### Department of 

### Natural Resources

## Aircraft support lJnit.7. QUAL|FIcATtoNS, TRAINING 

### AND MEDIGA

Event 

### Six Month Currencv Requirement Lonq LineOperations 3 Hoists 3 Fire Suppression 

### (Bambi Bucket) 3 

# 4.7.3 Hot 

## Refuelling
Helicopter hot refuelling is

### the exception rather than 

### the rule, and only 

### authorized in circumstances that require 

### a rapid turn-around 

### for operational necessity where the

### time savings outweigh 

### the numerous inherent risks involved 

### withopen portfuel cells, 

### a hot running engine and 

### turning 

### rotors. Hot refuelling is PROHIBITED for reasons of convenience.

Before allowing 

### the hot refuelling of a helicopter to commence, 

### the Pilot-in-command must ensure the refuelling 

### can be 

### conducted safely under the following conditions: 

# a) Engine/Rotor is at

### flight idle; 

## b) A properly 

### trained person attends the 

### fuel nozzle; 

# c) The 

### aircraft is properly grounded; 

# d) A properly 

### certified pilot is atthe controls for the entire fuelling process; 

# e) The pilot isthe sole occupant ofthe aircraft; 

# f) There are no thunderstorms/lightening 

### within 10 nm; 

# g) No nonessential personnel are

### within 100 feet ofthe aircraft; 

# h) There is no loading 

### or unloading of cargo during the fuelling; 

# i) All doors and

### windows on

### the side ofthe

### fuel port are closed; 

# j) All electrical/electronic equipment isturned off/standby 

### to preclude 

### the possibility of electrical discharge 

### to include the following equipment: anti-collision lights, FLIR, 

### downlink, radar altimeter, transponder, DME equipment. 

# k) No radiotransmissions; 

# l) Fire extinguisher isavailable. 

# 4.8 NrcHr Vlstor'r 

## Goccue (NVG) OpeRRnorus
The following standard 

### operating procedures 

### are intended 

### to provide 

### guidance inthe conduct of safe night operations 

### while using NVGs. 

### The primary purpose of night vision 

### goggles is

### to increase the crew's ability to see outside 

### theaircraft and provide an element of surprise against suspects while they are unprepared. The degree of success of aflight conducted 

### with NVGs is

### directly related tothe quality 

### of flight planning and crew coordination. 

### All NVG operations shall comply 

### with applicable sections 

### of FAR 61 and 91. 

# 4.8.1 Pilot NVG 

## Qualification

All crew members acting 

### as pilot must have successfully completed 

### an initial

### formalANV|S (Aviator Night 

### Vision lmaging System) training course or completed 

### a military or government training 

### course in

### the us-e of nightvision goggles. 

### All pilots using NVGs must hold

### an instrument rating. 

### Crew members not rated in the aircraft acting inthe capacity of co-piloUFLlR observer or observer need 

### to have completed a ground school onthe ANVIS 

### operator's manual and should be given 

### an 

### in{light demonstration of operating techniques of

### the NVGs prior to conducting any operational 

### missions. This instruction is

### to be

### taught by a pilot 

### who has completed an authorized formal training course IAW FAR 

### 6i.3i (k).

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# 4.8.2 Minimum Crew 

## for NVG 

## Operations

For rotarywing aircraft, 

### a pilot and

### Tactical Flight 

### Officer/FllR operator, both

### wearing NVGs, 

### are normally required to safely 

### perform NVG flight operations 

### for Law Enforcement or Search and 

### Rescue. Solo flight from airport to airport for

### thesole purpose 

### of picking up a crew member is

### authorized. All other solo flights must be approved by

### the Chief 

### Pilot. During 

### certain mission profiles i.e. FLIR, it may be necessary for the non-flying 

### crew member to operate with the goggles inthe 

### "stowed up" 

### position. Use 

### of NVGs on landing to

### a helicopter 

### dolly is prohibited 

# 4.8.3 NVG

## Currency Requirements

lnorder 

### to maintain currency as 

### an NVG pilot, 

### the individual must log

### at least

## t hour 

### of NVGflight every 90

### days. lf 

### a pilot 

### exceeds 120 days, they 

### will be required to complete 

### a

## t hour flight 

### with a current NVG pilot prior

### to resuming NVG duties 

### as pilot in command. 

### All aircrew shall comply 

### with FAR 61.51(k), 61.57(f),(s). 

# 4.8.4 NVG

## Operational Guidelines 

# a. NVGflight 

### should be limited to 

### a maximum of 5

### flight hours in

### a helicopter or 6

### flight hours in an airplane per

### crew member 

### duty 

### period. Under certain demanding 

### conditions i.e.

### very low ambient light, low 

### visibility, low NVG experience, etc., a more restrictive 

### flight hour limitation may be in 

### order. The PIC should assess all risk factors and determine the appropriate flight 

### time limits consistent 

### withthe particular situation and safe operation ofthe aircraft. 

# b. NVGflight 

### should not be

### conducted inweather 

### conditions below basic

### VFR minimums (1000'

- 

### 3sm). NVGs can see 

### through light obscurations such as light

### fog, haze, or smoke so it is easier to

### go inadvertent IMC 

### (lnstrument Meteorological Conditions) 

### during NVG

### flight. As obscurations build, there 

### will be increased 

### video noise, lowering of

### ambient light level and decreased acuity. 

# c. The maximum angle 

### of bank 

### for NVGflight should not exceed 30 degrees. 

# d. Because ofthe 

### difficulty inseeing obstructions, i.e. power lines, 

### towers, antennas during NVG operations, 

### the pilot shall fly at an airspeed that

### will allow him/her maneuvering space intime to avoid colliding 

### with such 

### obstacles. Airspeeds must be decreased ifenvironmental 

### factors restrict visibility. 

# e. NVGs

### will not be utilized in 

### Class Bairspace or other areas of high density civil air traffic, except when 

### the NVGs are essential tothe safe conduct of

### the mission such as search and rescue. External 

### navigation lights

### will always be operated IAW FAR 91.209. 

# f. Cockpit lighting 

### should be NVG compatible. 

### There must be 

### at least one (1) operable flashlight in the cockpit 

### during NVG 

### operations. lt isalso recommended that 

### an NVG lip light be utilized during flight. 

# g. Goggles 

### must be 

### inspected in accordance with the 

### operator's manual prior to

### flight and found to be operating normally inorder to

### conduct NVG

### flight. Azero time primary and 

### spare battery shall always be available 

### during NVG 

### operations. The lanyard must be installed perthe operator's manual prior toflight. 

# h. Maintenance of

### the NVG 

### devices should be performed in accordance with 

### the manufacture's maintenance manual or 

### other instructions. 

# 4.9 AlRcnepr Stlr.roRRo Eeurpruerur Maintaining a

### standard list of

### aircraft equipment isvery important 

### for both 

### operational requirements and forweight and balance 

### calculations. A standard equipment list has been developed for all Department aircraft and it is

### the responsibility of

### the Standardization and

### Training Manager for that

### type aircraft to ensure it is accurate 

### and meets 

### current requirements.

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