SPA.HEMS.140 Information, procedures and documentation

• Regulation (EU) 2023/1020 found in: Air Operations (965/2012) Part-ARO Part-ORO Part-CAT Part-SPA Part-NCC Part-NCO Part-SPO (Feb 2025)

SPA.HEMS.140 Information, procedures and documentation Regulation (EU) 2023/1020 (a) The operator shall assess, mitigate, and minimise the risks associated with the HEMS environment as part of its risk analysis and management process. The operator shall describe the mitigating measures, including operating procedures, in the operations manual. (b) The operator shall ensure that the HEMS commander assesses specific risks associated with the particular HEMS mission. (c) Notwithstanding point [CAT.OP.MPA.175](#_DxCrossRefBm927678557) of [Annex IV](#_DxCrossRefBm927678328), the operator does not need to complete an operational flight plan if the HEMS mission includes a flight to or from a non-pre-surveyed HEMS operating site. (d) Relevant extracts from the operations manual shall be made available to the organisation for which the operator performs HEMS operations. SPA.HEMS.140 Information and documentation Regulation (EU) 2023/1020 (a) The operator shall ensure that, as part of its risk analysis and management process, risks associated with the HEMS environment are minimised by specifying in the operations manual: selection, composition and training of crews; levels of equipment and dispatch criteria; and operating procedures and minima, such that normal and likely abnormal operations are described and adequately mitigated. (b) Relevant extracts from the operations manual shall be made available to the organisation for which the HEMS is being provided. *[applicable until 24 May 2024 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012]* SPA.HEMS.140 Information, procedures and documentation (a) The operator shall assess, mitigate, and minimise the risks associated with the HEMS environment as part of its risk analysis and management process. The operator shall describe the mitigating measures, including operating procedures, in the operations manual. (b) The operator shall ensure that the HEMS commander assesses specific risks associated with the particular HEMS mission. (c) Notwithstanding point [CAT.OP.MPA.175](#_DxCrossRefBm318086177) of [Annex IV](#_DxCrossRefBm318085947), the operator does not need to complete an operational flight plan if the HEMS mission includes a flight to or from a non-pre-surveyed HEMS operating site. (d) Relevant extracts from the operations manual shall be made available to the organisation for which the operator performs HEMS operations. *[applicable from 25 May 2024 — Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1020]* #### SPA.HEMS.140 Information, procedures and documentation *Regulation (EU) 2023/1020* (a) The operator shall assess, mitigate, and minimise the risks associated with the HEMS environment as part of its risk analysis and management process. The operator shall describe the mitigating measures, including operating procedures, in the operations manual. (b) The operator shall ensure that the HEMS commander assesses specific risks associated with the particular HEMS mission. (c) Notwithstanding point [CAT.OP.MPA.175](#_DxCrossRefBm523088112) of [Annex IV](#_DxCrossRefBm523087879), the operator does not need to complete an operational flight plan if the HEMS mission includes a flight to or from a non-pre-surveyed HEMS operating site. (d) Relevant extracts from the operations manual shall be made available to the organisation for which the operator performs HEMS operations.