Helicopter Air Rescue Team (HART) training.

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A decision made to enable helicopter training for a privately-funded potential search and rescue group known as Helicopter Air Rescue Team to take place.

Subject:	Helicopter Air Rescue Team (HART) Helicopter Training
Decision Reference:	MD-E-2006-0009		Exempt clause(s):
Type of Report: (oral or written)	Written		Person Giving Report (if oral):
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?			Report File ref:
Written report – Title	Exemptions to permit HART training
Written report – Author (name and job title)	M. R. Lanyon – Airport Director
Decision(s): To grant exemptions to the Air Navigation (Jersey) Order 2000, as amended, to permit a helicopter to land away from Jersey Airport and to train in winching operations at five (5) locations.
Reason(s) for decision: To enable helicopter training for a privately-funded potential Search and Rescue group known as Helicopter Air Rescue Team (HART) to take place at various locations around Jersey.
Action required: Deputy Maclean as Assistant Minister responsible for Jersey Airport to authorise the exemptions in writing to HART.
Signature: (Assistant Minister)		Date of Decision: 23 January 2006

Helicopter Air Rescue Team (HART) training.

WRITTEN REPORT

HART – Helicopter training

To consider granting exemptions to the Air Navigation (Jersey) Order 2000, as amended, to permit a helicopter to land away from Jersey Airport and to train in winching operations at five locations around the Island.

The Helicopter Air Rescue Team (HART) is a privately-funded group sponsored by a local resident, Mr Mark Burby, as a potential Search and Rescue operation based at Jersey Airport.

HART applied by letter dated 4th October 2005 (attached) to conduct certain flying training around the Island. The Harbours and Airport Committee approved the exemptions as a one-off training exercise and referred the subject of a Search and Rescue operation in Jersey to the locally-based SAR Committee, chaired by the Harbourmaster Captain Howard Le Cornu. The Committee referred the matter to the local SAR Committee in order to receive its advice concerning all aspects of the potential service to be provided. That report is not yet available in writing.

The Committee authorised the President to permit the necessary exemptions to the Air Navigation Order for the helicopter to commence its training but, in the event, that training did not take place. HART is now seeking to train under exactly the same criteria as the previously-issued exemptions allowed during the period 21 January and 23-28 January 2006 inclusive. The previous letter of approval is attached as is a draft letter for the Assistant Minister to sign, if approved.

M R LANYON

Airport Director

19th January 2006