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title: "SPA.PBN.100 PBN operations — Part-SPA · Avioverse"
description: "An approval is required for each of the following PBN specifications:"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-spa/subpart-b/spa-pbn-100"
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# SPA.PBN.100 PBN operations

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

IR Implementing rule

## SPA.PBN.100 PBN operations

(a) An approval is required for each of the following PBN specifications:

(1) RNP AR APCH; and

(2) RNP 0.3 for [helicopter](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/helicopter) operation.

(b) An approval for RNP AR APCH operations shall allow operations on public instrument approach procedures which meet the applicable ICAO procedure design criteria.

(c) A procedure-specific approval for RNP AR APCH or RNP 0.3 shall be required for private instrument approach procedures or any public instrument approach procedure that does not meet the applicable ICAO procedure design criteria, or where required by the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) or the competent authority.

IR · SPA.PBN.100 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2016/1199 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 SPA.PBN.100 PBN operations

GENERAL

(a) PBN operations are based on performance requirements, which are expressed in navigation specifications (RNAV specification and RNP specification) in terms of accuracy, integrity, continuity, availability and functionality needed for the proposed operation in the context of a particular airspace concept.

Table 1 provides a simplified overview of:

(1) PBN specifications and their applicability for different phases of flight; and

(2) PBN specifications requiring a specific approval.

(b) More detailed guidance material for the operational use of PBN applications can be found in ICAO Doc 9613 [Performance-Based Navigation (PBN)](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/performance-based-navigation) Manual.

(c) Guidance material for the design of RNP AR APCH procedures can be found in ICAO Doc 9905 RNP AR Procedure Design Manual.

(d) Guidance material for the operational approval of PBN operations can be found in ICAO Doc 9997 Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) Operational Approval Manual.

Table 1: Overview of PBN specifications

| FLIGHT PHASE         |          |             |         |          |              |         |        |           |
| -------------------- | -------- | ----------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ------- | ------ | --------- |
|                      | En-route |             | Arrival | Approach |              |         |        | Departure |
|                      | Oceanic  | Continental |         | Initial  | Intermediate | Final   | Missed |           |
| RNAV 10              | 10       |             |         |          |              |         |        |           |
| RNAV 5               |          | 5           | 5       |          |              |         |        |           |
| RNAV 2               |          | 2           | 2       |          |              |         |        | 2         |
| RNAV 1               |          | 1           | 1       | 1        | 1            |         | 1      | 1         |
| RNP 4                | 4        |             |         |          |              |         |        |           |
| RNP 2                | 2        | 2           |         |          |              |         |        |           |
| RNP 1                |          |             | 1       | 1        | 1            |         | 1      | 1         |
| A-RNP                | 2        | 2 or 1      | 1–0.3   | 1–0.3    | 1–0.3        | 0.3     | 1–0.3  | 1–0.3     |
| RNP APCH (LNAV)      |          |             |         | 1        | 1            | 0.3     | 1      |           |
| RNP APCH (LNAV/VNAV) |          |             |         | 1        | 1            | 0.3     | 1      |           |
| RNP APCH (LP)        |          |             |         | 1        | 1            |         | 1      |           |
| RNP APCH (LPV)       |          |             |         | 1        | 1            |         | 1      |           |
| RNP AR APCH          |          |             |         | 1–0.1    | 1–0.1        | 0.3-0.1 | 1–0.1  |           |
| RNP 0.3 (H)          |          | 0.3         | 0.3     | 0.3      | 0.3          |         | 0.3    | 0.3       |

Numbers specify the accuracy level

|   | no specific approval required |
| - | ----------------------------- |
|   |                               |
|   | specific approval required    |

GM · GM1 SPA.PBN.100 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2016/020/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART B: PERFORMANCE-BASED NAVIGATION (PBN) OPERATIONS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-spa/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.