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title: "SERA.11012 Minimum Fuel/Energy and Fuel/Energy Emergency — ANNEX: Rules of the Air, SERA · Avioverse"
description: "When a pilot reports a state of minimum fuel/energy, the controller shall inform the pilot as soon as practicable of any anticipated delays or that no…"
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# SERA.11012 Minimum Fuel/Energy and Fuel/Energy Emergency

ANNEX: Rules of the Air · Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · EAR revision 26 Aug 2025

IR Implementing rule

## SERA.11012 Minimum Fuel/Energy and Fuel/Energy Emergency

(a) When a pilot reports a state of minimum fuel/energy, the controller shall inform the pilot as soon as practicable of any anticipated delays or that no delays are expected.

(b) When the [level](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/level) of fuel/energy renders declaring a situation of distress necessary, the pilot, in accordance with point SERA.14095, shall indicate that by using the [radiotelephony](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/radiotelephony) distress signal (MAYDAY), preferably spoken three times, followed by the nature of the distress condition (FUEL).

IR · SERA.11012 — Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · SERA Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 26 Aug 2025

GM Guidance material

## GM1 SERA.11012 Minimum fuel/energy and fuel/energy emergency

The declaration by the pilot of minimum fuel/energy using the phrase ‘MINIMUM FUEL’ informs ATC that all planned [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) options have been reduced to a specific aerodrome of intended landing, and any change to the existing clearance may result in landing with less than the planned final reserve fuel/energy. This is not an emergency situation but an indication that an emergency situation is possible should any additional delay occur.

GM · GM1 SERA.11012 — Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · ED Decision 2025/012/R · SERA Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 26 Aug 2025

[All rules in SECTION 11 Interference, emergency contingencies and interception](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-11)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 26 Aug 2025, 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.