34. Operating into areas with known or forecasted volcanic ash contamination

An AOC holder must establish procedures in its Operations Manual for use by a pilot of a relevant aircraft when the aircraft inadvertently encounters a volcanic ash cloud.

Despite paragraph (1), an AOC holder must not operate a relevant aircraft into an area with known or forecasted volcanic ash contamination unless the AOC holder —

has established appropriate procedures in its Operations Manual for flight dispatch, operational control and in‑flight management for such a flight;

has established appropriate safety risk assessment processes as part of the safety management system for such a flight; and

has conducted the safety risk assessment mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b) and ascertained that the risks to such a flight are within the acceptable level.

An AOC holder must establish procedures in its Operations Manual for use by a pilot of a relevant aircraft when the aircraft inadvertently encounters a volcanic ash cloud.

Despite paragraph (1), an AOC holder must not operate a relevant aircraft into an area with known or forecasted volcanic ash contamination unless the AOC holder —

has established appropriate procedures in its Operations Manual for flight dispatch, operational control and in‑flight management for such a flight;

has established appropriate safety risk assessment processes as part of the safety management system for such a flight; and

has conducted the safety risk assessment mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b) and ascertained that the risks to such a flight are within the acceptable level.