5.01Definitions for Division 1

5.01 Definitions for Division 1

In this Division:

external load operation includes a series of external load operations carried out at a site.

risk considerations, for an external load operation, means the following considerations:

(a) the potential for exposure of other persons, or property, to injury or damage because of the operation;
(b) the potential for exposure of any flight crew member, air crew member, or medical transport specialist, for the flight, or medical patient on the flight, to injury because of the operation;
(c) the nature of the operation, and its characteristics;
(d) the nature of the location of the operation, and its characteristics;
(e) the nature of the rotorcraft to be used in the operation, its characteristics, and its performance class capabilities, if applicable;
(f) the nature and extent of the qualifications and experience of the flight crew members, air crew members, and medical transport specialists, for the flight;
(g) the hazards, external to the rotorcraft, which may be encountered during the operation.

safe risk strategies, for an external load operation, means risk and hazard elimination, reduction, or mitigation, strategies for the operation.