The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published Opinion No 08/2022, which proposes a modernisation of the European Union’s  aviation regulatory framework for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS), with the goal of improving safety while keeping the economic impact on HEMS operators to a minimum.

The Opinion proposes revised requirements in respect of:

  • flights to/from public interest sites (PISs) located in congested areas;
  • helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) flights by day or by night in relation to equipment, training, operating minima, and operating site/hospital site features;
  • HEMS requirements for high-altitude operations; and
  • a new HEMS concept to cover mountain operations and rescue operations, other than search and rescue (SAR) operations.

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