ICAR- CISAAir Rescue Commission

Chairman’s annual report

Lake Tahoe 2014 Pat. Fauchère

ICAR 2014• End of 2013, step down of EASA HEMS

RMG,• Public interest site : performance PC1

and 2 for high mountain : not acceptable the answer of some RMT to reduce weight to match performance / problems with hot and low (Spain), 8% climb gradient : out of NPA / NIT NVIS mandatory for unsurveyed site, no IFR requirement /

ICAR 2014• September 2013, publication by

EASA of Notice of ProposedAmendment 2013-18,Rotorcraft AMC revision(HEC-PCDS),

• Publication of ICAR comments on 31.10.2013,

• Up to now : no official feedback fromEASA, but in the latest unofficial draftour requested exception are nowincluded.

ICAR 2014• EHA meeting with EU commission on

26.11.2013,• EHA meeting with EASA on 23.01.2014,• Flight Time Limitations (National up to

2016),• Age 60, (no change yet),• Oxygen alleviation exists for SPO (aerial

work) we ask for alleviation for HEMS ? • PCDS update,

ICAR 2014• Participation in Annecy 50 years anniversary

(Sécurité civile),• September, test flight of EC135T3 in Trento,• Accident / incident review, Hoist fall,• Methodology and missions, multiple helicopter

ops, multiple casualties, Nepal update,• Lezard and avalanche search together with

terrestrial and avalanche commissions,• AW169 / Drone situation / PCDS update

ICAR 2014

• Board meeting in january and august,• An index of ARC presentations, all annual

reports and the president’s presentations are now available at the ICAR office,

ICAR 2014

• The way ahead :• Stay alert to new regulation,• React, comment, argue, to prevent over

regulation,• This on national level but also thru all

available means like ICAR, EHAC, EHA,• Promoting and using ICAR to be more

visible,

Next Year

•Decision making and Human factors

•Workshops on•Air – Ground collaboration

•HCS – HHO guideline

• Thank you MRA, for the very good organisation,

• Thank you all Air Rescue friends for your work and help but also friendship,

• Thanks to all of you

R.I.P Slavko Ilić_2014