P1AR Advanced SAR Mission Mountain/Vertical Surface Cliff Rescue

This ground/flight school training program meets and exceeds the training requirements of the FAA Federal Air Regulations (FAR) Part 133 Class D, EASA JAR OPS /CASA HHO, and Canadian Air Regulations (CAR) standards for Human External Cargo (HEC), operations training and will prepare pilots and operational personnel who are assigned to perform duties on board a helicopter or personnel who are carried externally by a helicopter to be competent to conduct Class D External Load operations in a safe and effective manner.

Activities are based on specific tasks and equipment that student participant may be responsible to perform during a helicopter rescue. Additional requirements:

• The student must be 18 years of age or older
• The student must be in good physical and medical condition
• The student must have adequate insurance coverage
• The student must have completed P1AR Basic SAR Hoist Training Course

Priority 1 Air Rescue’s Mountain/Vertical Surface Cliff Rescue Training Course is designed to provide participants the training and ability to perform these challenging missions. This training course provides the pilot and rearcrew with all the factors and techniques involved when conducting operations in Mountainous and Vertical surface environments. The courses provide the students with an overview of forces created by mountainous areas, as well as the expected behaviour for the aircraft.

Upon successful completion course participants will have an Advanced level of capability and proficiency to enable them to operate the helicopter and ancillary equipment to respond to day missions within 15 minutes, to perform Mountain/Vertical Surface Cliff SAR Hoist missions.

To applicable Aviation Authority training standards

5 Days

Class is comprised of Up to 4 pilots and Up to 4 rearcrew

• Classroom – 1 Day
• Flight Training – 4 Days