Introduction

Helicopter operations in the EU & EFTA States are governed by EU Regulations. Competent Authorities involved in the certification and oversight of Helicopter Operators and associated Flight Crew/Cabin Crew/Technical Crew are required to undertake familiarisation training pertaining to this regulation. In addition, Commercial and Non-Commercial Operators across the helicopter air operations domain must demonstrate compliance with the relevant requirements mandated therein. This course introduces the structure and basic principles of the Basic Regulation (2018/1139) in addition to the structure and contents of the Air Operations Regulation (EU) 965/2012 as applicable to Helicopter Operators. The training courses also addresses the regulatory changes as a result of commission regs (EU) 2024/1111 and 2024/2076.

Course Content

Teaching Points:

• Introduction to ICAO, EASA and the Basic Regulation 2018/1139
• Air Operations Cover Regulation 965/2012
• Annex I - Definitions (including abbreviations & acronyms)
• Annex II – Authority Requirements (ARO)
• Annex III – Organisation Requirements (ORO)
• Annex IV – Commercial Air Transport (CAT)
• Annex V – Specific Approvals (SPA)
• Annex VI – Non-commercial Complex (NCC)
• Annex VII – Non-commercial Other-than Complex (NCO)
• Annex VIII – Specialised Operations (SPO)

Lesson Plan:

Day 1

• Introduction
• Training Course Objectives
• Background to the regulations, ICAO, EASA
• BR & Air-Ops Cover
• Air-Ops
• Authority Requirements (ARO)

Day 2

• Organisation Requirements (ORO)
• Commercial Air Transport (CAT)

Day 3

• Commercial Air Transport (CAT) (continued)
• Specific Approvals (SPA)
• Non-commercial Complex (NCC)
• Non-commercial Other-than Complex (NCO)
• Specialised Operations (SPO)
• Summary, Q&A/discussion, additional resources
• Examination and issuance of certificates.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the training course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the EU requirements for competent authorities, commercial and non-commercial helicopter operations.
• Understand the structure of EU aviation regulations, and detailed content of Regulation (EU) 965/2012 (with amendments and relevant AMC & GM).
• Focus on an understanding of the ORO.GEN.200 requirements.

Who should take this course

Appropriate personnel from helicopter operators and National Aviation Authorities (e.g. accountable managers; nominated persons and their deputies; senior pilots; compliance monitoring and flight safety personnel; flight operations inspectors; and regulatory policy staff).

Pre-requisites

An interest in gathering and understanding regulatory requirements for helicopter operations in the EU.
Participants are kindly requested to bring a laptop to the course to access course material which will only be provided in electronic format.

Duration

3 Days:

Day 1: 09:00 - 16:30 hrs.
Day 2: 09:00 - 16:30 hrs.
Day 3: 09:00 - 15:00 hrs.