2. Objectives At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Identify the OpsSpec(s) for each SAO
Identify the key components of the OpSpec(s) for each SAO
Identify the common errors in the OpSpec(s) for each SAO

3. Objectives Identify the special authorizations which require an LOA
Identify equipment to be specified in an OpSpec/MSpec/LOA
Utilize an OpSpec

4. Overview In this lesson we will discuss the following topics:
OpSpecs for each SAO
Key components of the OpSpec(s) for each SAO
Letters of Authorization (LOAs)
Common OpSpecs Errors

5. Special Areas of Operation (SAOs)
OpSpecs for Each SAO
Special Areas of Operation (SAOs)
Required OpSpec
North Atlantic Minimum Navigation Performance Specification (NAT-MNPS)
B039. Operations in North Atlantic Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications (NAT/MNPS) Airspace
North Atlantic Non ETOPS
B041. North Atlantic Operation (NAT/OPS) With Two Engine Airplanes Under Part 121
Magnetic Unreliability (AMU)
B040. Operations in Areas of Magnetic Unreliability
North Polar
B055. North Polar Operations
Canadian MNPS (C-MNPS)
B059. Canadian MNPS Airspace (applies to 135 operators only)
North Pacific (NOPAC)
B038. Operations in North Pacific (NOPAC) Airspace
West Atlantic Route System (WATRS)
B050. Sensitive International Areas
Central East Pacific (CEP)
B037. Operations in Central East Pacific (CEP) Airspace
Russia and China
B050. Sensitive International Areas (B450)
Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean
Oceanic Required Navigation Performance (RNP) (4/10)
B036. Class II Navigation Using Multiple Long-Range Navigation Systems (LRNS)
RVSM
B046. Operations in Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) Airspace
Initial Class II
Basic Area Navigation/Precision Area Navigation
BRNAV/PRNAV (RNAV5/RNAV1)
B034. IFR Class I Terminal and En Route Navigation Using Area Navigation Systems 5

6. Q&A:
If you have a single inertial system and multiple GPS sensors, is that satisfactory to fly in the North Polar area?

7. B050 World Map

8. Key Components of the OpSpec(s) for each SAO
Identify the airspace
Identify the specific aircraft type
Identify the specific CNS system(s) requirements

9. Q&A:
LOAs for “B” paragraphs are issued to what operators and for what type operations?

10. Letters of Authorization (LOAs)
NAT-MNPS airspace (14 CFR Part )
RVSM (14 CFR Part )
RNP-10 (required for Pacific Operations) FAA Order (as amended)
BRNAV(RNP-5)/PRNAV (RNP-1) AC (as amended)

11. Common OpSpecs Errors
OpSpecs errors have been noted during national reviews, including but not limited to:
SAOs issued without proper validation or coordination with Regional NextGen Oceanic specialists
A number of omitted reference paragraphs or included reference paragraphs irrelevant to the geographic area noted in OpSpec B050
AMU and North Polar Region OpSpecs errors apparently stemming from incorrect equipment and inadequate training

12. Common OpSpecs Errors
A significant number of Gulf of Mexico and WATRS Initial Class II Navigation approvals (Op Spec B054- Single LRNS) issued with no validation flights
Some operators could not meet the requirements of the OpSpec
Range-limited aircraft authorized for remote oceanic operations
Some aircraft did not have the required number of Long Range Navigation Systems (LRNS) or Long- range Communication Systems (LRCS) for the geographic area noted

13. Practice Exercises 1- 4

14. Review In this lesson we discussed the following topics:
OpSpecs for each SAO
Key components of the OpSpec(s) for each SAO
Letters of Authorization (LOAs)
Common OpSpecs errors

15. Objectives You should now be able to:
Identify the OpsSpec(s) for each SAO
Identify the key components of the OpSpec(s) for each SAO
Identify the common errors in the OpSpec(s) for each SAO

16. Objectives Identify the special authorizations which require an LOA
Identify equipment to be specified in an OpSpec/MSpec/LOA
Utilize an OpSpec