Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council

• (1) a device to provide a warning indication to the flight crew of any loss of pressurisation; and

- (2) in the case of complex motor-powered aeroplanes, quick donning masks for flight crew members.

SPO.IDE.A.175   Supplemental oxygen — non-pressurised aeroplanes

• (a)Non-pressurised aeroplanes operated at flight altitudes when the oxygen supply is required in accordance with (b) shall be equipped with oxygen storage and dispensing apparatus capable of storing and dispensing the required oxygen supplies.

• (b)Non-pressurised aeroplanes operated above flight altitudes at which the pressure altitude in the cabin compartments is above 10 000 ft shall carry enough breathing oxygen to supply:

• (1) all crew members for any period in excess of 30 minutes when the pressure altitude in the cabin compartment will be between 10 000 ft and 13 000 ft; and

• (2) all persons on board for any period that the pressure altitude in the cabin compartment will be above 13 000 ft.

- (c)Notwithstanding (b), excursions of a specified duration between 13 000 ft and 16 000 ft may be undertaken without oxygen supplies, in accordance with SPO.OP.195(b).

SPO.IDE.A.180   Hand fire extinguishers

• (a)Aeroplanes, except ELA1 aeroplanes, shall be equipped with at least one hand fire extinguisher:

• (1) in the flight crew compartment; and

• (2) in each cabin compartment that is separate from the flight crew compartment, except if the compartment is readily accessible to the flight crew.

- (b)The type and quantity of extinguishing agent for the required fire extinguishers shall be suitable for the type of fire likely to occur in the compartment where the extinguisher is intended to be used and to minimise the hazard of toxic gas concentration in compartments occupied by persons.

SPO.IDE.A.181   Crash axe and crowbar

Aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg shall be equipped with at least one crash axe or crowbar located in the flight crew compartment.

SPO.IDE.A.185   Marking of break-in points

If areas of the aeroplane’s fuselage suitable for break-in by rescue crews in an emergency are marked, such areas shall be marked as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1

Marking of break-in points

Image omitted; see official source

SPO.IDE.A.190   Emergency locator transmitter (ELT)

• (a)Aeroplanes shall be equipped with:

• (1) an ELT of any type or an aircraft localisation means meeting the requirement of Annex IV (Part CAT), CAT.GEN.MPA.210, to Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, when first issued with an individual CofA on or before 1 July 2008;

• (2) an automatic ELT or an aircraft localisation means meeting the requirement of Annex IV (Part CAT), CAT.GEN.MPA.210, to Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, when first issued with an individual CofA after 1 July 2008; or

• (3) a survival ELT (ELT(S)) or a personal locator beacon (PLB), carried by a crew member or a task specialist, when certified for a maximum seating configuration of six or less.

- (b)ELTs of any type and PLBs shall be capable of transmitting simultaneously on 121,5 MHz and 406 MHz.

SPO.IDE.A.195   Flight over water

• (a)The following aeroplanes shall be equipped with a life-jacket for each person on board, that shall be worn or stowed in a position that is readily accessible from the seat or station of the person for whose use it is provided:

• (1) single-engine landplanes when:
• (i) flying over water beyond gliding distance from land; or
• (ii) taking off or landing at an aerodrome or operating site where, in the opinion of the pilot-in-command, the take-off or approach path is so disposed over water that there would be a likelihood of a ditching;

• (2) seaplanes operated over water; and

• (3) aeroplanes operated at a distance away from land where an emergency landing is possible greater than that corresponding to 30 minutes at normal cruising speed or 50 NM, whichever is less.

• (b)Each life-jacket shall be equipped with a means of electric illumination for the purpose of facilitating the location of persons.

• (c)Seaplanes operated over water shall be equipped with:

• (1) a sea anchor and other equipment necessary to facilitate mooring, anchoring or manoeuvring the aeroplane on water, appropriate to its size, weight and handling characteristics; and

• (2) equipment for making the sound signals as prescribed in the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, where applicable.

• (d)The pilot-in-command of an aeroplane operated at a distance away from land where an emergency landing is possible greater than that corresponding to 30 minutes at normal cruising speed or 50 NM, whichever is the lesser, shall determine the risks to survival of the occupants of the aeroplane in the event of a ditching, based on which he/she shall determine the carriage of:

• (1) equipment for making the distress signals;

• (2) life-rafts in sufficient numbers to carry all persons on board, stowed so as to facilitate their ready use in emergency; and

- (3) life-saving equipment, to provide the means of sustaining life, as appropriate to the flight to be undertaken.

SPO.IDE.A.200   Survival equipment

• (a)Aeroplanes operated over areas in which search and rescue would be especially difficult shall be equipped with:

• (1) signalling equipment to make the distress signals;

• (2) at least one survival ELT (ELT(S)); and

• (3) additional survival equipment for the route to be flown taking account of the number of persons on board.

• (b)The additional survival equipment specified in (a)(3) does not need to be carried when the aeroplane:

• (1) remains within a distance from an area where search and rescue is not especially difficult corresponding to:
• (i) 120 minutes at one-engine-inoperative (OEI) cruising speed for aeroplanes capable of continuing the flight to an aerodrome with the critical engine(s) becoming inoperative at any point along the route or planned diversion routes; or
• (ii) 30 minutes at cruising speed for all other aeroplanes; or

- (2) remains within a distance no greater than that corresponding to 90 minutes at cruising speed from an area suitable for making an emergency landing, for aeroplanes certified in accordance with the applicable airworthiness standard.

SPO.IDE.A.205   Individual protective equipment

Each person on board shall wear individual protective equipment that is adequate for the type of operation being undertaken.

SPO.IDE.A.210   Headset

• (a)Aeroplanes shall be equipped with a headset with a boom microphone or equivalent for each flight crew member at their assigned station in the flight crew compartment.

- (b)Aeroplanes operated under IFR or at night shall be equipped with a transmit button on the manual pitch and roll control for each required flight crew member.

SPO.IDE.A.215   Radio communication equipment

• (a)Aeroplanes operated under IFR or at night, or when required by the applicable airspace requirements, shall be equipped with radio communication equipment that, under normal radio propagating conditions, shall be capable of:

• (1) conducting two-way communication for aerodrome control purposes;

• (2) receiving meteorological information at any time during flight;

• (3) conducting two-way communication at any time during flight with those aeronautical stations and on those frequencies prescribed by the appropriate authority; and

• (4) providing for communication on the aeronautical emergency frequency 121,5 MHz.

- (b)When more than one communication equipment unit is required, each shall be independent of the other or others to the extent that a failure in any one will not result in failure of any other.

SPO.IDE.A.220   Navigation equipment

• (a)Aeroplanes shall be equipped with navigation equipment that will enable them to proceed in accordance with:

• (1) the ATS flight plan, if applicable; and

• (2) the applicable airspace requirements.

• (b)Aeroplanes shall have sufficient navigation equipment to ensure that, in the event of the failure of one item of equipment at any stage of the flight, the remaining equipment shall allow safe navigation in accordance with (a), or an appropriate contingency action to be completed safely.

• (c)Aeroplanes operated on flights in which it is intended to land in IMC shall be equipped with suitable equipment capable of providing guidance to a point from which a visual landing can be performed. This equipment shall be capable of providing such guidance for each aerodrome at which it is intended to land in IMC and for any designated alternate aerodromes.

• (d)For PBN operations the aircraft shall meet the airworthiness certification requirements for the appropriate navigation specification.

- (e)Aeroplanes shall be equipped with surveillance equipment in accordance with the applicable airspace requirements.

SPO.IDE.A.225   Transponder

Where required by the airspace being flown, aeroplanes shall be equipped with a secondary surveillance radar (SSR) transponder with all the required capabilities.

SPO.IDE.A.230   Management of aeronautical databases

• (a) Aeronautical databases used on certified aircraft system applications shall meet data quality requirements that are adequate for the intended use of the data.

• (b) The operator shall ensure the timely distribution and insertion of current and unaltered aeronautical databases to all aircraft that require them.

- (c) Notwithstanding any other occurrence reporting requirements as defined in Regulation (EU) No 376/2014, the operator shall report to the database provider instances of erroneous, inconsistent or missing data that might be reasonably expected to constitute a hazard to flight.

In such cases, the operator shall inform flight crew and other personnel concerned, and shall ensure that the affected data is not used.

SECTION 2

Helicopters

SPO.IDE.H.100   Instruments and equipment — general

• (a)Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved in accordance with the applicable airworthiness requirements if they are:

• (1) used by the flight crew to control the flight path;

• (2) used to comply with SPO.IDE.H.215;

• (3) used to comply with SPO.IDE.H.220; or

• (4) installed in the helicopter.

• (b)The following items, when required by this Subpart, do not need an equipment approval:

• (1) independent portable lights;

• (2) an accurate time piece;

• (3) first-aid kit;

• (4) survival and signalling equipment;

• (5) sea anchor and equipment for mooring;

• (6) child restraint device;

• (7) a simple PCDS used by a task specialist as a restraint device.

• (c)Instruments, equipment or accessories not required under this Annex (Part-SPO), as well as any other equipment that is not required under this Regulation, but carried on a flight, shall comply with the following requirements:

• (1) the information provided by those instruments, equipment or accessories shall not be used by the flight crew members to comply with Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 or points SPO.IDE.H.215 and SPO.IDE.H.220 of this Annex;

• (2) the instruments, equipment or accessories shall not affect the airworthiness of the helicopter, even in the case of failures or malfunction.

• (d)Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from the station where the flight crew member that needs to use it is seated.

• (e)Those instruments that are used by a flight crew member shall be so arranged as to permit the flight crew member to see the indications readily from his/her station, with the minimum practicable deviation from the position and line of vision which he/she normally assumes when looking forward along the flight path.

- (f)All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate use.

SPO.IDE.H.105   Minimum equipment for flight

A flight shall not be commenced when any of the helicopter's instruments, items of equipment or functions required for the intended flight is inoperative or missing, unless either of the following conditions is fulfilled:

• (a) the helicopter is operated in accordance with the minimum equipment list (MEL);

• (b) for complex motor-powered helicopters, and for any helicopter used in commercial operations, the operator is approved by the competent authority to operate the helicopter within the constraints of the master minimum equipment list (MMEL) in accordance with point ORO.MLR.105(j) of Annex III;

- (c) the helicopter is subject to a permit to fly issued in accordance with the applicable airworthiness requirements.

SPO.IDE.H.115   Operating lights

Helicopters operated at night shall be equipped with:

• (a) an anti-collision light system;

• (b) navigation/position lights;

• (c) a landing light;

• (d) lighting supplied from the helicopter’s electrical system to provide adequate illumination for all instruments and equipment essential to the safe operation of the helicopter;

• (e) lighting supplied from the helicopter’s electrical system to provide illumination in all cabin compartments;

• (f) an independent portable light for each crew member station; and

- (g) lights to conform with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea if the helicopter is amphibious.

SPO.IDE.H.120   Operations under VFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

• (a)Helicopters operated under VFR by day shall be equipped with a means of measuring and displaying the following:

• (1) magnetic heading,

• (2) time in hours, minutes and seconds,

• (3) barometric altitude,

• (4) indicated airspeed, and

• (5) slip.

• (b)Helicopters operated under VMC overwater and out of sight of the land or under VMC at night, shall be, in addition to (a), equipped with:

• (1) a means of measuring and displaying:
• (i) attitude,
• (ii) vertical speed, and
• (iii) stabilised heading;

• (2) a means of indicating when the supply of power to the gyroscopic instruments is not adequate; and

• (3) for complex motor-powered helicopters, a means of preventing malfunction of the airspeed indicating system required in (a)(4) due to condensation or icing.

• (c)Helicopters operated when the visibility is less than 1 500 m, or in conditions where they cannot be maintained in a desired flight path without reference to one or more additional instruments, shall be, in addition to (a) and (b), equipped with a means of preventing malfunction of the airspeed indicating system required in (a)(4) due to condensation or icing.

• (d)Whenever two pilots are required for the operation, helicopters shall be equipped with an additional separate means of displaying:

• (1) barometric altitude,

• (2) indicated airspeed,

• (3) slip,

• (4) attitude, if applicable,

• (5) vertical speed, if applicable, and

- (6) stabilised heading, if applicable.

SPO.IDE.H.125   Operations under IFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

Helicopters operated under IFR shall be equipped with:

• (a) a means of measuring and displaying:
• (1) magnetic heading,
• (2) time in hours, minutes and seconds,
• (3) barometric altitude,
• (4) indicated airspeed,
• (5) vertical speed,
• (6) slip,
• (7) attitude,
• (8) stabilised heading, and
• (9) outside air temperature;

• (b) a means of indicating when the supply of power to the gyroscopic instruments is not adequate;

• (c) whenever two pilots are required for the operation, an additional separate means of displaying:
• (1) barometric altitude,
• (2) indicated airspeed,
• (3) vertical speed,
• (4) slip,
• (5) attitude, and
• (6) stabilised heading;

• (d) a means of preventing malfunction of the airspeed indicating system required by (a)(4) and (c)(2) due to condensation or icing;

• (e) an additional means of measuring and displaying attitude as a standby instrument; and

- (f) the following for complex motor-powered helicopters:

• (1) an alternate source of static pressure; and
• (2) a chart holder in an easily readable position that can be illuminated for night operations.

SPO.IDE.H.126   Additional equipment for single-pilot operation under IFR

Helicopters operated under IFR with a single pilot shall be equipped with an autopilot with at least altitude hold and heading mode.

SPO.IDE.H.132   Airborne weather detecting equipment — complex motor-powered helicopters

Helicopters operated under IFR or at night shall be equipped with airborne weather detecting equipment when current weather reports indicate that thunderstorms or other potentially hazardous weather conditions, regarded as detectable with airborne weather detecting equipment, may be expected to exist along the route to be flown.

SPO.IDE.H.133   Additional equipment for operations in icing conditions at night — complex motor-powered helicopters

• (a)Helicopters operated in expected or actual icing conditions at night shall be equipped with a means to illuminate or detect the formation of ice.

- (b)The means to illuminate the formation of ice shall not cause glare or reflection that would handicap flight crew members in the performance of their duties.

SPO.IDE.H.135   Flight crew interphone system

Helicopters operated by more than one flight crew member shall be equipped with a flight crew interphone system, including headsets and microphones for use by all flight crew members.

SPO.IDE.H.140   Cockpit voice recorder

• (a)Helicopters with an MCTOM of more than 7 000 kg and first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 January 2016 shall be equipped with a CVR.

• (b)The CVR shall be capable of retaining data recorded during at least the preceding 2 hours.

• (c)The CVR shall record with reference to a timescale:

• (1) voice communications transmitted from or received in the flight crew compartment by radio;

• (2) flight crew members’ voice communications using the interphone system and the public address system, if installed;

• (3) the aural environment of the cockpit, including, without interruption, the audio signals received from each crew microphone; and

• (4) voice or audio signals identifying navigation or approach aids introduced into a headset or speaker.

• (d)The CVR shall start automatically to record prior to the helicopter moving under its own power and shall continue to record until the termination of the flight when the helicopter is no longer capable of moving under its own power.

• (e)In addition to (d), depending on the availability of electrical power, the CVR shall start to record as early as possible during the cockpit checks prior to engine start at the beginning of the flight until the cockpit checks immediately following engine shutdown at the end of the flight.

- (f)If the CVR is not deployable, it shall have a device to assist in locating it under water. By 1 January 2020 at the latest, this device shall have a minimum underwater transmission time of 90 days. If the CVR is deployable, it shall have an automatic emergency locator transmitter.

SPO.IDE.H.145   Flight data recorder

• (a)Helicopters with an MCTOM of more than 3 175 kg and first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 January 2016 shall be equipped with an FDR that uses a digital method of recording and storing data and for which a method of readily retrieving that data from the storage medium is available.

• (b)The FDR shall record the parameters required to determine accurately the helicopter flight path, speed, attitude, engine power, configuration and operation and be capable of retaining data recorded during at least the preceding 10 hours.

• (c)Data shall be obtained from helicopter sources that enable accurate correlation with information displayed to the flight crew.

• (d)The FDR shall start automatically to record the data prior to the helicopter being capable of moving under its own power and shall stop automatically after the helicopter is incapable of moving under its own power.

- (e)If the FDR is not deployable, it shall have a device to assist in locating it under water. By 1 January 2020 at the latest, this device shall have a minimum underwater transmission time of 90 days. If the FDR is deployable, it shall have an automatic emergency locator transmitter.

SPO.IDE.H.146   Lightweight flight recorder

• (a) Turbine-engined helicopters with an MCTOM of 2 250 kg or more shall be equipped with a flight recorder if all the following conditions are met:
• (1) they are not within the scope of point SPO.IDE.H.145 (a);
• (2) they are used for commercial operations;
• (3) they are first issued with an individual CofA on or after 5 September 2022.

• (b) The flight recorder shall record, by means of flight data or images, information that is sufficient to determine the flight path and aircraft speed.

• (c) The flight recorder shall be capable of retaining the flight data and the images recorded during at least the preceding 5 hours.

• (d) The flight recorder shall automatically start to record prior to the helicopter being capable of moving under its own power and shall stop automatically after the helicopter is no longer capable of moving under its own power.

- (e) If the flight recorder records images or audio of the flight crew compartment, then a function shall be provided which can be operated by the pilot-in-command and which modifies image and audio recordings made before the operation of that function, so that those recordings cannot be retrieved using normal replay or copying techniques.

SPO.IDE.H.150   Data link recording

• (a)Helicopters first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 January 2016 that have the capability to operate data link communications and are required to be equipped with a CVR shall record on a recorder, where applicable:

• (1) data link communication messages related to ATS communications to and from the helicopter, including messages applying to the following applications:
• (i) data link initiation;
• (ii) controller-pilot communication;
• (iii) addressed surveillance;
• (iv) flight information;
• (v) as far as is practicable, given the architecture of the system, aircraft broadcast surveillance;
• (vi) as far as is practicable, given the architecture of the system, aircraft operational control data; and
• (vii) as far as is practicable, given the architecture of the system, graphics;

• (2) information that enables correlation to any associated records related to data link communications and stored separately from the helicopter; and

• (3) information on the time and priority of data link communications messages, taking into account the system’s architecture.

• (b)The recorder shall use a digital method of recording and storing data and information and a method for readily retrieving that data. The recording method shall allow the data to match the data recorded on the ground.

• (c)The recorder shall be capable of retaining data recorded for at least the same duration as set out for CVRs in SPO.IDE.H.140.

• (d)If the recorder is not deployable, it shall have a device to assist in locating it under water. By 1 January 2020 at the latest, this device shall have a minimum underwater transmission time of 90 days. If the recorder is deployable, it shall have an automatic emergency locator transmitter.

- (e)The requirements applicable to the start and stop logic of the recorder are the same as the requirements applicable to the start and stop logic of the CVR contained in SPO.IDE.H.140 (d) and (e).

SPO.IDE.H.155   Flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder

Compliance with CVR and FDR requirements may be achieved by one flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder.

SPO.IDE.H.160   Seats, seat safety belts and restraint systems

• (a)Helicopters shall be equipped with:

• (1) a seat or station for each crew member or task specialist on board;

• (2) a seat belt on each seat, and restraint devices for each station;

• (3) for helicopters first issued with an individual CofA after 31 December 2012, a seat belt with an upper torso restraint system for each seat; and

• (4) a seat belt with upper torso restraint system incorporating a device that will automatically restrain the occupant’s torso in the event of rapid deceleration on each flight crew seat.

- (b)A seat belt with upper torso restraint system shall have a single point release.

SPO.IDE.H.165   First-aid kit

• (a)Helicopters shall be equipped with a first-aid kit.

• (b)The first-aid kit shall be:

• (1) readily accessible for use; and

- (2) kept up-to-date.

SPO.IDE.H.175   Supplemental oxygen — non-pressurised helicopters

• (a)Non-pressurised helicopters operated at flight altitudes when the oxygen supply is required in accordance with (b) shall be equipped with oxygen storage and dispensing apparatus capable of storing and dispensing the required oxygen supplies.

• (b)Non-pressurised helicopters operated above flight altitudes at which the pressure altitude in the cabin compartments is above 10 000 ft shall carry enough breathing oxygen to supply:

• (1) all crew members for any period in excess of 30 minutes when the pressure altitude in the cabin compartment will be between 10 000 ft and 13 000 ft; and

• (2) all crew members and task specialists for any period that the pressure altitude in the cabin compartment will be above 13 000 ft.

- (c)Notwithstanding (b), excursions of a specified duration between 13 000 ft and 16 000 ft may be undertaken without oxygen supplies, -in accordance with SPO.OP.195(b).

SPO.IDE.H.180   Hand fire extinguishers

• (a)Helicopters, except ELA2 helicopters, shall be equipped with at least one hand fire extinguisher:

• (1) in the flight crew compartment; and

• (2) in each cabin compartment that is separate from the flight crew compartment, except if the compartment is readily accessible to the flight crew.

- (b)The type and quantity of extinguishing agent for the required fire extinguishers shall be suitable for the type of fire likely to occur in the compartment where the extinguisher is intended to be used and to minimise the hazard of toxic gas concentration in compartments occupied by persons.

SPO.IDE.H.185   Marking of break-in points

If areas of the helicopter’s fuselage suitable for break-in by rescue crews in an emergency are marked, such areas shall be marked as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1

Marking of break-in points

Image omitted; see official source

SPO.IDE.H.190   Emergency locator transmitter (ELT)

• (a)Helicopters certified for a maximum seating configuration above six shall be equipped with:

• (1) an automatic ELT; and

• (2) one survival ELT (ELT(S)) in a life-raft or life-jacket when the helicopter is operated at a distance from land corresponding to more than 3 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed.

• (b)Helicopters certified for a maximum seating configuration of six or less shall be equipped with an ELT(S) or a personal locator beacon (PLB), carried by a crew member or a task specialist, or with an automatic ELT.

- (c)ELTs of any type and PLBs shall be capable of transmitting simultaneously on 121,5 MHz and 406 MHz.

SPO.IDE.H.195   Flight over water — other-than complex motor-powered helicopters

• (a)Helicopters shall be equipped with a life-jacket for each person on board, that shall be worn or stowed in a position that is readily accessible from the seat or station of the person for whose use it is provided, when:

• (1) flying over water beyond autorotational distance from the land where in case of the critical engine failure, the helicopter is not able to sustain level flight; or

• (2) flying over water at a distance of land corresponding to more than 10 minutes flying at normal cruising speed, where in case of the critical engine failure, the helicopter is able to sustain level flight; or

• (3) taking off or landing at an aerodrome/operating site where the take-off or approach path is over water.

• (b)Each life-jacket shall be equipped with a means of electric illumination for the purpose of facilitating the location of persons.

• (c)The pilot-in-command of a helicopter operated on a flight over water at a distance from land corresponding to more than 30 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed or 50 NM, whichever is less, shall determine the risks to survival of the occupants of the helicopter in the event of a ditching, based on which he/she shall determine the carriage of:

• (1) equipment for making the distress signals;

• (2) life-rafts in sufficient numbers to carry all persons on board, stowed so as to facilitate their ready use in emergency; and

• (3) life-saving equipment to provide the means of sustaining life, as appropriate to the flight to be undertaken.

- (d)The pilot-in-command shall determine the risks to survival of the occupants of the helicopter in the event of a ditching, when deciding if the life-jackets required in (a) shall be worn by all occupants.

SPO.IDE.H.197   Life-jackets — complex motor-powered helicopters

• (a)Helicopters shall be equipped with a life-jacket for each person on board, that shall be worn or stowed in a position that is readily accessible from the seat or station of the person for whose use it is provided, when:

• (1) operated on a flight over water at a distance from land corresponding to more than 10 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed, where in the case of the critical engine failure, the helicopter is able to sustain level flight;

• (2) operated on a flight over water beyond auto-rotational distance from the land, where in the case of the critical engine failure, the helicopter is not able to sustain level flight; or

• (3) taking off or landing at an aerodrome or operating site where the take-off or approach path is so disposed over water that in the event of a mishap there would be the likelihood of a ditching.

- (b)Each life-jacket shall be equipped with a means of electric illumination for the purpose of facilitating the location of persons.

SPO.IDE.H.198   Survival suits — complex motor-powered helicopters

Each person on board shall wear a survival suit when so determined by the pilot-in-command based on a risk assessment taking into account the following conditions:

• (a) flights over water beyond autorotational distance or safe forced-landing distance from land, where, in the case of a critical engine failure, the helicopter is not able to sustain level flight; and

- (b) the weather report or forecasts available to the pilot-in-command indicate that the sea temperature will be less than plus 10 °C during the flight.

SPO.IDE.H.199   Life-rafts, survival ELTs and survival equipment on extended overwater flights — complex motor-powered helicopters

Helicopters operated:

• (a) on a flight over water at a distance from land corresponding to more than 10 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed where in the case of the critical engine failure, the helicopter is able to sustain level flight; or

- (b) on a flight over water at a distance corresponding to more than 3 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed, where in the case of the critical engine failure, the helicopter is not able to sustain level flight, and if so determined by the pilot-in-command by means of a risk assessment, shall be equipped with:

• (1) at least one life-raft with a rated capacity of not less than the maximum number of persons on board, stowed so as to facilitate their ready use in emergency;
• (2) at least one survival ELT (ELT(S)) for each required life-raft; and
• (3) life-saving equipment, including means of sustaining life, as appropriate to the flight to be undertaken.

SPO.IDE.H.200   Survival equipment

Helicopters operated over areas in which search and rescue would be especially difficult shall be equipped with:

• (a) signalling equipment to make distress signals;

• (b) at least one survival ELT (ELT(S)); and

- (c) additional survival equipment for the route to be flown taking account of the number of persons on board.

SPO.IDE.H.202   Helicopters certified for operating on water — miscellaneous equipment

Helicopters certified for operating on water shall be equipped with:

• (a) a sea anchor and other equipment necessary to facilitate mooring, anchoring or manoeuvring the helicopter on water, appropriate to its size, weight and handling characteristics; and

- (b) equipment for making the sound signals prescribed in the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, where applicable.

SPO.IDE.H.203   All helicopters on flights over water — ditching

Complex motor-powered helicopters operated on a flight over water in a hostile environment at a distance from land corresponding to more than 10 minutes' flying time at normal cruising speed and other-than complex motor-powered helicopters flying over water in a hostile environment beyond a distance of 50 NM from land shall be:

• (a) designed for landing on water in accordance with the relevant airworthiness code;

• (b) certified for ditching in accordance with the relevant airworthiness code; or

- (c) fitted with emergency flotation equipment.

SPO.IDE.H.205   Individual protective equipment

Each person on board shall wear individual protective equipment that is adequate for the type of operation being undertaken.

SPO.IDE.H.210   Headset

Whenever a radio communication and/or radio navigation system is required, helicopters shall be equipped with a headset with boom microphone or equivalent and a transmit button on the flight controls for each required pilot, crew member and/or task specialist at his/her assigned station.

SPO.IDE.H.215   Radio communication equipment

• (a)Helicopters operated under IFR or at night, or when required by the applicable airspace requirements, shall be equipped with radio communication equipment that, under normal radio propagating conditions, shall be capable of:

• (1) conducting two-way communication for aerodrome control purposes;

• (2) receiving meteorological information;

• (3) conducting two-way communication at any time during flight with those aeronautical stations and on those frequencies prescribed by the appropriate authority; and

• (4) providing for communication on the aeronautical emergency frequency 121,5 MHz.

• (b)When more than one communications equipment unit is required, each shall be independent of the other or others to the extent that a failure in any one will not result in failure of any other.

- (c)When a radio communication system is required, and in addition to the flight crew interphone system required in SPO.IDE.H.135, helicopters shall be equipped with a transmit button on the flight controls for each required pilot and crew member at his/her assigned station.

SPO.IDE.H.220   Navigation equipment

• (a)Helicopters shall be equipped with navigation equipment that will enable them to proceed in accordance with:

• (1) the ATS flight plan, if applicable; and

• (2) the applicable airspace requirements.

• (b)Helicopters shall have sufficient navigation equipment to ensure that, in the event of the failure of one item of equipment at any stage of the flight, the remaining equipment shall allow safe navigation in accordance with (a), or an appropriate contingency action to be completed safely.

• (c)Helicopters operated on flights in which it is intended to land in IMC shall be equipped with navigation equipment capable of providing guidance to a point from which a visual landing can be performed. This equipment shall be capable of providing such guidance for each aerodrome at which it is intended to land in IMC and for any designated alternate aerodromes.

• (d)For PBN operations the aircraft shall meet the airworthiness certification requirements for the appropriate navigation specification.

- (e)Helicopters shall be equipped with surveillance equipment in accordance with the applicable airspace requirements.

SPO.IDE.H.225   Transponder

Where required by the airspace being flown, helicopters shall be equipped with a secondary surveillance radar (SSR) transponder with all the required capabilities.

SPO.IDE.H.230   Management of aeronautical databases

• (a) Aeronautical databases used on certified aircraft system applications shall meet data quality requirements that are adequate for the intended use of the data.

• (b) The operator shall ensure the timely distribution and insertion of current and unaltered aeronautical databases to all aircraft that require them.

- (c) Notwithstanding any other occurrence reporting requirements as defined in Regulation (EU) No 376/2014, the operator shall report to the database provider instances of erroneous, inconsistent or missing data that might be reasonably expected to constitute a hazard to flight.

In such cases, the operator shall inform flight crew and other personnel concerned, and shall ensure that the affected data is not used.

SUBPART E

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 1

Helicopter external sling load operations (HESLO)

SPO.SPEC.HESLO.100   Standard operating procedures

The standard operating procedures for HESLO shall specify:

• (a) the equipment to be carried, including its operating limitations and appropriate entries in the MEL, as applicable;

• (b) crew composition and experience requirements of crew members and task specialists;

• (c) the relevant theoretical and practical training for crew members to perform their tasks, the relevant training for task specialists to perform their tasks, and the qualification and nomination of persons providing such training to crew members and task specialists;

• (d) responsibilities and duties of crew members and task specialists;

• (e) helicopter performance criteria necessary to be met to conduct HESLO operations;

- (f) normal, abnormal and emergency procedures.

SPO.SPEC.HESLO.105   Specific HESLO equipment

The helicopter shall be equipped with at least:

• (a) one cargo safety mirror or alternative means to see the hook(s)/load; and

- (b) one load meter, unless there is another method of determining the weight of the load.

SPO.SPEC.HESLO.110   Transportation of dangerous goods

The operator transporting dangerous goods to or from unmanned sites or remote locations shall apply to the competent authority for an exemption from the provisions of the Technical Instructions if they intend not to comply with the requirements of those Instructions.

SECTION 2

Human external cargo operations (HEC)

SPO.SPEC.HEC.100   Standard operating procedures

The standard operating procedures for HEC shall specify:

• (a) the equipment to be carried, including its operating limitations and appropriate entries in the MEL, as applicable;

• (b) crew composition and experience requirements of crew members and task specialists;

• (c) the relevant theoretical and practical training for crew members to perform their tasks, the relevant training for task specialists to perform their tasks, and the qualification and nomination of persons providing such training to crew members and task specialists;

• (d) responsibilities and duties of crew members and task specialists;

• (e) helicopter performance criteria necessary to be met to conduct HEC operations;

- (f) normal, abnormal and emergency procedures.

SPO.SPEC.HEC.105   Specific HEC equipment

• (a)The helicopter shall be equipped with:

• (1) hoist operations equipment or cargo hook;

• (2) one cargo safety mirror or alternative means to see the hook; and

• (3) one load meter, unless there is another method of determining the weight of the load.

- (b)The installation of all hoist and cargo hook equipment other than a simple PCDS, and any subsequent modifications shall have an airworthiness approval appropriate to the intended function.

SECTION 3

Parachute operations (PAR)

SPO.SPEC.PAR.100   Standard operating procedures

The standard operating procedures for PAR shall specify:

• (a) the equipment to be carried, including its operating limitations and appropriate entries in the MEL, as applicable;

• (b) crew composition and experience requirements of crew members and task specialists;

• (c) the relevant training for crew members and task specialists to perform their task and the qualification and nomination of persons providing such training to the crew members and task specialists;

• (d) responsibilities and duties of crew members and task specialists;

• (e) performance criteria necessary to be met to conduct parachute operations;

- (f) normal, abnormal and emergency procedures.

SPO.SPEC.PAR.105   Carriage of crew members and task specialists

The requirement for task specialist’s responsibilities as laid down in SPO.GEN.106(c) shall not be applicable for task specialists performing parachute jumping.

SPO.SPEC.PAR.110   Seats

Notwithstanding SPO.IDE.A.160(a) and SPO.IDE.H.160(a)(1), the floor of the aircraft may be used as a seat, provided means are available for the task specialist to hold or strap on.

SPO.SPEC.PAR.115   Supplemental oxygen

Notwithstanding SPO.OP.195(a), the requirement to use supplemental oxygen shall not be applicable for crew members other than the pilot-in-command and for task specialists carrying out duties essential to the specialised task, whenever the cabin altitude:

• (a) exceeds 13 000 ft, for a period of not more than 6 minutes.

- (b) exceeds 15 000 ft, for a period of not more 3 minutes.

SPO.SPEC.PAR.125   Releasing of dangerous goods

Notwithstanding point SPO.GEN.155, parachutists may exit the aircraft for the purpose of parachute display over congested areas of cities, towns or settlements or over an open-air assembly of persons whilst carrying smoke trail devices, provided those are manufactured for that purpose.

SECTION 4

Aerobatic flights (ABF)

SPO.SPEC.ABF.100   Standard operating procedures

The standard operating procedures for ABF shall specify:

• (a) the equipment to be carried, including its operating limitations and appropriate entries in the MEL, as applicable;

• (b) crew composition and experience requirements of crew members and task specialists;

• (c) the relevant training for crew members and task specialists to perform their task and the qualification and nomination of persons providing such training to the crew members and task specialists;

• (d) responsibilities and duties of crew members and task specialists;

• (e) performance criteria necessary to be met to conduct aerobatic flights;

- (f) normal, abnormal and emergency procedures.

SPO.SPEC.ABF.105   Documents, manuals and information to be carried

The following documents listed in SPO.GEN.140(a) need not be carried during aerobatic flights:

• (a) details of the filed ATS flight plan, if applicable;

• (b) current and suitable aeronautical charts for the route/area of the proposed flight and all routes along which it is reasonable to expect that the flight may be diverted;

• (c) procedures and visual signals information for use by intercepting and intercepted aircraft; and

- (d) information concerning search and rescue services for the area of the intended flight.

SPO.SPEC.ABF.115   Equipment

The following equipment requirements need not be applicable to aerobatic flights:

• (a) first-aids kit as laid down in SPO.IDE.A.165 and SPO.IDE.H.165;

• (b) hand-fire extinguishers as laid down in SPO.IDE.A.180 and SPO.IDE.H.180; and

- (c) emergency locator transmitters or personal locator beacons as laid down in SPO.IDE.A.190 and SPO.IDE.H.190.

SECTION 5

Maintenance check flights (MCFs)

SPO.SPEC.MCF.100   Levels of maintenance check flight

Before conducting a maintenance check flight, the operator shall determine the applicable level of the maintenance check flight as follows:

• (a) ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight for a flight where the use of abnormal or emergency procedures, as defined in the aircraft flight manual, is expected, or where a flight is required to prove the functioning of a backup system or other safety devices;

- (b) a ‘Level B’ maintenance check flight for any maintenance check flights other than a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.105   Flight programme for a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight

Before conducting a Level A maintenance check flight with a complex motor-powered aircraft, the operator shall develop and document a flight programme.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.110   Maintenance check flight manual for a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight

The operator conducting a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight shall:

• (a) describe those operations and associated procedures in the operations manual referred to in point ORO.MLR.100 of Annex III or in a dedicated maintenance check flight manual;

• (b) update the manual when necessary;

• (c) inform all affected personnel of the manual and of its changes that are relevant to their duties;

- (d) provide the competent authority with the manual and its updates.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.115   Flight crew requirements for a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight

• (a) The operator shall select adequate flight crew members considering the aircraft complexity and the level of the maintenance check flight. When selecting flight crew members for a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight with a complex motor-powered aircraft, the operator shall ensure all of the following:
• (1) that the pilot-in-command has followed a training course in accordance with point SPO.SPEC.MCF.120; if the training has been conducted in a simulator, the pilot shall conduct at least one ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight as a pilot monitoring or as an observer before flying as a pilot-in-command on a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight;
• (2) that the pilot-in-command has completed on aircraft of the same aircraft category as the aircraft to be flown a minimum of 1 000 flight hours, of which at least 400 hours as a pilot-in-command in a complex motor-powered aircraft and at least 50 hours on the particular aircraft type. Notwithstanding point (2) of the first paragraph, if the operator introduces a new aircraft type to its operation and has assessed the pilot's qualifications in accordance with an established assessment procedure, the operator may select a pilot having less than 50 hours experience on the particular aircraft type.

• (b) Pilots holding a flight test rating in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 shall be given full credit for the training course stipulated in point (a)(1) of this point, provided that the pilots holding a flight test rating have obtained the required initial and recurrent crew resource management training in accordance with points ORO.FC.115 and ORO.FC.215 of Annex III.

• (c) A pilot-in-command shall not perform a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight on a complex motor-powered aircraft unless the pilot-in-command has carried out a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight within the preceding 36 months.

- (d) Recency as pilot-in-command on a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight is regained after performing a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight as an observer or a pilot monitoring, or after acting as the pilot-in-command in a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight in a simulator.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.120   Flight crew training course for Level A maintenance check flights

• (a) The training course required for a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight shall be conducted in accordance with a detailed syllabus.

• (b) The flight instruction for the training course shall be conducted in either of the following ways:
• (1) in a simulator which, for training purposes, adequately reflects the reaction of the aircraft and its systems to the checks being conducted;
• (2) during a flight in an aircraft demonstrating maintenance check flight techniques.

• (c) A training course followed on one aircraft category is considered valid for all aircraft types of that category.

- (d) When considering the aircraft used for the training and the aircraft to be flown during the maintenance check flight, the operator shall specify whether differences or familiarisation training is required and describe the contents of such a training.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.125   Crew composition and persons on board

• (a) The operator shall establish procedures to identify the need for additional task specialists.

• (b) For a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight, the operator shall define in its manual the policy for other persons on board.

- (c) For a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight, a task specialist or additional pilot is required in the flight crew compartment to assist the flight crew members, unless the aircraft configuration does not permit it or the operator can justify, considering the flight crew members workload based on the flight programme, that the flight crew members does not require additional assistance.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.130   Simulated abnormal or emergency procedures in flight

By way of derogation from point SPO.OP.185 a task specialist may be on board a ‘Level A’ maintenance check flight if the task specialist is required to meet the intention of the flight and has been identified in the flight programme.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.135   Flight time limitations and rest requirements

When assigning crew members to maintenance check flights, operators subject to Subpart FTL of Annex III (Part-ORO) shall apply the provisions of that Subpart.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.140   Systems and equipment

When a maintenance check flight is intended to check the proper functioning of a system or equipment, that system or equipment shall be identified as potentially unreliable and appropriate mitigation measures shall be agreed prior to the flight in order to minimise risks to flight safety.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.145   Cockpit voice recorder, flight data recorder and data link recording requirements for AOC holders

For a maintenance check flight of an aircraft otherwise used for CAT operations, the provisions for cockpit voice recorders (CVR), flight data recorders (FDR) and data link recorders (DLR) of Annex IV (Part-CAT) shall continue to apply.

ANNEX IX

INNOVATIVE AIR MOBILITY OPERATIONS

(PART-IAM)

SUBPART A

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

IAM.GEN.050 Scope

This Annex shall apply to IAM operations with manned VTOL-capable aircraft (VCA) in accordance with VFR by day.

IAM.GEN.055 Competent authority

The competent authority of the IAM operator shall be the authority designated by the Member State where that operator has its principal place of business or its place of residence, or the Agency in accordance with Article 65 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139.

SECTION 1

VTOL-capable aircraft (VCA)

IAM.GEN.VCA.050 Scope

This Section contains general requirements for the operation of VCA.

IAM.GEN.VCA.100 Crew responsibilities

• (a) Pilots and other crew members shall be responsible for the proper execution of their duties that are:
• (1) related to the safety of the VCA and its occupants; and
• (2) specified in the operations manual (OM) of the VCA operator.

• (b) Pilots and other crew members shall comply with all of the following:
• (1) report, if not already reported, to the pilot-in-command (PIC) any fault, failure, malfunction or defect which they believe may affect the airworthiness or safe operation of the VCA, including emergency systems;
• (2) report, if not already reported, to the PIC any incident that has endangered, or could have endangered, the safety of the operation of the VCA;
• (3) comply with the relevant requirements of the operator’s occurrence-reporting scheme;
• (4) comply with the flight time, duty time and rest requirements applicable to their activities;
• (5) not disable or switch off the recorders during flight, or intentionally erase their recordings.

- (c) Pilots and other crew members shall not perform duties related to the operation of VCA if they are in any of the following situations:

• (1) when they are under the influence of psychoactive substances or when they are unfit due to injury, fatigue, medication, sickness or other similar causes;
• (2) when they do not fulfil applicable medical requirements;
• (3) when they are in any doubt as to being able to accomplish their assigned duties;
• (4) when they know or suspect they suffer from fatigue as referred to in point 7.5 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 or otherwise feel unfit to the extent that the safety of the flight may be endangered.

IAM.GEN.VCA.105 Responsibilities of the pilot-in-command (PIC)

• (a) In addition to complying with point IAM.GEN.VCA.100, the PIC shall, as soon as they assume the command functions at the assigned station and until they hand over the command functions or leave the assigned station at the end of the flight, comply with all of the following:
• (1) be responsible for the safety of all crew members, passengers and cargo on board the VCA;
• (2) be responsible for the operation and safety of the VCA when the lift and thrust units are powered on;
• (3) be responsible for the initiation, continuation, termination or diversion of a flight in the interest of safety;
• (4) have the authority to give all commands and take any appropriate actions for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the VCA and of the persons and/or property carried in it;
• (5) ensure that all passengers are briefed on the location of emergency exits, and on the location and use of relevant safety and emergency equipment, as applicable;
• (6) ensure that all passengers are briefed on when and how to communicate with the flight crew member(s) during the flight;
• (7) ensure that all operational procedures and checklists are complied with in accordance with the operations manual (OM) of the VCA operator;
• (8) not permit any crew member to perform any activity during critical phases of flight, except for duties required for the safe operation of the VCA;
• (9) ensure that the recorders are not disabled or switched off during the flight, and that their recordings are not intentionally erased;
• (10) decide on the acceptance of a VCA with unserviceability in accordance with the VCA configuration deviation list (CDL) or the minimum equipment list (MEL), and the VCA technical logbook;
• (11) ensure that the pre-flight inspection has been carried out in accordance with the applicable continuing airworthiness requirements;
• (12) be satisfied that the relevant emergency equipment remains easily accessible for immediate use;
• (13) record, at the termination of the flight, in accordance with the continuing airworthiness record system requirements, utilisation data and all known or suspected defects of the VCA to ensure continued flight safety.

• (b) The PIC shall, in an emergency situation that requires immediate decision and action, take any action they consider necessary under the circumstances. In such cases, the PIC may deviate from rules, operational procedures and methods in the interest of safety.

- (c) The PIC shall, as soon as practicable, report to the appropriate air traffic services (ATS) unit any hazardous weather or flight conditions encountered during the flight that are likely to affect the safety of other VCA operations.

IAM.GEN.VCA.110 Authority of the pilot-in-command

The IAM operator shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that all persons carried on board VCA obey all lawful commands given by the PIC for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the VCA and of the persons or property carried in it.

IAM.GEN.VCA.120 Common language

The IAM operator shall ensure that all crew members can communicate with each other in a common language.

IAM.GEN.VCA.130 Powering-on of lift and thrust units

The VCA’s lift and thrust units shall only be powered on for the purpose of flight by a qualified pilot at the VCA controls.

IAM.GEN.VCA.140 Portable electronic devices (PEDs)

The IAM operator shall not permit any person to use a PED on board an aircraft that could adversely affect the performance of the VCA’s systems and equipment, and shall take all reasonable measures to prevent such use.

IAM.GEN.VCA.141 Use of electronic flight bags (EFBs)

• (a) When an EFB is used on board an aircraft, the IAM operator shall ensure that it does not adversely affect the performance of the VCA’s systems or equipment, or the ability of the flight crew member to operate the VCA.

- (b) The IAM operator shall not use a type B EFB application unless it is approved in accordance with Subpart M of Annex V (Part-SPA).

IAM.GEN.VCA.145 Information on emergency and survival equipment carried on board VCA

The IAM operator shall at all times have available for immediate communication to rescue coordination centres (RCCs) lists containing information on the emergency and survival equipment carried on board any of its VCA.

IAM.GEN.VCA.155 Carriage of weapons of war and munitions of war

The IAM operator shall not accept weapons of war or munitions of war for carriage by air in the VCA.

IAM.GEN.VCA.160 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition

- (a) The IAM operator shall not accept sporting weapons for carriage by air in the VCA unless:

• (1) they can be stowed in the VCA in a place that is inaccessible to passengers during the flight; and
• (2) all ammunition is unloaded and carried separately from the sporting weapons.

IAM.GEN.VCA.165 Method of carriage of persons

The IAM operator shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that no person is located in any part of the VCA in flight which is not designed or designated for the accommodation of persons, except when a person takes an action that is necessary for the safety of the VCA or of any person, animal or goods carried in the VCA.

IAM.GEN.VCA.170 Psychoactive substances

• (a) The IAM operator shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that no person enters or is aboard the VCA when under the influence of psychoactive substances to the extent that the safety of the VCA or its occupants is likely to be endangered.

• (b) The IAM operator shall develop and implement an objective, transparent and non-discriminatory policy and procedure on the prevention and detection of misuse of psychoactive substances by the pilots and other safety-sensitive personnel under the IAM operator’s direct control, in order to ensure that the safety of the VCA and its occupants is not endangered.

- (c) If pilots or other safety-sensitive personnel are tested positive to psychoactive substances, the IAM operator shall inform its competent authority and the authority that is responsible for the pilots and the personnel concerned.

IAM.GEN.VCA.175 Endangering safety

• (a) The IAM operator shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that no person recklessly, intentionally or negligently acts, or omits to act, so as to:
• (1) endanger the safety of the VCA or the safety of the persons in it; or
• (2) cause or permit the VCA to endanger any person or property.

- (b) The IAM operator shall ensure that pilots undergo a psychological assessment before commencing flight operations in order to:

• (1) identify the pilots’ psychological attributes and suitability in respect of their work environment; and
• (2) reduce the likelihood of pilots negatively interfering with the safe operation of the VCA.

IAM.GEN.VCA.176 Pilot support programme

• (a) The IAM operator shall enable, facilitate and ensure access to a proactive and non-punitive support programme that will assist and support pilots in recognising, coping with, and overcoming any problem which might negatively affect their ability to safely exercise the privileges of their licence.

- (b) Without prejudice to applicable Union law on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, the protection of the confidentiality of personal data shall be a precondition for an effective pilot support programme.

IAM.GEN.VCA.185 Information to be preserved on the ground

• (a) The IAM operator shall ensure that for the duration of each flight, or series of flights, information that is relevant to the flight, or series of flights, and appropriate for the type of operation:
• (1) is preserved on the ground; and
• (2) is retained until it has been duplicated at the place at which it will be stored; or, if this is impracticable,
• (3) is carried in a fireproof container in the VCA.

- (b) The information referred to in point (a) shall include all the following:

• (1) a copy of the operational flight plan;
• (2) copies of the relevant part(s) of the aircraft continuing airworthiness records;
• (3) route-specific NOTAM documentation, if specifically edited by the IAM operator;
• (4) mass and balance documentation;
• (5) special loads notification.

IAM.GEN.VCA.190 Provision of documentation and records

The PIC shall, within a reasonable time of being requested to do so by a person authorised by an authority, provide that person with the documentation required to be carried on board, in paper or digital media.

IAM.GEN.VCA.195 Preservation, production, protection and use of recorder recordings

• (a) Following an accident, a serious incident or an occurrence identified by the investigating authority, the IAM operator shall preserve the original recorded data of the recorder, carried in the VCA in accordance with Subpart D of this Annex, for a period of 60 days or until otherwise directed by the investigating authority.

• (b) The IAM operator shall conduct operational checks and evaluations of the recordings to ensure the continued serviceability of the recorder.

• (c) The IAM operator shall ensure that the recordings of flight parameters required to be recorded on a recorder are preserved. For the purpose of testing and maintaining the recorder, up to 1 hour of the oldest recorded material at the time of testing may be erased.

• (d) The IAM operator shall keep and maintain up to date the documentation that contains the necessary information to convert raw flight data into flight parameters expressed in engineering units.

• (e) The IAM operator shall make available any recording of the recorder that has been preserved, if so determined by the competent authority.

- (f) Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 ([^E0105]) and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ([^E0106]):

• (1) except for ensuring the serviceability of a recorder, audio recordings shall not be disclosed or used unless all the following conditions are fulfilled:
• (i) a procedure related to the handling of such audio recordings and of their transcript is in place;
• (ii) all pilots and maintenance personnel concerned have given their prior consent;
• (iii) such audio recordings are used only for maintaining or improving safety;
• (2) when inspecting the audio recordings of a recorder to ensure the serviceability of that recorder, the IAM operator shall protect the privacy of those audio recordings and make sure that they are not disclosed or used for purposes other than for ensuring the serviceability of the recorder;
• (3) flight parameters recorded by a recorder shall not be used for purposes other than for the investigation of an accident or an incident which is subject to mandatory reporting, unless such recordings meet any of the following conditions:
• (i) are used by the IAM operator for airworthiness or maintenance purposes only;
• (ii) are de-identified;
• (iii) are disclosed under secure procedures;
• (4) except for ensuring the serviceability of a recorder, recorded images of the flight crew compartment shall not be disclosed or used unless all the following conditions are fulfilled:
• (i) a procedure related to the handling of such image recordings is in place;
• (ii) all pilots and maintenance personnel concerned have given their prior consent;
• (iii) such image recordings are used only for maintaining or improving safety;
• (5) when images of the flight crew compartment, recorded by a recorder, are inspected for ensuring the serviceability of that recorder, then:
• (i) those images shall not be disclosed or used for purposes other than for ensuring the serviceability of the recorder;
• (ii) if body parts of pilots or passengers are likely to be visible on the images, the operator shall ensure the privacy of those images.

IAM.GEN.VCA.200 Transport of dangerous goods under a specific approval

• (a) The transport of dangerous goods by air shall be conducted at least in accordance with Annex 18 to the Chicago Convention and applicable technical instructions (TI).

• (b) The IAM operator shall be approved for the carriage of dangerous goods by air as cargo in accordance with Subpart G of Annex V (Part-SPA).

• (c) The IAM operator shall establish procedures to ensure that all reasonable measures are taken to prevent undeclared or misdeclared dangerous goods from being carried on board inadvertently.

• (d) The IAM operator shall ensure that all personnel, including third-party personnel, involved in the acceptance, handling, loading and unloading of cargo are informed of the operator’s operational approval and limitations with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by air, and are provided with the necessary information enabling them to carry out their responsibilities, as required by the TI.

• (e) The IAM operator shall, in accordance with TI, ensure that passengers are provided with information about the carriage of dangerous goods on board.

• (f) The IAM operator shall, in accordance with TI, report without delay to the competent authority and the appropriate authority of the State of occurrence in the event of:
• (1) any accidents or incidents involving dangerous goods;
• (2) the discovery of undeclared or misdeclared dangerous goods in cargo or mail; or
• (3) the finding of dangerous goods carried by passengers or crew members, or in their baggage, when not in accordance with Part 8 of TI.

- (g) The IAM operator shall ensure that notices giving information about the transport of dangerous goods are provided at acceptance points for cargo as required by the TI.

IAM.GEN.VCA.205 Transport of dangerous goods without a specific approval

• (a) The transport of dangerous goods by air shall be conducted at least in accordance with Annex 18 to the Chicago Convention and applicable TI.

• (b) Dangerous goods shall be carried by operators on board VCA without the specific approval required under Subpart G of Annex V (Part-SPA) if:
• (1) they are not subject to the TI in accordance with Part 1 thereof; or
• (2) they are carried by passengers or crew, or are in baggage, in accordance with Part 8 of TI.

• (c) IAM operators not approved in accordance with Subpart G of Annex V (Part-SPA), shall establish a dangerous goods training programme that meets the requirements of Annex 18 of Chicago Convention and the applicable TI.

• (d) The IAM operator shall ensure that passengers are provided with information about the carriage of dangerous goods in accordance with the Technical Instructions.

• (e) The IAM operator shall establish procedures to ensure that all reasonable measures are taken to prevent undeclared dangerous goods from being carried on board inadvertently.

- (f) The IAM operator shall, in accordance with the TI, report without delay to the competent authority and the appropriate authority of the State of occurrence in the event of:

• (1) any accidents or incidents involving dangerous goods;
• (2) the discovery of undeclared dangerous goods in cargo or mail; or
• (3) the finding of dangerous goods carried by passengers or crew members, or in their baggage, when not in accordance with Part 8 of the TI.

SECTION 2

Manned VTOL-capable aircraft (MVCA)

IAM.GEN.MVCA.050 Scope

This Section establishes additional requirements for IAM operations with manned VTOL-capable aircraft (MVCA).

IAM.GEN.MVCA.135 Admission to the flight crew compartment

• (a) The IAM operator shall ensure that no person, other than the pilot assigned to a flight, is admitted to, or carried in, the flight crew compartment unless that person is:
• (1) an operating crew member;
• (2) a representative of the competent authority or inspecting authority, if this is required for the performance of their official duties; or
• (3) permitted by and carried in accordance with the operator’s OM.

• (b) The pilot-in-command shall ensure that:
• (1) admission to the flight crew compartment does not cause distraction or interference with the conduct of the flight; and
• (2) all persons carried in the flight crew compartment are made familiar with the relevant safety procedures.

- (c) The pilot-in-command shall make the final decision regarding admission to the flight crew compartment in the VCA.

IAM.GEN.MVCA.180 Documents, manuals and information to be carried on board each flight