Regulation (EU) 2018/395

1. If an air traffic service (ATS) flight plan is not submitted because it is not required in accordance with point (b) of point SERA.4001 of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012, the pilot-in-command shall submit adequate information in order to permit alerting services to be activated if required.
2. When operating from an operating site where it is impossible to submit an ATS flight plan, although required in accordance with point (b) of point SERA.4001 of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012, the pilot-in-command shall submit the ATS flight plan after take-off.

ED Decision 2018/004/R

1. The operator should nominate a person to be responsible for alerting search and rescue services for flights without submitted ATS flight plans.
2. The operator should establish procedures to ensure that the expected route of each flight is communicated to the ground crew, and should:
   1. provide the nominated person with at least the information required to be included in a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan;
   2. notify the appropriate ATS or search and rescue facility when a balloon is overdue or missing; and
   3. ensure that the information is retained at a designated place until the completion of the flight.

BOP.BAS.130 Flight preparation