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UK Civil Aviation Regulations

These are published by the CAA on our UK Regulations pages. EU Regulations and EASA Access Guides published by EASA no longer apply in the UK. Our website and publications are being reviewed to update all references. Any references to EU law and EASA Access guides should be disregarded and where applicable the equivalent UK versions referred to instead.



The following documents may need to be completed when an operator is applying for a new AOC or to vary an existing AOC.

Helicopters

The following documents may be useful when applying for an AOC for helicopter operations:

Compliance Document for Helicopter Operations

  • a) without an assured safe forced landing capability during take-off and landing - (single-engine operations in non-congested hostile environment only),
  • b) without an assured safe forced landing capability - (offshore in support of oil and gas),
  • c) to Public Interest Sites - (HEMS/Lighthouse operations only)
    and
  • d) over a hostile environment located outside a congested area - (Pipeline and low-level operations).

Compliance Document for Helicopter Operations requiring the installation of a VHM system - ANO 2009 Article 115 (offshore in support of oil and gas).