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 (c. 965)

[F1ANNEX VIII U.K. SPECIALISED OPERATIONS [PART-SPO]

Textual Amendments

F1Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 379/2014 of 7 April 2014 amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 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.

SUBPART D INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND EQUIPMENT U.K.

SECTION 2 U.K. Helicopters

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

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

(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.

[F2(b) The following items, when required by this Subpart, do not need an equipment approval: U.K.

(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.]

Textual Amendments

F2Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 of 24 July 2019 amending Regulations (EU) No 965/2012 and (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards the use of aircraft listed on an air operator certificate for non-commercial operations and specialised operations, the establishment of operational requirements for the conduct of maintenance check flights, the establishment of rules on non-commercial operations with reduced cabin crew on board and introducing editorial updates concerning air operations requirements (Text with EEA relevance).

[F2(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: U.K.

(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. U.K.

(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. U.K.