ED Decision 2025/002/R
TRAINING AND CHECKING OF PILOTS ABOVE THE AGE OF 60 PERFORMING SINGLE-PILOT HEMS OPERATIONS
(a) Initial training for the personnel providing the training and checking for pilots above the age of 60 performing single-pilot HEMS operations should aim to raise their awareness regarding the signs and operational impact of mild cognitive decline, as well as the reporting process to the medical assessor of the licensing authority, and the confidentiality principles to be considered.
In developing such training, proper consideration should be given to the information provided in GM1 SPA.HEMS.130(g)(2) and GM2 SPA.HEMS.130(g)(2).
The duration of the training should not exceed 6 hours.
Recurrent training may be considered based on the operator’s assessment.
(b) The training should ensure that personnel providing training and checking for this category of pilots are able to perform the following tasks:
— detect and document, to the best of their abilities, any signs of cognitive decline;
— consider essential cognitive factors contributing to flight performance when conducting regular mandatory operator proficiency checks (OPCs). In order to do this, attention should be focused in particular on the ability to function under highly stressful demands, such as, but not limited to, abnormal and emergency procedures under high time pressure;
— discuss their concerns with the pilot in question encouraging them to self-report the problems to their AME/AeMC or to a peer support programme, and when any signs of cognitive decline have been identified or are suspected, share, without undue delay, the report with the medical assessor of the licensing authority, as defined in Part-MED, for further assessment, in accordance with principles of medical confidentiality.
AMC1 SPA.HEMS.130(g)(2) specifies training for personnel checking pilots over 60 in single-pilot HEMS, focusing on detecting cognitive decline, conducting OPCs, and reporting to medical assessors.
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