Low Visibility Operating Procedures

Low Visibility Procedures

The Low Visibility Operations Procedure manual covers
the Low Visibility Procedures used by Bluebird Nordic. It
is used in conjunction with:
➢Bluebird Nordic’s Flight Operations Manual
➢Boeing 737-3/4/500 FCOM
➢Jeppesen Route Manuals, the B737-3/4/500 MEL
➢Boeing Flight Crew Training Manual (FCTM)
A thorough knowledge of this manual is a
prerequisite to training in Low Visibility Operations.
Low Visibility Procedures

The following procedures are a short overview

about Bluebird Nordic specific Low Visibility
Operating Procedures.
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Minima CAT II/IIIA
Bluebird Nordic is approved to operate CAT II & IIIA Low
Visibility Operation according to the Operations
Specification of its AOC with the following Minima:
• Approach and Landing:
➢CAT II: RVR 300m and DH 100ft
➢CAT IIIA: RVR 200m and DH 50ft
• Take-Off:
➢Low Visibility Take-Offs: RVR: 125m
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General

➢All Category II/ IIIA approaches shall be planned

and conducted as "Commander on Controls"
approaches using the automatic flight control
systems for approach and landing.
➢Category II/IIIA Clearance must be obtained prior to
commencing Initial Approach.
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General

➢Following the "Five Hundred" call during Low

Visibility Operations, all height callouts shall be
based on radio altimeter indications.
➢All take-offs with RVR less than 200m shall be
carried out by the Commander.
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Low Visibility Take-Off Procedure

➢The Pilot Monitoring (PM) should tune in the ILS for

the specific Runway and use it to confirm centerline
alignment before tuning in navaid for SID.
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Wind Limitations & Braking Action
Bluebird Nordic max wind component values for
Autoland:
➢10 knot tail wind
➢15 knot crosswind
➢25 knot headwind

Minimum braking action for landing in CAT II/IIIA

condition is 0,30 or medium.
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Flaps Setting

➢Bluebird Nordic uses flaps 40 for CAT II/IIIA

autoland.
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Category II / IIIA Approach Review B737-3/4/500
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Stabilized Approach

The Approach should be stabilized at not less

than 1000 ft AGL. If the airplane is not
stabilised at 1000 ft. AGL, a missed approach
should be executed.
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Maximum Deviations
Maximum allowed deviations from glide slope,
localiser and airspeed are as follows:
➢Glide slope: +/- 1 dot
➢Localizer flown within the expanded localizer band
➢Airspeed: +/- 5 knots VREF plus wind increments
➢Engines: spooled up

If the deviation is greater, a missed approach should

be executed.
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Reliability Low Visibility
➢If needed, flight crews will be randomly requested
by Flight Ops to perform simulated CAT II/IIIA
approaches and landings if possible, by means of
message on flight plan cover page.
➢If for some reasons crews are unable to
accommodate that request they should advise
Flight Ops during their arrival call