CAT.POL.H.400 General

(a)   Helicopters operated in performance class 3 shall be certified in category A or equivalent as determined by the CAA, or category B.

(b)  Operations shall only be conducted in a non-hostile environment, except:

(1)  when operating in accordance with CAT.POL.H.420; or

(2)  for the take-off and landing phase, when operating in accordance with (c).

(c)  Provided the operator is approved in accordance with CAT.POL.H.305, operations may be conducted to/from an aerodrome or operating site located outside a congested hostile environment without an assured safe forced landing capability:

(1)  during take-off, before reaching Vy (speed for best rate of climb) or 200 ft above the take-off surface; or

(2)  during landing, below 200 ft above the landing surface.

(d)  Operations shall not be conducted:

(1)  out of sight of the surface;

(2)  at night;

(3)  when the ceiling is less than 600 ft; or

(4)  when the visibility is less than 800 m.