[F1 ANNEX VIII U.K. SPECIALISED OPERATIONS [PART-SPO]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 379/2014 of 7 April 2014 amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

SUBPART E SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS U.K.

SECTION 2 U.K. Human external cargo operations (HEC)

[F2 SPO.SPEC.HEC.100 Standard operating procedures U.K.

The standard operating procedures for HEC shall specify:

(a)

the equipment to be carried, including its operating limitations and appropriate entries in the MEL, as applicable;

(b)

crew composition and experience requirements of crew members and task specialists;

(c)

the relevant theoretical and practical training for crew members to perform their tasks, the relevant training for task specialists to perform their tasks, and the qualification and nomination of persons providing such training to crew members and task specialists;

(d)

responsibilities and duties of crew members and task specialists;

(e)

helicopter performance criteria necessary to be met to conduct HEC operations;

(f)

normal, abnormal and emergency procedures.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 of 24 July 2019 amending Regulations (EU) No 965/2012 and (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards the use of aircraft listed on an air operator certificate for non-commercial operations and specialised operations, the establishment of operational requirements for the conduct of maintenance check flights, the establishment of rules on non-commercial operations with reduced cabin crew on board and introducing editorial updates concerning air operations requirements (Text with EEA relevance).

SPO.SPEC.HEC.105 Specific HEC equipment U.K.

(a) The helicopter shall be equipped with: U.K.

(1)

hoist operations equipment or cargo hook;

(2)

one cargo safety mirror or alternative means to see the hook; and

(3)

one load meter, unless there is another method of determining the weight of the load.

[F2 (b) The installation of all hoist and cargo hook equipment other than a simple PCDS, and any subsequent modifications shall have an airworthiness approval appropriate to the intended function.]] U.K.