NCC.IDE.H.125 Operations under IFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

ANNEX VI (Part-NCC) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IRImplementing rule

NCC.IDE.H.125Operations under IFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

Helicopters operated under IFR shall be equipped with:

(a)a means of measuring and displaying the following:

(1)magnetic heading;

(2)time in hours, minutes and seconds;

(3)barometric altitude;

(4)indicated airspeed;

(5)vertical speed;

(6)slip;

(7)attitude;

(8)stabilised heading; and

(9)outside air temperature;

(b)a means of indicating when the supply of power to the gyroscopic instruments is not adequate;

(c)whenever two pilots are required for the operation, an additional separate means of displaying the following:

(1)barometric altitude;

(2)indicated airspeed;

(3)vertical speed;

(4)slip;

(5)attitude; and

(6)stabilised heading;

(d)a means of preventing malfunction of the airspeed indicating systems required in (a)(4) and (c)(2) due to condensation or icing;

(e)an alternate source of static pressure;

(f)a chart holder in an easily readable position that can be illuminated for night operations; and

(g)an additional means of measuring and displaying attitude as a standby instrument.

IR · NCC.IDE.H.125 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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GM1 NCC.IDE.H.125(a)(3)Operations under IFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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ALTIMETERS Altimeters with counter drum-pointer or equivalent presentation are considered to be less susceptible to misinterpretation for helicopters operating above 10 000 ft.

GM · GM1 NCC.IDE.H.125(a)(3) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2017/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 NCC.IDE.H.125(a)(9)Operations under IFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE

(a)The means of displaying outside air temperature should be calibrated in degrees Celsius.

(b)The means of displaying outside air temperature may be an air temperature indicator that provides indications that are convertible to outside air temperature.

AMC · AMC1 NCC.IDE.H.125(a)(9) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2013/021/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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AMC1 NCC.IDE.H.125(c)Operations under IFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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MULTI-PILOT OPERATIONS Two pilots should be considered to be required by the operation if multi-pilot operations are required by one of the following:

(a)the AFM;

(b)the operations manual.

AMC · AMC1 NCC.IDE.H.125(c) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2022/012/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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AMC1 NCC.IDE.H.125(d)Operations under VFR & operations under IFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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MEANS OF PREVENTING MALFUNCTION DUE TO CONDENSATION OR ICING The means of preventing malfunction due to either condensation or icing of the airspeed indicating system should be a heated pitot tube or equivalent.

AMC · AMC1 NCC.IDE.H.125(d) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2013/021/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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AMC1 NCC.IDE.H.125(f)Operations under IFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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CHART HOLDER An acceptable means of compliance with the chart holder requirement is to display a pre-composed chart on an electronic flight bag (EFB).

AMC · AMC1 NCC.IDE.H.125(f) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2013/021/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART D: INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND EQUIPMENT

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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