AMC1 SPA.HEMS.130(f)(1) Crew requirements

TRAINING AND CHECKING SYLLABUS

(a)     The flight crew training syllabus should include the following items:

(1)     meteorological training concentrating on the understanding and interpretation of available weather information;

(2)     preparing the helicopter and specialist medical equipment for subsequent HEMS departure;

(3)     practice of HEMS departures;

(4)     the assessment from the air of the suitability of HEMS operating sites; and

(5)     the medical effects air transport may have on the patient.

(b)     The flight crew checking syllabus should include:

(1)     proficiency checks, which should include landing and take-off profiles likely to be used at HEMS operating sites; and

(2)     line checks, with special emphasis on the following:

(i)      local area meteorology;

(ii)     HEMS flight planning;

(iii)     HEMS departures;

(iv)     the selection from the air of HEMS operating sites;

(v)      low level flight in poor weather; and

(vi)     familiarity with established HEMS operating sites in the operator’s local area register.

(c)      HEMS technical crew members should be trained and checked in the following items:

(1)     duties in the HEMS role;

(2)     map reading, navigation aid principles and use;

(3)     operation of radio equipment;

(4)     use of on-board medical equipment;

(5)     preparing the helicopter and specialist medical equipment for subsequent HEMS departure;

(6)     instrument reading, warnings, use of normal and emergency checklists in assistance of the pilot as required;

(7)     basic understanding of the helicopter type in terms of location and design of normal and emergency systems and equipment;

(8)     crew coordination;

(9)     practice of response to HEMS call out;

(10)    conducting refuelling and rotors running refuelling;

(11)    HEMS operating site selection and use;

(12)    techniques for handling patients, the medical consequences of air transport and some knowledge of hospital casualty reception;

(13)    marshalling signals;

(14)    underslung load operations as appropriate;

(15)    winch operations as appropriate;

(16)    the dangers to self and others of rotor running helicopters including loading of patients; and

(17)    the use of the helicopter inter-communications system.

[applicable until 24 May 2024 — ED Decision 2012/019/R]

FLIGHT CREW TRAINING AND CHECKING SYLLABUS

(a)     The flight crew initial and recurrent training syllabus should include the following items:

(1)     meteorological training focusing on the understanding and interpretation of available weather information;

(2)     preparing the helicopter and specialist medical equipment for subsequent HEMS departure;

(3)     practice of HEMS departures;

(4)     the assessment from the air of the suitability of HEMS operating sites; and

(5)     the medical effects air transport may have on the patient.

(b)     Single-pilot operations

(1)     The flight crew training syllabus should include initial and annual recurrent helicopter/FSTD training focusing on crew cooperation with the technical crew member.

(2)     The initial training should include at least 4 hours flight instruction dedicated to crew cooperation unless:

(i)      the pilot holds a certificate of satisfactory completion of a multi-crew cooperation course in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011^[87]; or

(ii)     the pilot has at least 500 hours in either multi-pilot operations or single-pilot operations with a HEMS or equivalent technical crew member, or a combination of these.

(3)     The training described in (1) and (2) above should be organised with a crew composition of one pilot and one technical crew member.

(4)     The training described in (1) and (2) should be conducted by a suitably qualified commander with a minimum experience of 350 hours in either multi-pilot operations or single-pilot operations with a HEMS technical crew member, or a combination of these.

(c)      The flight crew checking syllabus should include:

(1)     proficiency checks, which should include landing and take-off profiles likely to be used at HEMS operating sites; and

(2)     line checks, with special emphasis on all of the following:

(i)      local area meteorology;

(ii)     HEMS flight planning;

(iii)     HEMS departures;

(iv)     the selection from the air of HEMS operating sites;

(v)      low-level flight in poor weather;

(vi)     familiarity with established HEMS operating sites in the operator’s local area register;

(vii)    crew cooperation.

[applicable from 25 May 2024 — ED Decision 2023/007/R]