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When does the sea become a dangerous environment?

  • A

    At or below 5°C.

  • B

    Less than +10°C.

  • C

    At or below 15°C.

  • D

    Below 20°C.

According to the Regulation (EU) 2016/1199, ANNEX V (Part-SPA), SUBPART K: HELICOPTER OFFSHORE OPERATIONS, SPA.HOFO.165 "Additional procedures and equipment for operations in a hostile environment", among others, is prescribed that:

(b) Survival suits
All passengers on board shall wear an approved survival suit:

(1) when the weather report or forecasts available to the commander/pilot-in-command indicate that the sea temperature will be less than plus 10°C during the flight; or

(2) when the estimated rescue time exceeds the calculated survival time; or

(3) when the flight is planned to be conducted at night.

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