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title: "SPA.NVIS.120 NVIS operating minima — Part-SPA · Avioverse"
description: "Operations shall not be conducted below the weather minima for the type of night operations being conducted."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-spa/subpart-h/spa-nvis-120"
---

# SPA.NVIS.120 NVIS operating minima

ANNEX V (Part-SPA) · 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

## SPA.NVIS.120 NVIS operating minima

(a) Operations shall not be conducted below the weather minima for the type of [night](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/night) operations being conducted.

(b) The operator shall establish the minimum transition height from where a change to/from aided flight may be continued.

IR · SPA.NVIS.120 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2021/2237 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 SPA.NVIS.120 NVIS operating minima

NVIS OPERATIONS UNDER IFR

(a) Any limitation in the [rotorcraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/rotorcraft) flight manual should be complied with.

(b) [Night](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/night)-vision goggles may be used in a flipped-down position during a flight under IFR:

(1) under VMC;

(2) under IMC:

(i) in preparation of the visual segment of an instrument approach or a visual approach;

(ii) during the visual segment of an instrument approach or departure;

(iii) during a visual approach;

(iv) in preparation of a transition to VFR.

(c) The pilot-in-command/commander should not proceed on a visual segment of an IFR flight unless the visual cues required for the visual segment are visible using unaided vision.

(d) The pilot-in-command/commander should not proceed VFR unless the VFR weather minima are assessed without using unaided vision.

AMC · AMC1 SPA.NVIS.120 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2022/012/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 SPA.NVIS.120 NVIS operating minima

NVIS OPERATIONS UNDER IFR

The use of [night](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/night)-vision goggles in a flipped-down position does not prevent the use of unaided vision, by looking out below the goggles or to the sides.

GM · GM1 SPA.NVIS.120 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2022/012/R · 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 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.