Experience. The minimum experience level for the commander conducting HHO flights shall not be less than:

1. (1)

   Offshore:

   1. (i)

      1 000 hours as pilot-in-command/commander of helicopters, or 1 000 hours as co-pilot in HHO of which 200 hours is as pilot-in-command under supervision; and

   2. (ii)

      50 hoist cycles conducted offshore, of which 20 cycles shall be at night if night operations are being conducted, where a hoist cycle means one down-and-up cycle of the hoist hook.

2. (2)

   Onshore:

   1. (i)

      500 hours as pilot-in-command/commander of helicopters, or 500 hours as co-pilot in HHO of which 100 hours is as pilot-in-command under supervision;

   2. (ii)

      200 hours operating experience in helicopters gained in an operational environment similar to the intended operation; and

   3. (iii)

      50 hoist cycles, of which 20 cycles shall be at night if night operations are being conducted.