--- title: "IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight — Part-IAM · Avioverse" description: "The following documents, manuals and information, in paper or digital media, shall be carried on each flight with a VCA and shall be easily accessible…" url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-a/iam-gen-mvca-180" --- # IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight ANNEX IX (Part-IAM) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 Official sources: [EASA Easy Access Rules (opens in a new tab)](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-air-operations) · [EUR-Lex 2012/965 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32012R0965) IR Implementing rule ## IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight (a) The following documents, manuals and information, in paper or digital media, shall be carried on each flight with a VCA and shall be easily accessible for inspection purposes: (1) the [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) flight manual (AFM), or equivalent document(s); (2) the original certificate of registration of the aircraft; (3) the original certificate of airworthiness (CofA); (4) the noise certificate, including an English translation where one has been provided by the authority that is responsible for issuing the noise certificate; (5) a certified true copy of the air operator certificate (AOC), including an English translation when the AOC has been issued in another language; (6) the operations specifications relevant to the aircraft type, issued with the AOC, including an English translation when the operations specifications have been issued in another language; (7) the original aircraft radio licence, if applicable; (8) the third-party liability insurance certificate(s); (9) the journey log, or equivalent, for the aircraft; (10) the continuing airworthiness records, as applicable; (11) details of the filed ATS flight plan, if applicable; (12) current and suitable aeronautical charts for the route of the proposed flight and all routes along which it is reasonable to expect that the flight may be diverted; (13) procedures and information on visual signals for use by intercepting and intercepted aircraft; (14) information concerning search and rescue services for the area of the intended flight, which shall be easily accessible in the aircraft; (15) the current parts of the OM that are relevant to the duties of the pilots, which shall be easily accessible to those pilots; (16) the MEL; (17) appropriate notices to airmen (NOTAMs) and aeronautical information service (AIS) briefing documentation; (18) appropriate meteorological information; (19) cargo and/or passenger manifests; (20) mass and balance documentation; (21) the operational flight plan, where required; (22) notification about special categories of passenger (SCPs), if applicable; and (23) any other documentation that may be pertinent to the flight or is required by the States concerned with the flight. (b) The documents, manuals, and information carried on each flight shall be accessible to authorised persons, usable, and reliable. (c) Notwithstanding point (a), in case of loss or theft of the documents specified in points (a)(2) to (8), the operation may continue until the flight reaches its destination or a place where replacement documents can be provided. IR · IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 AMC Acceptable means of compliance ## AMC2 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight PROCEDURES AND VISUAL SIGNALS TO BE USED BY INTERCEPTING AND INTERCEPTED [AIRCRAFT](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) The procedures and visual signals to be used by intercepting and intercepted aircraft should reflect those contained in Regulation (EU) No 923/2012. They may be part of the operations manual. AMC · AMC2 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 AMC Acceptable means of compliance ## AMC3 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight APPROPRIATE METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION (a) The appropriate meteorological information should be relevant to the planned operation, as specified in point (a) of point MET.TR.215 of Annex V (Part-MET) to Regulation (EU) 2017/373¹, and comprise the following: (1) the meteorological information that is specified in point (e) of point MET.TR.215 of Part-MET; and/or (2) supplemental meteorological information: (i) information other than that specified in point (a) above, which should be based on data from certified meteorological service providers; or (ii) information from other reliable sources of meteorological information that should be evaluated by the operator. (b) The providers of meteorological information specified in point (e) of point MET.TR.215 should be certified meteorological services providers that meet the necessary oversight and certification requirements as specified in Part-MET. (c) All the following should qualify as supplemental meteorological information: (1) a reliable, timestamped image from a serviceable digital camera of known location, bearing, and altitude, which shows the weather conditions in the approach path at destination; (2) a meteorological observation from a properly trained observer; and (3) a report from non-certified automatic weather observation systems to which the operator should apply relevant margins based on the reliability and precision of the system. ¹ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373 of 1 March 2017 laying down common requirements for providers of air traffic management/air navigation services and other air traffic management network functions and their oversight, repealing Regulation (EC) No 482/2008, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1034/2011, (EU) No 1035/2011 and (EU) 2016/1377 and amending Regulation (EU) No 677/2011 (OJ L 62, 8.3.2017, p. 1) (http\://data.europa.eu/eli/reg\_impl/2017/373/oj). AMC · AMC3 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 GM Guidance material ## GM1 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight DIGITAL MEDIA The IAM operator may use digital media such as EFBs that host type A and/or type B EFB applications as an alternative to the carriage of documents, manuals and information in paper on each flight, in accordance with point IAM.GEN.VCA.141. GM · GM1 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 GM Guidance material ## GM2 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight CERTIFIED TRUE COPIES (a) Certified true copies may be provided: (1) either directly by the competent authority; (2) or by persons (e.g. public notaries, authorised officials in public services) that are authorised to certify official documents in accordance with the applicable Member State’s legislation. (b) Translations of the air operator certificate (AOC), including operations specifications, do not need to be certified. GM · GM2 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 GM Guidance material ## GM3 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight ‘JOURNEY LOG OR EQUIVALENT’ ‘Journey log or equivalent’ means that the required information may be recorded in a document other than a logbook, such as the operational flight plan or the VCA technical log. GM · GM3 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 GM Guidance material ## GM4 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight DATA FROM CERTIFIED METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS The supplemental meteorological information, in the context of point (a)(2)(i) of AMC3 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180, should originate only from authoritative sources or certified providers and should not be transformed or tampered, except for the purpose of presenting the data in the correct format. GM · GM4 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 GM Guidance material ## GM5 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight INFORMATION FROM OTHER RELIABLE SOURCES OF METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION (a) Other reliable sources of meteorological information, in the context of point (a)(2)(ii) of AMC3 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180, are organisations that can provide an appropriate level of data assurance in terms of accuracy and integrity. (b) For the purpose of evaluating such organisations, the operator should consider whether the organisation has established a quality assurance system to cover source selection, acquisition/import, processing, validity period check, and distribution phase of data. GM · GM5 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 GM Guidance material ## GM6 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Supplementary information is information included in point (e) of point MET.TR.215 of Part-MET and refers to meteorological information to be reported in specific cases such as freezing precipitation, blowing snow, thunderstorm, etc. GM · GM6 IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026 [All rules in SUBPART A — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-a) Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 2 Nov 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.