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title: "SPA.NVIS.100 Night vision imaging system (NVIS) operations — Part-SPA · Avioverse"
description: "Helicopters shall only be operated under VFR at night with the aid of NVIS if the operator has been approved by the competent authority."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-spa/subpart-h/spa-nvis-100"
---

# SPA.NVIS.100 Night vision imaging system (NVIS) operations

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

IR Implementing rule

## SPA.NVIS.100 Night vision imaging system (NVIS) operations

(a) Helicopters shall only be operated under VFR at [night](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/night) with the aid of NVIS if the operator has been approved by the competent authority.

(b) To obtain such approval by the competent authority, the operator shall:

(1) operate in commercial air transport (CAT) and hold a CAT AOC in accordance with Annex III (Part-ORO);

(2) demonstrate to the competent authority:

(i) compliance with the applicable requirements contained in this Subpart;

(ii) the successful integration of all elements of the NVIS.

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

[All rules in SUBPART H: HELICOPTER OPERATIONS WITH NIGHT VISION IMAGING SYSTEMS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-spa/subpart-h)

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.