New Fly Évasion - VMC Visibilité et distance des Nuages en VFR

VMC Visibility and Distance from Clouds Minima (SERA.5001 and SERA.5005a)

Except when operating as a special VFR flight, VFR flights shall be conducted so that the aircraft is flown in conditions of visibility and distance from clouds equal to or greater than those specified in the following table.

Altitude band	Airspace class	Flight visibility	Distance from cloud
At and above FL 100	A⁽¹⁾ B C D E F G	8 KM	1 500 M horizontally 1 000 FT vertically
Below FL 100 and above 3 000 FT AMSL, or above 1 000 FT above terrain, whichever is the higher	A⁽¹⁾ B C D E F G	5 KM	1 500 M horizontally 1 000 FT vertically
At and below 3 000 FT AMSL, or 1 000 FT above terrain, whichever is the higher.	A⁽¹⁾ B C D E	5 KM	1 500 M horizontally 1 000 FT vertically
	F G	5 KM⁽²⁾	Clear of cloud and with the surface in sight
⁽¹⁾ The VMC minima in Class A airspace are included for guidance to pilots and do not imply acceptance of VFR flights in Class A airspace. ⁽²⁾ Flight visibilities reduced to not less than 1 500 M are permitted for flights operating: at speeds of 140 KIAS or less to give adequate opportunity to observe other traffic or any obstacles in time to avoid collision; or in circumstances in which the probability of encounters with other traffic would normally be low, e.g. in areas of low volume traffic and for aerial work at low levels. Helicopters are permitted to operate in less than 1 500 M but not less than 800 M flight visibility, if manoeuvred at a speed that will give adequate opportunity to observe other traffic or any obstacles in time to avoid collision.