AMC1 SPA.HEMS.125(a)(3) Performance requirements for HEMS
operations
ED Decision 2023/007/R
PERFORMANCE CLASS 3
WITH A HELICOPTER NOT CERTIFIED AS CATEGORY A OR EQUIVALENT
(a) If a stretcher is likely to be necessary for the mission, the
helicopter should be able to carry a deployed stretcher without preventing
compliance with the crew composition requirements of SPA.HEMS.130,
i.e. without preventing the two pilots, or a pilot and a HEMS crew member,
from occupying the two forward-facing seats in the cockpit.
(b) Considering the limitations for Performance class 3 operations
included in CAT.POL.H.400, the planned mission needs to remain outside congested
hostile areas and is expected to be completed by sunset.
(c) If the HEMS mission unexpectedly needs to be continued by
night, or it unexpectedly requires a HEMS flight into a congested hostile
area, the operator should ensure that a category A helicopter is
dispatched.
(d) The records required by point (vi) of SPA.HEMS.125(a)(3) should contain the following information for each
mission, and be kept for 3 years:
(1) the criteria that the operator used for the dispatch in
accordance with SPA.HEMS.125 (a)(3);
(2) the criteria that the operator used for the dispatch as
described in (a) and (b) above;
(3) the contingency options that were available to meet (c), and
whether they were triggered or not;
(4) all elements relevant to the mission including destinations,
altitude, weather conditions, mass and balance.
Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operating under performance class 3 must ensure stretcher transport doesn't compromise crew seating. Missions should avoid congested areas and ideally conclude before sunset. Night or congested area continuations require a category A helicopter. Detailed mission records, including dispatch criteria and contingency plans, must be kept for three years.
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