A new draft FAA notice revises guidance for principal operations inspectors (POIs) who have oversight responsibility for: operations specifications; management specifications; and letters of authorization requirements applicable to aircraft operators seeking Category II and III instrument approach and landing authorizations.
Revised OpSpec/MSpec/LOA C060 authorizes and lists the requirements and limitations for CAT IIa and III approach and landing operations. Under the new draft, the following changes are made: OpSpec C059 is decommissioned; the CAT II authorizations and requirements contained in OpSpec C059 have been combined with the CAT III authorizations and requirements of the old C060 and incorporated in the revised OpSpec C060; and minor changes to authorizations or requirements for CAT II or CAT III operations have been made.
The FAA said POIs should provide this notice to the operators for whom they are responsible, “alerting them to updated operating procedures, as well as required pilot knowledge and training.” This revision is mandatory, the agency said, with a compliance date of six months from the date of the final notice. Comments on the draft notice are due by August 26.