AMC1 SPA.HEMS.140 Information
and documentation
OPERATIONS MANUAL
The operations manual should include:
(a) the use of portable equipment on board;
(b) guidance on take-off and landing procedures at previously unsurveyed HEMS operating sites;
(c) the final reserve fuel, in accordance with SPA.HEMS.150;
(d) operating minima;
(e) recommended routes for regular flights to surveyed sites, including the minimum flight altitude;
(f) guidance for the selection of the HEMS operating site in case of a flight to an unsurveyed site;
(g) the safety altitude for the area overflown; and
(h) procedures to be followed in case of inadvertent entry into cloud.
[applicable until 24 May 2024 —
ED Decision 2012/019/R]
AMC1 SPA.HEMS.140 Information, procedures and documentation
The operations manual should include all of the
following:
(a) the use of
portable equipment on board;
(b) guidance on
take-off and landing procedures at previously unsurveyed HEMS operating sites;
(c) the final
reserve fuel, in accordance with SPA.HEMS.150;
(d) operating
minima;
(e) recommended
routes for regular flights to surveyed sites, including the minimum flight
altitude;
(f) guidance
for the selection of the HEMS operating site in case of a flight to an
unsurveyed site;
(g) the safety
altitude for the area overflown;
(h) abnormal
procedures including procedures to be followed in case of inadvertent entry
into cloud;
(i) operational
dispatch criteria;
(j) a
description of the crew composition for all phases of flight and conditions,
standard operating procedures for the described crew composition including any
procedures to ensure the continuity of the crew concept;
(k) flight crew
and technical crew training and checking syllabi, as required by SPA.HEMS.130.
[applicable from 25 May 2024 — ED Decision
2023/007/R]
EASA HEMS operations manual requires comprehensive documentation. This includes portable equipment usage, take-off/landing guidance for unsurveyed sites, final reserve fuel, operating minima, recommended routes, site selection, safety altitude, and cloud entry procedures. Post May 2024, it adds dispatch criteria, crew composition, and training syllabi.
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