(c)
Operational training and experience. Successful completion of training in accordance with the HHO procedures contained in the operations manual and relevant experience in the role and environment under which HHO are conducted.
(d)
Recency. All pilots and HHO crew members conducting HHO shall have completed in the last 90 days:
(1)
when operating by day: any combination of three day or night hoist cycles, each of which shall include a transition to and from the hover; and
(2)
when operating by night: three night hoist cycles, each of which shall include a transition to and from the hover.
(e)
Crew composition. The minimum crew for day or night operations shall be as stated in the operations manual. The minimum crew will be dependent on the type of helicopter, the weather conditions, the type of task, and, in addition for offshore operations, the HHO site environment, the sea state and the movement of the vessel. In no case shall the minimum crew be less than one pilot and one HHO crew member.
(f)
Training and checking
(1)
Training and checking shall be conducted in accordance with a detailed syllabus approved by the competent authority and included in the operations manual.
(2)
Crew members
(i)
Crew training programmes shall: improve knowledge of the HHO working environment and equipment; improve crew coordination; and include measures to minimise the risks associated with HHO normal and emergency procedures and static discharge.
(ii)
The measures referred to in (f)(2)(i) shall be assessed during visual meteorological conditions (VMC) day proficiency checks, or VMC night proficiency checks when night HHO are undertaken by the operator.
SPA.HHO.135 HHO passenger briefing
Prior to any HHO flight, or series of flights, HHO passengers shall have been briefed and made aware of the dangers of static electricity discharge and other HHO considerations.
SPA.HHO.140 Information and documentation
(a)
The operator shall ensure that, as part of its risk analysis and management process, risks associated with the HHO environment are minimised by specifying in the operations manual: selection, composition and training of crews; levels of equipment and dispatch criteria; and operating procedures and minima, such that normal and likely abnormal operations are described and adequately mitigated.
(b)
Relevant extracts from the operations manual shall be available to the organisation for which the HHO is being provided.
Subpart J — Helicopter emergency medical service operations
SPA.HEMS.100 Helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) operations
(a)
Helicopters shall only be operated for the purpose of HEMS operations if the operator has been approved by the competent authority.
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