India Normal / Restricted AOM

[Klondiked]

So I didn't have too much luck with the search feature on this one. I work for a corporate operation based in the US, and we went to India for the first time about a month ago. We ended up being surprised by the difference between normal and restricted AOM. Fortunately, we could get in complying with the restricted AOM, but we (as a company) want to get approval for normal AOM. Does anybody know who to contact for that, and are there any corporate operators on this board who have received approval for that? Or is it exclusive to the airlines?

Thanks for the assistance.

[5040302010retard]

Well then as far as my understanding goes if you are flying a N registered aircraft then you dont fall into this " Normal/ restricted minima" mess !! it's purely for Indian registered aircraft . But in case i'm wrong and if it applies for all outside registered aircraft as well then , welcome to India !! I fly for a private operator and we have been trying to get our approval for Normal minima for a year now !! you can see the following link associated with normal/ restricted minima ( page 24 ) .http://dgca.nic.in/cars/D8C-C1.pdf

Frankly speaking it's only in winter months especially into VIDP that you feel if you had an approval for operating under normal minima , otherwise India has pretty good vis throughout the year.

And when we can't go we just sit in the lounge sipping our hot coffee and watch everyone else working hard and wait for the sun to shine :cool:

[itsbrokenagain]

yep its correct, this normal and restricted doesnt apply to other than VT registered, when asked for your minimas simply state them as they apply to your operation from the Jepp chart, for take off make sure you file a take off alternate within 60 min same as USA rules , but normally if your departure is fogged in you cant find a take off alternate that meets the landing mins within 60 min

[bucks_raj]

An operator shall establish, for each aerodrome planned to be used, aerodrome operating minima. The method of determination of such minima must be approved by DGCA and shall be consistent with the provisions of this CAR and ICAO Doc 9365 Manual of All Weather Operations Doc 9365/AN/910 (3rd edition). Such minima shall not be lower than any that may be established for such aerodromes by the State in which the aerodrome is located, except when specifically approved by that State. Foreign Air Operators are to be authorized by the State of the Operator for the use of the AOM in accordance with requirements of the Contracting State, however in no case will they operate at Indian Aerodromes at less than the NORMAL AOM.

from the link above...

[Klondiked]

Thanks for all your help. I almost forgot that I posted this here. I first saw Normal / Restricted AOM in the Jepp country pages, and I went back and forth trying to figure out if it applied to us or not. The way it was phrased, I thought I could make a pretty solid argument for either side; it was pretty ambiguous. The thing that still makes me a little unsure is that we're Part 91; I'm not sure if we count as a Foreign Air Operator, or GA, or what. Do you have any interpretation on the definition of "Foreign Air Operator" as it pertains to DGCA?