Air ambulance flights should be held to higher standards, “given the passenger-carrying nature of their operations,” the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA) says.
A new CASA proposal calls for air ambulance flights to be covered by aviation safety regulations that govern passenger transport operations. The flights are now governed by aerial work regulations.
The change would result in enhanced training and checking for pilots of air ambulance flights, stricter aircraft equipment requirements, specific fatigue risk management standards for pilots and increased flexibility for some operations, CASA says.
The agency planned to accept public comments on the proposed change until late September
Når det gjelder denne vanskelige form for flyging, så har IFALPA (flygernes verdensomspennende organisasjon) hevdet at ambulanseflyging er kommersielle operasjoner og må derfor ha to flygere. Dette er aldri et tema når HEMS diskuteres på grunn av kostnadene.
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