1. Oceanic and International Operations
Extended Operations (ETOPS)

2. Objectives At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Define key terms for ETOPS
Identify the ETOPS related FAA regulations, FAA Advisory Circulars, and ICAO standards
Identify the geographic ETOPS areas
Identify the areas that require validation

3. Overview In this lesson we will discuss the following topics:
Key terms for ETOPS
ETOPS in related FAA regulations, FAA Advisory Circulars, and ICAO standards
Geographic ETOPS areas
Areas that require ETOPS validation

4. ETOPS
AC (as amended)
AC (as amended)

5. Part 121 ETOPS
Part 121 air carriers that are flying greater distances from airports must obtain ETOPS approval from the FAA whenever operations exceed:
60 minutes flying time from an adequate airport for 2 engine airplanes
180 minutes flying time from an adequate airport for passenger carrying airplanes with more than 2 engines

6. Part 135 ETOPS
Applies to 135 operations flying greater than 180 minutes from an adequate airport 14 CFR Part

7. ICAO Guidance
Annex 6, Part 1, Chapter 4, Section 4.7 Additional requirements for extended range operations by aeroplanes with two turbine engines (ETOPS)
Glossary (EDTO)

8. ETOPS Terms Adequate airport ETOPS alternate airport
Equal Time Point (ETP)
OpSpec B342
AC Extended Operations (ETOPS) and Polar Operations (as amended), Definitions

9. 60 Minutes Area of Operation
ETOPS Areas
60 Minutes Area of Operation

10. 120 Minutes Area of Operation
ETOPS Areas
120 Minutes Area of Operation

11. 180 Minutes Area of Operation
ETOPS Areas
180 Minutes Area of Operation

12. ETOPS Fuel Requirements
ETOPS fuel terms and critical calculation
14 CFR Part En-route fuel supply: flag and supplemental operations

13. ETOPS and Validation Flights
Certain geographic areas with limited accessibility to adequate airports require ETOPS authority
Requests for ETOPS authorizations must be coordinated
Principal inspectors must contact the Specialists upon receipt of an ETOPS request
ETOPS requests are coordinated by HQ and will involve a Dispatch Inspector Specialist
B050 ETOPS Validation Area Table

14. Practice Exercise 1

15. Review In this lesson we discussed the following topics:
Key terms for ETOPS
ETOPS in related FAA regulations, FAA Advisory Circulars, and ICAO standards
Geographic ETOPS areas
Areas that require ETOPS validation

16. Objectives You should be able to: Define key terms for ETOPS
Identify the ETOPS related FAA regulations, FAA Advisory Circulars, and ICAO standards
Identify the geographic ETOPS areas
Identify the areas that require validation