AMC1 SPA.HEMS.140 Information, procedures and documentation

• ED Decision 2023/007/R found in: Air Operations (965/2012) Part-ARO Part-ORO Part-CAT Part-SPA Part-NCC Part-NCO Part-SPO (Sep 2023)

AMC1 SPA.HEMS.140 Information and documentation ED Decision 2023/007/R 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](#_DxCrossRefBm318087094); (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](#_DxCrossRefBm318087094); (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](#_DxCrossRefBm318087064). *[applicable from 25 May 2024 — ED Decision 2023/007/R]* AMC1 SPA.HEMS.140 Information, procedures and documentation ED Decision 2023/007/R OPERATIONS MANUAL 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](#_DxCrossRefBm927679471); (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](#_DxCrossRefBm927679444). ##### AMC1 SPA.HEMS.140 Information, procedures and documentation *ED Decision 2023/007/R* **OPERATIONS MANUAL** 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](#_DxCrossRefBm523089039); (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](#_DxCrossRefBm523089005).