Congested area ops
The reasons for updating the requirements for ops into congested sites had nothing to do with either JAR OPS or EASA. It was the need to remind operators of requirements that were only previously issued by means of letters some considerable time ago. Since that time a number of operators and postholders have changed and adherence to the requirements was becoming variable.
The reference to 'recent events' was the use of self-authorising Permissions at a recent event that attracted a number of different AOC holders to it. One operator in particular showed how it could and should be done to ensure performance operating standards were acheived, whilst some others were less succesful in their performance planning.
By including the FODCOM as the basis for their Ops manual instructions, AOC holders can be issues with long term Permissions (against The Rules of the Air) to operate into congested area sites, provided they do so in accordance with their OM
The material allows AOC holders to authorise themselves to fly into and out off congested area sites without having to apply to the CAA each time, as used to be the case about 10 years ago. This also has the benefit of letting an AOC holder respond to a charter request over the weekend or outside normal office hours.