Section 135.621

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of at least 8 hours before that person-s
next duty period;
(iv) Each operations control specialist must be relieved of all duty with
the certificate holder for at least 24
consecutive hours during any 7 consecutive days.
(h) Drug and alcohol testing. Operations control specialists must be tested for drugs and alcohol according to
the certificate holder-s Drug and Alcohol Testing Program administered
under part 120 of this chapter.
Section 135.621 Briefing of medical personnel.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this section, prior to each helicopter air ambulance operation, each
pilot in command, or other flight crewmember designated by the certificate
holder, must ensure that all medical
personnel have been briefed on the following - 
(1) Passenger briefing requirements
in Section 135.117(a) and (b); and
(2) Physiological aspects of flight;
(3) Patient loading and unloading;
(4) Safety in and around the helicopter;
(5) In-flight emergency procedures;
(6) Emergency landing procedures;
(7) Emergency evacuation procedures;
(8) Efficient and safe communications with the pilot; and
(9) Operational differences between
day and night operations, if appropriate.
(b) The briefing required in paragraphs (a)(2) through (9) of this section
may be omitted if all medical personnel on board have satisfactorily
completed the certificate holder-s
FAA-approved medical personnel training program within the preceding 24
calendar months. Each training program must include a minimum of 4
hours of ground training, and 4 hours of
training in and around an air ambulance 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 completion of training.
[Doc. No. FAA-2010-0982, 79 FR 9975, Feb. 21,
2014; Amdt. 135-129A, 79 FR 41126, July 15,
2014]

APPENDIX A TO PART 135 - ADDITIONAL
AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS FOR 10
OR MORE PASSENGER AIRPLANES
Applicability
1. Applicability. This appendix prescribes
the additional airworthiness standards required by Section 135.169.
2. References. Unless otherwise provided,
references in this appendix to specific sections of part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (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
FAR part 23, as supplemented or modified in
SectionSection 4 through 10.
Performance
4. General. (a) Unless otherwise prescribed
in this appendix, compliance with each applicable performance requirement in sections 4
through 7 must be shown for ambient atmospheric conditions and still air.
(b) The performance must correspond to
the propulsive thrust available under the
particular ambient atmospheric conditions
and the particular flight condition. The
available propulsive thrust must correspond
to engine power or thrust, not exceeding the
approved power or thrust less - 
(1) Installation losses; and
(2) The power or equivalent thrust absorbed by the accessories and services appropriate to the particular ambient atmospheric
conditions and the particular flight condition.
(c) Unless otherwise prescribed in this appendix, the applicant must select the takeoff, en route, and landing configurations for
the airplane.
(d) The airplane configuration may vary
with weight, altitude, and temperature, to
the extent they are compatible with the operating procedures required by paragraph (e)
of this section.
(e) Unless otherwise prescribed in this appendix, in determining the critical engine inoperative takeoff performance, the accelerate-stop
distance,
takeoff
distance,
changes in the airplane-s configuration,

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