HEMS flight

‘HEMS flight’ means a flight by a helicopter operating under a HEMS approval, where immediate and rapid transportation is essential and the purpose of which is either of the following:

(a)to facilitate emergency medical assistance by carrying one or more of the following:

(i)medical personnel;

(ii)medical supplies (equipment, blood, organs, drugs);

(iii)ill or injured persons and other persons directly involved;

(b)to perform an operation where a person faces an imminent or anticipated health risk posed by the environment and either of the following conditions is met:

(i)that person needs to be rescued or provided with supplies;

(ii)persons, animals or equipment need to be transported to and from the HEMS operating site;