SPO.IDE.H.203 All helicopters on flights over water – ditching

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

IRImplementing rule

SPO.IDE.H.203All helicopters on flights over water – ditching

Complex motor-powered helicopters operated on a flight over water in a hostile environment at a distance from land corresponding to more than 10 minutes' flying time at normal cruising speed and other-than complex motor-powered helicopters flying over water in a hostile environment beyond a distance of 50 NM from land shall be:

(a)designed for landing on water in accordance with the relevant airworthiness code;

(b)certified for ditching in accordance with the relevant airworthiness code; or

(c)fitted with emergency flotation equipment.

IR · SPO.IDE.H.203 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2015/140 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 SPO.IDE.H.203All helicopters on flights over water – ditching

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EMERGENCY FLOTATION EQUIPMENT The considerations of AMC1 SPA.HOFO.165(d) should apply in respect of emergency flotation equipment.

AMC · AMC1 SPO.IDE.H.203 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2016/022/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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