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This includes legislative requirements pertaining to helicopter operations. Part II of this Order relates to the issue of Air Operator's Certificates and Part V to the operation of aircraft, including helicopters.
Surveillance of helicopter operations is effected by requiring the operator to establish operating procedures in an operations manual. The Director of Civil Aviation is responsible for monitoring compliance with these procedures.
The three accidents are subject to investigation under the Hong Kong Civil Aviation (Investigation of Accidents) Regulations 1983. The purpose of these investigations is to establish the cause or causes of the accident, so as to avoid a recurrence of such incidents in the future. As a result of these investigations, safety recommendations are made and implemented.
In view of the two accidents which occurred recently, the Director of Civil Aviation has provisionally suspended the Air Operator's Certificate of the company responsible for the helicopter operations, pending due inquiry, with a view to ensuring that procedures are in place to prevent a recurrence.
End/Wednesday, July 12, 1995
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