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title: "CAT.OP.MPA.136 Routes and areas of operation — single-engined aeroplanes — Part-CAT · Avioverse"
description: "Unless approved by the competent authority in accordance with Annex V (Part-SPA), Subpart L — SINGLE-ENGINED TURBINE AEROPLANE OPERATIONS AT NIGHT OR IN…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-cat/subpart-b/cat-op-mpa-136"
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# CAT.OP.MPA.136 Routes and areas of operation — single-engined aeroplanes

ANNEX IV (Part-CAT) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## CAT.OP.MPA.136 Routes and areas of operation — single-engined aeroplanes

Unless approved by the competent authority in accordance with Annex V (Part-SPA), Subpart L — SINGLE-ENGINED TURBINE [AEROPLANE](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aeroplane) OPERATIONS AT [NIGHT](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/night) OR IN IMC (SET-IMC), the operator shall ensure that operations of single-engined aeroplanes are only conducted along routes, or within areas, where surfaces are available that permit a [safe forced landing](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/safe-forced-landing) to be executed.

IR · CAT.OP.MPA.136 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2017/363 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART B: OPERATING PROCEDURES](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-cat/subpart-b)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.