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title: "SPA.HOFO.130 Meteorological conditions — Part-SPA · Avioverse"
description: "Notwithstanding CAT.OP.MPA.247, NCC.OP.180 and SPO.OP.170, when flying between offshore locations located in class G airspace where the overwater sector…"
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# SPA.HOFO.130 Meteorological conditions

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.HOFO.130 Meteorological conditions

Notwithstanding CAT.OP.MPA.247, NCC.OP.180 and SPO.OP.170, when flying between offshore locations located in class G airspace where the overwater [sector](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/sector) is less than 10 NM, VFR flights may be conducted when the limits are at, or better than, the following:

| Minima for flying between offshore locations located in class G airspace |          |            |                                                     |            |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
|                                                                          | Day      |            | [Night](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/night) |            |
|                                                                          | Height\* | Visibility | Height\*                                            | Visibility |
| Single pilot                                                             | 300 feet | 3 km       | 500 feet                                            | 5 km       |
| Two pilots                                                               | 300 feet | 2 km\*\*   | 500 feet                                            | 5 km\*\*\* |

\* The [cloud base](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/cloud-base) shall allow flight at the specified height to be below and clear of cloud.

\*\* Helicopters may be operated in flight visibility down to 800 m, provided the destination or an intermediate structure is continuously visible.

\*\*\* Helicopters may be operated in flight visibility down to 1 500 m, provided the destination or an intermediate structure is continuously visible.

IR · SPA.HOFO.130 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2016/1199 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART K: HELICOPTER OFFSHORE OPERATIONS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-spa/subpart-k)

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.