ED Decision 2023/007/R
HEMS COMMANDER MINIMUM EXPERIENCE
The minimum experience level for the commander who conducts HEMS flights should not be less than:
(a) either:
(1) 1Â 000Â hours as a pilot-in-command/commander of aircraft, of which 500Â hours are as a pilot-in-command/commander on helicopters; or
(2) 1 000 hours as a co-pilot in HEMS operations of which at least 500 hours are as a pilot‑in‑command under supervision, and 100 hours as a pilot-in-command/commander on helicopters;
(b) 500 hours’ operating experience in helicopters, gained in an operational environment similar to that of the intended operation;
(c) for pilots engaged in restricted night operations that do not include landing at night at HEMS operating sites, 20Â hours of VMC at night as a pilot-in-command/commander; and
(d) for pilots engaged in unrestricted night operations:
(1) 30 hours of VMC at night, to which 3 hours may be credited for every hour flown as part of a structured night HEMS training programme on a suitable FSTD. The structured training programme may be part of the operator conversion course or command course of the HEMS operator. This experience comes in addition to point (c);
(2) 10 approaches, landings and take-offs by night at operating sites in an operational environment similar to that of the intended operation in the helicopter or in a FFS level D.
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