C130JBloke
I know of AirTanker- but not much about it; the first question that comes to mind, is the AirTanker operation going to be conducted under a civilian Air Operator Certificate (AOC) or not? I assume here it is, otherwise I suspect you wouldn't be asking the question. But EUOPS1 1.001 does state that it does not apply to aeroplanes used in military operations- so I'm not sure what angle you're coming from.
However, if it is under civy regs you wouldn't be including any procedures in EUOPS1 itself as this is the operating rules and requirements; however, the requirment for an civil air operator to have an Operations Manual (and I use the term to include all volumes of the Ops Manual) is where the SOP's would be defined. First take a look at EUOPS 1.175 and SUBPART P 1.1040 regarding operating manuals.
The operating rules of JAROPS and the new EUOPS generally govern the way the operator will conduct operations, however- there is scope for an operator to agree with the regulator (the CAA in our case) a set of SOP's which are acceptable to the authority- which is actually what happens when the Ops Manual is submitted to the authority prior to getting an AOC.
In the first instance, I would speak with the CAA Flight Operation Inspector who has oversight of the program and discuss just what it is you would wish to include or vary. Considering the special nature of the AirTanker program and its military application- I would think that they would find a way to dovetale your RAF requirements alongside the EUOPS rules into the AirTanker Operation Manual and SOP's.
Last edited by no sig; 10th Oct 2008 at 19:02.