ENR 1.2 VISUAL FLIGHT RULES
1. AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT
VFR flights are required to carry a functioning mode C SSR transponder when operating in class C or class D airspace.
2. MAXIMUM LEVEL FOR VFR
2.1 VFR Flights not permitted above FL150.
2.2 The highest altitude at which a VFR flight may operate within MUSCAT FIR is 12500 FT (see ENR 1.7)
2.3 State Aircraft intending to operate VFR over the high seas above FL150 in the Muscat FIR are not issued with a clearance for this activity and operate with “Due regard” to other traffic.
3. VFR FLIGHTS AT AERODROMES WITH AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES
3.1 VFR flight to be operated within a CTR or ATZ established at an aerodrome where Air Traffic Services (Aerodrome Control or Aerodrome Flight Information Services) are in operation and in specified portions of a TMA and CTA established around an International Airport are required to:
a) have two-way radio communications;
b) obtain permission from the appropriate ATC unit;
c) report position as required.
4. SPECIAL VFR (SVFR)
4.1 When traffic conditions permit, special VFR flights may be authorized subject to the approval of the unit providing approach control service and the provisions of 4.4.
4.2 Requests for such authorization shall be handled individually.
4.3 Separation shall be effected between all IFR flights and special VFR flights in accordance with the separation minima specified in “PANS-ATM (ICAO DOC 4444) Chapter (5) and (6).
4.4 When the ground visibility is not less than 1500 M, special VFR flights may be authorized to: enter a control zone for the purpose of landing, take off and depart from a control zone, cross a control zone or operate locally within a control zone.