(b) Experience. The minimum experience level for the commander conducting HHO flights shall not be less than:U.K.
(1)
Offshore:
(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
(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)
Onshore:
(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;
(ii)
200 hours operating experience in helicopters gained in an operational environment similar to the intended operation; and
(iii)
50 hoist cycles, of which 20 cycles shall be at night if night operations are being conducted.