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title: "High risk commercial specialised operation — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
description: "Article 2, Regulation (EU) No 965/2012: ‘high risk commercial specialised operation’ means any commercial specialised aircraft operation carried out over…"
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# high risk commercial specialised operation

EASA defines “high risk commercial specialised operation” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘high risk commercial specialised operation’ means any commercial specialised aircraft operation carried out over an area where the safety of third parties on the ground is likely to be endangered in the event of an emergency, or, as determined by the competent authority of the place where the operation is conducted, any commercial specialised aircraft operation that, due to its specific nature and the local environment in which it is conducted, poses a high risk, in particular to third parties on the ground;

Article 2 · Air Operations · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Easy Access Rules, 27 Mar 2026 revision · [Read Article 2](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/cover-regulation/powers-and-recitals#article-2)

## Defined in the same article

- [aeroplane](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aeroplane)
- [balloon](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/balloon)
- [competition flight](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/competition-flight)
- [flying display](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/flying-display)
- [gyroplane](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/gyroplane)
- [helicopter](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/helicopter)
- [innovative air mobility (IAM) operations](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/innovative-air-mobility-operations)
- [introductory flight](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/introductory-flight)