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GM2 SPA.VEMS.130 Crew requirements

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ED Decision 2025/010/R found in: Air Operations Revision 24 Part-ARO Part-ORO Part-CAT Part-SPA Part-NCC Part-NCO Part-SPO (Mar 2026)

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##### GM2 SPA.VEMS.130 Crew requirements

*ED Decision 2025/010/R*

**VEMS
TECHNICAL CREW MEMBER THEORETICAL TRAINING**

(a) The VEMS technical crew member training and checking may be
adapted to the knowledge of the VEMS technical crew member and
structured as shown in Table 1. The operator should decide to what
extent a qualified HEMS technical crew member needs to receive the
theoretical training as shown in Table 1.

**Table 1: VEMS technical crew member training**

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VEMS
				TECHNICAL CREW MEMBER TRAINING
TRAINING
				TOPIC
</td>
<td bgcolor="#808080">
Trainee
				with PPL(H)*
</td>
<td bgcolor="#808080">
Trainee
				with PPL(A)**
</td>
<td bgcolor="#808080">
Other
				trainee
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(1)	Applicable
				laws and regulations
</td>
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</td>
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</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
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<td bgcolor="#808080">
(i)
					Introduction to the regulatory framework applicable to VEMS
				operations, including SERA
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(ii)	VEMS
				requirements 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(iii)	
				Public interest sites (PISs), if applicable
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(2)	VCA
				general knowledge
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(i)
					Stowage, cabin safety and use of on-board medical equipment 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(A)	safe
				storage of loose personal objects and medical equipment 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(B)	securing
				patients on the EMS stretcher (if applicable)
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(C)	influence
				of medical equipment usage (e.g. defibrillator) on VCA systems 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(ii)
				General knowledge of VCA operations
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(A)	general
				principles of flight
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(B)	VCA
				mass and balance
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(C)	VCA
				performance (including CSFL capability and operations)
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(D)	location
				and design of normal and emergency systems and equipment,
				including all VCA lights and operation of doors
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(E)	intercommunication
				system
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(3)	Meteorology
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(i)	meteorology
				as relevant to the operating area
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(ii)	meteorology
				as a limiting factor for mission planning/execution
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(4)	Operational
				procedures
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(i)	operator’s
				procedures
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(A)	the
				relevant extracts of the organisation’s management manual and
				operations manual
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(B)	operational
				control and supervision
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(ii)	duties
				in the VEMS role
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(A)	duties
				of the technical crew member before flight, during all flight
				phases, and post-flight duties
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(B)	legal
				aspects of tasks delegated by the PIC
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(iii)	response
				to VEMS dispatch
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(A)	flight
				planning, preparation, and in-flight operations
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(iv)	VEMS
				operating site selection and use
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(A)	minimum
				dimensions or equivalent criteria
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(B)	effects
				of downwash (outwash)
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(C)	accessibility
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(v)	patients
				(if applicable)
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(A)	aspects
				of VEMS operating site selection for patient transport
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(B)	patient
				onloading/offloading
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(C)	medical
				consequences of air transport on patients, including influence of
				noise, vibration, air pressure and temperature
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(D)	consequences
				of hospital selection on flight (endurance, weather)
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(E)	knowledge
				of hospital casualty reception
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(vi)	portable
				electronic devices (PEDs) and electronic flight bags (EFBs), as
				applicable
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(5)	Crew
				coordination, including checklists
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(i)	crew
				concept
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(ii)	checklist
				reading philosophy, initiation, interruptions, and termination
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(iii)	communication
				and call-outs
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(iv)	effective
				use of intercommunications system
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(v)	early
				identification of pilot incapacitation
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(vi)	debriefing
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(6)	Human
				performance and limitations, CRM: as per AMC1 ORO.FC.115
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(7)	Flight
				safety
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(i)	general
				flight safety in VCA operations
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(A)	if
				necessary, noise protection for crew members
				embarking/disembarking with lift and thrust units powered on
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(B)	the
				dangers to self and others posed by turning rotors or turning
				propellers or other rotating parts; familiarisation with hazard
				areas of the VCA
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(C)	effects
				of downwash (outwash) on persons and objects
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(D)	dangers
				of turning rotors or turning propellers or other rotating parts
				hitting objects on ground and in flight
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(E)	safety
				at the VEMS operating site
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(F)	safety
				at other landing sites, including the VEMS operating base and
				diversion locations
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(ii)	obstacle
				and traffic clearance
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(A)	importance
				of lookout for collision avoidance and associated call-outs
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(B)	application
				of sterile flight crew compartment procedures during critical
				phases of flight
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(C)	identification
				of obstacles and conflicting terrain
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(iii)	handling
				of abnormal and emergency situations, including checklists
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(A)	necessary
				coordination procedures between flight and technical/other crew
				members, including checklists, as applicable
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(B)	early
				identification of pilot incapacitation
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(C)	emergency
				evacuation
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(iv)	dangerous
				goods (DG), as relevant for VEMS operations
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(A)	DG
				that might be in medical passengers’ luggage, including oxygen,
				if not part of the cabin design
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(B)	awareness
				of DG that might be in patients’ or other passengers’
				luggage, backpacks or clothes
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(8)	Security
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
 

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(i)	Operator’s
				security programme
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#808080">
(ii	VEMS
				operating sites and operating bases
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
<td bgcolor="#d9d9d9">
X
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

*\* Applicable to trainees that have passed the theoretical
knowledge examination for at least the PPL(H) or that hold at least a
PPL(H).*

*\*\* Applicable to trainees that have passed the theoretical
knowledge examination for at least the PPL(A) or that hold at least a
PPL(A).*

(b) The operator may consider that trainees that have passed the
theoretical knowledge examination for at least the PPL(A) or the
PPL(H), or that hold at least a PPL(A) or a PPL(H), or that are
qualified HEMS technical crew members, do not need to receive
additional navigation training.
In all other cases, if the VEMS
technical crew member is tasked to provide assistance in navigation,
the navigation training may be structured as follows:

(1) Applicable parts of SERA, as relevant to the navigation tasks of
the VEMS technical crew member.

(2) Basic navigation training:

(i) charts (convergence, scale, projections, symbology, plotting);

(ii) measuring distances and courses;

(iii) ability to keep track with helicopter position on map;

(iv) moving map, if applicable;

(v) identification of obstacles and conflicting terrain;

(vi) time (local/UTC, sunrise/sunset) and speed;

(vii) units and unit conversion.

(3) Principles and use of navigation aids:

(i) navigation equipment and AFCS operations, as applicable;

(ii) transponder;

(iii) ACAS, HTAWS, weather radar, moving map, as applicable;

(iv) inadvertent IMC.

(4) Airspace, restricted areas, and noise-abatement procedures:

(i) air traffic services;

(ii) aerodrome procedures;

(iii) AIP;

(iv) NOTAMs.

(5) Crew coordination: assignment of navigation tasks.

(c) The operator may consider that trainees that have passed the
theoretical knowledge examination for at least the PPL(A) or the
PPL(H) or that hold at least a PPL(A) or a PPL(H), or are qualified
HEMS technical crew members, do not require communication training.
In all other cases, if the VEMS technical crew member is tasked to
provide assistance in radio communications, the radio communications
training may be structured as follows:

(1) operation of relevant radio equipment: radio licence as
applicable to the frequencies used by the technical crew member;

(2) crew coordination: effective use of the radio communication
system.

(d) If the VEMS technical crew member is tasked to provide assistance
in monitoring, the training in monitoring may be adapted to the
knowledge of the VEMS technical crew member and structured as shown
in Table 2.

**Table 2: VEMS technical crew member monitoring training**

*\* Applicable to trainees that have passed the theoretical
knowledge examination for at least the PPL(H) or that hold at least a
PPL(H).*

*\*\* Applicable to trainees that have passed the theoretical
knowledge examination for at least the PPL(A) or that hold at least a
PPL(A).*

(e) RESERVED

(f) If the VEMS technical crew member is tasked to provide assistance
on the ground, the training in these tasks may be structured as per
[AMC5
SPA.VEMS.130](#_DxCrossRefBm523089179).