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title: "CAT.GEN.MPA.161 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition — alleviations — Part-CAT · Avioverse"
description: "Notwithstanding CAT.GEN.MPA.160(b), for helicopters with a maximum certified take-off mass (MCTOM) of 3 175 kg or less operated by day and over routes…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-cat/subpart-a/cat-gen-mpa-161"
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# CAT.GEN.MPA.161 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition — alleviations

ANNEX IV (Part-CAT) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## CAT.GEN.MPA.161 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition — alleviations

Notwithstanding CAT.GEN.MPA.160(b), for helicopters with a maximum certified [take-off mass](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/take-off-mass) (MCTOM) of 3 175 kg or less operated by day and over routes navigated by reference to visual landmarks, a sporting weapon may be carried in a place that is accessible during flight, provided that the operator has established appropriate procedures and it is impracticable to stow it in an inaccessible stowage during flight.

IR · CAT.GEN.MPA.161 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 CAT.GEN.MPA.161 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition — alleviations

SPORTING WEAPONS — HELICOPTERS

Procedures for the carriage of sporting weapons may need to be considered if the [helicopter](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/helicopter) does not have a separate compartment in which the weapons can be stowed. These procedures should take into account the nature of the flight, its origin and destination, and the possibility of unlawful interference. As far as possible, the weapons should be stowed so they are not immediately accessible to the passengers, e.g. in locked boxes, in checked baggage that is stowed under other baggage or under fixed netting.

AMC · AMC1 CAT.GEN.MPA.161 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/015/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART A: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-cat/subpart-a)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.