operation of Aircraft-Helicopter) Regulations, 2018
15. Minimum flight altitudes (operations under IFR)
Edition: 2018-05-11 · Repealed
15. Minimum flight altitudes (operations under IFR)
(1)The operator shall be permitted to establish minimum flight altitudes for those routes flown for which minimum flight altitudes have been established by the State flown over or the responsible State, provided that they shall not be less than those established by that State, unless specifically approved.(2)The minimum flight altitudes determined in accordance with the above method shall not be lower than specified in Civil Aviation (Rules of the air) Regulations.(3)The operator shall specify the method by which the operator intends to determine minimum flight altitudes for operations conducted over routes for which minimum flight altitudes have not been established by the State flown over, or the responsible State, and shall include this method in the operations manual.(4)The method for establishing the minimum flight altitudes shall be approved by the Authority.(5)The Authonty shall approve the operator's method for establishing the minimum flight altitudes only after careful consideration of the probable effects of the following factors on the safety of the operation in question—(a)the accuracy and reliability with which the position of the helicopter can be determined;(b)inaccuracies in the indications of the altimeters used;(c)the characteristics of the terrain (e.g. sudden changes in the elevation);(d)the probability of encountering unfavourable meteorological conditions (e.g. severe turbulence and descending air currents);(e)possible inaccuracies in aeronautical charts; and airspace restrictions.