HEMS TECHNICAL CREW MEMBER TRAINING

TRAINING TOPIC

Trainee with PPL(H)*

Trainee with PPL(A)**

Other Trainee

(1)         Applicable laws and regulations

(i)          introduction to the regulatory environment applicable to               HEMS operations, including SERA

X

(ii)         HEMS philosophy and HEMS rules

X

X

X

(iii)        public interest sites (PISs) if applicable

X

X

X

(2)         Helicopter general knowledge

(i)          stowage, cabin safety and use of on-board medical equipment

              (A)         safe storage of loose personal objects and medical                                        equipment

              (B)         securing patients on the EMS stretcher

              (C)         influence of medical equipment usage on helicopter                                     systems (e.g. defibrillator)

X

X

X

X

X

(ii)         general knowledge of helicopter operations

              (A)         general principles of flight

              (B)         helicopter mass and balance

              (C)         helicopter performance (including definitions of                                             helicopter certification as category A and performance                                classes 1, 2 and 3 )

              (D)        location and design of normal and emergency systems                                and equipment including all helicopter lights and                                            operation of doors

              (E)         intercommunication system

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

(3)         Meteorology

(i)          meteorology as relevant to the operating area

X

(ii)         meteorology as a limiting factor for mission               planning/execution

X

(4)         Operational procedures

(i)          company procedures

              (A)         the relevant extracts of the organisation’s management                              manual and operations manual

              (B)         operational control and supervision

X

X

X

X

X

X

(iii)        response to HEMS dispatch               flight planning, preparation, and      in-flight operations

X

X

X

(iv)        HEMS operating site selection and use

              (A)         minimum dimensions or equivalent criteria

              (B)         effects of downwash

              (C)         accessibility

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

(v)         patients

              (A)         aspects of landing site selection for patient transport

              (B)         patient on-/off-loading

              (C)         medical consequences of air transport on patients                                         including influence of noise, vibration, air pressure and                              temperature

              (D)        consequences of hospital selection on flight (endurance,                  weather)

              (E)         knowledge of hospital casualty reception

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

(vi)        portable electronic devices and electronic flight bags, as               applicable

X

X

X

(5)         Crew coordination, including checklists

(i)          crew concept

X

X

X

(ii)         checklist reading philosophy, initiation, interruptions, and               termination

X

X

X

(iii)        communication and call-outs

X

X

X

(iv)        effective use of intercommunication system

X

X

X

(v)         early identification of pilot incapacitation

X

X

X

(vi)        debriefing

X

X

X

(6)         Human performance and limitations, CRM: as per               AMC1 ORO.FC.115

X

X

X

(7)         Flight safety

(i)          general flight safety in helicopter operations

              (A)         noise protection for crew members                                                                       embarking/disembarking with running rotors

              (B)         the dangers to self and others of rotor running                                                helicopters, including loading of patients

              (C)         effects of downwash on persons and objects

              (D)        dangers of main and tail rotors hitting objects on                                            ground and in flight

              (E)         safety at the HEMS operating site

              (F)         safety at other landing sites including the HEMS                                              operating base

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

(ii)         obstacle and traffic clearance

              (A)         importance of lookout for collision avoidance and                                          associated call-outs

              (B)         sterile cockpit during critical phases of flight

              (C)         identification of obstacles and conflicting terrain

X

X

X

(iii)        handling of abnormal and emergency situations including               checklists

              (A)         necessary coordination procedures between flight and                                technical/other crew members including checklists as                                  applicable

              (B)         early identification of pilot incapacitation

              (C)         emergency evacuation

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

(iv)        dangerous goods (DGs), as relevant for HEMS operation

              (A)         DGs that might be in medical passengers’ luggage                                          including oxygen, if not part of the cabin design

              (B)         awareness of DGs that might be in patients’ or other                                    passengers’ luggage, backpacks or clothes

X

X

(8)         Security

(i)          the operator’s security programme

X

X

X

(ii)         HEMS operating sites and operating base

X

X

X

HEMS TECHNICAL CREW MEMBER

MONITORING TRAINING

TRAINING TOPIC

Trainee with PPL(H)*

Trainee with PPL(A)**

Other Trainee

(1)         General knowledge of helicopter operations

(i)          general knowledge of helicopter structure, power plant,               systems, instruments, and airworthiness

X

X

(ii)         limitations, normal and abnormal procedures, including               Category A certification, performance class 1, performance               class 2, and performance class 3, as applicable

X

X

X

(2)         Monitoring function

(i)          assignment of cockpit tasks

X

X

X

(ii)         parameters the HEMS crew member is tasked to monitor

X

X

X

(iii)        flight path monitoring in the context of collision avoidance               and, if applicable, navigation

X

X

X

(3)         Crew coordination

(i)          assignment of monitoring tasks

X

X

X

(ii)         emphasis on call-outs and actions resulting from the               monitoring process

X

X

X

(4)         Handling of abnormal and emergency situations, as applicable

(i)          definition of warnings, cautions and advisories

X

(ii)         identification of malfunctions (visual and aural)

X

(iii)        selection of appropriate abnormal or emergency procedure in               checklist

X

(iv)        abnormal or emergency procedures checklist reading

X

(v)         monitoring of critical actions (e.g. engine shutdown)

X

(vi)        distress call and other means of emergency signalling

X