AMC1 SPA.HOFO.125(g) Offshore
standard approach procedures (OSAPs)
ED Decision 2022/012/R
TRAINING AND CHECKING FOR OSAPs
(a) Initial training and checking for OSAPs should be conducted either as part of the operator’s conversion course or as a separate equipment and procedure training, and should include all of the following:
(1) ground training, including knowledge of:
(i) the structure of the OSAP;
(ii) the airborne radar specifications, limitations, modes, and usage;
(iii) the area navigation system, as necessary for the envisaged OSAP;
(2) aircraft/FSTD training, including all of the following:
(i) OSAPs to various offshore sites with and without obstacles or obstructions;
(ii) OSAPs in different wind conditions, followed by landings and go-arounds;
(iii) OSAPs in the pilot-monitoring, pilot-flying and single-pilot functions, by day and by night, as relevant to the kind of operations;
(3) LIFUS;
(4) line check.
(b) The recurrent training and checking programme should include at least one OSAP per year in the pilot-monitoring, pilot-flying and single-pilot functions as relevant to the kind of operations. OSAPs should be part of the annual aircraft/FSTD training, the line check or the operator’s proficiency check. Checking is not necessary if training to proficiency is employed.
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