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title: "CAT.POL.A.100 Performance classes — Part-CAT · Avioverse"
description: "The aeroplane shall be operated in accordance with the applicable performance class requirements."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-cat/subpart-c/cat-pol-a-100"
---

# CAT.POL.A.100 Performance classes

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

IR Implementing rule

## CAT.POL.A.100 Performance classes

(a) The [aeroplane](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aeroplane) shall be operated in accordance with the applicable performance class requirements.

(b) Where full compliance with the applicable requirements of this Section cannot be shown due to specific design characteristics, the operator shall apply approved performance standards that ensure a level of safety equivalent to that of the appropriate chapter.

IR · CAT.POL.A.100 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART C: AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND OPERATING LIMITATIONS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-cat/subpart-c)

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.