Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00332:reg:5:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00332
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 5/7)
Character Range: 40479–43180

public gathering
 (1) Without limiting the other provisions in this Division, this section applies to the operator, and pilot in command, of a rotorcraft that is flown, during a medical transport operation, over a populous area or public gathering.
 (2) The minimum height rules stated in paragraph 91.265(3)(a) of CASR do not apply to the flight if the requirements stated in this section are complied with.
 (3) For subsection (2), the requirements are the following:
 (a) there must be a pre-flight risk assessment, or, for an urgent medical transport operation, an in-flight risk assessment, for the operation;
 (b) the flight must be conducted in VMC and, if the operation is conducted at night, the pilot in command must use NVIS if the pilot in command is qualified to use NVIS and it is safe to do so;
 (c) the rotorcraft must be operated so that it does not create a hazard to a person, or property, on the ground or water under the rotorcraft's flight path in the event of an engine failure or other emergency;
 (d) the rotorcraft must be flown in performance class 2 with exposure or a higher performance class, other than at a medical transport operating site;
 (e) if the flight involves an external load operation, conducted during a medical transport operation, involving winching a person or load, and the rotorcraft cannot be operated in performance class 2 with exposure or a higher performance class — the rotorcraft must only be flown over an area where a forced landing area is available, which, if used for a forced landing, will not create a hazard to a person, or property, on the ground or water under the rotorcraft's flight path.
 (4) For paragraph 3(a), the risk assessment must be appropriate to the nature, size and complexity of the operation, and confirm the operation can be conducted safely and is within the capability of the operator's operation.

5.12  Requirements for flight other than over a populous area or public gathering
 (1) Without limiting the other provisions in this Division, this section applies to the operator, and pilot in command, of a rotorcraft that is flown, during a medical transport operation, other than over a populous area or public gathering.
 (2) The minimum height rules stated in paragraph 91.267(2)(a) of CASR do not apply to the flight if the requirements stated in this section are complied with.
 (3) For subsection (2), there must be a pre-flight risk assessment, or, for an urgent medical transport operation, an in-flight risk assessment, for the operation.
 (4) For subsection (3), the risk assessment must be appropriate to the nature, size and complexity of the operation, and confirm the operation can be conducted safely