ASA Chapter 2 - Long Range Navigation Systems

Which publication includes information on operations in the North Atlantic Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace?

14 CFR Part 91

Where is a list maintained for routes that require special navigation equipment?

Air Carrier's Operations Specifications

Routes that require a flight navigator are listed in the

Air Carriers Operations Specifications

How may an aircraft operate in North Atlantic (NAT) Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace with less than the minimum navigation capability required by 14 CFR Part 91, Appendix C?

By requesting a deviation from the Administrator

What documents must be in a persons possession for that person to act as a flight navigator?

Current Flight Navigator Certificate and a current Second-Class (or higher) Medical Certificate

An air carrier that elects to use an Inertial Navigational System (INS) must meet which equipment requirement prior to takeoff on a proposed flight?

Only one INS is required to be operative if a Doppler Radar is substituted for the other INS.

Which equipment requirement must be met by an air carrier that elects to use a duel Inertial Navigation System (INS) on a proposed flight?

Only one INS is required to be operative if a Doppler Radar is substituted for the other INS.

A flight navigator or a specialized means of navigation is required aboard an air carrier airplane operated outside the 48 contiguous United States and District of Columbia when

The airplanes position cannot be reliably fixed for a period of more than 1 hour

What type navigation systems is Inertial Navigation Systems (INS)? A navigation computer which provides position

by signals from self-contained gyros and accelerometers