Regulation (EU) No 965/2012
(a) Helicopters operated in performance class 3 shall be certified in category A or equivalent as determined by the Agency, or category B.
(b) Operations shall only be conducted in a non-hostile environment, except:
(1)when operating in accordance with CAT.POL.H.420; or
(2) for the take-off and landing phase, when operating in accordance with (c).
(c) Provided the operator is approved in accordance with CAT.POL.H.305, operations may be conducted to/from an aerodrome or operating site located outside a congested hostile environment without an assured safe forced landing capability:
(1) during take-off, before reaching Vy (speed for best rate of climb) or 200 ft above the take-off surface; or
(2) during landing, below 200 ft above the landing surface.
(d) Operations shall not be conducted:
(1) out of sight of the surface;
(2) at night;
(3) when the ceiling is less than 600 ft; or
(4) when the visibility is less than 800 m.
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