scope:

PURPOSE.

The purpose of this Order is to provide policy and direction for obtaining operational approval of Required Navigation Performance 10 (RNP-10) capability. Guidance on airworthiness, continuing airworthiness, and RNP-10 operational approval are provided. The order enables an application to be approved as capable of meeting the NAVIGATION ELEMENT requirements when RNP-10 is specified. The order does not address communications or surveillance requirements that may be specified to operate on a particular route or in a particular area. Those requirements are specified in other documents such as Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Regional Supplementary Procedures Document (DOC 7030)