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title: "SPA.VEMS.120 Visibility and distance from cloud minima — Part-SPA · Avioverse"
description: "The minima for the dispatch and en-route phase of the VEMS flight shall be those established in accordance with point SERA.5001."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-spa/subpart-o/spa-vems-120"
---

# SPA.VEMS.120 Visibility and distance from cloud minima

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

IR Implementing rule

## SPA.VEMS.120 Visibility and distance from cloud minima

The minima for the dispatch and en-route phase of the [VEMS flight](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/vems-flight) shall be those established in accordance with point SERA.5001. If during the en-route phase the weather conditions fall below the applicable minima:

(a) VCA certified for flights only under VFR by day shall land as soon as practicable or return to the VEMS base.

(b) Reserved.

IR · SPA.VEMS.120 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 SPA.VEMS.120 Visibility and distance from cloud minima

REDUCED VISIBILITY MINIMA

(a) It is possible, in accordance with point SERA.5001, that the competent authority permit VEMS flights (missions) with reduced flight visibility in Class F and Class G airspace. This means that the [VEMS flight](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/vems-flight) is conducted:

during day with the surface in sight; and in-flight visibility of not less than 1 500 m, and at a speed of 140 kt IAS or less to have a reasonable opportunity to observe other traffic and any obstacles in time to avoid a collision.

(b) Reduced visibility minima also apply to VEMS training flights.

GM · GM1 SPA.VEMS.120 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART O: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE OPERATIONS WITH MANNED VTOL-CAPABLE AIRCRAFT (VEMS)](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-spa/subpart-o)

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.