Extended Diversion Time Operations

Presented by Mark Sinclair, CASA

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 Extended Diversion Time Operations
Applies to all turbine-engine aircraft
Flight time - 1 engine inoperative cruise
speed - from point on route to adequate
aerodrome is > threshold time.
Prior ETOPS
CAO 82.0 amended - new EDTO rules

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EDTO vs ETOPS
EDTO
Affects all aircraft
Alternates Aerodromes
Threshold 90 mins
Range circles 410nm - 60mins, 800nm-
120mins.
Same weather holding requirements
Window of suitability buffer not
applicable

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EDTO Rules

EDTO operations rules provided under

ICAO annex 6
CAO 82.0

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Aeroplane Eligibility for EDTO

EDTO approval eligible - must have

EDTO type design approval in:
Flight Manual or supp or
Type Cert. Data Sheet or Supp Type
Cert.

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Threshold Time

More than 19 passengers or max

payload capacity exceeds 3410kg:
twin engine 90 minutes; or
more than 2 engines 180 mins

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Route Distance Limitations
Piston-engined aeroplanes
MTOW exceeds 5700 Kg
Engaged in charter or regular public
transport
Limited route
no point > 60 mins
1 eng inoperative cruise speed
from adequate aerodrome
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Piston > 5700 Kg 60 min

EDTO
Turbine < 19 passengers and > 5700 Kg 180 min

EDTO (120, 180, 240)

<90 min
60 min
<75 min
Twin Turbine > 19 pax
or > 3410 Kg payload

EDTO
Three, Four Turbine Engine 180 min
(Passenger Operations Only)
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Adequate Aerodrome
CAO 82.0
Physical requirements
Provides facilities and services for
type
meteorological forecasts
authorised instrument approach

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EDTO Alternate Aerodrome
adequate aerodrome listed in AOC
holders EDTO safety operational
specifications
inside Australian territory
outside Australian territory

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ETP Critical Fuel Scenario
CAO 82.0 s6.1
EDTO flight cannot depart unless
fuelled to cover most limiting scenario
Depressurisation 2 engines
Depressurisation 1 engine
Failure 1 engine

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Calculate ETP Critical Fuel Scenario
ID most limiting scenario then include:
Fuel burn-off
15 minutes hold at 1500ft
Fuel for and instrument approach and
landing
5% wind speed factor
5% PDA
Add fuel required by M.E.L / enroute icing

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Earliest & Latest Times of Arrival
Earliest ETA
add to ETD, interval dep point to ETP,
estimate elapsed time from critical point
to EDTO Alternate Aerodrome.
Latest ETA
add to ETD, interval dep point to ETP,
estimate elapsed time from that point
back to EDTO Alternate Aerodrome.
No 30 min buffers as with ETOPs
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Window of Suitability
time between earliest possible ETA and
latest possible ETA, for specific EDTO
Alternate Aerodromes.
forecast weather conditions, must meet
EDTO Dispatch Minima requirements
for entire period.
No 30min buffer in calculation

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EDTO Dispatch Minimas
CAO82.0 Appendix 5 .Table 1
New EDTO dispatch minima adds a
buffer based on:
accuracy of approach aid
ability to control aircraft
reliability of approach aid
and crew workload
Note: only ILS precision approach

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