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title: "CAT.IDE.H.315 Helicopters certified for operating on water – miscellaneous equipment — Part-CAT · Avioverse"
description: "Helicopters certified for operating on water shall be equipped with:"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-cat/subpart-d/cat-ide-h-315"
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# CAT.IDE.H.315 Helicopters certified for operating on water – miscellaneous equipment

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

IR Implementing rule

## CAT.IDE.H.315 Helicopters certified for operating on water – miscellaneous equipment

Helicopters certified for operating on water shall be equipped with:

(a) a sea anchor and other equipment necessary to facilitate mooring, anchoring or manoeuvring the [helicopter](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/helicopter) on water, appropriate to its size, mass and handling characteristics; and

(b) equipment for making the sound signals prescribed in the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, where applicable.

IR · CAT.IDE.H.315 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 CAT.IDE.H.315 Helicopters certificated for operating on water – Miscellaneous equipment

INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA

International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea are those that were published by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in 1972.

GM · GM1 CAT.IDE.H.315 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/015/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART D: INSTRUMENTS, DATA, EQUIPMENT](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-cat/subpart-d)

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.