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Old 9th Apr 2009, 14:04
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JimL
 
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DB,

Stop shouting at us.

This is text for the establishment of the Visual Gate Point and clarification on the necessity for a go-around; you don't know what it also says in the Operations Manual. It might already say:
  • At night, there shall be no en-route descent to VFR unless the cloud base has been reported and forecast to be above 1,200ft.
  • At night, for a VFR approach there shall be no manoeuvring below 500ft until adequate visual reference has been achieved.
  • At night for shuttling, the en-route height shall not be below 500ft
  • At night for shuttling the en-route visibility shall be reported and forecast to be above 5km.
Here are some other points -for a visual approach: there is no MDH; there is no MAPt; there are no such terms such as FDP or CBT.

The excerpts from the Bond Operations Manual are just that - they cannot be construed as recommendations from the CAA or the AAIB; the CAA are in no position to give recommendations because the AAIB has not yet reported.

As a matter of interest, the helideck elevation is reported to be 166ft.

Jim
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