# 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, Division (b)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/965/annex/V/division/subpart+i/division/spahho130/division/b (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965/annex-V/division-subpart+i/division-spahho130/division-b
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