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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 135.621 

area of operations, helicopter oper-
ations in progress, and helicopter 
maintenance status, before performing 
duties associated with any helicopter 
air ambulance operation. The oper-
ations control specialist must remain 
on duty until relieved by another 
qualified operations control specialist 
or until each helicopter air ambulance 
monitored by that person has com-
pleted its flight or gone beyond that 
person’s jurisdiction. 

(2) Except in cases where cir-

cumstances or emergency conditions 
beyond the control of the certificate 
holder require otherwise— 

(i) No certificate holder may sched-

ule an operations control specialist for 
more than 10 consecutive hours of 
duty; 

(ii) If an operations control specialist 

is scheduled for more than 10 hours of 
duty in 24 consecutive hours, the cer-
tificate holder must provide that per-
son a rest period of at least 8 hours at 
or before the end of 10 hours of duty; 

(iii) If an operations control spe-

cialist is on duty for more than 10 con-
secutive hours, the certificate holder 
must provide that person a rest period 
of at least 8 hours before that person’s 
next duty period; 

(iv) Each operations control spe-

cialist must be relieved of all duty with 
the certificate holder for at least 24 
consecutive hours during any 7 con-
secutive days. 

(h) 

Drug and alcohol testing. 

Oper-

ations control specialists must be test-
ed for drugs and alcohol according to 
the certificate holder’s Drug and Alco-
hol Testing Program administered 
under part 120 of this chapter. 

§ 135.621 Briefing of medical per-

sonnel. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section, prior to each heli-
copter air ambulance operation, each 
pilot in command, or other flight crew-
member designated by the certificate 
holder, must ensure that all medical 
personnel have been briefed on the fol-
lowing— 

(1) Passenger briefing requirements 

in § 135.117(a) and (b); and 

(2) Physiological aspects of flight; 
(3) Patient loading and unloading; 

(4) Safety in and around the heli-

copter; 

(5) In-flight emergency procedures; 
(6) Emergency landing procedures; 
(7) Emergency evacuation proce-

dures; 

(8) Efficient and safe communica-

tions with the pilot; and 

(9) Operational differences between 

day and night operations, if appro-
priate. 

(b) The briefing required in para-

graphs (a)(2) through (9) of this section 
may be omitted if all medical per-
sonnel on board have satisfactorily 
completed the certificate holder’s 
FAA-approved medical personnel train-
ing program within the preceding 24 
calendar months. Each training pro-
gram must include a minimum of 4 
hours of ground training, and 4 hours of 
training in and around an air ambu-
lance helicopter, on the topics set forth 
in paragraph (a)(2) through (9) of this 
section. 

(c) Each certificate holder must 

maintain a record for each person 
trained under this section that— 

(1) Contains the individual’s name, 

the most recent training completion 
date, and a description, copy, or ref-
erence to training materials used to 
meet the training requirement. 

(2) Is maintained for 24 calendar 

months following the individual’s com-
pletion of training. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2010–0982, 79 FR 9975, Feb. 21, 
2014; Amdt. 135–129A, 79 FR 41126, July 15, 
2014] 

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Applicability 

1. 

Applicability. 

This appendix prescribes 

the additional airworthiness standards re-
quired by § 135.169. 

2. 

References. 

Unless otherwise provided, 

references in this appendix to specific sec-
tions of part 23 of the Federal Aviation Reg-
ulations (FAR part 23) are to those sections 
of part 23 in effect on March 30, 1967. 

Flight Requirements 

3. 

General. 

Compliance must be shown with 

the applicable requirements of subpart B of