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title: "UAM.POL.VCA.100 Type of operation — Part-IAM · Avioverse"
description: "VCA shall be operated in accordance with the applicable performance requirements for the intended type of operation to be conducted."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-c/uam-pol-vca-100"
---

# UAM.POL.VCA.100 Type of operation

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

## UAM.POL.VCA.100 Type of operation

VCA shall be operated in accordance with the applicable performance requirements for the intended type of operation to be conducted.

IR · UAM.POL.VCA.100 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 UAM.POL.VCA.100 Type of operation

VCA TYPE CERTIFICATION FOR IAM OPERATIONS

The VCA should be type-certified in accordance with the requirements of SC-VTOL Category ‘Enhanced’ or with any other equivalent certification basis. The equivalency is determined by EASA.

AMC · AMC1 UAM.POL.VCA.100 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 UAM.POL.VCA.100 Type of operation

SPECIAL CONDITION FOR SMALL-CATEGORY VTOL-CAPABLE [AIRCRAFT](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) (SC-VTOL)

VCA type certification according to SC-VTOL Category ‘Enhanced’ is required for commercial and non-commercial operations over congested areas.

Type certification under SC-VTOL applies to a small VCA with a [maximum operational passenger seating configuration (MOPSC)](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/maximum-operational-passenger-seating-configuration) of 9 or less and a maximum certified [take-off mass](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/take-off-mass) of 5 700 kg or less.

GM · GM1 UAM.POL.VCA.100 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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

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.