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title: "SERA.5001 – SERA.5025: SECTION 5 Visual meteorological conditions, visual flight rules, special VFR and instrument flight rules (ANNEX: Rules of the Air, SERA) — rule index · Avioverse"
description: "SERA.5001 – SERA.5025, Regulation (EU) No 923/2012. VMC visibility and distance from cloud minima are contained in Table S5-1."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5"
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# SECTION 5 Visual meteorological conditions, visual flight rules, special VFR and instrument flight rules

ANNEX: Rules of the Air · Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA) · Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · SERA.5001 – SERA.5025

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1. ## [SERA.5001 VMC visibility and distance from cloud minima](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5001)

   VMC visibility and distance from cloud minima are contained in Table S5-1.

   [GM1 SERA.5001 (\*\*\*)(b) VMC visibility and distance from cloud minima](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5001#gm1-sera-5001)

2. ## [SERA.5005 Visual flight rules](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5005)

   Except when operating as a special VFR flight, VFR flights shall be conducted so that the aircraft is flown in conditions of visibility and distance from…

   [GM1 SERA.5005(c)(3)(iii) Visual flight rules](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5005#gm1-sera-5005-c-3-iii)

   [AMC1 SERA.5005(f) Visual flight rules](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5005#amc1-sera-5005-f)

   [GM1 SERA.5005(f) Visual flight rules](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5005#gm1-sera-5005-f)

3. ## [SERA.5010 Special VFR in control zones](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5010)

   Special VFR flights may be authorised to operate within a control zone, subject to an ATC clearance.

   [GM1 SERA.5010 Special VFR in control zones](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5010#gm1-sera-5010)

   [GM1 SERA.5010(b)(2) Special VFR in control zones](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5010#gm1-sera-5010-b-2)

   [AMC1 SERA.5010(b)(3) Special VFR in control zones](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5010#amc1-sera-5010-b-3)

   [GM1 SERA.5010(b)(3) Special VFR in control zones](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5010#gm1-sera-5010-b-3)

   [GM1 SERA.5010(c) Special VFR in control zones](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5010#gm1-sera-5010-c)

4. ## [SERA.5015 Instrument flight rules (IFR) — Rules applicable to all IFR flights](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5015)

   Aircraft equipment Aircraft shall be equipped with suitable instruments and with navigation equipment appropriate to the route to be flown and in…

   [GM1 SERA.5015(b) Instrument flight rules (IFR) — Rules applicable to all IFR flights](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5015#gm1-sera-5015-b)

   [GM1 SERA.5015(c)(3) Instrument flight rules (IFR) — Rules applicable to all IFR flights](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5015#gm1-sera-5015-c-3)

5. ## [SERA.5020 IFR — Rules applicable to IFR flights within controlled airspace](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5020)

   IFR flights shall comply with the provisions of Section 8 when operated in controlled airspace.

6. ## [SERA.5025 IFR — Rules applicable to IFR flights outside controlled airspace](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5025)

   Cruising levels An IFR flight operating in level cruising flight outside of controlled airspace shall be flown at a cruising level appropriate to its…

   [GM1 SERA.5025(a) IFR — Rules applicable to IFR flights outside controlled airspace](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5025#gm1-sera-5025-a)

   [GM1 SERA.5025(c) IFR — Rules applicable to IFR flights outside controlled airspace](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-5/sera-5025#gm1-sera-5025-c)

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.

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