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title: "UAM.OP.VCA.255 Ice and other contaminants – flight procedures — Part-IAM · Avioverse"
description: "The IAM operator shall establish procedures for flights in expected or actual icing conditions."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-b/uam-op-vca-255"
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# UAM.OP.VCA.255 Ice and other contaminants – flight procedures

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

IR Implementing rule

## UAM.OP.VCA.255 Ice and other contaminants – flight procedures

(a) The IAM operator shall establish procedures for flights in expected or actual icing conditions.

(b) The PIC shall commence the flight or intentionally fly into expected or actual icing conditions only if the VCA is certified and equipped to operate in such conditions.

(c) If actual icing exceeds the intensity of icing for which the [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) is certified, or if an aircraft not certified for flight in known icing conditions encounters icing, the PIC shall exit the icing conditions without delay and, if necessary, declare an emergency to ATS.

IR · UAM.OP.VCA.255 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · 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-iam/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.