Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00341:body:0:p54
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00341
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 133888–136697

air crew members and task specialists in the operation must be able to communicate directly with each other using:
           (i) radiocommunications; or
           (i) an effective system of visual communication;
(e) if the rotorcraft cannot hover out of ground effect (HOGE) with one engine inoperative during the operation, the following requirements apply:
           (i) the rotorcraft must:
            (A) meet the requirements set out in paragraphs 9.05 (b), (c), (d) and (e); and
            (B) have a mass that does not exceed 90% of the MTOW HOGE permitted by the AFM for the most limiting mass of the operation;
           (ii) if the operation is a water rescue operation;
            (A) the operation must occur within 5 NM of the coast; and
            (B) the rotorcraft must be equipped with an approved rotorcraft floatation system;
           (iii) except for a water rescue operation, only essential air crew members or task specialists may be carried in the operation.

Class D external loads — belly hook
       (4) Subject to subsection (5), for an operation mentioned in paragraph (3) (a), the operator and pilot in command must ensure that the following requirements are met:
(a) the operation must include a primary load path and a backup load path, each of which allow the person to be safely jettisoned in an emergency;
(b) each load path must consist of:
           (i) a primary quick release system that requires 2 separate and distinct actions to release; and
           (ii) a backup quick release system that requires 2 separate and distinct actions to release.
       (5) If the operation mentioned in paragraph (3) (a) is a water rescue operation, the operator and the pilot in command must ensure that the hook is attached to an approved attachment point on the helicopter and is such that:
(a) it meets the requirements of paragraphs (4) (b) and (c); or
(b) it allows the rescue equipment to be released by:
           (i) a means of release operated by the pilot; and
           (ii) another means of release operated manually by a crew member stationed in the helicopter.

Class D external loads — rappelling
       (6) For a Class D external load operation, that involves rappelling, the operator and the pilot in command must ensure that the operation is conducted:
(a) by personnel who have successfully completed the operator's advanced operational training in rappelling; or
(b) to train personnel for an operation described in paragraph (a).

Class D external loads — hover exit and entry
       (7) For a Class D external load operation that involves a person emplaning or deplaning while the rotorcraft is in flight or partially in flight (a hover entry or exit), the operator and the pilot in command must ensure that the person is an air crew member, a task