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NCO.IDE.H.115 Operating lights

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

IRImplementing rule

NCO.IDE.H.115Operating lights

Rotorcraft operated at night shall be equipped with:

(a)an anti-collision light system;

(b)navigation/position lights;

(c)a landing light;

(d)lighting supplied from the rotorcraft’s electrical system to provide adequate illumination for all instruments and equipment essential to the safe operation of the rotorcraft;

(e)lighting supplied from the rotorcraft’s electrical system to provide illumination in all passenger compartments;

(f)an independent portable light for each crew member station; and

(g)lights to conform with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea if the rotorcraft is amphibious.

IR · NCO.IDE.H.115 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2025/133 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 NCO.IDE.H.115Operating lights

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LANDING LIGHT FOR HELICOPTERS For helicopters, the landing light should be trainable, at least in the vertical plane, or optionally be an additional fixed light or lights positioned to give a wide spread of illumination.

AMC · AMC1 NCO.IDE.H.115 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/023/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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