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 of Annex IV, 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.