Clasification Society Rulefinder 2020 - Version 9.33 - Fix
Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - LY3 - The Large Commercial Yacht Code - Annex 6 Technical Standard for Helicopter Landing Areas - Section 5 - Helicopter Landing Area Operational Standards - 8.0 Helicopter Operations Support Equipment

8.0 Helicopter Operations Support Equipment

  8.1 Provision should be made for equipment needed for use in connection with helicopter operations including:

  • .1 chocks and tie-down strops

  • .2 heavy-duty, calibrated, accurate scales for passenger baggage and freight weighing;

  • .3 a suitable power source for starting helicopters if helicopter shut-down is seen as an operational requirement; and

  • .4 equipment for clearing the helicopter landing area of snow and ice and other contaminants.

  8.2 Chocks should be compatible with helicopter undercarriage/wheel configurations. Helicopter operating experience has shown that the most effective chock for use on helicopter landing areas is the 'NATO sandbag' type. Alternatively, 'rubber triangular' or 'single piece fore and aft' type chocks may be used as long as they are suited to all helicopters likely to operate to the helicopter landing area. The 'rubber triangular' chock is generally only effective on decks without nets.

  8.3 For securing helicopters to the helicopter landing area only adjustable tie-down strops should be used.

Parent topic: Section 5 - Helicopter Landing Area Operational Standards
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