SPA.HHO.140 Information and documentation

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

IRImplementing rule

SPA.HHO.140Information and documentation

(a)The operator shall ensure that, as part of its risk analysis and management process, risks associated with the HHO environment are minimised by specifying in the operations manual: selection, composition and training of crews; levels of equipment and dispatch criteria; and operating procedures and minima, such that normal and likely abnormal operations are described and adequately mitigated.

(b)Relevant extracts from the operations manual shall be available to the organisation for which the HHO is being provided.

IR · SPA.HHO.140 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 SPA.HHO.140Information and documentation

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OPERATIONS MANUAL The operations manual should include:

(a)performance criteria;

(b)if applicable, the conditions under which offshore HHO transfer may be conducted including the relevant limitations on vessel movement and wind speed;

(c)the weather limitations for HHO;

(d)the criteria for determining the minimum size of the HHO site, appropriate to the task;

(e)the procedures for determining minimum crew; and

(f)the method by which crew members record hoist cycles.

AMC · AMC1 SPA.HHO.140 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2012/019/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART I: HELICOPTER HOIST OPERATIONS

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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