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title: "CAT.POL.A.300 General — 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-c/cat-pol-a-300"
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# CAT.POL.A.300 General

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

IR Implementing rule

## CAT.POL.A.300 General

(a) 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 not operate a single-engined aeroplane:

(1) at night; or

(2) in IMC, except under special VFR.

(b) The operator shall treat two-engined aeroplanes that do not meet the climb requirements of CAT.POL.A.340 as single-engined aeroplanes.

IR · CAT.POL.A.300 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2017/363 · 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.